Once again like the last review this is not a paid review but I am hoping that out of the quality these reviews your seeing some of you may purchase one from me to see what I have to say about your site!

You can buy one on the advertise page but enough of that, lets get right into the review!

NSpeaks.com is a great looking blog but after looking deeper into the site I have found a few things that should be sorted IMO. I am by no means telling them they have to change these but I had to make a review out of something so this is it!

Design Wrong

The design is a generic WP Magazine Style Template that I am sure I have seen on other blogs before. There is nothing wrong with a premium theme as long as you code it up a little bit and make it different then everyone else out there.

With that said the first thing I noticed on the site was the fact that the “Yahoo” and “Flickr” images right below his subscribe section are missing. I am not sure how he could have missed this but he did and it makes the whole site look bad. Granted people are going to have missing images on there websites and blogs but the front page is one place things should be right!

The second thing I noticed is that NSpeaks doesn’t list any of his full posts on the front page either. While many opt not to do this “Why?” you should at least have your latest full length post on the homepage. I went the old-school method and list my last 5 but its really a matter of preference!

Thirdly I really dislike the color blue he picked for the site, its like he tried to match the hideous blue feedburner chicklet or something? Come on dude use a nice light color if your going to use blue…

Design Right

While there are obviously some things I would do differently on the site there are a few things they are doing right and after tearing the blog apart above I thought it was only fair to give it some praise as well!

The first thing I am glad he did was put the Top Commenters widget on the blog. People fail to realize just how many people get a kick at being #1 on that list, its exactly why I put it on my blog and ever since I did I have averaged around 10-15 comments per post where I was not getting any before.

Another thing NSpeaks.com got right is the fact that they put there sponsors at a very prominent spot on the right side. This makes advertisers feel more comfortable when going to a site for advertising.

Lastly I like how he has a featured post / product section on the site. It lets his readers know that hey this is what you should be looking at right now! It encourages clicks which gives more page views and in my book its a winner! GREAT JOB

Subscription Section

I don’t think I have ever covered this in a review before? However this is the perfect opportunity!

Over the last few weeks I have come to realize just how vital a good subscription section can be. As you can see my subscription section is quite different from the norm, I actually got my idea from SuzanneFranco.com but I took it a step further by including a product for subscribers.

This is my point exactly, if you want people to subscribe you have to give them something they want, if its not something they want your wasting time. The best way I have found to ask people what they want is in forums like Bzimage and DP.

Summing it Up!

Well last but not least I wanted to thank you all for reading this review, be sure and comment below to let me know what you think. Remember the above is just my opinion but I believe if you do what I suggest your blog will flourish to new levels.

God Bless and have a great day guys!

Hey guys, if you have not already heard of SuzanneFranco.com (where have you been the last month?) seriously she is everywhere and making connections like you have never seen! We can all learn from her success and hopefully this review of her blog will help you all understand why she is doing so fantastically!

I want to go on record by saying that Suzanne Franco did not pay me to review her site. I decided to do it because we have become friends and that’s just what friends do!

On with the review we go…

In this review I have several things I want to cover such as design, content and of course my thoughts. However before I get into that I think you all should know a little bit about Suzanne and her blog! Here is a small snippet I grabbed from her site.

I am mom to 3 awesome kids ~ Austin 12, Nathan 10 and Emily 9 and soon-to-be stepmom to yet 2 more ~ Alyssa 8 and Cobey 6. We live in the Texas Hill Country where I work from home and enjoy running several online businesses.

I have a true passion for helping others live their dream of working from home too. If you currently work from home and could use some pointers on promoting your business online or if you would like to be working from home but do not really know where to start, just take a look at the pages on the top left or browse by category and I am certain I can help in some way.

I am happy to say that Suzanne not only does this well but she goes over and above to help people who frankly… I might not give the time of day to.

I think the fact that she is a mother of 3 she has tons of patience and is able to help people even when they don’t get it! What else can I say, Suzanne simply put is “A Great Gal To Know, Work With And Have As A Friend”. I for one am honored to be in the friend class with her as she stated on her blog in this post (at the bottom).

Blog Design

When I first saw Suzanne’s blog I actually had a bad taste in my mouth. I always critique websites that don’t display right (she still has not fixed that problem) but I do believe she will soon enough.

