Blog Revamped to Inspire More
After 50 daily blog posts, I took a moment to reflect on the distance we have come on this blog. I realized that the journey has just begun. The purpose of this blog is to inspire you, my friend, to be the best you can be. There are many areas of life that I will be writing to you about and I need to have a good system for presenting information to you.
In the last few days that I was not posting new blog posts, I took the time to create a roadmap for the blog. I took the time to listen and analyze suggestions made by my friends and readers. I would like to say a big thank you to all those who made suggestions on how to improve this blog. I was fortunate to have brilliant feedback from readers and I have implemented most of the suggested ideas.
Subscription via Email
If you are busy and cannot be able to come to the blog every day, you can now catch the latest happenings by subscribing to the blog via email. The good people from Google (Feedburner) have provided us with a way of getting the blog posts delivered via email. You just need to sign up on the subscription form at the top of every page on this blog. Your will need to verify your email address by clicking on the confirmation link that will be sent to you.
Subscribe to Comments via Email
You can now follow the discussion on a blog post by subscribing via email for the responses to be sent to you. This is a good way of getting replies to your comment without having to keep checking back.
New Blog Design
The good people from WP Remix have provided us with a new smooth blog theme that is elegant and fast loading. Even those on slow connections can access the blog faster.
Information on Your Fingertips
I have added a few blocks on the sidebar on the right of the blog post. You now can see the most commented blog posts, the most popular in addition to the most recent posts. You will also be able to view the most popular tags on the site.
You will also be able to tell how many comments each blog post has, and see the last 10 people to comment on the blog. At the end of each blog post, the system will now show you other posts that are related, giving you more power delve into your area of interest in detail.
You will also be able to search through blog posts with specific keywords, see the archives on a month to month basis and view blog posts by categories. There is more than one way to kill this cat. These new additions to the blog will prove to be particularly useful as I keep adding more blog posts.
Contact Form
I have added a way for people to contact me. Please contact me if you have ideas on what should go on the blog, if you have any questions or want a private chat. It may take a while for me to get back to you depending on the volume of email I receive. A faster way of contacting me is through Facebook and also via Twitter.
New Series
I will start posting a new series tomorrow on an issue that affects all of us and determines our success in life.
Your Comments
I would love to hear your comments about the new design and the new features. Also if you have any ideas for the blog, please post them here. Thank you.
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