My blog needs a face lift. The banner is 6 months old. The sidebar is full of outdated links and doesn't reflect what I'm really reading these days. I want to shake out this blog like wrinkled sheet and revamp it.
I'm still thinking about what it should look like. Maybe something like Brain Pickings. I retweet nearly everything that Maria writes. It's embarrassing. Here's an interview with her.
Apt. 11d 
I’d recommend dropping the “you might also like” stuff unless it’s somehow connected to the actual post. As it is, it’s just distracting, w/ the small pictures cluttering up the look and making it seem too busy, and no reason to connect the post w/ the stuff under it.
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It’s an app – no control over what it actually lists. Visually, it’s distracting, but it is increasing attention to old posts.
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Laura, I know this is kind of a long shot, but have you ever thought of switching to WordPress?
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Not a long shot at all. But this time I would pay someone to do the design. Gotta do some cost/benefit analysis.
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The best thing you do for your old posts is the ‘recent comments’ space – whenever somebody puts something onto an old post, it directs attention to it. Even when it’s the Louboutin Shoes bot.
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Keep RTing Maria’s stuff so that I don’t have to subscribe!
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