A couple of days ago I was tagged by Karthik to participate in the latest meme, known as “How Can I Improve My Blog.” 

I’ve never been a fan of memes and choose not to participate in them, but at the same time I’ve never really had a problem with other people participating in them.   As a result, I decided to instead convert this opportunity into a non-meme post that offers readers the chance to participate and help shape the look of this site, or even help guide the path that Kyle’s Cove takes in the future.

I’ve been blogging for about a year and a half now (with all but 3 months here on Kyle’s Cove).   A few of you have even been here for most of that time (*poke Garry*).  I’d like to think that this site has continued to evolve over that time and improved for the better, but I of course am a little biased.   So, after reading Karthik’s post I decided it never hurts to get some reader input. 

What can I do to improve Kyle’s Cove?   I’m open to web design suggestions to improve the layout and usability of the website, as well as various topics you would like to see me spend some time on. 

Current ideas I have on my to-do list for this theme:

  • Add a better secondary color to the theme and use it a little more, instead of all the different shades of blue. 
  • Move some stuff to the footer that isn’t needed in the sidebar. 
  • Improve the appearance of the feed subscription area. 

Current ideas I have for the subject matter on this site:

  • Be more interactive with the polls.   Possibly feature the poll in a post, then do a follow up post after a few weeks and examine the results.
  • Add a few weekly feature type of posts, like I used to do with the Firefox Extension of the Week posts.