http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/
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Our awesome planet is a blog about Manila’s hidden places, food and travel secrets. What’s nice aobut this blog is that it offers a first hand experience on the topics that are written on the blog based on a family friendly point of view. It never fails to give its loyal readers something to look forward to or something to be excited about and rest assured that everything he posts is credible.
The website is designed to be user friendly by having tabs that are easy to understand and commands that are easy to execute. The main page is arranged from the most recent posts to previous ones. Also, one can find specific articles by browsing through different categories. It has a layout that is easy to operate. It’s quite simple actually. It starts from the header down to the main content having sponsors, search bar, links of its other websites and permalinks on the side. I personally like the design of Our Awesome Planet because it is simple with a bit of flare hence reaching and informing its readers in a very manageable way.
One thing that I like seeing in blogs is when there are related topics available at the end of a certain article that serves the interests of readers which shows that the blogger is very much concerned and interested with its readers. Another thing is the comments of other readers that makes the blog more reliable and efficient. The URL that Anton Diaz, the blogger, used is very clever. It is something that raises curiosity and excitement from the readers.
http://thoughtcatalog.com/
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Thought catalog is a collection of non-fiction articles from real people. They have entrants from people who first hand experiences and feels the things that they post.
What caught my attention when i first entered their website is the layout. It is plain and simple in a very minimalist way hence giving it an elegant feel. The website is very easy to navigate having numerous posts, categories, tabs, sponsors, related links on all pages. It gives its users everything they would need without cluttering the page and at the same time unable to neglect the need of the readers for the necessary information the they would require. The simplicity that the website has makes it repel critiques and lands it on the other side of mainstream.
