Mark is the creator of the charming blog The Adventures of Sonny and Luca, chronicling the tales of two little folk and their stay-at-home-dad.
First Impressions
We love your storybook style theme. The earthy colour scheme, pin-board motifs and polaroid style snaps look friendly, professional and inviting. The style feels vintage chic, with a quirky, clever nod to fairytales (which is on-trend and appealing to your readers; particularly parents).
TOP TIP: You should be utilising more social media channels to get your fab content out to a wider audience (Google+ and Pinterest are the obvious ones). You should also think about including an RSS feed and Bloglovin’ (or another type of reader). Make sure to add these buttons alongside your existing FB and Twitter ones to help increase your traffic.
Header and Menu Bar
We had a good think about this, and wondered if your blog title would look even better if it was centred in your header, so that your name is clear and instantly recognisable? Moving the second pin board ‘Our Blog’ to the right above the social media buttons would make the header clearer too. We know your Photo Gallery is a work in progress – we look forward to seeing what you do with that!
TOP TIP: Centre your blog title: if you think that looks a little cluttered, your email address could always be removed from the banner, as it’s in your ‘Say Hello’ section anyway!
Sidebar
We love the constant reference to fairytales throughout. We know you have the ‘Bit About Us’ section in your header, which is great, but we think you should also move your ‘About Me’ box, and that lovely family photo up higher. People love to see who they’re reading about, and it would help them to further connect with your posts.
We’d be tempted to remove the Twitter feed widget, as it is taking up a lot of potential advertising space on your blog. If you think it definitely needs to stay, why not move it further down the page?
TOP TIP: Free up some of that ‘Prime Real Estate’ in your side bar!
Main Content
Brilliantly written, personable, funny content that will keep readers coming back. You’re unafraid of exploring issues many parents are concerned with; from religion to potty training, and flit from one to the other seamlessly.
TOP TIP: While it’s important that your font is clear and easy to read, we felt yours was just a touch too big. Does your template allow you to take your font down a few points, and increase the space between the sentences? Changing this would make your text much easier to read.
Final Thoughts
Fantastic, fun and insightful blog from a father’s perspective, with a beautiful family to boot. We’re looking forward to reading more about your adventures!
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