Comments on: The 4-Minute Blog Critique

By: Untangling Blogs and Newsletters — Art Biz Blog

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:01:00 +0000

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:41:31 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Ressmann.

Jennifer: I wrote a post about images at the top of emails, which I suppose could include a blog post that is emailed through RSS.
But I’ve just seen too many Google search descriptions that start with the name of an image file to believe that it’s the best solution for blogs. So I’m with Cynthia on this. I’d go back to the text first. Until further notice.

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By: Jennifer Ressmann

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:22:49 +0000

Hi Ladies – You’re both so much fun and full of such great info! I used to put text, then an image and then more text – but had heard someone else say the image should come first – so I switched. I will absolutely switch back!
Thanks! Have a great class! And see you in The Conspiracy!
🙂

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By: Sean Kane

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:41:16 +0000

Hi Alyson, This was lots of fun and informative! And it got me thinking about artist blogs (including how to improve my own!)
I wonder what you and Cynthia think about artist blogs that are on a different url from their main site (jumping to a blogspot blog address, for instance) and also have a different look than their main site? Do you think a viewer’s experience suffers when one is taken away from an artist’s site (if they started there) to get to a blog or the reverse if they started at the blog — and then to a page with completely different colors, fonts, etc. in each location?
Perhaps this is a topic you cover in the blog triage class? Or maybe this is a fussy detail that only a few will care about (me!).
With some tinkering (speaking from firsthand experience — a new niche offering perhaps?!), an artist can merge their Blogspot/Blogger blog into their existing portfolio site to make the reader experience a bit more seamless and keep the look consistent across both. I’d be interested in your thoughts on browsing experience when blog and site are separate entities or have little consistency in appearance. Content is king, of course, but looks (all part of branding) has to count for something, right?
Thanks!

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By: Cynthia Morris

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:05:35 +0000

In reply to Janice Tanton.

Thanks, Janice! I’m glad we sparked a coffee-snorting laugh.
I look forward to seeing you in the giggle clinic!

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:07:51 +0000

In reply to Ellene Breedlove Davis.

Ellene: Short is good with images, but long posts can also be good. I find my long posts can be some of my most commented on posts.
The trick with long posts is that you have to grab people’s interest and KEEP it from the get-go. Rambling has no place on blogs.
My longer posts are usually how-to posts, which many artists don’t write.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:06:25 +0000

In reply to Janice Tanton.

Janice: Welcome to the giggle clinic! I think you’ve been doing a great job with your blog, but maybe you have some struggles we don’t know about.
We’re happy to have you in class.

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By: Ellene Breedlove Davis

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:36:26 +0000

Hi Alyson,
This post and the video were of real interest to me.
The suggestion to write shorter blog posts was helpful as I tend to write longer posts.
I checked out Kim’s blog and very much like the changes she has made.

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By: Janice Tanton

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:35:47 +0000

Dear Dr. Cynthia and Dr. Alyson,
I realize now why I love you both so much! I just about spit my coffee all over my computer this morning, realizing that I too was at that “age” to get the joke.
So glad you’re doing house calls….I’m going to check myself into the giggle clinic for a Blog Rehab…right after I go out and buy a new keyboard.
THANK YOU for the levity. 🙂 See you in the ER.

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