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Simplest is probably best.

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Karen Putz / DeafMom´s last blog post…I Survived a Drive-By Shooting

Gentle–don’t take the links to the articles out entirely–they’re a very valuable proof of your expertise, IMO, but whichever place you put the heading, rename the link to the page they’re on more clearly.

Later,

Kelly

Kelly´s last blog post…Tip of the Week: Are YOU Wasting Your Most Precious Resource?

I’ll take the “Karen’s Articles” out of the sidebar, but I’m going to leave the ones up in the page section. Even though they lead elsewhere, I like those articles I’ve written and the traffic to those articles helps me keep my job over at the other places.

Karen Putz / DeafMom´s last blog post…The Mom Song–A Guaranteed Belly Laugh

@ Kelly – I didn’t click on Karen’s Articles and assumed it was an archive of the posts. If it goes outside the blog, then BAM! BAM BAM!!! NO! Rename, you’re right.

Oops, I got distracted by a super-secret project I had to work on. Meant to get over here sooner.

Great hit. I think it’s nice that you saw some tweaks in the work you did on the banner. Yes, the water has always distracted me there. Why? Other than that, I love the clarity of the blog’s name and the banner image. Which Mom? A mom with a very particular perspective. Which world? Chicago world! Perfect.

Easy to remember URL, too. That’s an element that I really appreciate.

I like Karen’s blog a lot, but I often forget that “Karen’s articles” means her articles elsewhere, so I click on something that catches my eye and wind up tossed off Deaf Mom. I think the heading needs to convey that these are off-site articles.

And the clutter. Yes. It’s one of the blogs where I am most banner/ sidebar blind, both because I remember “last time I clicked I was sent away,” and because there is Too. Much. Stuff. I suspect after you’ve been there once most folks do turn it off, which is a shame because she’s a very knowledgeable person with superb resources and a wonderful point of view.

Highlight what folks have got to know, and move other stuff to separate pages with just a nice clear link to follow for more this-that-and-the-other.

And keep writing that great content. Deaf Mom really is a stellar blog.

Regards,

Kelly

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