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Major Overhaul of HeaRty’s Haven

July 21, 2009 By 18 Comments

Made some major changes in the site. I’m loving it and I think it has great improvement. However, I would need your help friends!! Please let me know what else I can do to improve the site :)

Here are the changes from before:

  • Domain – Yes, I already have my own domain. http://www.rochellesychua.com
  • Banner – Thank you so much to my friend Carlos for helping me design the banner, I love it!!!
  • Template – I’m now using “Isabella”. Used to use “Minima”. Thank you to my friend Cher for helping me find this wonderful template. Appreciate spending an afternoon guiding me to improve HeaRty’s Haven.
  • Widgets – cleaned it up completely. Removed & added several gadgets. Though I think I still need more.
  • Read More Script – I added this script, thanks to my plurk friends for pointing me to the tutorial (I’ll post how I did it soon). The template used to show the full blog post but now I tweaked it and I feel the blog looks more organized now after I added the script.

I still believe there are just some more room for improvement. But I really need your help! Please leave your comment and help out a friend improve her site ;)

Thanks in advance!


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  • Anonymous

    Hi Roch! Great site! I guess more content management, it just shows categories and words.. maybe you can make it like a newspaper type with featured article for each category :) instead of a simple one column articles for your latest post :) – Jo

  • http://carlooos.livejournal.com/ carlooos

    Hi Roch!You're welcome! Just let me know if you need any edits in the future. Good luck and God bless with your blogging! :) Carlos

  • http://carlooos.livejournal.com/ carlooos

    I have another comment — maybe you could put an "About" section giving a background of who you are, what you do for a living, your interests, etc. — so your readers can identify with you. :) And also provide a background on this blog — why you started it, why it's called HeaRty's Haven, etc.

  • http://www.earthlingorgeous.com/ earthlingorgeous

    Nice improvements on your site, have you bought your domain na or still worried that you might get horror experiences like I did with mine? I think I'd like to see borders or sorts maybe a separate color for the sidebar and the main post para di sya plain white. :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/07548537898218807143 Arms Akimbo

    Very nice!! So clean! Great site Roch!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05036090431224523538 Mauie Flores

    I like the layout. Even your outfit in the header pic is coordinated with your site's color!

  • http://digitalmanila.blogspot.com/ Digital Manila

    Cheers! Nice template! :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/01532346347069397682 JORI

    you can remove na lang yung background nung banner mo. gawin mo na lang white. Sa wide screens kasi di magandang tingnan.And the rest is good. Simple at di masakit sa mata.

  • Anonymous

    I think in banner is to put something eye catching like yahoo and goolge idea.I think this might help…Have a goal or a purpose. 1 What is the primary purpose of your website 2 sales or information? 3 Who is your target audience? 4 Who will be the people that will visit your site? 5 Who will be the majority of your visitors?6 Finally, remember that the customer is king. Your site could soon have a motley fan following because you take the trouble of listening to your customers and also go a step further to make changes to your site based on their valuable suggestions.

  • http://abuggedlife.com/ jayvee f.

    wow world of warcraft!!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/06510171521623688248 Zeeshan Amjad
  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05046255794978876219 MC

    Every blog needs improvement. For now a new look does wonders. Keep it up. ^_^

  • http://www.badudets.com/ Badet

    Love the banner!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05090137993511517928 Ryan

    You should change your URL link colors. Hovering your mouse on links make them white – unreadable.

  • Anonymous

    hi roch,Im a webdev and software QA engr. ur fan hehe i'll give you some free service this are just only UI suggestions.1.) The left panel text turns white at mouse over try bright red or same color as ur meebo2.) Lower the ad banner "Bakuna" or better put it way under3.) Try light colored back ground not all the way just the body.4.) Unbold text post comment button5.) Try Putting the Photos, Vids, and Widgets where the ad banner is but without the preview.Make them menu bars with sub menus.6.) Replace home link at the bottom with top.I think the goal for the changes is to let the user see all the options can be used links etc without scrolling down etc. Well this are just suggestions from a avid fan :) Search the web for web templates so you can get more ideas. good luck more power tc

  • http://www.orangeinks.com/ Louie

    Hello, I agree with Jori about the banner background. I don't agree with anonymous about rethinking what to write here. This is your personal blog. I think you should write anything that you feel like writing about. It's great as it is. I'd suggest a hosted wordpress blog for better customization but If you want to stick with blogspot, all you need now is your own domain name.

  • Anonymous

    Hello,Point of view There is no question about the site regardless of its purposes, personal blog or what but the fact is in the internet everyone can view the page not unless you customized it to view by selected people which is the primary concept of blogging in is already useless.So I think in building your own page there are many things to be consider especially social responsibilities of blogging

  • rui

    This is now more organized like it :D