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When I write a blog post about WordPress, I don’t just post a link to a few of my favourite plugins, but instead write a 3,000+ word resource post. When I release a plugin like I did on Reputation Management, I don’t charge for it but instead give it away for free to the masses. So, when I have an announcement to make, you should know that I’m going to have some very big things to say.
The most noticeable change to ViperChill, is the introduction of a brand new redesign which makes its debut today. Though it’s the most noticeable, it’s not the biggest news I have to share with you all. If you’re anything like me, you probably want to see what the site looks like before you continue reading, so check it out if you’re currently seeing this in your inbox or feed reader.
A Fresh Look, for a Fresh Start
I did like the “old” ViperChill design, but it came with its limitations. First of all, I felt like there was just too much happening colour-wise which distracted people from what’s important: the content. With the addition of new plugins and services, I also wanted better page layouts to show them off, but with the previous design iteration this just wasn’t that easy.
In light of other changes which are happening – some of which I’m announcing below – I decided now was a better time than any to update the design of the site, just over a year after it was started. I’m sure some people won’t like it, but in all honesty I’m fine with that. I know people don’t come to my site for how it looks, but I do believe how a site looks can help you convert visitors into fans.
The new design aims to do exactly that.
“If I had given people what they wanted, I would have built a faster horsecart” – Henry Ford.
The main thing I had in mind when designing the new theme was simplicity. I wanted to dull down all aspects of the site which weren’t part of the main content, and highlight what I thought was important. If you look at the homepage, for example, you will see the main things that stand out are the popular posts, subscription options, and how many comments each post has (social proof).
The new changes aren’t just about what I want, of course. I reached out to fans of the ViperChill page on Facebook and received some great suggestions. Some of the most common being:
- “I want categories so I can read all of your posts on a certain topic”
- “I want a search box”
- “I want you to make it easier and more obvious to share content”
The categories are now back on the site, and you can find them on the right sidebar. I never added categories to the old design simply because I was trying to make it look as minimal and clean as possible. Ironically, I can add more “clutter” to this new design, and it still looks a lot cleaner. Please give me a day or two to finish “recategorising” (it’s a word, honest) all of the posts, since I added two more categories.
There is now a search box on the site, which you can find on the right in the footer.
Though I thought the old design made it very easy to share content, it is possible that I was overlooking this, as a few people did mention it to me. At the bottom of all posts you will now see very clear links (at least I think so?) to share posts on both Facebook and Twitter. I’ve never had a prominent Facebook share/like button on the site, so I’m curious to see how often it’s used.
As with the previous iteration of ViperChill, I took a theme “shell” and completely overhauled it. I do all design work myself, including graphics, so the work doesn’t cost me anything more than my own time. If you see any bugs in the design, please do let me know. I have tested it across multiple platforms and browsers and everything looks fine, but these problems do creep in at times.
ViperChill Will No Longer Be a One-Man Operation
I’ve been thinking long and hard over the last few months about the direction I want to to go in online. As many of you know, this site makes up a tiny portion of my income, but it’s by far the one I have the most fun working on. I seriously couldn’t respond to 100+ comments every time I write an article if I didn’t love doing this.
While the growth the site has experienced and the audience it has built in a little over a year is amazing, it does come with its downsides. First of all, the amount of emails I get is beyond ridiculous. Even though I make it fairly difficult to contact me, I still get a lot of requests. And, just like comments, I feel obliged to reply to people simply because they took the time out to contact me.
Spending my whole day replying to emails and helping people one-on-one is obviously not as effective as writing a blog post which can help over 13,000 people. I also feel like I’m not offering as much value as I could be. I do pour my soul into every post I publish, and maybe I’m being a little harsh on myself here, but I could be doing so much more.
The other day I sent out this tweet:
My friend Pat replied with:
Before I wrote the tweet I was reminded how far I, him, and other ethical marketing bloggers out there have to go in order to help change the perceptions of this industry. Even if we can’t, at least we can do our part, and give the most value we can. I really want to leave a mark on this planet and I’m building a large enough audience where I can do exactly that. Now I just have to step up on the value front.
