Comments on: Think Of The Sidebar’s Feelings…

By: Louis - Busby SEO Test

Louis - Busby SEO Test — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:35:15 +0000

A sidebar is cluttered if it is infested with excessive categories, ads, and stats that are no use for readers.I hope mine isn’t

By: John Smith

John Smith — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:21:48 +0000

Do you think that my sidebar is too cluttered?John Smith's last blog post.."Review My Blog" Widget

By: bradblog

bradblog — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:45:01 +0000

But what I’m saying is, Wouldn’t it be better to get rid of the “Lastest BlogCatalog Readers” widget that does nothing but display a picture of the person and show how long ago they loaded your site?

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:18:48 +0000

Various blogging widgets are part of my core content, and they get featured because my readers could benefit from them. That isn't universal, but many readers do benefit, and people from the communities I feature happen to be among my most regular readers, partially because I introduced regular readers to those communities.Andy Beard's last blog post..PicApp Isn't Free For Bloggers To Use

By: bradblog

bradblog — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:34:28 +0000

@ OldSailor – Oh I know what you mean!! I don’t even try to read blogs with animations on the sidebars.. theres millions of other blogs just waiting for a visit

@ Luke – Thats what I try to do here… Only show necessary stuff that the reader would benefit from.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:05:12 +0000

I totally agree, Brad. Keeping it simple is about the most important part of a site's design, in my opinion. You want to show all your stuff, but not amidst a bunch of clutter.Luke's last blog post..On Not Being Perfect

By: OldSailor

OldSailor — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:18:03 +0000

In addition to clustered sidebar, even animations definitely distract the readers.OldSailor's last blog post..Easy to Use Portable Echo Sounder or Depthmeter