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Hi, In common with most folks about these parts, i struggle to have 1 car at a time, and I am always chasing the next project. Back in Sept 2014, I decided to start writing about my experiences whilst persuing these projects-and started Fu'Gutty cars.. I'd be interested in your thoughts and opinions re the articles produced so far.. The blog can be found here(previous articles back to sept 2014 are in the archive) fuguttycars.wordpress.comTwitter feed: @fuguttycars So far I've got BMWs, Toyota, Jaguar/Daimler, Renault and VW models written about-hopefully something in there most of you can enjoy! Please post your comments-I'd welcome the feedback! Thanks |
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
Posts: 5,920
Club RR Member Number: 108
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Too Blue Couldn't Read.
Seriously though Man, I've got a headache and I only looked at the pictures. Don't take offence, but the background is terrible, can't even read the grey text on it.
Once you've got that sorted I'll have a look at the rest!
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berendd
Europe
why do I need 3 keys for one car?
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Always nice to read a good story on how it is to live with old cars, but i have to agree with EmDee that the grey on blue really hurts your eyes. Also the pictures should be bigger, and it would be nice if they open in a new window/tab if they're clicked. the writing is enjoyable though, so keep it coming! |
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nofrills
Posted a lot
my wings are made of Steeeeeeeel!!!
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What Emdee Says man, the blue burns your eyes.... for blogs always good to do black text white background or even light gray background, will make reading it far more enjoyable without the need for headache tablets :-)Pictures are great dude, look forward to seeing more of this blog, i will carry on reading with the blue background though
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Too Blue Couldn't Read. Seriously though Man, I've got a headache and I only looked at the pictures. Don't take offence, but the background is terrible, can't even read the grey text on it. Once you've got that sorted I'll have a look at the rest! Thanks for the feedback-really appreciated!have lightened the backgound can you see what you think now? |
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Always nice to read a good story on how it is to live with old cars, but i have to agree with EmDee that the grey on blue really hurts your eyes. Also the pictures should be bigger, and it would be nice if they open in a new window/tab if they're clicked. the writing is enjoyable though, so keep it coming! Blue issue resolved hopefully! Pics i can make bigger-the latest ones should have larger pics- need to resize retrospectively on tbe older ones. Glad you like the writing style! |
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Jan 22, 2015 10:07:52 GMT
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What Emdee Says man, the blue burns your eyes.... for blogs always good to do black text white background or even light gray background, will make reading it far more enjoyable without the need for headache tablets :-)Pictures are great dude, look forward to seeing more of this blog, i will carry on reading with the blue background though Glad you like the pics!sometimes hard to work out how to illustrate the ramblings:-) |
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VIP
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Jan 22, 2015 13:48:46 GMT
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That background still needs work.
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Jan 22, 2015 13:54:34 GMT
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Take a look at the wordpress templates, there's hundreds on there both free and to pay for that will make it look instantly 100 times more professional.
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Jan 22, 2015 14:40:09 GMT
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Take a look at the wordpress templates, there's hundreds on there both free and to pay for that will make it look instantly 100 times more professional. Will have a look when i get an opportunity-looks like it is more style than content that needs adjusting based on comments so far.. Should be the easier of the two to resolve. Thanks |
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Jan 22, 2015 14:43:37 GMT
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Any comments on elements other than the layout/background and picture size?
Any comments on the following would be most welcome:
Post length
Sections/type of content available
Level of detailbin the various types of post
Thanks
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Jan 22, 2015 14:45:14 GMT
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I looked on a tablet. Too blue. But on my phone it seemed better. I will say this, I enjoyed it. Just tweak it and your laughing.
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New cars. Who needs em.....
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Jan 22, 2015 14:52:10 GMT
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I looked on a tablet. Too blue. But on my phone it seemed better. I will say this, I enjoyed it. Just tweak it and your laughing. Thanks!Glad you enjoyed the content! Have stuck it on a theme with white background and black text. Seems ok on my phone. Will have a look on the laptop later. |
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Jan 22, 2015 14:58:40 GMT
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Are you more interested in writing the blog for your own pleasure, or writing it in order to get a lot of views? If the former, any decisions on content length/type/etc are entirely your own call. If the latter, you need to be making listicles with clickbait headlines.  I'm no expert on blogging, but I've been doing it since 2007 and it seems to be going OK. This is mine - www.sucksqueezebangblow.co/ - all pretty basic stuff, and my approach has always been to assume that no-one's actually reading it. I just write about what I want to write about, and if someone finds it interesting, that's great. But there's a lot of blogs out there, it's never going to be Top Gear. Still, 1.7m pageviews since I started equates to about 590 views a day, which ain't bad. My advice would be to just write what you want to write and see how it goes... oh, and keep an eye on the analytics, if you want a vague steer on what's being viewed and shared most (including dwell time; i.e. are people just clicking in, or clicking and actually reading). Oh, and bigger pictures  |
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Last Edit: Jan 22, 2015 15:01:39 GMT by dbizzle
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Jan 22, 2015 15:01:10 GMT
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Sorry it was brief my youngest required my presence. I was going to say that your writing
style is real good. Comical and informative which imo is spot on. Good stuff and keep it up.
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New cars. Who needs em.....
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Jan 22, 2015 15:08:17 GMT
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Are you more interested in writing the blog for your own pleasure, or writing it in order to get a lot of views? If the former, any decisions on content length/type/etc are entirely your own call. If the latter, you need to be making listicles with clickbait headlines. I'm no expert on blogging, but I've been doing it since 2007 and it seems to be going OK. This is mine - www.sucksqueezebangblow.co/ - all pretty basic stuff, and my approach has always been to assume that no-one's actually reading it. I just write about what I want to write about, and if someone finds it interesting, that's great. But there's a lot of blogs out there, it's never going to be Top Gear. Still, 1.7m pageviews since I started equates to about 590 views a day, which ain't bad. My advice would be to just write what you want to write and see how it goes... oh, and keep an eye on the analytics, if you want a vague steer on what's being viewed and shared most (including dwell time; i.e. are people just clicking in, or clicking and actually reading). Oh, and bigger pictures Thanks-most useful! Reason for writing it is two fold: document some of the shenanigry get stuff out my head and onto the blog. Initially it was done purely for myself, but as i've shared it about some places there seems to be some liking of my style. Its a hobby that can be donw when all the money has gone on parts, and the rain is too heavy! |
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Jan 22, 2015 15:10:56 GMT
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Sorry it was brief my youngest required my presence. I was going to say that your writing style is real good. Comical and informative which imo is spot on. Good stuff and keep it up. Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time and effort to feed back. Comical and informative is high praise indeed:) |
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Jan 22, 2015 22:53:30 GMT
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,882
Club RR Member Number: 71
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Jan 22, 2015 22:57:00 GMT
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Read some of them on PH - like your writing style and content is quite enjoyable
Ideal for reading material while I save money or wait for parts
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Jan 22, 2015 23:04:14 GMT
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Read some of them on PH - like your writing style and content is quite enjoyable Ideal for reading material while I save money or wait for parts Thought I recognised the name.. Cheers chief. next consignment of parts due in tomorrow-work will hopefully happen during the weekend |
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