That’s why I’m…
Bringing on Two, Full-Time ViperChillers
And I’m paying them to help me give away as much free value as possible (read: I’m not releasing anything paid or new to cover their salaries). The first position I am bringing someone on for is sort of an intern slash assistant. This person will be handling my emails (don’t worry Cloud Living customers, I’ll still be receiving yours), dealing with any customer issues besides marketing questions, and interacting online as a part of this brand.
This is going to free up a huge portion of my time, and allow me to do what I think I do best: writing content.
The second position I am hiring for is a full-time developer. I seriously have more tool and resource ideas than you could ever think possible. What’s more, I genuinely believe every idea is a “OMG, people are going to love this!” kind of project. For the first three months or so, this person is going to be working on nothing but free tools to help you all with your online marketing efforts.
To start with, I’m working on a number of free WordPress plugins, so if there’s anything you want to see created, then send an email to mikey@viperchill.com. If it’s a good idea, there’s a 99% chance that I will make it for you. That’s the kind of value I want to be giving to you all.
The new additions will not be starting straight away, but will hopefully be starting in the next week or two once I have the business side of things drawn up. Oh, and they’ll both be working with me in Cape Town (but from the comfort of their own homes). This isn’t some “cool I can pay someone in India $4 per hour and tell the world about it” kind of operation. I want quality work, and I’m happy to pay for it.
ViperProof: Another Free WordPress Plugin
To start the value ball rolling, I’m releasing another free WordPress plugin today. You can see the plugin in action in the right side of the ViperChill footer. The aim of the plugin is to allow you to show forms of social proof very easily, to help you get more blog subscribers.
Not everyone can use their feed count as a “wow, this blog is popular” tool, especially if you’re just starting out. However, some blogs do have an impressive number of posts, comments, Facebook fans and Twitter followers. This plugin makes it very easy for you to show these off.
Head on over to our new WordPress Plugins page to get the download links and installation instructions for my latest offering.
Article Directories Resource
To give an example of how I want to use the new full-page-width features of the site, I put together a list of the most popular and powerful article directories. As most of you know, article directories can be a good and easy to way to get backlinks to your website. The data is static, for now, but it was compiled in the last 24 hours so it is very fresh and relevant.
Head on over to the article directories page to see it in action.
My General Resources Page
Though it wasn’t too long ago that I put together a list of my most commonly used internet marketing tools, I did want to put a better resources page online. From free analytics tools, link building software and niche research offerings, I’ve put together a list of the most common things I use. I will be updating this on a regular basis so keep checking back for more.
You can click the link in the site header, or go to the page here.
I Can Sleep Now?
I’ve literally worked 18 hours each day, for the past 5 days, to put all of this together (even the new plugin). Though the work load was quite extreme, hopefully you can see what is possible when you dedicate time to something. I’m going to fix any inevitable bugs which have cropped up with the new design and answer some comments, then I’m going into hibernation for the next 24 hours.
Happy Valentines Day to all of my female readers, and a massive “thank you” to all of you for being part of this awesome community.
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There are a few things I still need to tweak (such as the comments here, they’re pretty ugly and only go two levels deep) but everything should be working okay.
Massive thanks to one of my best friends, and awesome programmer Graeme. If anyone needs programming work, I highly recommend you send him a mail (graemeboy AT Gmail.com).
Now, I think I’m going to open a beer and order a pizza. Sleep can wait
Congrats, Glen! Very nice work on the redesign. The Viper Proof plug-in is really nice too, thanks for that.
Quick question – is this “Did You Enjoy This Article?” widget at the end of the post a custom-built WP plug-in or something that us mere mortals can get our hands on & tweak design-wise for our websites? If so, how?
I love the new look overall.
It’s a minor point, and probably not that important, but on my screen the text in the footer is so light that on the current background it’s almost unreadable. Might just be my contrast settings though, but if anyone else points it out it might be worth a look
Hey man,
Thanks for the comment. I totally agree with you on the footer text. Another thing I have to work on. I literally can’t change anything at the minute, as my internet is cutting out every 30 seconds (struggled to even write this comment). Gotta love SA
Congrats on the V2 launch, you know it’s a never ending tweak
Always enjoy reading your stuff, looking forward to get more chill out of you and Pat…cheers!
