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Optimisation of All Things Bright

Avid readers may have noticed that I've been moving things around a lot, I've added some things (advertising) & removed some other things (buttons).

On the advertising front, I've cut down on AdSense and am focusing on eBay & Amazon UK – as these seem to be more profitable for me. I'm loathe to remove AdSense all together, as I think it could pick up. If those stats don't improve by the end of the year, then I'll cut them right back.

On the usability front, I've emphasised the search box so that it's easier to find (nothing worse than searching for search…). I've edited the 'about' info on the right to be more succinct. It now reads, "Projects, poetry, philosophy & much more; entrepreneurship, tech, geekery… by Kathleen". The About & Projects pages also benefitted from editing for increased clarity.

On the community front, I've joined coComments & implemented it here – it allows you to keep track of all the comments you leave at the various blogs you visit; very useful tool, especially if you leave a lot of comments! (Hint, hint :)

Next steps – development of All Things Bright

  • Monetization – making All Things Bright profitable in a way that complements usefulness & popularity
  • Defining the focus – further transparency & clarity about the aims of the site & how these fit in with my goals
  • I'm hoping to maintain my almost-every-other-day update schedule; will have to see how it goes!
  • More poetry to upload, don't forget to let me know what you think

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Posted on 13 August '06 by Kathleen Bright, under About.

2 Comments to “Optimisation of All Things Bright”

#1 Posted by AdSense: Could do better, try these alternatives instead : All Things Bright (17.08.06 at 22:34 )

[...] Furthermore, on 13 August 2006 – before I found Erik's post – I wrote about my objective preferences for alternatives to AdSense, "On the advertising front, I've cut down on AdSense and am focusing on eBay & Amazon UK – as these seem to be more profitable for me." [...]

#2 Posted by Review of design & content, plus feedback plea : All Things Bright by Kathleen Bright (31.12.06 at 22:45 )

[...] Advertising: On 13th August, I stated that I'd remove AdSense if it didn't pick up by the end of the year. So that's what I'm doing. When All Things Bright is more established, I may put it back, but currently it's not worth it. I'll review in three months, at the end of March. [...]