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It has been over a week since I reviewed Johnny Fuery so I’m due to find another blog that might interest my readers. I’m always on the lookout for new blogs that show an ability to grow and a commitment to contribute to the blogosphere. While perusing Samanathon’s blog, I came across a reference to PureBlogging, who is running a contest to generate reviews of their site. David Culpepper is showing that commitment by offering an 8Gb Apple iPod nano for one lucky reviewer.

I’ll start this review of David’s site by commenting on the look-and-feel of the site and move on from there. My first impression of the look-an-feel is that this site is CLEAN, almost too clean. I was amazed that I could not find one bit of advertising anywhere on the home page. I soon realized that I hadn’t added the site to my white-list on my adblock plugin. After refreshing the site, with ads, I only found one ad that seems to take away from the site. That being the large Google AdSense affiliate section at the top of the sidebar. It is so large that it takes up both columns of this 3 column theme and pushes all navigational sections down, almost completely off of my screen. It would have to perform very well for me to justify taking up that much real estate on my sidebar. Once I scroll down, I find all the expected sections to help navigate the site. On the other hand, David does provide 3 links to subscribe to his feed at the top of the sidebar which makes it very easy to subscribe to his feed. All in all, the look and feel is easy to follow and provides everything we need to enjoy the site.

As for content, that is one area that David is not lacking. His posts are regular and steady with a wide range of blogging tips and pointers. His posts range in topic from Blog tips to blog design to SEO, with the occasional review thrown in for good measure. The blog is young and it seams that David is still finding his niche in the blogs about blogging realm, but there is a clear evolution over the last 2 months that show growth. Check out PureBlogging to see for yourself. Maybe you could even write a review of your own to participate in his iPod contest.