I asked a question on Twitter the other week. I asked if it was too early for me to start changing the Double Glazing Blogger website again. I was duly informed that I last made a site change March 29th. I didn’t realise that it was only 9 months ago since I made the change, it felt a bit longer than that.
However, I am the sort of person that cannot sit still, at least in terms of tinkering with things online. In hindsight, I really do wish that I had made the change to how you all see the site now in January, at the start of the year. I have always wanted to unveil a new version of the site at the start of every year, just as a way to welcome in the New Year and to keep DGB looking fresh and modern.
So I guess the question I’m asking you all is: is it too soon for me to change the site again? If I were to do so, it would be done right at the start of January, in time for when the industry gets back to work, and would be re-designed every 12 months. Or am I going over the top by wanting to change the look of the site on a fairly regular basis?
I am keen for the site to keep looking as up to date as possible. It means readers are less likely to get bored, and lets face it, it’s always nice having a snoop around a newly designed site. So, let me know in the comments section below if I should change it in January, then change it every January after that. Or, if I should just leave it alone and stop tinkering!
I think every 12 months is good. It doesn’t need to be a massive change but with the way the internet advances every few months, there will more than likely be new things you can add each January that will help in terms of design and performance!
I’d not change just for the sake of change. I think it’s a great lay out you have presently. But if you were to look at something, maybe the lay out on the right hand side of the site could be something to look at? Maybe having your mini Twitter feed further up the page and ‘above the fold’ as it were?