I’ve Revamped My Blog Layout
I have been tweaking out this blog’s layout over the weekend. Finding a new combination of widgets was not an easy task: it took me more than a day to accomplish. Finally I got a layout that I am happy to have – at this time.
Read More About Me
Since I got a very early post about myself, I thought that I might as well place that link below my profile. I’ve also added a contact me page for those who need to get in touch with me through email.
Easy Entrecard Drops
Entrecard visitors are a different bunch. They usually skim information and make their drop. I made that widget accessible right below my profile.
Freelance Stuff
These are featured posts that I plan to change from time to time. These posts are the one’s that I have written well but did not make it through the top lists.
What’s Hot and What’s New
Image credit to jonner
What’s Hot is a list of my most commented posts. What’s New is a list of my newest posts. Take a pick.
Purely oDesk or Paypal
I’ve created One-Stop oDesk Corner to accommodate oDesk and Paypal visitors to these information. I have written a lot of posts about oDesk, Payoneer and Paypal but these information get buried under the dozens of posts that I have written. Now the link should be easier for oDesk visitors to get to the posts.
Paypal is a very common payment method. The write-ups should also help these visitors well.
Other Minds
This is simply a blogroll that lists down blogs with the most recent posts. This is a great opportunity for link lovers to get their blogs listed. I maintain two blogrolls, a page containing links where blogs are categorized, and a blogroll list at the right side. If you often update your blogs, then this is a good way to get featured.
I decided to have one blogroll to maintain. It is the list of links along the right sidebar of this blog.
Lessened Number of Posts
From seven posts per page I decided to reduce it to only three posts to facilitate loading time. I believe this move made by blog load significantly faster.
My Own Template
I am still interested in coming up with my own template – the one that I can truly call my own. Right now I’m contented with the change in widgets.
Do you like the new layout?
The main reason why I changed the layout is for every group of visitor to easily access information that they need. I got oDesk visitors, blog visitors and search engine visitors too, so I need to cater to those groups. I still have some loose ends to finish but I think the major changes are helpful enough to most visitors of this site.
Do you have something to say?
steven wilson
September 1st, 2008 at 7:20 pm #
I really like your new layout it looks awesome.You did a great job.
Pastilan
September 1st, 2008 at 11:09 pm #
You really think like a good programmer, you design with the visitors(users) of your blog in mind
very good.
Paano mo ginawa yung image ng teapot at cup na parang nakadrape talaga yung tela sa ibabaw ng “Never miss a thing” widget mo? tanon lang ha kasi parang di ko ma-imagine paano tirahin yung ganyan
Gem
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 am #
Hehe, this is not my template – really. I borrowed it.
I just looked at the code of the template. It seems like the maker of this template used slices to “slice” the layout. Sa Firefox meron nun.
Ambo
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 am #
Hi Gem. I love your new layout. Nice and clean. Easy to navigate and i love the color!
Oh by the way, i subscribe to your blog. Thank you.
Ambo
Pastilan
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:37 am #
Bago ko nabasa yung sagot mo tungkol sa header image mo, naisip ko na kanina early morning habang naliligo ako na pwedeng ganunin yun (ideas come to us when we least expect them), kakainin ng image sa header yung nasa baba para may illusion of being connected. Akala ko kasi meron pang ibang paraan sa ganun. Kala ko pwede i-code yung pagdrape ng tela at pag cast ng shadow he he he.
Alam ko yung sa Firefox na pwede ang slicing pero di ko pa nasusubokan, sa Photoshop kasi yung ginagawa ko na pag slice at export na lang as HTML pagkatapos.
Gem
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 pm #
Yup. I think that’s why merong Fireworks; I used it to design web pages na merong slices at hotspots. This is not something that Photoshop have.
Gem
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:37 am #
Hey Pastilan.. we had been confusing Firefox and Fireworks hehehe.
Pastilan
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:09 pm #
he he he pareho kasing Fire, Fireworks pala he he he