Thanks for the great feedback! Great ideas, I am going to implement them now. I appreciate you taking the time in doing this.

Thoughts: The pop-up description of the icons is something that always drives me insane. The people who know how to use those social bookmarking sites already know the symbols, and the other people will just be distracted. Your content is the most important part, don’t do anything to draw people away from it.

Could you make the middle column a little bigger and the right one a little smaller? You have really good things to say, and making the center column a little wider would be more eye-catching.

The search function: few people actually use that, and it’s taking up one of the best spots on your blog. I’d suggest moving it down to right above the “Meta” section. Then it’s still there, but not distracting.

Can you make your banner bigger? I’d love to see more of it. It’s a really clean, good combination and fits your blog well. If the resolution allows, I’d expand it across the screen. Keep it short though.

I like the big rss subscription button, but could you move that up as well? Put it up by the navigation, or on the upper right side. People don’t like having to look for subscription options. Also, could you add an email subscription? A lot of people still use that.

Also, keep the “Top commentators” up high. People like to see their names promoted. One thought, instead of all-time top commentators, can you do it by week or month? Encourage people to come back and participate on a regular basis to see their name up there.

Can you rename the “Navigation” category? It’s very generic like that. Name it something to draw people further into your site.

Finally, people want to know who you are! Give us a photo, at least on your About Me page. It would also look good where the search function is now, especially if you have a nice photo in a blue button-down shirt. (If you have to, check out a couple photos of professionals you like, and get a photography student take some shots of you in the same style with a neutral background. That’s what I did for mine.)

I hope this helps. Most of those are just minor edits that I found helped my site–your new blog style looks great. Many kudos!

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