Thanks Eric,
You actually have the same name as a friend of mine, so I was pretty surprised when I saw the comment haha.
I like the new design. Nice. Clean. Clutter-free.
You’re right though. People come to your website for the content. You provide awesome content and apparently it’s getting even better. I might have to send mikey an email for a cool wordpress plugin idea.
Thanks for providing such awesome information! Looks like you’re gonna be kicking some serious ass in 2011.
Thanks Jeff,
Please do send that email!
Your comment is appreciated, as always.
As an ex web designer I would like to congratulate on an utterly gorgeous re-design. I am a huge fan of minimal styles and this hits the nail on the head. I particular like the header displaying the logo only, brand recognition eh?
All the best,
Martin
Thanks Martin, I appreciate that.
I was in two minds whether to put the site name there or not. I think the logo is strong enough to represent the brand though.
Keep well!
Seriously impressive, Glen – This is what it means to take it to the next level.
Thank you Tim,
And thanks for the email. I have fixed that post
Hey Glen,
Your redesign looks great! I really enjoy the use of white space, although the use of gray in the footer blends in a little too well. I’m also glad someone finally created a way to easily add social proof to blogs. I’m heading over there now to grab a copy – thanks!
Yeah I’m going to make that a little darker. Thanks.
Enjoy the plugin!
The new design looks good Glen. I always appreciate minimal/clean blog designs as a reader.
Thanks Steven,
It means a lot coming from you, as I always love your designs. Good to see you here!
Glen,
The site looks great (nice clean look), but I’m not a big fan of the light font. It would be easier to read if it was darker and provided greater contrast to the background. I just about always read from Google Reader anyway, so it won’t make much of a difference to me, but I just thought that I would give you my input.
Definitely noted the font color comments. I’ll be making it much clearer tonight
Glen,
I’ve been awaitng your full-time return as I’m sure many others have been.
The changes are awesome and I’m so looking forward to seeing more top notch content.
Thanks
Thanks Steve
Hopefully I won’t disappoint.
Hi Glen,
I dig the new look. Cleaner and more direct. Less is more. Always. We don’t seek complexity – at least sane people – why why clutter our reader’s minds with excess?
I made some recent changes at my blog that mirrored yours. More simple, more clean, making it easier for my readers to consume what I have to offer. I also pulled back from offering multiple opt-in forms on each post. I became too obsessed with offering my readers opportunities and forgot to be a solution provider.
The Ford quote is spot on. Feel free to ask for feedback but you don’t have to use it. Sometimes you follow suggestions that sing with you, other times you follow suggestions that sting you, or more accurately, your ego. No harm here. The idea is to do things for the better of the whole while honoring your core value and this rarely involves trying to make most people happy.
Thanks for sharing your deep insight Glen. Have a powerful week!
RB
Hey Ryan
Way to contribute. Great comment!
Top quality stuff Glen, also love the comment from Martin above – i am sure most people in the im world will no doubt know what vc means!
Thanks WIll. Still have a long way to go on that front though
I love how simple it is and of course I’m a fan of the link color. The search feature and the categories will definitely help some people find exactly what they are looking for. Keep up the great work Glen! Your Cloud Living e-book is what actually got me addicted to niche marketing and blogging. Your content always motivates me!
Thanks Randy. I really appreciated your help today!
Damn, it looks good
! The first thing that popped into my mind after seeing this, was: ‘apple ipod’, which was undoubtly a huge succes in terms of design. So I guess congratulations! :p I’ll see what you have coming for us all. Keep it up!
Hah, that’s surprising, but pretty cool!
Thanks Sjoerd
The new site looks great, Glen, and I’m very excited to see you looking to do more for society. Kudos.
Thank you Brian, much appreciated!
Glen, wow, a lot of changes but I can see you are well on your way. Looking forward to it all!
Hey Moon,
Yep, quite a bit has happened in the last 24 hours. Awesome!
Fantastic redesign. What is the name of the plugin/widget at the bottom of articles that says “Did you enjoy this article” and has share the love for facebook and twitter? Thanks!!
Hey Vic,
Thanks a lot!
