Charm Chameleon Chatterbox, that’s the tagline written on the header when I visited TheHoneyBunch blog for this review. The header is rather big but nicely decorated with the tagline and pictures of cloth diaper, baby wearing, homeschool, two cups of coffee and the owner breastfeeding her baby.
The owner used a Blogger Template by Lena Toews (based on Douglas Bowman’s Minima).The blog layout is a 3-columned with two sidebars, with a middle content. On the left sidebar, there are a milestone for Hanafi, rss feed button, contest and other banners, awards, link to mommy bloggers, homeschool advocates and online shops, mybloglog widget and google ads.
On the right sidebar, you can find a a milestone for Hambali, some information about the owner, her reading, facebook badge, a shoutbox, labels/categories, archive and recent comments.
For the overall background, the owner uses a multi-coloured pattern and for the content background the owner selected a cheerful orange with mostly white text.
The selected color-scheme fit well with the overall background pattern. But, I would suggest to change the content background to a lighter pastel color and use black text instead. The best is to use white background for content.
Content wise, the owner is doing good for activity by keeping regular posting although it’s not on daily basis. The owner writes about parenting, homeschool, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, early childhood education, her kids and everything that circle around her life. All blog posts are also accompanied by relevant pictures, and more than one in most cases which adds to the interest and appeal of the blog.
I’m giving this blog 4 star rating out of 5. This blog get an excellent for content and above average for uniqueness. Activity, appearance and navigation get average scores. Being a strong supporter of homeschooling and early childhood education, the owner has written really well on these topics. So, if you’re looking for information and guidelines on homeschooling and early childhood education, this is a great blog to refer to.
1.Content 1.0
2.Uniqueness 0.8
3.Activity 0.6
4.Appearance 0.6
5.Navigation 0.6
Here’s a suggestion of thing that I think the ownner could do.
If the owner would like to add a more professional clean look to her blog, it’s advisable to change the content background to white or lighter pastel color with black text. The owner could keep the multi-colored pattern background, just change the content background only.
Navigation could further be improved moving the Archive and Label/Category further up on the sidebar and consider replacing it to “dropdown” style.
Comment to include “Anyone – includes Anonymous User’”. You see, I always found it annoying whenever I finished typing a comment then only realized the blog only accept comment from Google account or Open ID. If the owner select “Anyone – includes Anonymous User’”, this means anyone without a blog also can make a comment. And, anyone with own blog domain like myself would feel very welcome to leave a comment too as I can leave my blog URL directly instead of having to login to Google account or Open ID for that purpose.
That’s all my review on TheHoneyBunch! What do you think about this blog? Leave constructive comments here for Hanz.
Charm Chameleon Chatterbox, that’s the tagline written on the header when I visited TheHoneyBunch blog for this review. The header is rather big but nicely decorated with the tagline and pictures of cloth diaper, baby wearing, homeschool, two cups of coffee and the owner breastfeeding her baby.
The owner used a Blogger Template by Lena Toews (based on Douglas Bowman’s Minima).The blog layout is a 3-columned with two sidebars, with a middle content. On the left sidebar, there are a milestone for Hanafi, rss feed button, contest and other banners, awards, link to mommy bloggers, homeschool advocates and online shops, mybloglog widget and google ads.
On the right sidebar, you can find a a milestone for Hambali, some information about the owner, her reading, facebook badge, a shoutbox, labels/categories, archive and recent comments.
For the overall background, the owner uses a multi-coloured pattern and for the content background the owner selected a cheerful orange with mostly white text.
The selected color-scheme fit well with the overall background pattern. But, I would suggest to change the content background to a lighter pastel color and use black text instead. The best is to use white background for content.
Content wise, the owner is doing good for activity by keeping regular posting although it’s not on daily basis. The owner writes about parenting, homeschool, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, early childhood education, her kids and everything that circle around her life. All blog posts are also accompanied by relevant pictures, and more than one in most cases which adds to the interest and appeal of the blog.
I’m giving this blog 4 star rating out of 5. This blog get an excellent for content and above average for uniqueness. Activity, appearance and navigation get average scores. Being a strong supporter of homeschooling and early childhood education, the owner has written really well on these topics. So, if you’re looking for information and guidelines on homeschooling and early childhood education, this is a great blog to refer to.
- Content 1.0
- Uniqueness 0.8
- Activity 0.6
- Appearance 0.6
- Navigation 0.6
Here’s a suggestion of thing that I think the ownner could do.
- If the owner would like to add a more professional clean look to her blog, it’s advisable to change the content background to white or lighter pastel color with black text. The owner could keep the multi-colored pattern background, just change the content background only.
- Navigation could further be improved moving the Archive and Label/Category further up on the sidebar and consider replacing it to “dropdown” style.
That’s all my review on TheHoneyBunch! What do you think about this blog? Leave constructive comments here for Hanz.
And, for Hanz. Keep up all the good work and happy blogging!
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i’ve been reading hanz blog for quiet sometimes oredi. i like to read her review about baby item such as CD, book n toys as I can use it as a guideline.
bravo hanz..4 out of 5
.-= yatie chomeyl´s last blog post ..VOTE for Baby SN goes sunbathing (*-*) =-.
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Salam,’
Biler nak review blog saya plak???nak gak…please….
