Subtle Changes

I have been promoting this for awhile on Twitter, but, once September hit I was going to make some subtle changes to this blog.

I know it's like a broken record on here as I am always tweaking, but I promise you it's in the best interests of the readers and for myself. I also know I am not the only one who makes changes to their blog to try new approaches and keep things fresh. I am hoping at some point I can keep some consistency on here, once I find the right blend, so my readers know what to expect. One hopes that changes will bring in new readers as well as it may target a new audience.

This time changes were brought on because of so many mail day posts. Seems like every day this summer a post on here was because of a mail day. That wasn't always my intention for this blog but it helped fill in the gaps in what was a crazy busy summer. Now that I am all caught up on those really old mail days, it's time to move forward with my new changes.

At one point, I had contemplated changing the blog name overall. With the popularity of the Series The Origins Of A Cardboard addict I was 97% sure I was changing this blog to that name. But, instead for one reason or another, I decided to keep the Sport Card Collectors name (a name I still don't like) for at least now anyways. Instead I gave the blog a new look with a new blog header (well I decided not to after all thanks to some advice from a fellow blogger) and it's first ever background (decided against that as well after removing the new header so we are basically back where I started besides the color theme). I also changed the color scheme of the blog to reflect my love of the NY Giants with the season right around the corner. I think it overall the blog came out pretty sharp and fits the theme of what I post about on here. (let me know what you guys think)

Other changes that will take place are updated tabs. Those should have been done already but I fell behind. I will be adding more to my want lists, updating PC numbers finally and more over the next few weeks.

Posts will see a change as well. Here are my hopes when it comes to posts other than trying to add more (better) writing to them.

1. Monday Thru Friday will be a combination of The Origins Of A Cardboard Addict posts, Reviews, Pack Breaks For A Rainy Day (I have been hoarding junk wax), Opinion Thoughts (I have some deep questions I ask myself and then pass them onto you), and PC updates such as my chase for the Psych and Ghostbusters autograph/insert sets.
2. Saturday will be mail day specials! I hope this will also allow me to keep up with the mail days. Most posts, unless they are big mail days, will be multiple mail days combined and hopefully broken down a bit more other than "here is this card, and this one," etc like I used to do. Some mail days will be saved for specific posts such as NY Giants, Psych, and the Ghostbuster ones.
3. Sunday's will be saved for NY Giants. Those posts will either be new Giants pickups from trades, mail days, or myself showcasing a players cards and breaking down the numbers. Should be fun.
4. ALL POSTS SHOULD BE MORE IN-DEPTH. It will take more time and I hope my daily consistency continues but I want quality more than quantity now. I wished I had done that from the start but it's never too late!
5. CONTESTS!!! Yes, contests will also return more often. For this fall I will have the always popular NFL Player Of The Day contest running once again and once the Fantasy Baseball season comes to an end, that focus goes to a new promotion I will be running with my Topps reviews. Stay tuned for details on that promotion and how you could Topp(s) off your month.
6. And posts will also publish 6 hours later in my new approach. Instead of 1am ET it will be 7am ET.

I am hoping to stick with this format for the long run. We will see about it and how smooth it all runs. As with all new formats some parts always need tweaking.

It's good to know that with all of the changes I have done to this blog over it's 6+ years of existence, I should be glad that it's only the blog I keep changing. If I brought these changes to real life situations, for example, if I got a new car every time I got bored with the previous one, I would be broke. Glad I have had my current vehicle as long as I have had this blog.

My biggest hope is that you will enjoy the content on here even more when this all takes in effect tomorrow.

Thanks for reading and leave your thoughts below!