The share section is actually something I designed + hardcoded myself. It’s not available as a plugin. I like the idea of making something like that though
Glen,
Thanks for your tireless effort in rebuilding this site and also the consistent stellar content in terms of internet marketing. Get the rest that you need to keep this up!
Stanley
Thanks Stanley, you’re very welcome.
Good to see you here.
This is really awesome Glen, and change is a part of life.
I’m sure this design will improve with time and I love the simplicity features of it and the sidebar. I also love the sharing option below the most.
I also love your new resources and plugins and I will be making use of them to my best advantage
Thanks so much for making the blogosphere a better place,
-Onibalusi
Seems like it is a home run then Oni?
Thanks buddy
Hi ViperChillers
Does that mean that the readers of Vipervhill are called Viperchillees?
New site?
Still thinking about it.
Very subdued colour scheme, but is it too subdued?
Text is small, probably just my eyesight.
Looking forward to lots of great content from the Viperchillers.
Maybe. I think it puts the focus in the right places though.
Could you let me know what browser and OS you’re using? I’ll look into it specifically.
Hi Glen,
I’m one of your silent readers. I have to say, I love the new design and am looking forward to the new plugins releases.
Here’s to the further growth of Viper Chill!
Hey Samar,
Thanks for showing your face. I’m really glad you like the new look
The new theme is ever simple and elegant. I like it. My suggestion is to increase font size a little.
Thanks for putting resource page and wordpress plugin.
Can you let me know what browser / OS you’re using?
Oh you removed the links from comments. That’s not good. How can we visit fellow commenter website.
I mentioned in the first comment that I need to fix comments. I actually didn’t realise though until you wrote this.
Obviously I still want the links to be there
Hi Glen,
I absolutely love the new sites minimalist design. If you ever feel like releasing it as a template… please include me on the mailing list!
Also loving the resources page – simple, clear and with great products (thank you very much for introducing me to Teux Deux – been looking for something like this to work alongside Evernote for too long now).
I will continue to spread the word. Looking forward to more fantastic content.
Much respect, Leigh
Thanks Leigh, I appreciate the support.
Teux Deux is awesome!
Looks great Glen! Minimal is in and you proved it!
Thanks Beau
Wanted to let you know that the font color is _very_ light on my screen. I thing that doing a color that is 2/3 white is a little too much. Try reading the full article yourself – your eyes start to hurt.
It should be fixed now
Glen, thanks a lot for sharing the ViperProff plugin!
I loke the redisign. But a darker and larger font would increase the readability – which was perfect with the old design.
The font is black now and 1px bigger. Is that better?
Glenn, I must say that you’re….well…a complete dumb! Yeah…you read that right! You’re so brilliant! I wanna rant here a little…
The former design was fantastic but, because most times I’m on mobile, The blog drags on my phone so I resolved to reading this blog with the feed reader on the phone…after that, the next thing was, I couldn’t comment on this precious blog that have taught me the things I know today…so painful isn’t it?
Moreover, because your posts are pretty long which is something I really enjoy, my eyes get strained due to reading from my feed which is not always convenient…so much trouble to read a fine man’s blog? You don’t mean it!
I’m sure some people’ll think I’m off topic and jr ranting but wait! That’s what I do! I rant about things cos I’ve got to express myself the way I need to do! But one more thing before I check out…
Finally, glenn is a teenager, I’m a teenager so what? It’s pretty cool when you see guys like this do stuffs. It makes me happy. I’m glad I’m making the little impact I can make and Glenn is making his…All in all, I’m pleased! Enjoy your day friends…
Tim
I’m a complete dumb? Errr…thanks
I use a plugin for the blog on a phone so it should be much faster than the usual.
Thanks for the comment
LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!
Makes me want to lick it. That’s how you know you’ve done well.
Haha nice.
Thanks BT
This is my first time posting, I have been a lurker in the past, but I wanted to let you know that I really love the design! The header is great! I agree w everyone else about the text color in the footer, but sounds like you already got that covered in your list.
I have a question: the “Did you enjoy this article” box at the bottom of your post: is that a plugin, or did you create that yourself? I love it.
