Road construction on Writelife
by Bill Wren on February 14, 2010
As I mentioned yesterday Writelife will, “… be a bit of a schmozzle for the next day or two.” I’m experimenting with a few things, such as:
- trying Disqus for comments — just to see if there is any value in it
- setting up Google for site search — because I’m not thrilled with the current search
- trying a few different plugins and what not in the sidebars
The concern I’ve always had with Disqus for comments was simply that it might add a new step for anyone leaving a comment. I’m not sure that it does, but I believe everything should be as simple as possible for users — and they shouldn’t have to stop and figure out what to do. That is simply a barrier to using something.
I have the Google search way at the bottom of the far right column for now. It’s obviously not set up correctly since no matter what you enter it shows zero results. It’s one of those head scratching things that people like me encounter, people who are primarily something other than technology guys.
I’ve added a few Google ads in the sidebars mainly because I can and I’d like to see how they set up and, once in place, whether they are anything more than clutter. I’m looking at a few other things with “revenue generating potential,” as some might put it. I’m also considering going through those sidebars and whittling them down. Is there any value to some of them? (In some cases, the answer is yes but only to me.)
To sum it up, I’m in a revisionist frame of mind these days and thus I’m rethinking. I rethink best visually: I often have to see and use something to really get a sense for its worth.
From a visitor’s point of view, this means disruptions. Think of it as summer on Writelife and the city has road construction going on almost everywhere.
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Road construction on Writelife
by Bill Wren on February 14, 2010
The concern I’ve always had with Disqus for comments was simply that it might add a new step for anyone leaving a comment. I’m not sure that it does, but I believe everything should be as simple as possible for users — and they shouldn’t have to stop and figure out what to do. That is simply a barrier to using something.
I have the Google search way at the bottom of the far right column for now. It’s obviously not set up correctly since no matter what you enter it shows zero results. It’s one of those head scratching things that people like me encounter, people who are primarily something other than technology guys.
I’ve added a few Google ads in the sidebars mainly because I can and I’d like to see how they set up and, once in place, whether they are anything more than clutter. I’m looking at a few other things with “revenue generating potential,” as some might put it. I’m also considering going through those sidebars and whittling them down. Is there any value to some of them? (In some cases, the answer is yes but only to me.)
To sum it up, I’m in a revisionist frame of mind these days and thus I’m rethinking. I rethink best visually: I often have to see and use something to really get a sense for its worth.
From a visitor’s point of view, this means disruptions. Think of it as summer on Writelife and the city has road construction going on almost everywhere.