BecomeAPatron

Added an About Page

Finally I added an About Page to this blog which you can see at the top of the side bar. It’s useful because people can get a brief idea about who I am and what I do, plus there’s a picture of me (gasp!)

I also rearranged my sidebar because it had a huge list of monthly archives right at the top which is not that useful, so I moved it right to the bottom. Now the categories are at the top, which may encourage readers to browse a bit more, and also my Google Ads are a bit more prominent so will hopefully get some more clicks.

I really ought to bling this site up a bit more soon. I’m thinking about having some featured articles listed at the top for example, stuff like that. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know! Thanks.

3 Responses to “Added an About Page”

  1. Roman Budzowski Says:

    If you find a good “featured post” plugin then please let me know 🙂

  2. Alex Schearer Says:

    I would start by having the blog page showcase a few things, maybe your three most recent posts. It should have a different layout to really bring these into focus and separate them from the rest of the site. Then I would add something to the right which lists your 5-10 most recent posts and possibly something for featured articles as you mentioned. Finally, unless you’re bringing in a reasonable amount of money I would turn off all the ads which simply distract and reduce the experience. Finally, I would consider updating your theme to something a little snazzier, but of course that’s personal taste.

    Let me know if you want any plug-in recommendations or a more detailed discussion about how to create separate pages with unique themes, etc.

  3. Grey Alien Games Says:

    @Roman: Sure thing, otherwise I may have to code one but surely that’s not necessary?

    @Alex: Thanks for the tips! It’s a good idea to show a list of recent posts for sure. Need to figure out how to do that.