Comments on: The Top 5 Recommendations For Free Money Finance

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:39:12 +0000

The review provided an excellent collection of tips. I really enjoy these types of posts, because we all benefit from the interaction, not just the subject of our collaborative critique.

By: squawkfox

squawkfox — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:12:09 +0000

I really enjoyed this review. I too am in the “personal finance” space and will use some of these tips for my own site. Thank you!

By: Jen Montgomery

Jen Montgomery — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:08:02 +0000

Another thing I noticed…the advertisement for moosetracks (ice cream) at the very top is irrelevant. I did click on it, though, for the wtf factor.

By: Tori Deaux (that MindTweaks Chick)

Tori Deaux (that MindTweaks Chick) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:36:36 +0000

I just wanted to say “you’re welcome!” and to thank you not only for the hat tip and prize (awesomeness!), but for the chance to participate.

Reading over the recommendations is a real experience – it’s great to see how differently people responded to the design issues, and especially to see which aspects seem to be personal preference vs general design practices. For instance, on a new-to-me blog, I am more likely to click a on recent comments link, than anywhere else on the sidebar. I just assumed it was standard behavior – now I see maybe I’m indulging a personal preference, rather than good design ;)

I hope that FMF gets as much out of the experience (and more) as I did :)

By: Jesse Hines

Jesse Hines — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:52:29 +0000

Interesting advice on removing recent posts and recent comments from the sidebar. I love this line:

”person I haven’t heard of” commented on “post I haven’t read yet”

Makes sense. Sidebar space is limited, so we’d better maximize it.