Comments on: Blog Ad Sales - A Competitive Advantage for the Little Guys http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/04/10/blog-ad-sales-a-competitive-advantage-for-the-little-guys/ Politics, Commentary, Culture, Technology. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:42:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: The Wardman Wire » What do you think of the Blog Design? Open Thread http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/04/10/blog-ad-sales-a-competitive-advantage-for-the-little-guys/#comment-540 The Wardman Wire » What do you think of the Blog Design? Open Thread Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:23:22 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/04/10/blog-ad-sales-a-competitive-advantage-for-the-little-guys/#comment-540 [...] had an excellent reader comment this week on this post from ScotsTory (if you have a blog ST - drop me a line and I’ll link back): Now, you may [...] [...] had an excellent reader comment this week on this post from ScotsTory (if you have a blog ST - drop me a line and I’ll link back): Now, you may [...]

]]> By: ScotsToryB http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/04/10/blog-ad-sales-a-competitive-advantage-for-the-little-guys/#comment-531 ScotsToryB Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:07:54 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/04/10/blog-ad-sales-a-competitive-advantage-for-the-little-guys/#comment-531 Now, you may not like this because your blog looks nice...but....many years ago I was at a company (which I was working for) launch where they were presenting their new window display paraphernalia. I was sitting in the back row and watched everything with interest but had difficulty with the typeface from where I sat. I said nothing and approached the director, who had presented the launch, after the show, told him my worries and looked suitably ashamed when I was told in no uncertain terms i was wrong. 3 months later they withdrew the originals, changed the typeface and Lordy, Lordy sales increased. What was the difference? Everything had been made easier to read. Now. When I read your blog; even explore this section, I find it is beautifully designed but is washed out. It looks to me as if it has been set up to make people strain to see it. And, as we Scotch say, there's the rub. I like your blog but the font is too small, the colours are too washed out and I find it hard to run through i.e. skim, and if it is interesting stay and explore. So , whilst I agree with most of what you have posted above, I am annoyed that it has been hard work for me to do it, STB Now, you may not like this because your blog looks nice…but….many years ago I was at a company (which I was working for) launch where they were presenting their new window display paraphernalia. I was sitting in the back row and watched everything with interest but had difficulty with the typeface from where I sat. I said nothing and approached the director, who had presented the launch, after the show, told him my worries and looked suitably ashamed when I was told in no uncertain terms i was wrong. 3 months later they withdrew the originals, changed the typeface and Lordy, Lordy sales increased.

What was the difference? Everything had been made easier to read.

Now. When I read your blog; even explore this section, I find it is beautifully designed but is washed out. It looks to me as if it has been set up to make people strain to see it.

And, as we Scotch say, there’s the rub.

I like your blog but the font is too small, the colours are too washed out and I find it hard to run through i.e. skim, and if it is interesting stay and explore.

So , whilst I agree with most of what you have posted above, I am annoyed that it has been hard work for me to do it,

STB

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