Comments on: 30 Day Marketing Bootcamp for Freelance Writers – Day 8 http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/09/13/freelancing/marketing-pr/30-day-marketing-bootcamp-for-freelance-writers-%e2%80%93-day-8/ Your Freelance Writing Resource Thu, 24 May 2012 04:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jennifer Mattern http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/09/13/freelancing/marketing-pr/30-day-marketing-bootcamp-for-freelance-writers-%e2%80%93-day-8/comment-page-/#comment-14307 Jennifer Mattern Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:12:12 +0000 http://queryfreefreelancer.com/?p=328#comment-14307 Here are a couple of suggestions that will hopefully help: 1. The main font in the body -- I would suggest increasing the size by a point or two. Right now it's very small which makes it more difficult to read (more importantly, it makes it more difficult to quickly scan for important details). 2. The script font is a little hard to read too -- maybe changing to a similar font would help (the letters on this one are very condensed, which makes them look squished together and a bit difficult to read as well). 3. The main navigation links could also be bigger. Right now they're completely overwhelmed by the off-site links like to Twitter. When on your site, the first thing that should be obvious to a visitor is how to actually get around your own site before you send them someplace else. 4. In the sidebar I would put a little more space between each item (like the portfolio and review links). Right now they run together a little bit. I think some minor tweaks like those might go a long way to making the site easier to navigate -- and when you're talking about potential clients, we want to keep it as easy as possible so they information they want is right at their fingertips. It does look like the site covers all of the basic info pretty well though -- just a few design suggestions from me. Hope it helps! :) Here are a couple of suggestions that will hopefully help:

1. The main font in the body — I would suggest increasing the size by a point or two. Right now it’s very small which makes it more difficult to read (more importantly, it makes it more difficult to quickly scan for important details).

2. The script font is a little hard to read too — maybe changing to a similar font would help (the letters on this one are very condensed, which makes them look squished together and a bit difficult to read as well).

3. The main navigation links could also be bigger. Right now they’re completely overwhelmed by the off-site links like to Twitter. When on your site, the first thing that should be obvious to a visitor is how to actually get around your own site before you send them someplace else.

4. In the sidebar I would put a little more space between each item (like the portfolio and review links). Right now they run together a little bit.

I think some minor tweaks like those might go a long way to making the site easier to navigate — and when you’re talking about potential clients, we want to keep it as easy as possible so they information they want is right at their fingertips. It does look like the site covers all of the basic info pretty well though — just a few design suggestions from me. Hope it helps! :)

]]> By: Marisa Wikramanayake http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/09/13/freelancing/marketing-pr/30-day-marketing-bootcamp-for-freelance-writers-%e2%80%93-day-8/comment-page-1/#comment-14306 Marisa Wikramanayake Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:59:15 +0000 http://queryfreefreelancer.com/?p=328#comment-14306 Hi, I've been following this along mostly because it intrigued me. I've been freelancing for a year now but I have got by without querying as yet so I wanted to check it out. At this point, I've already set up my website with pages and copy and all. What I really need is a set of eyes to tell me what I can and should improve about what I have on there at the moment. I am looking forward to going through the rest of the bootcamp. Thank you so much for this! Cheers, Marisa. Hi,

I’ve been following this along mostly because it intrigued me. I’ve been freelancing for a year now but I have got by without querying as yet so I wanted to check it out.

At this point, I’ve already set up my website with pages and copy and all. What I really need is a set of eyes to tell me what I can and should improve about what I have on there at the moment.

I am looking forward to going through the rest of the bootcamp. Thank you so much for this!

Cheers, Marisa.

]]> By: Jennifer Mattern http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/09/13/freelancing/marketing-pr/30-day-marketing-bootcamp-for-freelance-writers-%e2%80%93-day-8/comment-page-1/#comment-14304 Jennifer Mattern Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:36:43 +0000 http://queryfreefreelancer.com/?p=328#comment-14304 Just keep a running to-do list. If you can't finish something one day, this way you'll have a note so you remember to do it the next. Just don't move on with other tasks that build upon previous days until that previous day's work is done. Then you should be fine. When this is all said and done I'll be revamping, improving, and adding to the content and selling a marketing bootcamp e-book (including tools and worksheets not available on the blog to make this easier). So if anyone's really struggling to keep up, there will be more of a self-help option at some point down the road if they prefer that. Just keep a running to-do list. If you can’t finish something one day, this way you’ll have a note so you remember to do it the next. Just don’t move on with other tasks that build upon previous days until that previous day’s work is done. Then you should be fine.

When this is all said and done I’ll be revamping, improving, and adding to the content and selling a marketing bootcamp e-book (including tools and worksheets not available on the blog to make this easier). So if anyone’s really struggling to keep up, there will be more of a self-help option at some point down the road if they prefer that.

]]> By: Matt Willard http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/09/13/freelancing/marketing-pr/30-day-marketing-bootcamp-for-freelance-writers-%e2%80%93-day-8/comment-page-1/#comment-14305 Matt Willard Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:33:12 +0000 http://queryfreefreelancer.com/?p=328#comment-14305 Made some changes to my About page, but I think I'll need to save the home page copy for another day. I just got off a four-hour writing stint and anything else I make at this point would be terrible :V Off to check out your blogging challenge stuff! Made some changes to my About page, but I think I’ll need to save the home page copy for another day. I just got off a four-hour writing stint and anything else I make at this point would be terrible :V Off to check out your blogging challenge stuff!

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