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The Reign of Ellen
I can't tell you how pleased I was to see this blog on the list of ones to review. I've been reading this blog for a few weeks now (it's even in my RSS feeds list, and it takes a lot for a blog to make it to that). I love this blog... of course this posed for my first impression.
The layout looks very simple at first glance, but it isn't really. It's simple enough to not draw attention away from the writing, but it's got images sprinkled in it so that it's not the same old everyday template we see ten million times. I don't like how there are so many posts on the front page, but I'm willing to live with this.
The entries are great, and vary widely on the topic at hand. There are posts about Ellen's daughter Anna, her husband, herself, and other bloggers as well. There's quite a bit of content to make almost anyone happy.
As far as extras go, I am quite happy to inform you that there are NO Google Ads. This is great. There also aren't ten million things in the sidebar, which is also good. If we go all the way to the bottom we see where the extras are hidden. There are 80x15 buttons galore, as well as what appears to be a broken Amber Alert ticker. Other extras are more for statistical or just user-friendliness reasons, such as the ability to subscribe or see how many people are online at a particular time.
All in all, this is a good blog. It's a bit cluttered for my taste, but it's the perfect blog for reading in an RSS reader. The content is interesting and Ellen is obviously someone who takes time when writing her posts, in order to make them enjoyable rather than the plain and usual jumble that most people churn out. I'll give The Reign of Ellen a 4.5 out of 5... Definitely worth reading, and most likely bookmarking as well.
This site was reviewed on 2005-11-23 by babz.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
babz felt that The Reign of Ellen deserved a rating of 4.5.
I found myself enjoying this blog the more I read it. The blog itself is on a nice easy template, white background with black text and the comic sketches that were found around the blog itself, I found them fascinating and very cute. I really like the way Ellen has drawn up sketches of all her blog friends instead of just having the basic blog roll, it makes you want to have a look at what the other blogs are like & if the sketches relate.
My expectation of this blog was that it was going to be another personal blog about day to day life. Further reading though pleasantly surprised me. Ellen has given lots of thought to her blog and has "cards" that she uses to interact with her readers, which I think is a wonderful idea. Her posts are mostly personal entries, well written and quite easy to comprehend. She's drawn some cartoons that she posts up every so often. I really enjoyed Ellen's about me section written by her husband, it really gives a greater insight into the author from someone else's perspective and again, I thought it was something that was different and interesting.
I found all the links to be working in the blog, the design does compliment that blog, the author's writing more than makes up for having a white background and less clutter as I found the blog to be more than enough, as in, I believe that Ellen's writing & entries are enjoyable enough that it doesn't need to have a complex & brightly coloured background to detract.
I believe that this blog is something that Ellen might be writing for her own benefit. I found the link to her own "depression manual" an eye-opener. She's a new mum, who is staying at home and dealing with life as it comes day by day and reporting it with humour. I found Ellen's blog an interesting read, whether that is because I found her struggles and daily gripes and humorous entries perked my interest or if it was just because of those cute cartoon drawings. It is definitely worth a look at. So what are you waiting for? Go look!
This site was reviewed on 2005-11-23 by purpledaisy.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
purpledaisy felt that The Reign of Ellen deserved a rating of 4.
2 reviewers gave The Reign of Ellen an average rating of 4.2500
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