October 25th 2007 · Posted in Site News · Comments(4)
Thank you all for your comments and concerns. I just wanted to take a break from revamping the site (Much needed, I may add) to address your comments. First and foremost, we love you guys! Without you, this site would obviously cease to function and serve its purpose. That said, I know my vision was always to go above and beyond the blogging community to appeal to the overall internet community. In that process converting non-bloggers to bloggers and expanding bloggers scope of interest. Hence, the categories. I’ll be the first to admit that I am by no means of the word a blogger, which is why I liked the idea of having other categories.
Secondly, I never wished for it to come across that I was bummed about having only 4,000 visitors. I’m am hugely ecstatic at the numbers we’ve seen on this site! It is by far the most successful endeavor into creating a website I have ever been involved. My point of saying that was that there was a MONUMENTAL difference in blog traffic & website traffic. That being said, it should be the website (the main goal of the endeavor) that drives the Blog (the secondary goal of the endeavor)…not the reverse. What that says to me is that we are loudly reaching the blogosphere community and not reaching the overall internet community. Which is why we needed a revamp.
All that being said Blankest Blank 2.0 is coming along better than I could have ever imagined! Everything is so much easier to navigate and the whole process is way clearer. I think everyone will be happy with the changes we have made and thank you all again for being part of this whole crazy thing. To address Bestestblog…there are a number of reasons it did work (which we’ve tried to expand on) and a number of reasons it failed and caused a whole bunch of stir in Bobby’s life & reputation. I’m not going into details but some of it was outlandish & false rumors, other things were true and needed to be stifled. Thus the logical progression was to start over and keep what worked and learn from what caused the problems.
Thanks again for all the support and we whole-heartedly look forward to the big reveal!
October 3rd 2007 · Posted in Site News · Comments(4)
Well as you may or may not have all noticed, we have not been posting much content lately. The fact of the matter is the site has grown astronomically, and we can’t keep up on the advertising end. The result is having over 61,000 visitors to this blog for the month of September, and less than 4,000 visitors to BlankestBlank.com.
So what does that all mean? That means that while people are tremendously interested in the end results, we just aren’t getting enough votes/nominations to fuel the daily feed. As much as I enjoy writing blog posts each day, I must admit some of the content (specifically MFG and Video) has been lacking in the creative department.
The solution to this matter is that Bobby and I have decided to “take off” the month of October (meaning no daily posts here, other than updates) and really focus on Blankest Blank 2.0. This will result in a much more functional layout, as well as giving us more tools to attract more return visitors. Since it’s inception, Bobby has gone on to obtain a job as a PHP coder/web developer, and I have quadrupled my knowledge of Illustrator/Photoshop. We think that with a little time, energy, sweat and tears, we can help make this site even better, more professional and more appealing.
With this in mind we ask & urge (read: beg & plead with) you to send in any helpful ideas you might have to make this website better. The more we grow and the better we become, the more you, the user get out of the site. So if you have anything you want to add, feel free to post it here, or blankestblank@gmail.com.
The exciting news is that we are coming back and better than ever! You heard us talk about it, now it becomes a reality: MONTHLY CATEGORIES! That’s right, now you winners go on to compete head-to-head with the cream of the crop each month to determine who is truly the best.
Also, stay tuned for more information about Blankest Blank’s first ever, Best Halloween Costume Contest! (More details to follow!)
Thanks for hanging in there with us and we look forward to an amazing future at Blankest Blank and Bestest Blog!
October 1st 2007 · Posted in Best Blog of the Day · Comment(1)
As soon as I read today’s blog was the Latest Travel Photography Blog I was really excited to dig right in! That’s right, Notes From Different Spots, (the blog’s “official name”) takes you around the world from the comfort of your desktop!
What can I say about this blog other than it contains some of the most breathtaking photography I have ever seen. It’s really hard to do justice to these photos with words. It’s like telling someone about a really amazing piece of music, that you just have to hear to really experience. I cannot urge everyone out there enough to please visit this site at least once. Seeing these photos from New York, to Mali, and everything inbetween, you have to see it to believe it.
…Chosen based on your blog directory submissions and votes at BlankestBlank.com!