Hey Marianney,
I think the text-color should be fixed now. I’ve made it darker on the blog posts as well.
I made that myself but I like the idea of turning it into a plugin. I’ll see what I can do!
Thanks Glen! I may hardcode one myself then, hope you don’t mind. I won’t copy it too closely!
But still let us know if you do make a plugin!
Oh and I want to say that I know a lot of people complained about the grey text, but I liked the grey better than the stark black. Maybe a darker grey? Just a suggestion, don’t want to drive you TOO crazy with changes
It’s not pure black as in #000; but it is quite dark. I have a feeling you’re using a good monitor, as I am, so we’re seeing things a little differently to other people.
I would like to make it lighter as well, but it’s a case of function over style this time.
No problem
Hi Glenn — looks great! Congrats.
Thanks Satya, it has been a while!
Hey Glen, new awesome design. Just a quick question, it costed you around $700 for this custom one? Yes?
Cheers!
No I used a theme shell then designed the rest myself. It cost nothing more than my time.
Which theme shell is it?
Hey Glen,
Fantastic news on all fronts. Love the redesign! And this ViperProof plugin is one of the best plugin ideas I’ve ever seen.
Unfortunately, I’ve run into problems with the plugin. Install and setup is easy, and everything seems to work like it should, except for:
1) When I key in my monthly visitors, that field gets erased whenever I leave and come back to the ViperProof settings page. The other fields I populate stay intact.
2) When I change my External Social Network and Display options and hit the update button, it seems like you’ve intended the latest data to appear below the Current ViperProof Statistics line of the setup page, but nothing appears.
3) When I move the ViperProof settings widget onto my sidebar, what shows up on my sidebar when I load my site is “ViperProof” but no icons or data appear below it.
I’m not terribly technical, but this sounds like it might be a problem with my server permissions (I use SliceHost). Am I on the right track?
-Erik
Hi Erik,
I believe you have this sorted now? I have fixed number 1 in the plugin for everyone.
The issue is due to Thesis I believe.
Great Design, i like it. Awesome, how much energy you have and workload you handle to do this stuff. Keep on doing. Monkey from Germany
Thanks Monkey,
Surviving on takeaway Pizza at the moment
Hey Glen. I’m from Denmark and I’ve been going to your blog quite a few times now, so i though it was about time i hit the subscribe button just under this post. I was wondering if you somehow could share that “box” or “widget” or whatever it is..It’s that box that says “Did you enjoy this article, with the social bookmarking icons on it
Hi Mathias,
I actually created it myself and hardcoded it into the design. I’ll see what the best way I can release it is
Hello Glen,
It’s amazing really to see you so dedicated to giving free content and tools. If 1% of bloggers could do the same then I think people will start to trust the Internet marketing industry.
You and Pat Flynn got my utmost respect for being who you are.
About the re-design I think it is the exact meaning of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid).
All the important stuffs are represented. And I like the way you presented the Share buttons. No one can miss it.
Good work Glen. And on behalf of everyone, I say thank you for your time.
Reminds me of your old design way back when. I’m surprised you did not add an email newsletter. You added one for a week but then took it down…not like you need though since you have reached a critical mass of over 10,000+ subscribers. Anyways, really like what you’re up to and had a good laugh reading the opening to your about page
Looks great, Glen! Thanks for the new tools to try out, too!
Great new design. Only thing I would suggest is … contrast. If only your text was balck instead of the ultra-pale grey it would be a lot easier to read. You might want to consider that the next time you are making changes, thanks.
Better?
Fantastic improvement, much better, thanks indeed. It wasn’t so much the size of the font, but the contrast level. A lot of LCD monitors are just great in all respects except for the contrast between black and white. This makes it ever so much more enjoyable to read and gives the whole site more ‘pop’ if you know what I mean.
Thanks Dave. I use a pretty good screen (Macbook Pro) so I think I saw the design quite differently to a lot of people.
Glad it’s sorted now
Glen, you know I noted years ago that many of the ‘A’ list bloggers used Mac’s. But of course, that made no difference to me. Then last year when I visited my sister-in-law back in the US, she told me how she, a complete computer-phobe for years now absolutely was in love with her Macbook. That fact also I ignored. At the time of that visit my dear wife told me, “You have the money, you’re earning, they are much cheaper here in the US than when we go back home.” So, like perhaps the world’s dumbest husbands, I declined her instruction to go buy a Mac.
