Weekly Blog Review (May 10)
Posted by Patrick on May 10th, 2006
This week’s blog under the spotlight is Laura’s Winning Ideas, hosted by Laura Ricci. The tagline in the header sums up the focus of the blog: Proposal Expert, Laura Ricci, Muses on How She Reached Her 85% Hit Rate, Creating and Managing Dynamic Teams and Living Through Turnarounds Supporting Good People Doing Great Things
Style/Design: B+
The design is a simple yet professional. I think a nice graphic in the header would add a lot to the overall look and feel. The one thing that I don’t like is the Google AdSense ads that appear after each post on the home page. While the ads do a nice job of separating each posts, it is kind of cheesy. She is clearly successful at what she does and she certainly doesn’t need the pocket change that she gets from these Google Ads.
Focus: A
Laura has a very focused blog. She has 7 distinct blog categories and when viewed as a whole, it does a great job of summing up her service offering.
Content: A+
Laura’s content is rock solid. Not only is it well written, it is extremely informative and always on target.
Overall Grade: A
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on May 10th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Thanks for your comments! I should be straight A by the time we finish the re-design. I especially appreciate the comment about the adsense ads between posts. They are easily disposed of, as I’d just been trying to emulate some of the “professional” blogs around. They are a bit humorous in the ads they match with my posts though!