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What would you think if I gave it to you FREE? Well, you would probably take it then, wouldn’t you? Wait a second, you don’t even know what I am talking about. In this day and age, it doesn’t really matter. The word FREE is one of the biggest marketing tools used today by many companies to get your attention. How does it work? They give you something free, make sure you fall in love with it, and get you as a customer. If you like FREE stuff, then you have to check out this blog: The Free Grabber!. This site is basically just a general site directing you to the companies that are offering free stuff. All posts come in the form of a FREE offer, and recent posts include things like “Free Blue Buffalo dog and cat food samples”, “Free Slider Tie”, “Free San Francisco Visitor’s Kit”, “Free Planet Heroes DVD from Fisher Price”, “Free Sample Whiskas Purrfectly Fish”, “Free Sample of Calgon Juicy Scents”, “Free Golf Tees“, “Free St. Ives Healthy Brilliance Sample”, and “Free Sample of Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners”, and “Free ID Lubricant Sample”.

Navigation on this site is very easy. There isn’t that much to the site outside of free offers. There is a category section on the right-handed navigation bar so if you want specific free product, you can check out the Books and Magazines, Entertainment, Everything Else, Food and Drinks, Health and Beauty, Household, Pet Stuff, and Walmart Freebies. The rest of the right handed bar is pretty much just AdSense and advertising. I do like how there are relevant pictures in every post, and also that the navigation bar has content, even though it is advertising, right to the bottom of the page where most blogs find it difficult to fill up that very bottom space on the right side.

I will still give this one a 3. It didn’t feel really bloggy to me, the content offered what it was supposed to but I didn’t get any of that person-to-person feel that you should be getting from a blog. The post content actually looks a little cut and paste from manufacturer’s websites. I think the layout is nice, and suitable for the blog theme. The posts are pretty heavy though. With several going on a day, weeding through it to get to blog content is a challenge. I do appreciate the theme of the blog, everyone wants to find free stuff, but I would like to see some more meat on this page content wise. Otherwise just a website on freebies would serve the same effect.

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– Chrissie

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Everyone knows a dog lover, and in fact, maybe you are one yourself. Either way, I can’t think of a single person that won’t love this blog. Meet Diango the Pug, he is the ‘owner’ of this Pug Blog and he lives in the Netherlands with his person whom he affectionately refers to as “The One Who Feeds Diango Every Day”. The blog is written from the first ‘dog’ perspective, and it is a collection of ramblings and thoughts that attempt to prove us ignorant humans wrong on the notion that a dog’s life is NOT as easy as we all make it. Some of Diango’s recent ramblings include “The Top 10 Celebrity/Dog Look Alikes” (STRIKING, really!), a post about the “New Button” on the site which is a reference to his self-nomination for a Blogger’s Choice Award, “What the….?!?”, “Upside Down Tagging”, “Herrings and Other Things”, and my personal favorite “My Sincere Apologies” where he forces “The One Who Feeds Diango Everyday” to post an official notification of absence. You will have to read about what happened to his whereabouts on this misshaped day yourself…..

Navigation on this site is very easy. On the right sided navigation bar you will find links to all of these recent posts, links to the home page, various pug forums, archives, and categories. The categories section is adorable and includes photo contests, Not pug related, it’s a pug’s life, daily pug stuff, other pug things, pug videos, and even an entire section dedicated to how Diango spends his weekends. You will also find a wealth of pug related sites and other pug blogs, so if you are a pug lover, you will have some fun resources to peruse here. The blog also offers many photos of Diango’s Daily Doings all of which are relevant, and very appropriate to the “This is my life” theme.

I am going with a 3.4 here. The site obviously has some readership and I think it can be spiced up a bit. Uniqueness and content need no improvement, I love this “blog from a pug’s point of view” concept and it definitely stands out amongst the many pet blogs out there. The AdSense I think can be incorporated a little differently into the layout. I think the layout could use some spicing up, perhaps some dog themed background or motif. I am not sure how extravagant “The Person Who Feeds Diango” wants to go with site design, but something like an inside look at Diango’s dog house or throw pillow or something would be a very cute background shot. Also I think the title could be changed on the header, off the top of my head, possibly something to the effect of my previously mentioned “Diango’s Daily Doings”. I also wouldn’t mind seeing more activity, and if I wouldn’t mind it, then I know the readership won’t either. Maybe a post on Diango’s Daily Drama or something like that. I love the concept of the blog and make these suggestions as I just hate to see something unique and original sit idling in cyberspace. With a little bit of spice I think this blog could do very well and catch on with many more pug lovers.

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– Chrissie

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Attention football fans, if you are looking for something to bide your time before the NFL season starts, here is a great place to do it, the NFL Guru. This site holds as its sole purpose the sharing of any news and analyses related to the NFL. I have a hunch that anything newsworthy on NFL you will be able to find it here first. The site brings you the latest on the NFL Draft, signings, trades, cuts, news, rumors, and articles and help on how to play Fantasy Football. As they promise, anything you need regarding the NFL can be found here. Recent posts include: NFL Positional Rankings: Top 10 Tight Ends, NFL Guru Season Preview: AFC West – San Diego Chargers, NFL Rumors: Alexander, Peterson Injured?, NFL Draft Recap: Round One Analysis, and NFL Mock Draft – Final.

Navigation on this site is fairly straightforward. The first suggestion I would make however in terms of navigation is to add an archived posts menu box. I am not sure how often people use those, but as a reviewer I use them frequently and if the readers really enjoy the site I think it could be useful. I also would suggest adding a recent posts column. Again, I find this incredibly useful not just reviewing, but on some favorite blogs if I don’t have time to read through everything they are handy tool to skip right to a specific post. Otherwise the site is well laid out. Though I am guessing this is a fairly new site just by the number of postings, I think it is doing very well with what it is offering. The top menu bar contains an about link, NFL schedule (definitely bookmarked that one!), contact link, bloggers wanted, donation link, and a list of popular posts. In the left bar you will find a list of categories for the blog and their blogroll such as NFL Official Sites, College Football info, 49ers News, and so on.

I am going to say 3.3 with this one. I can see the site is fairly new and needs some time to grow. And it will, football fans will enjoy this site as a very comprehensive resource for the NFL. The content is well written, almost to the extent of sports journalism. And the layout is appealing and not at all obtrusive. I would suggest switching the categories menu with the first AdSense bar, just so that ads are not the first thing people see. Also I would suggest more frequent postings, and possibly making the current ones shorter. For example, the Top 10 Tight Ends could be broken down into groups of 2 or 3 each day to entice consistent readership. The pictures however are excellent and appropriately dispersed throughout the site. Again, I think the only thing this site needs besides these few changes is some readers, and now that NBA is wrapping up and sports fans need something to do that should not take very long. Did you enjoy this review? Click here to get your own blog reviewed!

– Chrissie

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