My New Theme for 2008
New year is the best time to start something new. That’s why i’ve decided to change the looks of this blog to a simple 2-column theme. In 6 months of my blogging adventure, i think i’ve tried 5 different themes for this blog. But the last one i’ve used created by Justine was the longest. Changing theme is an easy task but it’s not easy to pick up the best. I’ve been to 3-column, 4-column even the 5-column themes and trying 2-column theme is part of my experiment.
Remember i wrote No CPR to CTR If You Do This? Do you know that I’m still enjoying the success of that experiment? Answer is yes.
Set aside the money and push your effort first. I believe, once you understand the sequence of monetizing your blog (Google Adsense) by placing the right content and the right position of your ad, i’m sure you’ll be the luckiest blogger in the world. Don’t forget your theme and colors of your ad should blend in the whole package of your blog.
The 2-column theme with sidebar on the right is perfect for bloggers using google ads. There are big chances that readers may click ads on your right sidebar because the scroll bar is on the right! Reading back and forth on your blog increase the chances of hitting your ads.
Using square ads like 250×250 or 336×280 are good example of increasing your income. Colors like blue for the link are usually clicked by readers. You can use the default google pallete with blue and green link. Lastly, try to remove not so important widgets to increase visibility of your ads. Try it!
Hope you like my new theme and my few tips could help. Thanks!
kengkay posted: 04 Jan at 6:53 pm
simple nga sya
musta na, ambo?
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ambo reply on January 4th, 2008:
Hi Mommy Kengks. Am doing good. Was busy last holiday daming raket hehe. Heto back to normal again. Lapit na uwi mo yehey!
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Remik reply on July 10th, 2008:
Nice article man, great job.
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Thess posted: 04 Jan at 9:35 pm
great tips, ambo! and nice theme too.
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JP aka Elmo posted: 04 Jan at 10:39 pm
waw! kaya pla down kanina. ehehehe. Going Green tau ah. Maaliwalas tignan. Nice work kuya.
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AMBO reply on January 4th, 2008:
Bunso binago ko uli hehe. kaproblema kasi sa comments sumasakit ulo ko hehehe
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JP aka Elmo reply on January 4th, 2008:
WOAH! as in WAW! (ngee!) ehehe. Ambilis ah. Iba na theme mo agad?! Ok lng yan kuya. kng naaus mo na lahat, ang sarap ng feeling nang matapos, habang pinagmamasdan mo blog mo nang paulit-ulit. ehehe. Kaya yan, kaw pa.
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
Bunso binalik ko na uli. Suko na ako. Ok na ako dito
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joy posted: 04 Jan at 11:05 pm
Hi Ambo! I am a fan of 2-column themes - especially those with a touch of blue. I like this new look. It’s really good. Musta ang fireworks business? Malaki ba profit?
joy’s last blog post..360+ Ways To Say Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
hi Joy am glad you’re back! Actually di ganun kalakihan. I’m just helping my friend. Kickback lang ako
Btw, the original theme isn’t the blue one. Ito talagang green. Swerte daw tong kulay this year kasi earth rat tayo hehehe.
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marhgil posted: 04 Jan at 11:20 pm
ayos yan. 2 column. simple lang, pero rock ang kita sa adsense
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
Mar! Un na nga yun idol! Sinusunod ko lang ang advise mo.
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mhel posted: 04 Jan at 11:29 pm
wow! maganda sha, i like the color.
bro ambo, pasali naman po sa link love ng wp mo, wala a ang blog ko don eh.
hapi new year!
mhel’s last blog post..A Mind Puzzle for Introspection
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
Hi Mhel. All done! Sorry nakalimutan ko. Check it nasa blog watch kita.
Cheers,
Ambo
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coldman posted: 05 Jan at 12:14 am
cool ‘tong bagong theme mo, refreshing!
coldman’s last blog post..New Year Tour Preview
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
Coldman! Welcome back brother! Musta ang bakasyon? OO nga. Kung masakit ulo mo punta ka lang dito, makakatulong ang green color to relax.
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chuvaness posted: 05 Jan at 12:33 am
bagong porma…parang alam ko na ang purpose nito…
chuvaness’s last blog post..New Year’s Celebration
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
Malen
go ka na! if i were u todo to the max na tayo this year!
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Beng posted: 05 Jan at 12:48 am
nice choice ambo. maganda ang kulay kasi very pleasing sa mata. though personally, sa ngayon medyo napako ako sa dark.
singaya pala pls. go back to my site dahil nanduon na yong binanggit doon sa comment.
Beng’s last blog post..Let’s Talk About Money Baby
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
Mommy Beng thank you thank you. Ooopsss from the expert yan. Tapos na ako sa dark themes kasi. Try ko naman ang light colors at iwas muna sa design. Tulad ng motto ng forum natin, pera muna sa mga mukhang pera lols.
All done momski!
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K posted: 05 Jan at 1:52 am
Honestly, I like the first one before Justin’s, black theme. It speaks more about you. So ok, I didn’t like this for your blog (no offense). I like 3 themes, tho, it’snot hard to choose, it’s just that some of the nice themes out there are for ‘hardcore’ I pick the ones with widget ready. I’d bet Justin’s new theme looks beautiful, see if you can try that.
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AMBO reply on January 5th, 2008:
I actually agree K. I love that newspaperize theme by Justine. But for some important reasons i need to make an experiment this year. This is my first attempt in using fix widget. Btw, are your refering to Justine’s Structure theme?
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mhel posted: 05 Jan at 10:34 am
Thanks Ambo! I really like the color of ur new theme… i love green these days eh…
mhel’s last blog post..A Mind Puzzle for Introspection
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AMBO reply on January 7th, 2008:
Mhel you’re welcome. Green is the color money lalo na dollars hehehe
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pusa posted: 06 Jan at 6:30 pm
i like this template better, uy ganda nun header =)
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AMBO reply on January 7th, 2008:
Pusa ang kaaway ng mga daga? patay tayo jan year of the rat pa naman ako lols. Thanks a lot Agnes. Btw, san ko pwdeng ipadala ang Heyokitty mo from Joy? Iniwan nya sa akin eh.
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rapidshare search posted: 08 Jan at 5:02 pm
“New year is the best time to start something new”.
There is such proverb: ” New Year is hope to change a life not doing anything for this purpose “. Fortunately it not about pinoyambisyoso dot com!
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