Hi Shane,

Beautiful!! I'm so jealous that you have the expertise to do it all yourself!

 

I've heard a lot about site's being "mobile friendly". How does it test on mobile with 3 columns?

While I'm certainly capable of creating a site myself, it wouldn't look anywhere near this nice if I did.  I let the Genesis framework and a child theme do most of the heavy lifting.  There was just a little modifying to do afterwards.

The theme is mobile responsive, so when it is viewed on smaller screens or on mobile, it shrinks down to two, and then one column.  That was one of the big selling points I was looking for when choosing a theme. :)

Thanks!

Beautiful!! I'm so jealous that you have the expertise to do it all yourself!

I've heard a lot about site's being "mobile friendly". How does it test on mobile with 3 columns?

Thanks; I have been thinking about doing a 'Start Here' page where I have three-four areas where TMP has made a difference and links to the main four-five posts (of course within the posts there will be links to the others in the cluster).

A thing I tend to forget is that this is not about finding everything, but about showcasing what is really helpful and great.

Maria

 

Exactly.  The real goal is to get the reader to where they belong!

A thing I tend to forget is that this is not about finding everything, but about showcasing what is really helpful and great.

Maria

I like it; hard to explain why but I suppose it is the contrast between the background and the rest. It is easy to read and you have added a picture (am I right on this one?) - someone has been loistening to Pat Flynn :).

 

One thing that I am puzzling over myself is how to make it easy for people to find the stuff they need/want - and no, top searches doesn't cut it. If you have any ideas, please share.

 

Maria

Absolutely right, Maria.  The picture is new.  I'm still planning on putting the logo back in addition, but haven't decided how I want to do that yet.  

Finding stuff is a difficult question, I think.  I agree that site search isn't the best way to do it.  I think, one of the ways to explore (I know I plan to) is some curated topical menus/pages.  Maybe pages that you've created to display categories, pages on certain topics that are cross-category, or some omnibus posts that go over certain topics.  I currently think the best way to do this is with a reverse funnel method.  One link to a topic, then multiple links to the smaller niche topics under that topic.  Of course, how you do that is going to be told by limitations in the design of the site (e.g. I don't have any more room for custom menus) and how you think will be best for your readers.

One thing that I am puzzling over myself is how to make it easy for people to find the stuff they need/want - and no, top searches doesn't cut it. If you have any ideas, please share.

Maria

After Fincon13, I did a major redesign of my site (link in my signature), and I'd really appreciate if you all would take a look and make any suggestions for further improvement in this thread. 

I'll be eternally grateful.

Thanks!