Breathing Room

Last night I read ProBlogger’s The Right Width for Your Blog, and right away went and checked Google Analytics to see what y’all are using when you come here. I was surprised (in a happy way–like birthday presents) that over 90% of the folks who visit my blog do so with monitors set to 1024×768 or higher! I’ve been designing for 800×600 for so long… for you non-techie types, it’s kinda like being surprised by a big tax refund.

So now I’m trying to figure out what I want to blow that fat rebate check on. I don’t really want to make the content area any wider–silly as it may seem, I honestly love how the 500px width makes it look sharp when I include Flickr photos in a post. So I’m wondering if I should do the 3-column thing (adding another sidebar). Maybe. I’m not really crazy about them. If I did that, it’d have to have a purpose besides having more stuff “above the fold.” Maybe I’d have the first sidebar be “this blog” stuff, and the second “other blogs and sites” stuff?

Like I said, I dunno. Do you have any suggestions?

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