I moved my site from Wordpress to Ning, and have been very happy so far. It has taken me a few weeks, but I think I finally have a design that works. I would appreciate any feedback though.
Thanks... I still have some things I would like to do... But if it never changed from this I would still be pretty happy. I plan to still add a chat room, and a few very minor CSS edits. The best news is from here on out though. I feel like I can put 99% of my time on content and membership.
I think overall the content is great but it seems a little busy at first glance. Is it possible to get rid of any of the less necessary content or redo any of the layout to make it a little easier on the eyes? I know it's never gonna be as simple as google.com, but anything you can get rid of that you don't need will help attract more readers.
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