Should I remove the sliding feature on my blog?

Fitness Contrarian · 12-23-2009, 08:45 AM

I started this health and fitness blog called Fitness Contrarian a few months ago. My goal is to get a substantial readership, collect e-mails and then try to monetize it.

I have a sliding feature section on the blog with an attached side bar. Other bloggers have told me to remove it because it takes away from the text of the articles and I can’t get my sign-up box high enough on my home page.

Should I remove the sliding feature on my blog?

Best - Mike
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Aronya · 12-23-2009, 04:34 PM

Hard to say for sure. Probably yes. If there's a way to make it smaller, I'd test it that way. The ultimate answer is always to test it. You just never know for sure otherwise.

ps Welcome to the forum.

Fitness Contrarian · 12-23-2009, 04:50 PM

I can"t make it smaller. I will test it with and without.

Thanks

VisualWebEffects · 12-23-2009, 07:02 PM

there is not real hard in leaving it in place, but would be better if it was a little smaller. Normally this can be achieved within the wordpress admin or by adjusting the plugins css and html template files.

but like i said, for what your site is about, it does not harm the way it is IMHO.

Fitness Contrarian · 12-23-2009, 07:37 PM

I would like to make the side bar smaller but this theme came with the side bar attached to the sliding feature. It's not a plug in. I guess if I knew html it can be changed.

If I turn off the sliding feature I could move up my sign-up form right next to the first post.

I will try it both ways over the weekend.

Thanks for your help.

Best- Mike

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Aronya Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Escondido, CA. Becase San Marcos just wasn't hot enough. Posts: 510 Thanks: 35 Thanked 56 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Should I remove the sliding feature on my blog? Hard to say for sure. Probably yes. If there's a way to make it smaller, I'd test it that way. The ultimate answer is always to test it. You just never know for sure otherwise. ps Welcome to the forum.

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VisualWebEffects HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 137 Thanks: 4 Thanked 35 Times in 18 Posts Contact Info	Re: Should I remove the sliding feature on my blog? there is not real hard in leaving it in place, but would be better if it was a little smaller. Normally this can be achieved within the wordpress admin or by adjusting the plugins css and html template files. but like i said, for what your site is about, it does not harm the way it is IMHO.
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Fitness Contrarian Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 39 Thanks: 36 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Should I remove the sliding feature on my blog? I would like to make the side bar smaller but this theme came with the side bar attached to the sliding feature. It's not a plug in. I guess if I knew html it can be changed. If I turn off the sliding feature I could move up my sign-up form right next to the first post. I will try it both ways over the weekend. Thanks for your help. Best- Mike
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