Comments on: Is Your Sidebar a Salad Bar? http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Brad Shorr Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:41:03 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/blogging-tips/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/#comment-798 Good idea, Brent. A massive badge dump is just the thing. I shall ponder it. Good idea, Brent. A massive badge dump is just the thing. I shall ponder it.

]]> By: BrentD http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-797 BrentD Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:10:38 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/blogging-tips/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/#comment-797 Thank you Brad, It seems that sidebar clutter seems to slowly creep up on a blog and every so often it must be addressed. I've been working on mine but it seems to be getting the upper hand. Maybe you should announce a Sidebar Cleanup Week - Donate your badges to charity. I think that might be a helpful and usefull promotion. Thank you Brad,

It seems that sidebar clutter seems to slowly creep up on a blog and every so often it must be addressed. I’ve been working on mine but it seems to be getting the upper hand.

Maybe you should announce a Sidebar Cleanup Week – Donate your badges to charity. I think that might be a helpful and usefull promotion.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Brad Shorr Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:58:55 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/blogging-tips/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/#comment-796 Andrew, glad you agree! From your writing I figured you for a more patient type, but if you are, it's just further evidence of how seriously slow loading can affect readership. Andrew, glad you agree! From your writing I figured you for a more patient type, but if you are, it’s just further evidence of how seriously slow loading can affect readership.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Andrew Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:01:42 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/blogging-tips/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/#comment-795 Hi Brad, I love the analogy of Job. Now there was a man who truly had some patience! I hate slowness at anything, particularly slow web pages. If the page takes more than thirty seconds to load, the blog owner may retain some very patient readers, but certainly not me. If you have anything on that sidebar that doesn't add significant value, get rid of it! Cheers Andrew Hi Brad,

I love the analogy of Job. Now there was a man who truly had some patience!

I hate slowness at anything, particularly slow web pages. If the page takes more than thirty seconds to load, the blog owner may retain some very patient readers, but certainly not me.

If you have anything on that sidebar that doesn’t add significant value, get rid of it!

Cheers

Andrew

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Brad Shorr Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:33:33 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/blogging-tips/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/#comment-794 No problem, Joanna. I also like your new design, which happened after this post was written. And rest assured you will always be a Word Nerd whether or not you have a badge. :) No problem, Joanna. I also like your new design, which happened after this post was written. And rest assured you will always be a Word Nerd whether or not you have a badge. :)

]]> By: Joanna Young http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Joanna Young Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:29:17 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/blogging-tips/is-your-sidebar-a-salad-bar/#comment-793 Thank you for mentioning my sidebar decimation Brad. It was tough, very tough, especially as I was attached in one way or another to the things that were there (like the word nerd badge). But it had to be done. It looks and feels so much better now. Strategic is the key point for me, and I'm going to keep on being more thoughtful in deciding what goes on to try and keep the sidebar clean. Joanna PS Thanks for your patience in all the months you've been visiting, with never a complaint. Not even about the captcha! Thank you for mentioning my sidebar decimation Brad. It was tough, very tough, especially as I was attached in one way or another to the things that were there (like the word nerd badge). But it had to be done. It looks and feels so much better now.

Strategic is the key point for me, and I’m going to keep on being more thoughtful in deciding what goes on to try and keep the sidebar clean.

Joanna

PS Thanks for your patience in all the months you’ve been visiting, with never a complaint. Not even about the captcha!

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