It’s been quite a time since I posted the first and only blog review on this site so I reckon that I should write one now. Today, I’ll be making a short review of Macalua.com owned by Marc Macalua.
Before that, who’s Marc? He’s the founder of SEO Philippines and is called by many (myself included) an SEO guru. But will his site macalua.com pass my taste? Let’s see. First, here’s a screenshot of his site taken just moments ago.
The first I noticed is the size of the header. It’s pretty large and definitely will eat up most of the space in today’s UMPCs. The header part contains “Macalua.com | E-commerce Strategy, SEO, PPC, E-Mail Marketing, Affiliate Marketing and Web Analytics” on top then some links and a search bar then a blue section that contains a short blurb and a very large SEO on the right. I think it’d be better if the blue section will be minimized a bit to make more space for the content below.
The site is laid out for screens that are at least 1024 pixels wide and I think that’s fine since most of the monitors today have at least a resolution of 1024×768 pixels. The site has two sidebars placed side-by-side which I think is the reason for the choice of layout width. The placement of the sidebars effectively accentuates the content on the left. The only problem I see with the sidebar is the contrast between the gray background and the gray text.
As for the content, I noticed that almost all of the posts on the homepage have comments which I think is a result of regular traffic. After all, Marc is a popular guy and getting traffic from fellow bloggers will be expected. I also noticed that there are no ads on the site which added to the simplicity of the design makes it look very professional. The site as a whole caters to a wide variety of topics which is what I’d expect in a “personal” blog such as this one. You can find anything from SEO to Photography on his site.
All in all, I think a little bit of tweaking on the design will make it more user-friendly but aside from that, it’s a good one. I’ll give it a 4 out of 5.
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