New Duds

The Fold Blog is in the process of updating its appearance. There are still some issues to work out like comments have disappeared. But overall this should be a much better template for readers to navigate. The previous template worked great. It was probably the best for low budget blogs money can buy. However, it was difficult to maintain. The slider at the top was time consuming and totally in html.  Also it was not an optimized SEO template.  This new one is.

Since we utilize the Blogger platform, I thought it would be better to also stay with a Blogger template.  This will make it easier to hack, update and tweak.  This is my first time using a Blogger template and so far it is much simpler than the others.

This June also marks the 2nd year for The Fold Blog's existence.  And since our hits are on the rise, it's important to use a platform that is search engine optimized and has the functionality to maintain the sites growth.

Here is some new data to mark year #2.

Avg. daily visitors: 2,200
Avg. time on site: 5:15
Bounce rate: 50%
Referring url: TPM, Google search
Most visited posts: Everything They Do is a Revolution, Absolutely Everything; GOP Purity Test None of Them Can Pass

We are going to work with Disqus to get our comments back up today.  If it's not possible I might move to using Blogger comments as well.  Bear with us.  And thanks for reading.