I’m thinking I should start a new blog with a title something like ‘Advice For The Extremely Clueless’, with a subtitle like ‘Swim With The Flow, Stupid’. The only thing holding me back? There are plenty of potential readers out there, but they’d have to be smart enough to come and read … that would be the extreme barrier to entry
Maybe I could ask “Watson” why I have resisted the Mac so many years, but then again, even “he” has “his” limits. (Oh, BTW, *nix fans? Don’t bother telling me about your love affair, I wasted two years on various *nix sick jokes.) Looks like I’m off to the Apple Store soon …
I love the new design of the site
Hey Glen,
Love the new look – super clean and simple and the new wordpress plugin is also fantastic (Although I don’t quite have enough fans yet where I feel it would do much good to broadcast those numbers but I’ll definitely be implementing it when I grow a little!)
I have a question for you – I really like the images you use on your posts and I think I remember you mentioning the source on a past post but can’t seem to find it – would you mind sharing? I could really use some help in the finding images/icons dept!
Thanks – keep up the great content and congrats on the new site
iStockPhoto.com
Thanks!
Glen:
Great new look and I’m truly glad that you’ve decided to keep this blog around fo the long haul.
As usual, I’ve learned something valuable here. Like most bloggers I dropped using categories on my site.
Based on what you’ve said your readers want to see I just reactivated my “Topics” widget in my sidebar.
Keep up the good and impressive work.
Patrick
Thanks Patrick,
Appreciated
Love the new design! Simple but great.
Thanks Alin
Hey Glen, thanks for letting me use your post footer idea! You’re awesome!
And I totally understand about function over design. Just wanted to put in my 2 cents
Your winks are contagious
@marianney: is it only me or your website is not working?
Her site is loading for me…
hmm it IS loading for me as well. can you try one more time alin?
glen, yeah sorry, i get carried away with the winks sometimes. heh
Really weird, I tried on two computers in three different browsers and is not working for me… interesting
Hello Glen,
I’ve only found you a few days ago, so this is my first comment. This site (appearance) is incredible and so is the content! Thank you for providing such valuable resources. After over a year online in the MLM world, I’m starting to dive into the blogging / affiliate world. The information here is going to be a huge blessing.
What is your suggestion for doing simple affiliate sales one page designs? I noticed your cloud product which is I guess something you released back in mid ’09…..is that still something you’re using, or have you jumped to something newer? Thanks again!
Hey Shane,
Welcome to the site, and thanks for the kind words.
I’m not really sure what you mean by “my suggestion”? For software? Call to actions? Prices?
Cloud Living HQ was released in December of 2010. A little over two months ago.
Not really sure what you mean by “is it something I’m still using” either. Sorry.
This is my first time here and I just wanted to stop by to say Hello there everyone.
Hi Sarah
Glen, great site makeover – please make an alternative to the expensive MaxBlogPress Subscribers Magnet plugin.
Alternatively, if there is a good option like that plugin that is less expensive, would love to hear from anyone.
Thanks!
Looks awesome, everything you’ve been doing lately is really well designed and branded. I really like that sharing/subscribe at the end of the post plugin a lot, which one is that?
Thanks Nate,
I made it myself
Glen,
From a web design firm, beautiful work. Really stepped up the brand in my opinion. Haven’t spoke to you in a while, and man it looks like you’ve been busy. This site is incredible. I’m glad I stopped by.
Where did you get the handwritten ‘Did you enjoy my post’ box? Love that look.
Anyway, congrats on your work, and special thanx all the way from Jersey.
Thanks Pete, it has been a while.
I made it myself in photoshop
I don’t like the font or what happening to it, it’s like there double vision of something. I like the old one in which the font was much sharper and clearer.
Kindly check on this because I really like reading your articles and the font double vision is making it hard for me to read it.
I have sent you an email
I know now the problem with regards to the double vision on the font,
I used Google Chrome on MS XP but when I checked out your
site on Firefox 3 on MS XP it looks fine and has no double vision whatsoever.
