Don’t be so hard on yourself. We all walk that fine line, in an effort to be of service to as many as possible–and you do it with humor and honesty, both in short supply.

I still put value on reader comments on every page but the home page; I still feature kick-ass writers; and I’ve been using stock photos instead of Flickr, mostly to save time searching for images to feature on the home page.

It was indeed my intention to make the home page look like an internet magazine rather than a blog. I wanted it to look sleek. I felt that SC looked amateurish, and believe that Sasstrology is more likely to grow if it looks professionally-produced.

However, I’m not aiming to be another astrology.com (iVillage) or tarot.com. For one, I still maintain a personal voice here (Jeff’s corner) where I rant about whatever’s bugging me — which you won’t find at a major astrology portal. Two, the content here is still pretty tightly focused on relationships and sexuality. Three, this is still a one-person operation with a few paid freelancers, attracting just a small portion of the audience that these other websites get.

Do I want Sasstrology to be as popular? Of course I do. But I still insist on maintaining a high editorial standard, even if a post is about seducing a Taurus.

Now matter how this site looks, I still believe it has FUNK. And, especially with transiting Uranus conjoining my MC ruler, I will be chafing against the status quo … yet also trying to be practical (Saturn opposing my MC ruler), which means offering content that attracts a wide audience.

This place is a work-in-progress. I cannot believe it’s not even three months old. I’m basically trying to manifest a vision here, and appreciate any feedback to help mold it to meet readers’ needs while still (at least occasionally) challenging their perspectives.

I feel like the first page acts too much like a headline in the front of the news paper. I loved the value put on readers comments, kick ass writers, AND burrowed images from random flickr page, and I wanted to see MORE of that. It had more of a community feel. That was what I loved. PEOPLE. RANDOMNESS. Here, I feel it got too organized and commercialized really quick. I don’t want another tarot.com. I don’t want another ivillage.

I think… you need to kick it up in the way that you want to. Don’t serve the status quo. The status quo will catch up to you.

And no matter how horrible that papyrus font for “seduction central” was, the blog still had its FUNK. And I want that hererererere.