As I said in an earlier post, Chanya from BlogStruk will also get a review for placing second in the top commentator contest. Now people, do you regret not participating since you thought that not beating Tanner can’t get you any prize?

Before I start with the review, let’s talk about the 2nd placer first. Chanya’s comments were full of content. They were not like “Wow, *cough* great post! *cough* I agree…”. Since they expressed the opinions of Chanya, I decided to check her (Is it ‘her’? Sorry if I got it wrong, I’m just not sure.) blog out and read the posts.

I must say, the author’s writing style is great. The posts are really interesting and worth reading. Without further ado, here’s my review! (It seems that I’m getting better at rhyming…)

The Blog’s Look and Feel

I looked at the blog with all my scrutinizing gadgets and I came to a conclusion that the blog uses Verdana as its font the design is simple yet elegant. When I visited the blog, the first thing that I saw was the most recent blog post. BlogStruk gets a bonus point from me for not being like the others which greet you with loads of obtrusive ads.

The design is easy on the eyes, and I believe that this is a must for all blogs if you want your readers to stay. I also noticed that the theme has gradients on the sidebar and on the header… and I like gradients. So for that, BlogStruk gets another bonus point.

The Main Course: Blog’s Content

Posts

As I said earlier, Chanya’s writing style is superb. I personally like the way she writes, and each post is delivered with quality. The posts are all original and they express the author’s opinions — I never saw an all-out positive and biased review (I don’t think there’s a paid review on the blog.) nor a paid post which contains nothing but keywords.

Every post is properly organized and can be understood by the readers. The posts are informative; I’m sure all bloggers (and other people) will gain useful knowledge from this blog.

Other Stuff in the Blog

Do you guys know of blogs which sell paid links on their blogroll? I bet you know hundreds of those blogs, but BlogStruk is not one of them. This blog’s blogroll is full of useful links (*cough* The WWW Observer is one of them *cough*). I visited them and I was able to read enlightening posts.

Just Some Fun Facts

While I was browsing through the blog a while ago, I noticed some fun facts about BlogStruk. Wanna know what they are? Here ya go!

1. The blog is hosted by Bluehost. How did I know? Look at its favicon.
2. The first post on BlogStruk contains a link to claim the blog on Technorati.
3. The blog has three (3) units of Amazon ads, one (1) unit of WidgetBucks ads and one (1) unit of AdSense ads.
4. The calendar which is shown on each post has “Oct” written on it. Look: Just correct me if I’m wrong, my eyes are not that good.
5. The blog was designed by Unique Blog Designs and coded by Instant Coding.
6. The font size of normal texts in posts is 12.
7. BlogStruk advertises Bluehost using a 180×150 image.
8. In this post, Chanya used the word ‘cow’ eight times yet never used the word ‘moo’.
9. BlogStruk uses the following WordPress permalink structure: %year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/
10. Chanya’s ultimate goal in life is to find the world’s tastiest cupcake! [Source]

I think that’s it for the fun facts. So do you think that I’m the best observer ever? If not, then sorry to disappoint you. I tried my best to gather those information. Promise!

Conclusion

BlogStruk is a no nonsense blog. I recommend it to everyone who is looking for blogging tips and some enjoyment.

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