Nanny Goats Soap Box
I've noticed a lot of people getting reviews by this blog ... and to be honest I'm not sure why. I mean, when all is said and done it's just their opinion.
Basically, everyday your blog is on the net it's getting reviewed by people, some will like it some won't.
Blog for yourself, if others drop by cool. As you can tell, I won't be submitting my blog to them or anyone for review. My reviews are ... first and foremost how much fun I'm having and right next to that ... the comments I get are basically daily reviews from people who seem to enjoy what I'm doing.
Maybe I'm too cynical, HA! But I think you're blog is great. Do it the way you want to. Obviously you're doing something right.
Nope, won't ask 'em. Not ever. My masochistic tendencies aren't quite that severe. And I'll be able to keep pretending that my blog isn't boring, ugly and pointless.
Yeah, I will probably avoid it too. If I was trying to parlay (parlez?) my blog into some kind of lucrative concern I might submit to someone who could give me constructive criticism, but the opinions of some cranky wanker are just that.
woo boy, Rickey's all about getting his site reviewed by anonymous internet jackasses. This ought to be good...
Great review! From one white-page blogger to another, you rock!
Congrats on your good review! I was on the edge of my seat for you :D
Can't wait to get mine (although I don't imagine it being as nice lol)!
Looks like you did extremely well in that review, Margaret! Way to go!!
You do what uou want, don't let them or even us tell you what you should do! I feel that Hell its your blog! I love it the way it is and if you make changes to it I will more than likely love that also!
Let me just tell you... What they said to you was nice.
They H A T E D me.
On the up side, I have never had so many people read my blog as I did after the review and most of them didn't think it was so bad.
I think your blog is great : )
I think you got off very lightly, well done! I think the biggest test of a blog is readers, lots of 'em, lots of comments and a feeling of a job well done.
I don't think I'd submit my site. Seeing a grown adult cry is not pretty.
so--just about what you expected. I still think you're braver than brave.
Jeez, people, do be so defensive. That was a good review, after all. As one of the people who has started commenting there recently, I have to protect its honor. The name is "Ask and you shall receive," which means you won't be reviewed by "anonymous internet jackasses" unless you ask for it.
And Shieldmaiden96, why "cranky wanker" and not "cranker wanker"? It's much better like that, no?
I submitted my blog because I want more readers and because the readers I have will not tell me when something really bothers them about my blog. It's simple. I want to be loved! Maybe if random hugs were free I wouldn't have to blog, but as they cost $5 in downtown Baltimore, I'm going to continue writing and submitting my blog to be reviewed.
(Congratulations, NGIP, and thanks for visiting my blog)
I'm thinking someone needs to use Cranker Wanker as a blog title.
I read their review yesterday actually. Considering the domain name of that blog, I'd say you got off relatively unscathed. They liked your content for the most part. Your layout was what drew the most fire.
But hey... you um... did kinda ask for it, didn'cha?
No worries... I still love ya. (and I won't be submitting my blog to 'em anytime soon!)
They loved you! Three stars is great.
I asked for a review just so I could blog about it. The review (and my responding post) were a lot of fun. YOu can't take these things too seriously.
Congratulations!
Actually, sounded like an awesome review!
You are brave! I'm too chicken to ever have my blog reviewed!
yes. just like playugroupie, i'm way too chicken.
Congrats on the glowing review!
I've personally never understood why there are so many review sites that are designed to slam the blogs. Is that supposed to be more entertaining? I'd rather find a review site that offered respectful and constructive criticism.
I can only imagine what these guys would say about THIS comment! ;b
Congrats on such a non-frightening review.
You have more guts than I. I'm afraid of what might be said.
I'm a perverse money-hungry self-promoting white trash blogger. Now, is there anyone he could spin that to make it sound bad?
Can o' Whup-Ass just submitted for review. I'd have to say you got a damn good review from folks who seem deeply nit-picky. Cheers...
xox
WAM
It was a fine review. Congrats. I won't submit mine because I don't need strangers making me feel badly about myself. That's what family is for.
I think that's brave of you. Some of the things they criticize you for are things I want to change on Twenty Four at Heart also. De-cluttering specifically. I just haven't had the TIME to sit down and make some more pages, etc.
I don't think I would submit my site, not so much because of fear of a bad review. More because I want by blog to be true to me, and not what I think people want me to be
Yikes, you are ballsy, but worth it, you got a great review!
But we ALL already knew how awesome you are, silly.
I submitted my site...not because I really care what she thinks, I just think I'll get a kick out of it. Off to go read your review now...
You are made of sterner stuff than me my dear and you made it. 3 stars from someone like that is great. The love the main ingredient - You! They liked you writing and your humor the most important part. How the website looks primarily is fluff since you are using a free service like Blogger that has it's limitations. You done good with what you had to work with.
I cry too easy for them to review me.
You are a very brave nanny goat submitting your blog for review! I think I spent all my fortitude amassing an eight-inch-thick folder full of rejection letters ...
FWIW, I don't think your layout is too cluttered. Not every page has to be as Spartan as Google. 
I can review your blog right here in this comment section I think it ROCKS my Socks off everytime I read it! and to prove it I left you alil I heart your blog award over at my blog
Hey Margaret - This was a great review! I've been hanging out there for a couple years and also feel compelled to defend their honor. They are biting, sarcastic, and brutal. The reviewers (and there are several) come from all walks. Their tone is their schtick, just like you have your funny schtick.
Thing is, I rarely disagree with them - sometimes I do. But, what it has always done is lead me to great new blogs to read (and some to avoid).
Found them very helpful. After my review a long time ago, I took their words to heart and they made further suggestions off-line. I ended up with a much better product.
Your content is great. That particular reviewer also has an incredibly well-written, stylish, 4-star personal blog. Her standards are high. But the real question is - is your honey a hottie?
Hey, I submitted my blog. Why not? I'm a big boy-I can handle it. And by-the-way, your blog is awesome.
Now all i want to do is submit my blog.. masochistic as i am...
Well Done!
I read the reviewers bios. They scare me in a freaky, holy goats kind of way. I may just have to sign up, too.
Congrats! You are a brave woman. Not me. At least not now. Too new and clueless. I love your blog just as it is. And I love the name even if your goats don't actually have panties.
LOL that about all I can say, except what's with your font change?
I had another blog site like that one critique my blog a couple years ago. It was kind, thank goodness. I went to take a peek at this one you linked to and, my word, they do say it as they see it, don't they?! I dunno why people get such a kick out of being snarky to others but whatever floats their boat, I guess. Me...I just stumble along, happy for the visitors I have, and thankful I have a place I can come and 'decompress' at the end of a day. I used to be so concerned about what others thought of my writing 'til I remembered why I started writing my blog in the first place...something to pass on to my grandbabies some day. My parents are gone...my grandparents have been gone a LONG time. I wish they'd journaled! So much comes up once they're gone and there's no one to answer questions any more.
Oh, I was scared to go over and read it... but I think they actually liked you! It wasn't bad at all!
Yes - I was sliced and diced by Ask and Ye Shall Receive as well.
Got three stars, just like you, and also a reaming for how much my blog design sucks. But I think I deserved that.
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