There’s a huge difference with how Firefox shows your font, it is much clearer
and sharper compare to the double vision font of Chrome.
I really like reading your articles and am just trying to help you out
but reading in Chrome with some kind of double vision on the font
sucks. I have checked it many times and I may just have to use
Firefox for reading your articles.
Hi Glen,
Congratulations on your new ViperChill design!
I think is simple, yet elegant. — And I agree with you, it’s easier to read the articles — Less distractions and it has the feel of a book. So you can focus on the reading at hand.
The only thing I can suggest is regarding the top menu bar. The text seems a little lighter. It sort of blends in with the background…. I have a Sony VAIO, so that may be why….
Anyways, great job! And thanks for all the resources!
Hi Glen,
The design is great and inspiring since I’m starting a new blog and I don’t have any design skills. I’ve been trying all these free Thesis skins and none were good enough. I’ll just keep it simple.
I would suggest as well that you put more contrast. The whole page is too bright in my mind.
I have a request Glen,
I’ve been reading you for months and I quit my internship to start my cloud living journey as well.
What I am impressed the most in the “how to be a pro blogger” industry is that you guyz share so much for FREE!!! I know that readers are grateful in buying your products (as I did for CloudlivingHQ) but still… your generosity is impressive.
See, I’m starting my own blog about cloud living in May for the French market. And it’s a bit of a struggle for me to think that I ll be giving away all the knowledge I’ve been learning quite hard for free!
So my request Glen is that you write a blog post of 3000 words (at the minimum) “The reasons I am telling you all my secrets and I keep making more money day after day”.
I don’t know many industry where people are just giving away pieces of information for free. Instead, companies are stealing from each other.
So to sum up, I appreciate a lot all you’ve been doing but now you need to help me one more time in convincing me that I should share all my knowledge as well. If you don’t do so, my blog will be a failure and my dream of cloud living (You are responsible for me taking this decision man!!!! lol. kidding.) will never become true!
Congratulations for your growing activities and hope that the 3 of you will keep helping us while having a lot of fun!!
Cheers,
Ling-en from Shanghai
Hi Ling,
I’m not quite sure which parts of your comments are a joke and which are serious.
As far as why I give things away goes (3,000 words minimum? It’s not necessary, sorry): I do it because I want to help people. If you’re worried about giving away value, then you shouldn’t even begin. Think about why you bought Cloud Living? Is it because I pushed it on to you, or did I offer you value (free) and then you decided to buy it?
Hi Glen,
I’m just kidding about the “requests”.
I’m very excited to start in this business but still needs some time to think about the “business” model I guess,
Giving away as a business model is just something that I am not used but it is obviously working and Im sure I’ll enjoy it.
I hope that by the end of the year I’ll be quite succesful. I’ll keep you updated on it in December then
Also,
not having a title nor a a subtitle is not an issue SEO-wise?
thanks.
Is my comment not showing above, lol? I can see it, but i know sometimes things act up. I will of course very patiently wait for a response….it’s just I noticed others after me getting some feedback. Thank you.
I replied
Yes you did! Thank you. I must have worded myself incorrectly by your response. I found a site on Google advertising your Cloud product from well over a year ago.It was on this site: http://www.pluginid.com/cloud-living/ . That looks like just an eBook. The Cloud Living listed on this site is obviously much more than an eBook.
Your stuff looks amazing and I will be picking up Cloud Living HQ for sure! Thanks again.
Hey Glen,
Why did you use the Facebook Like button? It only creates a tiny little update at facebook, while using a Facebook Share button will post a big message with an image, text comment and link.
I think you should change that, as facebook share is more beneficial
Someone already alerted me to this on the Facebook fan page.
For now, I’m just testing it to see how things go. Why not?
I wanted to tell you the same thing.
I’ve done some testing with a friend’s blog I’m working on and when it get’s Likes very few click on the link but when the Share feature is used much more people click on the link, especially when there is an image too.
Anyway, do your testing and let us know how it works
agree to Allin,
You can actually do a small case study about the impact of changing from “Like” to “Share”… I’ve never seen posts with actual numbers, just theories that it works better
lol, well like everything else you do here, no one can accuse you of doing things by half Glen.
