The Writing Hut
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I feel the site is pretty clean and easy for me to navigate. However, there is too much blank, open space on both sides of the screen for my liking. Also, I think it would look better to try to find a different "theme" than what you are using now.....something the ties in with the niche' a little better.
I understand that is just my two cents and you can take that for what it's worth....
I understand that is just my two cents and you can take that for what it's worth....
Thanks I fully agree with you, the problem is it is really hard to find a good free theme, and I am currently trying to change the one and make it look better.Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer said:
Thank you for the review 😀
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Shole said:
Your welcome. I love the niche' of your site. Keep up the good work!
Wow that theme.... it's amazing. Not too cluttered up and looks very clean. What made you decide to go with a Green color scheme?
Content seems well written and a lot of great information can be obtained by reading each blog entry. I started reading a couple and almost got addicted. >.<
Sidebar is not too messy which is one of the factors I like about your site.
You seem quite well in what you're doing. Keep up the great work.
Content seems well written and a lot of great information can be obtained by reading each blog entry. I started reading a couple and almost got addicted. >.<
Sidebar is not too messy which is one of the factors I like about your site.
You seem quite well in what you're doing. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the great review, I am glad you like it.Krampus said:
The green color was decided do to my idea of going to a forest to write, and well the writing hut being mine I would like it to be in a forest...one thing lead to another and green was my page 😀
I am trying to fix the theme a bit to make it even easier to access stuff 😀
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Honestly, it has been awhile since I last visited The Writing Hut, so I forgot what it was about, so doing this review for you, has helped me figure out stuff for the first impressions. 🙂
Upon visiting for the first time in awhile, I am reminded on how clean looking your site looks, and how organized everything is! I love how the green and black are not overwhelming, and blends well with everything. The layout isn't too overwhelming for the first time visitor, and there aren't any ads on the site, other than the affiliate images in the homepage sidebar. Also, it is easy to locate the social bookmark share buttons, since they are in the top right corner of every page, and at the bottom of every article.
Though if you want a good honest opinion on a first impression, I noticed a few images get a little pixelated/blurry, due to the homepage making the images a little bigger than they really are.
Rating: Excellent
Since your theme is a free premade theme, I usually would hold it against you, but you have made some minor changes, which I like. Though to be honest, you should look for a potential paid theme, or find someone that can do the work and create a custom theme for you. That is, if you are willing to spend the money to do so.
In regards to the graphics, it may be good for you to try to get smaller images, so that your columns do not stretch the page because of the crazy image sizes, that or figure out how to make the images go no bigger than a certain size, so that they don't appear too big.
Rating: Average
You have a pretty good amount of articles on your site Shole. Though it looks like you write and publish in spurts. Try to space out your articles out more, so that it appears as if you are publishing more often. Also, I think that part of the reason why you don't get many comments, is because of the fact that you don't schedule your posts out, so that they come up at different times, instead of all at the same time.
If you haven't done it recently, I suggest going after doing a comment exchange, one of the posting packages, or a forum cash exchange to get people to post a comment or two on your site.
Also, if you have people that submits from time to time, I probably would suggest that you get them more involved with the site. If not, I suggest you see if you can get a couple people to volunteer if you can. No one can come up with content to publish all the time.
Rating: Average
In the originality department, it seems original alright, and I don't see many blogs that combines reviews on Manga, with Poetry, Book Reviews, and other stuff. I suggest expanding those categories you have that are empty a little bit more, so that it truly can be labeled as completely unique. For example, a category that you might want to get more content for, would be the Book Reviews Category. It only has 4 articles in it, and the last time it was posted in, was back in October.
An another area that you probably should put something in, are the guides, which are labeled the "Article Writing Guides", "Poetry Guides", and the "Story Guides". I am assuming you were going to write something and put them there when you had someone writing in those areas that needed a guide on how to write a proper article for those categories. You have a couple of other categories empty, but I am assuming those are not going to be as easy to fill, since they are story based. 🙂
Rating: Average
The Site Structure is pretty good, and easy to navigate. Nothing out of place in regards to navigation. The sidebar isn't in a bad location, and isn't too large. Nothing to suggest, other than to fix the issue regarding your affiliate page, since it comes up empty when you click from the about us page.
Rating: Good
I know English isn't your first language, and that it is most likely your second or third language based on where you live, but there are the occasional issue with grammar, spaces between periods, and items like that.
One of the articles you published, a review, I found a few errors in. There are others on your site, but the one I would focus on right now would be this review you wrote: http://thewritinghut.net/the-shack-by-wm-paul-young/
The first noticeable issue that I found quite quickly, was the wrong word that you used, probably thinking about the word you wanted, but it coming out differently. It is in the first short paragraph, which is quoted below:
The items in question is the word that is bolded, and the section I underlined. I am assuming for the bolded part, you meant "falls to dust," instead of "fails to dust". And the next part, it would be better grammatically, if it was written like "I literally lost the will".
As you go through that above review, you probably can catch more possible mistakes you may have made.
