I would like to say upfront that I am not pretending to have the right answers to this question. If you have read any of my other articles on this topic you will have noticed that I am strongly against obtrusive and greedy advertising (see here).

What I would like to know is whether or not anyone would mind if there were one or two ads on this blog that were relevant and useful to those who are reading. The reason for my question is that I have been contemplating whether or not I should test the response I get from a couple ads on this site.

So, before I do anything…I would like to know what you think? As usual, let me know in the comments

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I like to redesign my site every couple of months, and while I really like the current design it is almost time for a change. So, in light of this fact I would love to hear some opinions on what style I should go for as well as any recommendations on color schemes, layouts (2 or 3 column), typography,etc.

Basically what I’m looking to do is to build my blog into something that is cool to look at, functional and informative.  Plus, I have always believed that learning from others is key, and that two heads are better than one . So with that having been said I would realy like to hear what everyone thinks, why not drop me a quick commment with a couple suggestions? Read more…

I’m almost always a sucker for checking out photos of people’s work areas. I’m not sure why but I just find it really interesting. With that having been said…here’s mine. Enjoy

You can also check this image out in more detail on Fickr.

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Tyler Reed and the guys from Unique have developed a pretty awesome Wordpress plugin that allows you to broaden your potential reader base to that of mobile users. Basically, from my understanding, the plugin will allow you to have a mobile version of your WordPress blog that is optimised for a particular mobile phone. They are also in the process of developing a plugin for the I-phone which will do something pretty similar.

Anyway, why not check out the orignial post yourselves!

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So, I was invited the other day to enter the WordPress Coolest Blog Competition and I thought I might as well go for it! There are some pretty cool prizes up for grabs as well as a pretty decent ego boost . Basically all I need is for five or more people to comment on this post, why not let me know what you think? Do you think I have a shot at winning?

So why not go ahead and make my day…who knows… I may just return the favour

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