Ok, so we’ve redesigned Blogaholics again. If you recall, we swapped the columns around not too long ago from sidebar-content-sidebar to content-sidebar-sidebar. We thought it would look nicer, be easier on navigation, and be better for our advertising.

Well… we liked the shift in the column, but it just did not work with our design. First, making changes to our template was more than difficult given the graphic heaviness. There were browser issues and sizing issues. It was very difficult. The lines on the “page” that was pinned to the cork background also made reading difficult. It was so complex that I couldn’t make many changes - I had to leave it to Ianiv - which was not the best for maintenance.

So, we dropped the design. We kept the header - the post-it, the picture and the pins. They are our brand, after all. But the rest was scrapped.

So, we added more sidebar items and rearranged things. It’s not 100% done, and we’ll likely shift things around some more to get optimal placement on stuff, but if you notice any bugs, let us know!

What do you think?

Once this is done, we’ll flush out Vancouver Coffee and Baking Low Fat since we can do a lot of cut/paste due to the similarity of the designs. We’re also going to do a facelift on Blogging Help - I have the redesign done already - but that will need to wait until after we return from Disneyland.

We’ll see if the new design turns into more clicks soon enough!