Help with the leaving cert: blog

superhobo

Hi, i'm after setting up a blog (soon to be a .com) where articles which deal with different sections of the LC are posted. You check it out at:
http://leavingcert.wordpress.com/

I'm currently looking to get some fairly regular contributers on board. I won't be able topay anything because (as you can see) there are no ads on the site and therefore no form of revenue. I need people to contribute articles on basically any leaving cert subject which they have a good knowledge of. If you wantto get involved in this project, please give me an e-mail at superhobo@gmail.com

Haven't a Clue

As good as an idea as this seems, I'd far sooner spend my time studying the subjects instead of displaying to everyone the results of me studying that subject.

Best of luck with it though. Few good notes on there already...

superhobo

Well, actually I find the process of writing up an essay on whatever I'm studying to be very helpful, which is one of the reasons I started the blog. It means I pretty much HAVE to write up a half decent essay of some sort each and every evening.

Come on like, I'm not asking for much and ye'd be helping yourselves aswell!

smemon

superhobo wrote:

Come on like, I'm not asking for much and ye'd be helping yourselves aswell!

difficult thing to do, get students to work for free.. i should know

theleavingcert.com would be dying a slow death at the minute, had it not been for my deep pockets

Haven't a Clue

Doesn't look that busy to me now either.

superhobo

Ah, look I know what u mean, all i'm saying is, if you have an essay or some notes typed up on your pc, just send them along to me and i'll throw them up. I wouldn't expect anyone to go off and do it especially for the site like.

smemon

Haven't a Clue wrote:

Doesn't look that busy to me now either.

well, it doesn't have to be busy to be useful..

the site is SEO'd very well now so it's picking up organic traffic from google. Despite the deserted forum, traffic is well up on the old site and it can only improve as I add more content..

people take the site more seriously now that it looks professional and friendly. Without cash, i couldn't have re-designed it, hosted it or even bought the domain.

a wordpres blog is the best way to start off though, imo. Free, easy to use and google seems to love them

superhobo

Indeed, and we wordpressians DO love Google!

md99

A very nice gesture for students. Best of luck with it.

Spank

Useful site! Keeping going with it.

madgal

Smart idea!! I prefer to type up my study notes than write.

fonpokno

that cultural context question was really helpful! thank you!

Nehpets

smemon wrote:

people take the site more seriously now that it looks professional and friendly.

You site doesn't look professional or friendly The text is a darker shade of the background colour. I am talking about the "Latest Tips / Popular Tips" part. Also, the logo is a good idea, but the scroll doesn't look like a "t" to me! Just my opinion of course - others could think different. Some good articles though!

oh and the message board section is terrible:D

Mushy

And that means I will now learn three poets. That Robert Frost essay looks good enough for me to steal some ideas. Unfortunately for me though, the history is all just a few years outta my range. I do Topics 2 & 3. Good idea though, and if I do anything, I'll send it down for ya. Would some Macbeth stuff be any good?

smemon

Nehpets wrote:

You site doesn't look professional or friendly The text is a darker shade of the background colour. I am talking about the "Latest Tips / Popular Tips" part. Also, the logo is a good idea, but the scroll doesn't look like a "t" to me! Just my opinion of course - others could think different. Some good articles though!

oh and the message board section is terrible:D

thanks for the comments

yesterday, the message board was switched from 'flat' to 'threaded', so yeah, it got messed up and looked pretty awful.. but it's back to normal again.

the scroll DOES look like a 't' even if it didn't, people would still know what it means anyway

as for the colours, i deliberately wanted the menu's and tips to be blended, so that the emphasis would be on the content.. which at the end of the day is why people come to the site

if you think the current design is poor, thank god you didn't see the old one

Nehpets

I did, I was registered on the old forum can't remember it though

superhobo

Thanks for the support everyone. Any stuff ye want to contribute, just send it to my e-mail address up above! Sorry I'm not putting stuffup every day now, but my Pre's start this week!

smemon

Nehpets wrote:

I did, I was registered on the old forum can't remember it though

oh ok

well, the majority of users prefer the new design ~65% from a poll i placed on the site:)

in my eyes, the old site was cold and outdated. At least this has a bit of colour and bling to it