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congrate hanz!!! 4star tu.. x sia2 hari tu u mekap2 blog.. dtambah dgn header yg super cun tu.. sapa la yg buat ek??
i luv reading her review on cd + kalau ade ape2 question, i trus tanya dia.. nasib baik dia mau bjwb soalan2 merapu i.. masyeh ye hanz!!
.-= mama emma´s last blog post ..-CALON UTK WEBLOG POPULAR 1MALAYSIA- =-.
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Thanks Ros for very informative review.
On your suggestion about content background colour, how to do it ya? Errr..memang tak pandailah bab2 ni. Ambik layout template terus berpindah. Masuk ni dah layout ketiga.
And, Archive & Label category to dropdown menu, camner tu?
Me risau nak add accessories lain takut sarat…errr ada sesaper bermasalah nak open me punyer blog? Kasi tau yerk..
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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littlemama Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 11:44 AM
hanz,
nak change color content background tu kena pandai tweak template (senang cakap kena tau basic HTML), nanti later i try buat test on my blogspot blog using your template, kalau jadik i inform u ok
Yg dropdown tu contohnya macam label Categories kat sidebar kanan MBP ni, bila klik button tu baru keluar list semua kategories
Nak edit style: go to Layout>Page Element>Edit the gadget/widget for label/categories atau archive. Nanti nampak style ‘dropdown’, select yang tu.
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littlemama Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 12:26 PM
hanz, let me know nama template u.
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Hanz Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Ros, infos ni cukup ker?
http://www.simplyfabulousbloggertemplates.com/‘ target=’_blank’ title=’Made By Lena’
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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littlemama Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 1:46 PM
hanz, tak pe i know already.. nama dia Retro Orange.. i akan check tgk weekend ni ok
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Hanz Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Thanx sudi tolong me yang blogger blur ini…
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
Yatie Chomeyl (blush blush)..thanks you, you find my chat useful. I’ll promise to keep it up & share more onwards…
I pun suka jengah blog u hari2 tau, especially bila u gi jalan2 & cerita2 pasal Nippon, he,he..
Oh, header tu saper lagi kalau x Mama Emma punyer air tangan…straight to the point on my passion…Credit must go to Mama Emma tau Ros!
Emma, I pun banyak belajar ngan u tau since I suka melepak kat tempat you…he,he…
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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fewit…dpt 4 out of 5.. caya lah…bravo bravo…
camne nak buat blog se”hemsem” tu…aku masih buta IT…kui kui kui..
keep up the good work hanz..
.-= mamamiya´s last blog post ..Mommies coping with stress (part 6-I’m a fantastic mother! Am I?) =-.
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Hanz Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Thanks Mamamiya! I like your blog too!
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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oh..i tk penah bace blog honey bunch lagi…nk gi bace jap la..hehe
.-= Mrs Imran´s last blog post ..Man U tix, for SALE! =-.
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Salam..
Congratz hanz.. dapat 4 out of 5… cayalah… hehehehhehe
.-= UmmiKhayra´s last blog post ..~ Romantic Get-Away Contest ~ =-.
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Hanz Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Thank you UmmiKhayra!
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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tahniah Hanz….4 out of 5! Bravo-bravo..hehhehe
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Hanz Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Thank you Watie!
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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ohhh.. baru tahu ni…
TAHNIAH HANZ… 4 of 5, byk tu.. sebaris dgn MySuperKids…
as for contents, I just love it… even jrg2 masuk, tp i make sure, i read everything… among my best blog buddy kan…
as for background, sama lah mcm Ros.. rasanya ari tu pun ade suggest supaya hanz, tukor ke warna pastel or lilac so that i’ll blend well with your beautiful haeader… (kembang mama emma..) ihikk…
.-= kakyong´s last blog post ..Sudut yang buat mata ibu sakit… =-.
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Hanz Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Among my best blog buddy…oh setuju sangat tu..me pun suka menempek kat blog kakyong…he,he…
background colour dalam pertimbangan tapi me tetap suka colourful square kat belakang content colour orange tu…ceria jer ala2 CHAMELEON..
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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salam semua ,
congratz kak Hanz ! fewitt dpt 4 out of 5 sehhh…
buleh dibuat guidelines nih…
i found u as a cheerful person..lagipun , kak Hanz kate name kiter same ekk??
.-= ummi Hanie´s last blog post ..Ceriter Driving di Malam Hari . . . =-.
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Hanz Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 6:35 PM
thanks Ummi Hanie..yer nama kita tang Hani tu sama…tapi biarlah rahsia nama penuh saya…Cik Abang jer boleh panggil me Hani sinonim Honey…
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salam..
wow~ 4 out of 5..that’s great!!congratulations..love to read ur blog especially about CD and homeschooling..keep up a good work..
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??? Zu ni Silent Reader saya ker?? Cam x biasa nampak…sorry kalau x perasan…Selamat Berkenalan
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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Congrats Hanz..u deserve the 4 Star..keep it up..thnx for all informative write -up in ur blog..
.-= Dayah´s last blog post ..H1N1-Vaccine is available by year end =-.
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Hanz Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Thanks Dayah.Yes, will do..
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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slalu nmpk nama Hanz tp tak terpergi lg blognya. nnt nk gi la. ehe. anyway, congrats Hanz! tgk header tu pun dh tertarik hati
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Hanz Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Nadiah, Selamat Berkenalan
.-= Hanz´s last blog post ..STICKY: I found GOLD on the grass! by Baby Hambali =-.
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