Love the design. I’ve always found it extremely difficult to get the balance right with minimal theme’s, but you see to have hit the nail on the head!
Thanks for continuing to make VC such an awesome place…
Neil
Great stuff Glen…
Great that you’re taking the bull by its horns to make this one of the finest blogs on the subject of making mula.
I’ve learned a lot from you. And I’m convinced my education has just gotten started.
Just so you’d know bro, your work and the value you add to the internet marketing community is deeply appreciated.
Hey Glen., awesome post post bro, I like the new look, actually I love. This goes to shw that change is good.Hope the new staff will provide good response as you. Glen I admire the hardwork you put in to this site, Nothing can stop you buddy.
I really love the re-design. Sharp and bright….. really, really pleasing to my eye. LOVE IT and best of luck in the future
Thanks Jamie!
Hey Glen,
This theme is pretty awesome. I like the clean look and the easy navigation. The resources and plugins page are pretty cool too.
Cheers,
Vincent
WOW is all I have to say. Love the new look. It definitely motivates me to learn how to customize my own site instead up just uploading a theme.
…and good luck with the $1 mil challenge man. I’m sure it’ll be successful.
Hey Glen, congrats on the hard work you’ve been doing, the new site looks cleaner than before.
One gripe though, there’s too much white. It’s actually hurting my eyes a little as I type this comment, and that’s never happened before on a website.
Just the one criticism, you’re doing a great job on everything and I applaud your efforts sir
Have to agree with Stuart on that one. But normally I read it in my feed reader so no biggie.
/Mikael
Does Google hurt your eyes?
Hey Glen,
Congrats on the new design. I was going to write you an email or Skype you, but I figured others might benefit from the question I’m going to ask you now so here it is.
I’m trying to make a simple squeeze page by using a WordPress plugin, but I’m not educated enough about css, html and php to get the images, text and the like in the right place in the right format/size/color etc.
So I tried looking for someone that could help me with the websites but there’s no one that’s willing to do it for barely nothing, except for the people on Fiverr.. which you talked about in your last post.
Now I tried looking on Fiverr, but I couldn’t find anyone suited. Do you know of anyone that would help me edit a simple WordPress-based Squeeze page for $5 or am I being unrealistic?
Cheers man.
All the best,
Niels
Honestly? I think you’re being unrealistic.
“You get what you pay for.”
hi Glen!
i have been reading your (excellent) book-cloud living. this is my very first comment on your web. i will say nothing but saying i am loving your book as well as your posts.
take care little boy!
The new vipechill rocks man. Well done
The new interface is of light color and looks good
Great UI Glen.
Also, pretty happy the way you have shaped up. Had some very good memories working with you, and i remember our wordpress plugin too (Not sure if it’s still working).
Best of luck, keep rocking.
Hi,
About the viperproof plugin. “Monthly Visitors” Is there a way to update this number dynamically? Or do we have to check and write a static number?
Thank you.
Greetings!
There is no way to update it dynamically. It would slow down your site if we constantly called figures from Google Analytics.
I haven’t visited your site in a while, and I have to say I’m a bit ashamed about that (I lost my motivation a while back)… However, when I first punched in your URL, I was caught a bit off-guard.
Initially, I despised the new layout. I was very irritated, as I always am with changes in the design of my “regular” sites. What can I say, I’m a creature of habit. Change is evil.
However, after just a few minutes, I found that I had a hard time putting my finger on what I didn’t like. After reading a couple articles, I realized that I had forgotten what the old layout looked like all together. That, Glen, is not normal for me. I still find myself irritated with the Gawker Media websites, and they have been transitioned for months (I think… It seems like forever, since I can’t get use to them).
I’m impressed. I can’t find one thing that I dislike.
With a new project in the works (hopefully one that isn’t quite as easy to lose my motivation for), your redesign, and your new tools will come in handy. Thanks for all your hard work, and thanks for “paying forward”. I hope to be able to do the same on a relatively large scale some day.
Glenn,
With the new Google search updates, are article directories dead? What’s your take?