Blog B

The first thing I see when I opened the Blog for Tagan’s Kitchen (http://taganskitchen.blogspot.com/) was a giant picture of a blueberry pie with stars and stripes cut into the pie crust and I immediately thought of my grandmother who loves blueberries and I know she would be proud of me because I am attending SCSU!  This blog is exciting because of the picture and also well written and clear.  This blog has links on the right hand side to receive emails, follow on Facebook, and even on Twitter.  I want my blog to include links as well as pictures.  I truly enjoy taking unique pictures as well as finding interesting pictures and sharing them with others so I will be sure to add this to my blog.

The second blog I clicked was Productive Flourishing (http://www.productiveflourishing.com), which discussed creating a successful small business.  A video is imbedded in the blog and I believe that is an effective way to show the viewer the theme of the blog.  I plan on posting videos in order to portray my ideas as well on my blog.  Unlike the previous blog for Tagan’s Kitchen, this blog has links across the top of the page, such as “Home”, “About”, “Services”, “Contact”, “Blog” and more.  Therefore, this blog is a link off of the main website.  Simliar to the first blog I have reviewed, this blog also provides links to Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, which is convenient because many people check these sites very often through their cellular phone.

Another blog I checked was Rebecca’s pocket (http://www.rebeccablood.net/index.html) and in my opinion this blog has too many words and not very much personality.  The text is black and the background is white.  There are no pictures.  There are too many links on the side panel, which seems overwhelming.  I think an appropriate number of links on the side would be approximately three to eight and it is important to keep them consistent and clear to the viewer.

I decided to create an exciting title for my blog, called Valerie’s Gallery and include a pretty picture to capture my audience’s attention. In addition, I plan to include relevant pictures, videos, and links for my viewers.