Blazing Truth — My Philosophy Blog

@randyttp, I sure got lucky. ??

@gabe, what exactly is “dofollow”? And is there any specific advice you could offer me? I have set up a Facebook Fan Page at:
https://www.facebook.com/BlazingTruth

..as well as a Twitter account, but can’t seem to increase traffic from them. I’m not sure where to go from here.

@stpdwthflrgn, please explain your reasoning. Thanks!

I missed the original layout, but I like the way it looks now.

I agree that another sentence about ‘your inspiration’ could use a few more words. Maybe have another page that talks about your relationship and what inspires you about it.

A cropped ‘about me’ picture would be better. I have to agree.

As far as left justified or full-justified, I think the left justified looks fine.

A do-follow link is one that google’s search engines will add into their list of ‘things to count’. (Please correct me if I’m wrong)

–Amy
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Like you and I…typography must breathe. Constrained in a box with four walls is boring, and does’nt help to lead in your readers. Particularly if your content is relevant/interesting. Your website is not a novel or manuscript. Set your copy free and it will reward you. Make smart line breaks and watch for widows and orphans. Massage it frequently. Content is king for SEO. Not repetition. In advertising there is an old saying: “Bore me and you’re dead”.

…WOOF

Well said that stpdwthflrgn! ??

@stpdwthflrgn, very well said!

Sounds great!
Gonna check it out now.

Many sites have nofollow setting that doesn’t provide any juice for Google PageRank. There are dofollow plugins that allow commenters to get some of this juice when there’s a backlink to their site (it also motivates them to participate).

@gabe, I’ve added a dofollow plugin so that should be taken care of. I’m looking to add a “Related Posts” section at the bottom of every Post to make linking easier.

Also, what do you think about the article length, in general? I’m averaging between 1200-1500 words. Some have suggested I cut it up into small blocks, with more frequent entries.

Added a new post: https://www.blazingtruth.com/2011/08/essence-being/

Thanks for your time all,
D

I prefer 200-500 words per article. From time to time, some folks like to publish a pillar article but personally, I break those up into multiple parts and post them over several days.

The Case for Objective Morality: https://www.blazingtruth.com/objective-morality/

Refuting the Kalam Cosmological Argument : https://www.blazingtruth.com/kalam-cosmos/

Any other suggestions for the site? How do I gain more traffic?

Two New Posts! What do you think?

1. Social Effects of Playing God on the Campaign Trail: https://www.blazingtruth.com/nation-god

2. My Top 10 Reasons to Vote for Ron Paul: https://www.blazingtruth.com/vote-ron-paul

Thank you for your time,
D

an excellent theme, loads fast as well. the logo on the header is good too, very much brandable. Congrats on integrating the social media in the best possible way. the voting buttons and the social links, the fan page and the twitter stream, all looks very good.

just one small suggestion, if you want to make any money out of your adsense ads, put them in the content part of the post, use the larger rectangle and put it just below the title, surrounded by the content. Ads on the sidebar are easily ignored.

over all the blog is great, the content is of very high quality,
keep it updated and fresh,
cheers,