Rating: Poor
Final Remarks
If you look to improve the above areas, your site will do much better in the future. 🙂
Biggest like about the website?: I love the poetry, and the Manga reviews you are doing. 🙂
Biggest dislike about the website?: Couple of dead links, and some weird word choices in some of the articles.
What could I do to make you (the reviewer) join my website?: To increase publication of items, by using the scheduled post feature. Makes it easier to stay focused, when one is expecting a post to show up on a schedule of some sort.
Your Score
I can't express how much this article will help me develop my site. I am already planing on making certain posts on a certain day so that I can create a good following. Thank you a lot Joshy 😀Santa Smurf said:
First Impressions
Honestly, it has been awhile since I last visited The Writing Hut, so I forgot what it was about, so doing this review for you, has helped me figure out stuff for the first impressions. 🙂
Upon visiting for the first time in awhile, I am reminded on how clean looking your site looks, and how organized everything is! I love how the green and black are not overwhelming, and blends well with everything. The layout isn't too overwhelming for the first time visitor, and there aren't any ads on the site, other than the affiliate images in the homepage sidebar. Also, it is easy to locate the social bookmark share buttons, since they are in the top right corner of every page, and at the bottom of every article.
Though if you want a good honest opinion on a first impression, I noticed a few images get a little pixelated/blurry, due to the homepage making the images a little bigger than they really are.
Rating: Excellent
Design Quality
Since your theme is a free premade theme, I usually would hold it against you, but you have made some minor changes, which I like. Though to be honest, you should look for a potential paid theme, or find someone that can do the work and create a custom theme for you. That is, if you are willing to spend the money to do so.
In regards to the graphics, it may be good for you to try to get smaller images, so that your columns do not stretch the page because of the crazy image sizes, that or figure out how to make the images go no bigger than a certain size, so that they don't appear too big.
Rating: Average
Site Statistics
You have a pretty good amount of articles on your site Shole. Though it looks like you write and publish in spurts. Try to space out your articles out more, so that it appears as if you are publishing more often. Also, I think that part of the reason why you don't get many comments, is because of the fact that you don't schedule your posts out, so that they come up at different times, instead of all at the same time.
If you haven't done it recently, I suggest going after doing a comment exchange, one of the posting packages, or a forum cash exchange to get people to post a comment or two on your site.
Also, if you have people that submits from time to time, I probably would suggest that you get them more involved with the site. If not, I suggest you see if you can get a couple people to volunteer if you can. No one can come up with content to publish all the time.
Rating: Average
Originality
In the originality department, it seems original alright, and I don't see many blogs that combines reviews on Manga, with Poetry, Book Reviews, and other stuff. I suggest expanding those categories you have that are empty a little bit more, so that it truly can be labeled as completely unique. For example, a category that you might want to get more content for, would be the Book Reviews Category. It only has 4 articles in it, and the last time it was posted in, was back in October.
An another area that you probably should put something in, are the guides, which are labeled the "Article Writing Guides", "Poetry Guides", and the "Story Guides". I am assuming you were going to write something and put them there when you had someone writing in those areas that needed a guide on how to write a proper article for those categories. You have a couple of other categories empty, but I am assuming those are not going to be as easy to fill, since they are story based. 🙂
Rating: Average
Site Structure
The Site Structure is pretty good, and easy to navigate. Nothing out of place in regards to navigation. The sidebar isn't in a bad location, and isn't too large. Nothing to suggest, other than to fix the issue regarding your affiliate page, since it comes up empty when you click from the about us page.
Rating: Good
Spelling & Professionalism
I know English isn't your first language, and that it is most likely your second or third language based on where you live, but there are the occasional issue with grammar, spaces between periods, and items like that.
One of the articles you published, a review, I found a few errors in. There are others on your site, but the one I would focus on right now would be this review you wrote: http://thewritinghut.net/the-shack-by-wm-paul-young/
The first noticeable issue that I found quite quickly, was the wrong word that you used, probably thinking about the word you wanted, but it coming out differently. It is in the first short paragraph, which is quoted below:
The items in question is the word that is bolded, and the section I underlined. I am assuming for the bolded part, you meant "falls to dust," instead of "fails to dust". And the next part, it would be better grammatically, if it was written like "I literally lost the will".
As you go through that above review, you probably can catch more possible mistakes you may have made.
Rating: Poor
Final RemarksIf you look to improve the above areas, your site will do much better in the future. 🙂
Biggest like about the website?: I love the poetry, and the Manga reviews you are doing. 🙂
Biggest dislike about the website?: Couple of dead links, and some weird word choices in some of the articles.
What could I do to make you (the reviewer) join my website?: To increase publication of items, by using the scheduled post feature. Makes it easier to stay focused, when one is expecting a post to show up on a schedule of some sort.
Your Score
I will request another one in 2016 to see if I improved 😀
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This blog is really good Shole. I find the articles interesting and relevant. I'd definitely change the theme, though. The one you have right now is OK, but the footer especially (see: http://prntscr.com/9ivxmh) needs some work on it. If you could get-rid-of the lines, that would be a good start to making the theme look a whole lot better. Best of luck man. 🙂
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