I’m experimenting with a three column layout. I’ve put all of my graphic links on the left, which also allows me to more prominently feature the links to actual content on my site. The center column now contains blog posts. I think this section looks better now that it takes up a little more vertical space due to a smaller column size. The right column has mostly blog-related links and navigation. I’m finally able to properly use my Blogroll, which is a pretty nice automatically-generated list of my favorite blogs (still a work in progress) that can double as a sidebar in your browser.
I’m still mulling whether I need to add things to the page or not. If I don’t, I’m left with two mutually undesirable options: reducing the amount of posts on the front page or leaving white space on the bottoms of the outside columns. I’ll probably think about adding something to both sides, although I don’t want the page to take too long to load.
Since I didn’t exactly get a rousing response to my last post on the matter, I’ve temporarily added Google Adsense ads. Supposedly they’re targeted to the current site’s content, but hopefully I can edit out sites that just don’t mesh. As it stands now, somehow election ads are the big thing…
Please let me know what you think about the layout or whether you have any suggestions!
