Comments on: The Aftermath http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/ Strategic Business Blogging & Internet Marketing Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them | Xemhay.com http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-32763 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them | Xemhay.com Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:28:41 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-32763 [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...] [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...]

]]> By: Bulletproof Link Building Methods « Search Engine Optimization Geeks http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-32740 Bulletproof Link Building Methods « Search Engine Optimization Geeks Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:57:24 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-32740 [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...] [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...]

]]> By: 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them | Xemhay Webblog http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-32728 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them | Xemhay Webblog Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:03:34 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-32728 [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...] [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...]

]]> By: 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them « Xemhay http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-32720 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them « Xemhay Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:10:34 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-32720 [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...] [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...]

]]> By: 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-12672 15 Link Building Methods, Get The Most Out Of Each Of Them Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:05:51 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-12672 [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...] [...] it the Nate Whitehill way. One custom theme for John Chow and one redesign for Shoemoney got him $13,000 worth of orders. [...]

]]> By: dojo http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10711 dojo Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:59:41 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10711 I did find the theme to be a bit similar in some elements with this one, a good thing. I am also thinking about a serious re-design and I liked the way you organize the content in the design. The new design for chow is very nice. Very blog-like, clean and pleasant. Excellent job ;) I did find the theme to be a bit similar in some elements with this one, a good thing. I am also thinking about a serious re-design and I liked the way you organize the content in the design. The new design for chow is very nice. Very blog-like, clean and pleasant. Excellent job ;)

]]> By: Link Out (25/8/07) | Success in the Digital Life :: New! http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10683 Link Out (25/8/07) | Success in the Digital Life :: New! Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:12:56 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10683 [...] Nate Whitehill – The Aftermath Nate talks about his recent blog design for John Chow. Theres a few interesting tidbits on blog design in there. [...] [...] Nate Whitehill – The Aftermath Nate talks about his recent blog design for John Chow. Theres a few interesting tidbits on blog design in there. [...]

]]> By: Deron Sizemore http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10654 Deron Sizemore Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:44:58 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10654 I think design widths are definitely shifting wider ('bout time right?). I'm designing all of my sites that are fixed with for 1024x768 and haven't really thought twice about 800x600 to be honest. It's way past time to still be using 800x600. It's just so much easier to design a visually appealing yet functional design at 1024. 800 everything is so cramped unless you're using 8px font. I think design widths are definitely shifting wider (’bout time right?). I’m designing all of my sites that are fixed with for 1024×768 and haven’t really thought twice about 800×600 to be honest. It’s way past time to still be using 800×600. It’s just so much easier to design a visually appealing yet functional design at 1024. 800 everything is so cramped unless you’re using 8px font.

]]> By: Webolution: Blogging is Changing. Forever. - Zoomstart http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10652 Webolution: Blogging is Changing. Forever. - Zoomstart Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:51:13 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10652 [...] been changing. Copyblogger’s new design by Chris Pearson and John Chow’s new theme by Nate Whitehill are packing more punch into every page than ever [...] [...] been changing. Copyblogger’s new design by Chris Pearson and John Chow’s new theme by Nate Whitehill are packing more punch into every page than ever [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10576 Kevin Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:10:49 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10576 I think you went about this the right way Nate. Theres not many design companies which launch with the design of such a popular site. Hopefully you'll get some good business from this :) I think you went about this the right way Nate. Theres not many design companies which launch with the design of such a popular site. Hopefully you’ll get some good business from this :)

]]> By: Debo Hobo http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10454 Debo Hobo Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:30:40 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10454 I like the wider layout, the current popular templates are like planting a sinlge tulip in the middle of a field and calling it a garden. I like the wider layout, the current popular templates are like planting a sinlge tulip in the middle of a field and calling it a garden.

]]> By: KingJacob http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10402 KingJacob Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:01:06 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10402 You can argue its the site designers responsibilty to make their site usable to all users but there is a limit. If you are still using 800x600 thats your problem, its not a huge investment to get a 1024x768 monitor, since thats the bottom standard. You can argue its the site designers responsibilty to make their site usable to all users but there is a limit. If you are still using 800×600 thats your problem, its not a huge investment to get a 1024×768 monitor, since thats the bottom standard.

]]> By: KingJacob http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10385 KingJacob Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:38:39 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10385 If you want to read a blog without looking at ads why dont you just subscribe to the blogs feed? If you want to read a blog without looking at ads why dont you just subscribe to the blogs feed?

]]> By: Joshua http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10379 Joshua Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:07:48 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10379 You did good Nate. All one has to do to figure out the screen size issue, is check their stats. If John Chow was getting mostly visitors with 800x600 resolution, he and Nate wouldn't have gone wider! I remember this same scariness against resolution changes back when we broke from 640x480...who wants to read something that's only 500px wide? You did good Nate.

All one has to do to figure out the screen size issue, is check their stats. If John Chow was getting mostly visitors with 800×600 resolution, he and Nate wouldn’t have gone wider!

