Comments on: The Enjoyable Aspects Of Decluttering Sidebars! http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:08:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-3100 Sue Waters Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:12:54 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-3100 Hi Alice, no problem at all and play is definitely a good way at looking at it. That is what I do fiddle until I make it work :) Hi Alice, no problem at all and play is definitely a good way at looking at it. That is what I do fiddle until I make it work :)

]]> By: wazz http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-3099 wazz Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:58:49 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-3099 Thanks so much Sue!! wonderful. Off to class now and will have a play later. I like to call it 'play' so that I'm telling myself that I CAN DO THIS!! ha ha Alice Thanks so much Sue!! wonderful. Off to class now and will have a play later. I like to call it ‘play’ so that I’m telling myself that I CAN DO THIS!! ha ha

Alice

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-3098 Sue Waters Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:22:13 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-3098 No problem Alice - all fixed. Your blog title now says 'Managing eLearning' No problem Alice – all fixed. Your blog title now says ‘Managing eLearning’

]]> By: wazz http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-3097 wazz Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:16:09 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-3097 Hi Sue I have just created a edublog and already confronting my first brick wall! this is a bit left field... I know to the previous comments & nothing to do with your blog! but I need HELP! i'm flying all over the place on the site & not sure if I'm arthur or martha!! I desperately need to grasp this concept of elearning as I am studying teaching at CQU & is a necessary requirement. I am required to create my own blog, which is fine. I log in & create my account but to my horror (might be due to getting an average of 4hrs sleep a night this week!), I spell the name of my blog incorrectly. I called it Managing eLearning, but spelt it 'eLearnging' or something like that! could u please help me in directing me on how to change this. Now when I log onto my blog, it's right there in my face - a big bold title - with spelling errors!! ah! Please help Alice Hi Sue
I have just created a edublog and already confronting my first brick wall! this is a bit left field… I know to the previous comments & nothing to do with your blog! but I need HELP! i’m flying all over the place on the site & not sure if I’m arthur or martha!! I desperately need to grasp this concept of elearning as I am studying teaching at CQU & is a necessary requirement.
I am required to create my own blog, which is fine. I log in & create my account but to my horror (might be due to getting an average of 4hrs sleep a night this week!), I spell the name of my blog incorrectly. I called it Managing eLearning, but spelt it ‘eLearnging’ or something like that! could u please help me in directing me on how to change this. Now when I log onto my blog, it’s right there in my face – a big bold title – with spelling errors!! ah!
Please help
Alice

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Sue Waters Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:39:47 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-2795 Hi Marnie, Thanks for visiting my blog. Wow that is a hard question. I've never really focus on making sure I get lots of visitors more focus on making sure I write good posts, that are unique while also helping others. By doing this and taking time to help others by providing input when appropriate (by leaving comments on their posts to answer their questions) - it has just built up over time. Hi Marnie,

Thanks for visiting my blog. Wow that is a hard question. I’ve never really focus on making sure I get lots of visitors more focus on making sure I write good posts, that are unique while also helping others. By doing this and taking time to help others by providing input when appropriate (by leaving comments on their posts to answer their questions) – it has just built up over time.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 Sue Waters Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:27:46 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-2794 Hi Liz. Ouch that is definitely hard when someone does a review of your blog like that. I notice you are using blogger and a lot of people do have more trouble keeping their sidebars uncluttered in blogger so you have done an excellent job with your new design. Blogroll is such a hard topic. As an edublogger you are like expected to have a blogroll but it is really easy to offend people if you don't include them. My solution has been to place the blogroll onto it's own page and use Google Reader to automatically create it. This works well and the page gets high traffic. Hi Liz. Ouch that is definitely hard when someone does a review of your blog like that. I notice you are using blogger and a lot of people do have more trouble keeping their sidebars uncluttered in blogger so you have done an excellent job with your new design.

Blogroll is such a hard topic. As an edublogger you are like expected to have a blogroll but it is really easy to offend people if you don’t include them. My solution has been to place the blogroll onto it’s own page and use Google Reader to automatically create it. This works well and the page gets high traffic.

]]> By: marnies604 http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-2793 marnies604 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:02:23 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-2793 Sorry about the first comment... I copy the first few lines of my comments and keep re-pasting them. ~Marnie Sorry about the first comment… I copy the first few lines of my comments and keep re-pasting them.

~Marnie

]]> By: marnies604 http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 marnies604 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:00:59 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-2792 Hi Sue Waters, my name is Marnie and I am a sixth grader from Indiana. Great advice on sidebars.... I have recently done this. I would like to know how you get SO MANY visitors. My blog gets a fair amount but I would enjoy if more readers visited it. My question to you Sue, is how do you do it? http://marnies604.edublogs.org/ ~Marnie Hi Sue Waters, my name is Marnie and I am a sixth grader from Indiana. Great advice on sidebars…. I have recently done this. I would like to know how you get SO MANY visitors. My blog gets a fair amount but I would enjoy if more readers visited it. My question to you Sue, is how do you do it?

http://marnies604.edublogs.org/

~Marnie

]]> By: marnies604 http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-2791 marnies604 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:00:34 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-2791 Hi Sophia, my name is Marnie and I am a sixth grader from Indiana. Great advice on sidebars.... I have recently done this. I would like to know how you get SO MANY visitors. My blog gets a fair amount but I would enjoy if more readers visited it. My question to you Sue, is how do you do it? http://marnies604.edublogs.org/ ~Marnie Hi Sophia, my name is Marnie and I am a sixth grader from Indiana. Great advice on sidebars…. I have recently done this. I would like to know how you get SO MANY visitors. My blog gets a fair amount but I would enjoy if more readers visited it. My question to you Sue, is how do you do it?

http://marnies604.edublogs.org/

~Marnie

]]> By: Liz Kolb http://suewaters.com/2009/03/22/the-enjoyable-aspects-of-decluttering-sidebars/comment-page-1/#comment-2789 Liz Kolb Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:45:30 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1101#comment-2789 This is a great post and very timely. Last year someone wrote a review of my blog and in it said they loved the content and "overlooked" the design issues. Ouch! One of the problems was the cluttered sidebar. I revamped in January and have been really happy with the new simple look. I love your recommendations...esp. "what can I live without?" and the search widget --- One sidebar on blogs that I find unhelpful in the sidebars include: -Links to other blogs they like (often this is a HUGE list--overwhelming...I think it should be narrowed to 5). I know this should be helpful, but when it is such a long list, I just don't have the time to really look at them. This is a great post and very timely. Last year someone wrote a review of my blog and in it said they loved the content and “overlooked” the design issues. Ouch! One of the problems was the cluttered sidebar. I revamped in January and have been really happy with the new simple look. I love your recommendations…esp. “what can I live without?” and the search widget — One sidebar on blogs that I find unhelpful in the sidebars include:
-Links to other blogs they like (often this is a HUGE list–overwhelming…I think it should be narrowed to 5). I know this should be helpful, but when it is such a long list, I just don’t have the time to really look at them.

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