2008 May

May 15 08

When considering a blog design or redesign it is often useful to look at the classics. Those blog designs that have stood the test of time and have resisted the temptation to constantly redesign.
Each of the following blogs have huge audiences, are instantly recognizable and their authors are revered in their respective […]

Three blog designs that have stood the test of time

May 14 08

Ashley MorganDesign13 Comments

Today’s post has been prompted by a couple of recent comments and emails regarding the current look and feel of Upstart Blogger. It seems that a lot of you don’t like the yellow links, you don’t like the big text and you hate the titles being underneath the excerpts.
This is your chance to tell […]

Conformity is the enemy of creativity

May 13 08

Ashley MorganGiveaways21 Comments

In case you missed the free iPhone number one click here to read the full instructions of how to get involved with this giveaway.
Today I’d like you to take a look at another work in progress blog project, one that I’ve been talking about for a while without finding the time to finish it’s design […]

Free iPhone number two

May 12 08

Ashley MorganBlogging1 Comment

Although I will always class myself as a musician first and a blogger second there is no doubt in my mind that my blogging career is partly, and a big part at that, responsible for the success of my music career. In order to be successful and sustainable in any artistic career you have […]

Blogging as a respected career

May 10 08

Ashley MorganPersonal5 Comments

No, I haven’t decided to whisk the family away for weekend break to Italy. In fact, the reverse is more accurate. Italy, it would seem, has come to me.
In the last few days my traffic logs have shown a huge increase in the amount of visitors from Italy. Upstart Blogger has always […]

Hello Italy

May 09 08

Ashley MorganGiveaways1 Comment

A couple of days ago I launched a competition to win a premium five letter domain name complete with an existing revenue generating blog. At the time I mentioned a second domain would be up for grabs before the week was over.
And here it is. The second domain. And in keeping with […]

Another free domain name

May 08 08

Ashley MorganGiveaways8 Comments

As promised, here are more details on the five free iPhones giveaway. Since this is five giveaways in one, and I don’t want the same person to win all five iPhones, the rules are little more complicated than the free Mac Book Air giveaway or the five letter dot com domain giveaway.
Many of you […]

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