I remember this same scariness against resolution changes back when we broke from 640×480…who wants to read something that’s only 500px wide?

]]> By: Dee Barizo http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10362 Dee Barizo Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:38:31 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10362 Thanks for the link back. I like your blog design style. And thanks for keeping the price low. Hopefully, when I have money for a new blog design, your prices won't be much higher :) Keep up the good work! Thanks for the link back. I like your blog design style. And thanks for keeping the price low. Hopefully, when I have money for a new blog design, your prices won’t be much higher :) Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Rhys http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10348 Rhys Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:34:32 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10348 I do like the new design, but if I can offer you some advice is that you need to be careful with your new venture. You have a certain style for designing blogs, and the similarities between your blog and John Chow's blog design are noticable (my first thought with the new design was "Ooh, it looks like Nate"). As a web designer myself, the hardest thing to do is bash out designs that don't look the same, yet are still useable. We have lost clients early on because our designs looked similar to other websites. I would recommend that you spend time trying new ideas to make designs that work, yet are different. Best of luck with your new venture! I do like the new design, but if I can offer you some advice is that you need to be careful with your new venture.

You have a certain style for designing blogs, and the similarities between your blog and John Chow’s blog design are noticable (my first thought with the new design was “Ooh, it looks like Nate”).

As a web designer myself, the hardest thing to do is bash out designs that don’t look the same, yet are still useable. We have lost clients early on because our designs looked similar to other websites. I would recommend that you spend time trying new ideas to make designs that work, yet are different.

Best of luck with your new venture!

]]> By: Ukrainian http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10329 Ukrainian Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:02:02 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10329 I think disigners of blogs have to make their designs for any resolutions, including 1024x768, or even 800x600. Maybe it is better to do it using redirect, or developing special plugin for a blog engine, thar will show another version of blog design for users with low resolution. I think disigners of blogs have to make their designs for any resolutions, including 1024×768, or even 800×600. Maybe it is better to do it using redirect, or developing special plugin for a blog engine, thar will show another version of blog design for users with low resolution.

]]> By: David Culpepper http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10307 David Culpepper Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:59:32 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10307 I've avoided commenting on John's new design but since you brought it up... :) I prefer the wider look so it's not the width that I don't like. It's the header and that's because I see two totally different things when I look at your header and John's header. With your header here, it is clean, organized and pleasing to the eye. I love it. John's is too cluttered and busy... there's way too much going on for my tastes. I also like the bigger footers and think you did a fantastic job with John's. I’ve avoided commenting on John’s new design but since you brought it up… :)

I prefer the wider look so it’s not the width that I don’t like. It’s the header and that’s because I see two totally different things when I look at your header and John’s header. With your header here, it is clean, organized and pleasing to the eye. I love it. John’s is too cluttered and busy… there’s way too much going on for my tastes.

I also like the bigger footers and think you did a fantastic job with John’s.

]]> By: Colin Klinkert http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10300 Colin Klinkert Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:45:06 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10300 Nate, I like the new design a lot and really like your and Josh's blog designs too, good Job Nate,
I like the new design a lot and really like your and Josh’s blog designs too,

good Job

]]> By: Marc http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10296 Marc Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:19:30 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10296 I think the new theme is much better. I run Firefox and I noticed lots of small display bugs on his old theme that wouldn't load correctly for some reason (probably just my system). Also I agree with points you made about moving things to header and I think it just looks better. It's a more modern look for blogs that have become more than blogs. Tech Crunch also has this new style and I think it's an improvement for Problogger as well. I think the new theme is much better. I run Firefox and I noticed lots of small display bugs on his old theme that wouldn’t load correctly for some reason (probably just my system). Also I agree with points you made about moving things to header and I think it just looks better. It’s a more modern look for blogs that have become more than blogs. Tech Crunch also has this new style and I think it’s an improvement for Problogger as well.

]]> By: krillz http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-10295 krillz Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:17:18 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/the-aftermath/#comment-10295 It's not that they become bigger because of the need to cram more content, on john chows blog now all I see is a lot of ads, which takes away the focus of the content which is the main thing regarding the blog, the content/posts is the whole point of a blog, wider solutions are for regular sites. I feel that it's more blog heading towards regular site layout than blogs getting wider because of the need to get more content, and it's not really content in most cases but ads. I guess keeping the ads clean to not interfere too much with the content isn't on chows agenda anymore, right now it looks more like a christmas tree than a blog. It’s not that they become bigger because of the need to cram more content, on john chows blog now all I see is a lot of ads, which takes away the focus of the content which is the main thing regarding the blog, the content/posts is the whole point of a blog, wider solutions are for regular sites.
I feel that it’s more blog heading towards regular site layout than blogs getting wider because of the need to get more content, and it’s not really content in most cases but ads.

I guess keeping the ads clean to not interfere too much with the content isn’t on chows agenda anymore, right now it looks more like a christmas tree than a blog.

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