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As the Blogosphere (the world of blogs) continues to expand it seems that everybody wants to have a website with a personal blog.  The question has always been “How do I set it up and how do I get people to visit it?”  There are many sites that tell you how to set up a blog and there are many sites that show you techniques to get visitors.  ThaSlayer.com combines design, setup, and promotion all in one site.
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ThaSlayer.com is a blog based website with many how-to articles with subjects ranging from designing a website to step-by-step installation tutorial for WordPress (the webs #1 blogging software).  Not only does this website offer the tutorials and how-to articles, it also offers personal experiences of the author, some successful, some not so successful.Overall TheSlayer.com is an informative page.  It gives some great ideas on how to get a website going and get people to that site.  I would like to see some more in depth information on SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and maybe even link building.  I would also like to see more information on the design and marketing successes and failures of TheSlayer.com.  When reading a blog about web design and marketing I love seeing quite a bit about personal experience as well as how to articles.
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I found the ads on the right side bar above the navigation links to be quite obtrusive and they make navigation a little more difficult.  If I have to scroll past ads to navigate I always deduct at least 1 star from the rating.
Conclusion
If you are thinking about setting up a website, or already have one and would like to gather some ideas on how to improve, ThaSlayer.com is a good site to start.  I would not recommend copying their ad placement, but all-in-all it is a good site!
Pros: Great how-to articles, updated often
Cons: Navigation obscured by ads
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