Website Review of: Trend Spike
Getting To Know the website.
What is the purpose of this website?
To provide men up to date information in the latest trends in every aspect of a man’s interest.
Who is the owner of the website?
The owner’s name is Jason Bacchetta from Texas, and he is just your average 25 year old male. Jason had previously pursued a career path in Physical therapy, but has recently been considering changing to a firefighting career.
Jason enjoys being the typical male, and so he figures, why not blog about what he is truly passionate about. And that is one of the founding reasons, as to why he started Trend Spike.
Recent Blog Posts
Trend Spike Is Movin’ On Up - Jason talks about the success the blog has seen so far, and believe it or not, there is yet another new theme coming to the website. Personally I think the current theme looks fantastic, and if Jason says the next theme is suppose to be even better, then I can’t wait to see that one.
World Gone Wild - An interesting post about the future of earth’s population with a link to a program to have some fun with.
Are You Sleeping With Lorena Bobbitt? - That website does sound crazy!
World’s Fastest Firefighter - I have seen similar ladder competitions before on youtube once, but never one like this. Let me see if i can find the one I watched….. Oh here it is, http://youtube.com/watch?v=tAzz5GSKPqU , these guys are blazing fast on that ladder!
Who Says You Can’t Splurge? - Jason shares his insights and his beliefs on dieting, eating healthy, and his approach to eating unhealthy foods.
42 Gas Saving Tips - A fantastic article, that should be digged or stumbled. If you read this article, you will pick up at least one great tip, to save on gas. I did stumble it though so, got that done :). Tip number forty one, was the one that I never thought of before, and it makes alot of sense. I wonder how much gas you would save if you filled up from empty to half way, every time at the pump.
World of AddictCraft - 10 Million Lives and Counting - I used to be a heavy gamer myself, but I never did start playing world of warcraft, or should I say Addicraft as Jason suggests. Jason couldn’t be more right though! Blizzard the gaming company that produced world of warcraft, has put out many addicting games in the past, including Diablo 2, Starcraft, to name a few! I guess one of the main reasons why I never personally played world of Warcraft, was because I never wanted to pay monthly to continue playing. Good thing I never did start playing world of warcraft, otherwise I would be just another Addicraft. Still though, I did use to play Diablo 2, a long time ago, when I use to be a hardcore gamer, I would spend most of my summer time playing the game, at times for ever 10-12 hours straight. Thankfully, that is in the past.
Final Thoughts on Getting to know the website
Overall Jason has been providing great content for his users. The content is unique, its his own, and is on target for what he is trying to achieve with his website/blog.
One thing, I did notice though, is that whenever Jason makes reference to a video he found online, like World’s Fastest Firefighter it is just a link to a video, and not much is talked about it. The post to the video is great for your readers, but not so great for the search engines. I would suggest to Jason, for future video posts, for him to share his insight or comments on the video. Otherwise it is likely that the search engines won’t index the page. In the end though, you should be writing to your readers, and not the search engines, so don’t force yourself to write something that is not natural of you. Just try to keep in mind, that adding a few words might not be a bad idea.
Theme / Design Critique
Header
A very clean and attractive header. It really stands out to me as being very unique.
Archives Page - I like the way your current archives page it setup. It’s clean, and easy to navigate. I would suggest one other thing though, one more option for the readers to see for the archives page. Below where you currently have your current archive setup. Why not, have a section like I do on my blog’s archive page. The more options to the readers the better right?
Advertise Page - If I were looking to advertise on your website, it would be a huge turn off, if I did not see information regarding how much Monthly Page Views, Monthly Unique Visitors, and Subscribers your website currently has. Because basically, I would be advertising in the dark.
Sidebar
Poll / POPULAR / COMMENTATORS / Subscribe
I like that you started it off with a Poll in that section. It’s a great way for readers to interact with the website. I already casted my vote, hehe.
Our Flickr Photos - See all photos
Again a great addition to the sidebar, After all everyone loves looking at images!
Final Thoughts on Theme / Design Critique
I think Jason has a real hit here with this website. With a recent post on his website, he is saying that there is a new theme and look that is going to be rolling around for the website. Personally I think this particular design already looks amazing, so I can’t wait to see what Jason rolls out.
There are some people who can write and captivate people on many different subjects. Jason has a great niche here, and if he can be that guy that everyone loves to listen to, then hes going to have a great hit with his website, as he slowly turns people into regular readers of his blog.
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This is a great site. I have become a regular reader of Trend Spike and have enjoyed it.
Great review as well!
Pat
I love this site! Jason does an excellent job mixing up the posts but maintaining the blogs edge. I can’t wait to see where he’s going to take Trend Spike.
Good review Jean!
Have a a great weekend!
Thanks a lot for the great review Jean, and thanks for the positive comments everyone! I’ve been pretty busy lately, but the new theme is coming along nicely. I’m pretty sure it’s going to be different from any other blog out there. Once it’s launched, expect to see a lot more articles.
And here I thought the only real player in the online men’s magazine game was AskMen. Very entertaining read!
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