However after reading a couple of her posts and her about page I realized that she lived in Texas like I do. I thought it would be great to connect to another blogger who lived in the same state as someday I would like to start a Texas bloggers meet up where bloggers from Texas meet up for a weekend or something.

So anyways, I decided to email her I went to her contact page and sure enough she makes it simple to contact her and she is more then willing to answer questions and help people out. So I sent my email off to her and waited (a couple hrs tops) before I received a reply from her.

I emailed back and forth with her a couple of times and before I knew it we just seemed to hit it off. We both love blogging, making money and our families. I have not told her much about my family yet (been busy like crazy) but that will come in time I suppose.

I guess the moral of the story here is “Don’t judge a book or blog by its cover. Just because it has some messed up elements does not mean the blogger behind it does not have there act together. Its quite often the other way around”.

Anyways about her design…

Its a very sleek and good looking blog (aside from the ie6 display issue I have “yes I still use ie6 and I always will”). I quite like the green color she chose to use throughout her blog and her header is simply awesome.

In case for some odd reason her blog won’t load for you here is a screenshot of it.

 I also really like the looks of her subscribe section, its actually what gave me the idea to tweak mine. Its something different, it stands out and I for one am a huge fan of it! I can see this starting a chain re-action!

Blog Content

So Suzanne’s blog is up-to par but hows her content? Well I’ll tell you, its amazing! I don’t see many bloggers taking the time to really write great content these days in the mmo niche. I think that’s why most of the blogs fail within the first few months.

In my opinion you can tell a blog is going to make it or break it within 3-4 months of being up. Suzanne’s outlook on blogging is perfect for the mmo niche and I would bet that is why she is doing so well. Don’t let her fool you though, she only provides great content so you will subscribe!

Her content is always good and its easy to read because she writes it so well. Here are a couple of my most favorite posts that she has written on her blog that I have had time to read!

• 21 Ways to Increase Your RSS Subscribers
• Guru Roundup Update … Wow! This Is Fun!
• Top 7 Home Business Ideas
• Video Blogging, Vblog, Vlog … New on the Blog!

This is just a taste of what she offers at her blog on SuzanneFranco.com be sure to check it out and subscribe to show your support for her awesomeness!

Seriously though, her content is always unique, well written and very professionally done. Its quite often some of my favorite content to read and I am a daily reader to her content now. I suggest you sign up to her RSS as well if you want to be “In The Know”. 

My Final Thoughts

I have said it before and I will say it again… Suzanne Franco is a great blogger and I look up to her ability to help people with the up-most regard. Not only is she a great blogger, mom and business woman but she is also a great person right down to her soul.

I encourage you to visit www.suzannefranco.com today and be sure to let her know you found her blog through IBB. I bet all of you become readers of her blog because she can really help you just as I try to do myself.

Oh and one last thing, here is a small video Suzanne made for all of you!

God Bless and enjoy!

- Bug Man, Shannon Lilly

Here is what we made this month so far…

VIPWebTraffic.com CubeCart Skin = $250
Apparel Store CubeCart Skin = $350 (Half Sent) = $175
Natural-practices.co.uk CubeCart Skin = $170
SkinCubeCart.com Sales (2) = $20.00
Shop.UrbanAstrologyShop.com CubeCart Color Changes = $60.00
Tss-Radio.com Review = $15.00
ItBrandy.com Website Coding = $20.00
CubeCart Work = $50.00
PayPer Click Mangament Services = $400.00
ColdGaming.com CubeCart Skin = $250.00 (Half Sent) = $125
NetFlix Banner Renewal = $20.00
PublishSpace.com Vendor Signups (1) = $25.00
PhotoImageArt CubeCart Skin = ($200)
Tbs-Tz Reviews (5) = $75.00

As you can see I had a decent month but a few customers have not paid in full yet. While I wait for them to do that I have only added the amount they actually sent me (half) to my report and the other half will go to next month

So the grand total for this month comes to $1605 which is not bad! If the customers had paid in full then I would have nearly hit the $2,000.00 mark which would be really good considering we are so close to the holidays and such.

Hope you enjoyed your TD day and God Bless!