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I absolutely agree.  Maybe it's more important for me since my blog is also a lead magnet for new clients; but my About page is also very highly visited and following Derek Halpern's advice from Social Triggers, I threw 3 newsletter subscription boxes on it and each of them convert. 

Every time I visit a blog for the first time I ALWAYS to the about page.  Always.   Personally, I think your about page should be just as good as some of your best posts on your site, IMHO. 

If you want to see an epic About page, check out Clay Collins:  http://www.clay-collins.com/bl…..-my-story/

I think it's the only About page that I've seen that has been Tweeted over 700 times and almost 500 FB shares.   Truly epic. 

retireby40 said:

Can you take a look and give me some critique? Don't hold back because I want to improve it. 

If you want my unsolicited advice, here you go….   :)

Drop the media.net ads.   I want to read about you not more advertising.  Plus it gives a chance for your readers to click away and never come back. 

I would love to see some sort of photos sprinkled throughout the content.   Like an "Exit" sign with your exit strategy discussion. 

Honestly, that's about it.  If you ever decide to do an email newsletter, you could always throw in a subscribe box. 

Your about page tells a "good story" and that's exactly what it should do. 

Now THAT is an about page.  Great stuff Jeff, thank you.

OK, I just added to my list that I better make sure that mine is updated.  I should at least make sure that the number of kids I have is up to date! 

Thanks for the feedback. I'll work on it this weekend. Ugh… another thing on the todo list. 

Shannyn @FrugalBeautiful.com said:

I am by NO means an authority on this…lord knows my about page could be cleaner and improved. I think you did a great job of making yourself personable I like that you listed life goals!  Perhaps even a picture or two would be a good idea- if not of you/your family but even just a visual representation of your goals.

 

The other thing I would suggest is Headers in bigger, bolder text.  "About the Blog" or "Background on the Blog" then "About the Author or Blogger"  just so people know where to look and it makes sense as people scroll down the page..but I really like it, these are just teensy suggestions, overall it's great and it really adds character and uniqueness to your blog! :) 

Gosh, mine is so outdated. Should tackle it soon. Thanks for the reminder.

And yes I do like reading about pages – it makes the relationship somehow more personal. It is disappointing when it isn't, I agree.

Maria

The first thing I did with my blog was focus on writing the About Page, as I knew it would give me the chance to concretise my aims and goals for my writing, before I set off spewing forth ideas. I still bear it mind with every post, and I have no intention of changing it fundamentally any time soon. 

The about page is your one big chance to get your whole blogging raison d'etre pinned down for anybody who wants to know! Don't waste it.

I peek at the About page first if Ive stumbled across a new blog, to establish a potential connection with the author. If it's snoozy and generally not engaging, I don't spend much time sifting through content. There have been instances where an About page has completely blown me away, and I'll dig through the site for hours, absorbing information like a fiend.

Thats funny that this thread blew up. We just spruced up our about section to include photos and bios.

It was just the CEO and myself because we were the only ones that blogged, but we added the rest of the team members and its coming along nicely.

I understand that people want to remain anonymous but I think it allows people to get a more personable connection when they have a better understanding of who's writing they are reading.

Like a mid 20's student vs a early 40's person. As I am in my 20's I would be able to relate to the younger blogger due to our age/life style.

I actually don't click on the About pages too often. If the blogger has great content I will continue to follow him/her and after doing so for a while, you get true understanding of who the person is.