I broke down my blog’s layout so I could “visually” and systematically start to redesign the site. I’ve got a total of 5 sections to redesign. Some sections need more work than others, but for starters I’m taking on the prime real estate section for a blog: the sidebar.
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With a new purpose for TechTraction.com I need to start cleaning up the content before I start working on the new design. Previous posts covered everything from eBay tips to daily reports from Lotusphere 2007. Since those topics no longer fit into my new purpose, they have to go. Of course once deleted any […]

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If you read my March 19th post “What’s Wrong With My Blog: An Honest Self-Assessment of TechTraction.com”, then you know that I just completed an honest assessment of TechTraction which resulted in a redesign to-do list. Top of the list was a site redefinition action item.
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The other day I came across an interesting post at The Instigator which made an excellent case for “why” good design matters. Then, this morning, I read a related post from John Chow’s guess blogger Mitchell Harper from HarpzOn.com offering a few tips for improving your site’s first impression. After reading both articles […]

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Sometimes I feel as if I showed up late to the Web 2.0/Social Networking party. While I’ve known about most of the developments in this area since their inception, I didn’t actively participate. Since starting this blog, however, I’ve found it necessary to become more active with these technologies and concepts, which has led […]

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Recently I was searching for a new WordPress theme for a blog I’m starting with my brother. During my search I came across a multitude of impressive themes. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the perfect combination of layout and color that I wanted. So, since changing the color of theme is easier than […]

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Inspired by a post on Ben Yoskovitz’s Instigator Blog I’ve decided to sit down and crank out a “5 Things” list. The idea behind Ben’s post is to help bloggers get focused and write within the popular structure of a “5 Things” list. Obviously, the number of items on the list can […]

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