It looks like it might be time to redesign the front page again.
Looking over it lately, it seems too busy for my own tastes, and needs to be easier on the eyes. Part of the change will be to group the news items together in a grid, instead of stacked ontop of eachother. Additionally, only a summary of each news article will be on the front page. Continuing to read the article will require a click. This should save some space on the page.
We will be working to unclutter some of the ads as well, but those ads help pay for the site. If we can get some local business to pay for some banner space, that will allow me to remove some of the "PPC" adds you see on the site. Of course, a premium account will remove all the "nonsence" ads you see as well.
Besides reformating the news layout, and compressing some of the ads, what other changes should we try and include or remove from the front page? Now would be the time to leave some feedback and I will attempt to get as much of that done as possible.
We're also looking to bring back the mobile theme, which gave us some problems in the past. We're looking to roll the new front page and mobile theme out together.
Please leave your thoughts below. Thanks!
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