I can’t tell you how pleased I was to see this blog on the list of ones to review. I’ve been reading this blog for a few weeks now (it’s even in my RSS feeds list, and it takes a lot for a blog to make it to that). I love this blog… of course this posed for my first impression.
The layout looks very simple at first glance, but it isn’t really. It’s simple enough to not draw attention away from the writing, but it’s got images sprinkled in it so that it’s not the same old everyday template we see ten million times. I don’t like how there are so many posts on the front page, but I’m willing to live with this.
The entries are great, and vary widely on the topic at hand. There are posts about Ellen’s daughter Anna, her husband, herself, and other bloggers as well. There’s quite a bit of content to make almost anyone happy.
As far as extras go, I am quite happy to inform you that there are NO Google Ads. This is great. There also aren’t ten million things in the sidebar, which is also good. If we go all the way to the bottom we see where the extras are hidden. There are 80×15 buttons galore, as well as what appears to be a broken Amber Alert ticker. Other extras are more for statistical or just user-friendliness reasons, such as the ability to subscribe or see how many people are online at a particular time.
All in all, this is a good blog. It’s a bit cluttered for my taste, but it’s the perfect blog for reading in an RSS reader. The content is interesting and Ellen is obviously someone who takes time when writing her posts, in order to make them enjoyable rather than the plain and usual jumble that most people churn out. I’ll give The Reign of Ellen a 4.5 out of 5… Definitely worth reading, and most likely bookmarking as well.NULL