Here we are at yet another free blog review and it must be said; this one is very pink.
It is, of course, Domestik Goddess, a lady’s blog about all those sorts of things that ladies are interested in; homemaking, clothes, craft, pets, kids etc. Not a power tool in sight!
I feel quite out of place reading a blog such as this. There’s lots of sewing and craft, and I can’t remember the last time I tried to do anything of that sort. Don’t get me wrong, they’re very informative, but they’re going to appeal to those people out there interested in doing creative and practical things around the home.
Mind you, I was entranced by this post: Bacon Bits Collection. Fascinating, especially as I’m writing this just before lunch.
The layout isn’t as pink as I originally implied. The page is bright, clear and easy to read. Even the placement of ads doesn’t detract from the overall appearance, and the regular use of images makes it an appealing blog to read.
Is there anything I would change about this blog? I’d maybe consider havign one less post on the front page so that the length of posts match up with the sidebars a bit more. I know standard advice is to have at least 3 posts on a blog, but the recent posts widget in teh top left would probably compensate.
Overall a 6.5 out of 10.
Go to any forum. Ask about attanting pagerank. Brace yourself for a slew of answers about how a Google Pagerank is ‘worthless’ and links to their own personal blog posts on the subject. Most of these people have lost Pagerank in the past, and are bitter about it. Perhaps they think that if they can convince enough people that Pageranks are worthless it will validate their own tiny rebellion against Google.
It’s childish and petty. Not one of them would freely give up their pagerank if they could, they are simply following the philosophy of “I don’t have it so I’ll claim I didn’t want it anyway”.
That’s not to say that a Pagerank is everything. It’s nice, and it’s not worthless. It’s nice to have if you do, for many reasons.
- Pagerank shows your site is here for the long run. It is an indication that it has been there for a few months, and that you’ve put effort in to linking it around the internet. You can’t fake a pagerank in a google toolbar.
- It shows that Google has noticed you.
- It’s a fast way for advertisers to assure themselves that your website is of reasonable quality.
- Some people and services value your links based on pagerank.
#4 has been a big issue in the pastm especially as Google stripped ranks from sites that appeared to be selling links. People are increasing looking to other ways to assess a website’s value, so whether you choose to place a large or small value on Pagerank is up to you.
Just grow up and don’t proclaim it to be worthless if you don’t have one.
