A 1-2-3 Poll

[lagilman]

Answer 1 if you like the way the current website (lauraannegilman.net) is set up, with links up-front and the blog offset, rather than front page.

Answer 2 if you'd prefer to see the blog first, and have the other information off links.

Answer 3 if you never actually go to the website so don't know what I'm talking about.

Comments

[etcet.livejournal.com]

A sheepish 3. (I visited a couple times to do research into all your various book titles, but get my LAG fix here and tumblr and the bookface)

[lagilman]

Well, mostly the blog stuff is echoed here, 'cause I know some of you won't go there. But yeah, there's often content there that doesn't go anywhere else... and you can only sign up for the newsletter there....

[g33kboi.livejournal.com]

3 and 1 (mostly).

I also rarely go to your official website, visiting you online here and on Tumblr and Facebook. But having just taken a look at your site it looks pretty good just the way it is. If I were going to recommend tweaks (and of course, I am), I'd make the Welcome section more brief with a link to your About page. With the Welcome section shortened, the Twitter feed would (I assume) be the same height which would move the News/Blog section up a bit making it more visible. Alternatively, move the Twitter feed to the side bar so the Welcome section is the same width as the News section. (Although that would necessitate a lot more fiddling with the layout of the sidebar to make it pretty.)

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Three. I almost never read off-LJ. Can this be idleness?

[joycependle.livejournal.com]

Three, except when you link to the website.

[rosefox]

3. I don't go to author websites unless I'm looking up series information for a review.

[sharpwords.livejournal.com]

2

[sorek.livejournal.com]

rarely visit the website unless there's a delay between releasing a paper book versus the ebook.

I dislike the twitter feed being so prominent. Nothing personal but I hate the 140 character limit/retweet/at symbol/hashtag overload experience. it's just not for me.

My taste in personal websites may actually be anti-seo with the first page never changing but fast loading and cache-able with links to:

about page (personal information, life history etc. Professional contact info as well

books page: links to all your book here)

blog: wordpress/livejournal/twitter would go here.

[controuble.livejournal.com]

3 (can you say lazy?) I read LJ and FB and sometimes my Twitter feed. I do follow links at times.

[blazedglory.livejournal.com]

1

Looks good to me.

[natf.livejournal.com]

3. Sorry.