Old blog is old blog and new blog is new blog
A forth night ago, I said I was quitting blogging and I was really serious about it, even when I had no replacement for something I have loved for close to a decade. But something happened; I got an unusual motivation which compromised my earlier decision and somehow I managed to find that basic instinct to remain in this blogging ecosystem after taking a few weeks off.
So, I am here and you are here and it’s a privilege and an honor to officially welcome you to our new baby. Welcome to TechRez! 🙂
TechRez is a full-fledged tech blog, having its core on tech news, mobile, gadgets, reviews, gaming, autos, science and big-tech. Other features would be incorporated into it in future, like the store and a job portal. It’s a new project and a massive flip from thatnaijablog.
So here is the Good, Bad and Ugly about our move.
| What’s New? | |
| 1: | A mega menu that categorically displays all our posts, it simply makes the navigation easy. |
| 2: | Fully revamped review system, allowing readers to rate products reviewed. |
| 3: | Videoblogging with previews, reviews as well as gadgets comparison. |
| 4: | The slides incorporates widgetized slides with posts into the mega sidebar. |
| 5: | A new interview interface that will make our interviews intuitive and engaging. |
| 6: | Podcasting has also been planned, and it promises to be exciting always |
| 7: | The Rez base where editor’s pick are beautifully displayed on the homepage. |
| 9: | The Auto’s category where the finest cars would be proudly displayed in portfolio format. |
| 10: | A forum as well as a mega store is also in the works. |
The Good
#Branding
One of the major reasons why I decided to change the domain name was simply because we had succeeded in building a blog. The next phrase was to build a brand, which ultimately led to the decision to move and initiate the search for a brandable name as well as narrowing our niche exclusively to tech and its relations. To this effect, there would no longer be “blogging-tips” article published on the blog. We have equally updated our Editorial Guideline to reflect the changes.
#Motherland
My initial plan was to connect to motherland with the “naija” slang, but it appears having a flip would be a better solution. Having a global name with a color scheme that reflects Nigeria will make more sense and that we have adopted. The blog now sits on a green color core, rather than the previous “blue and red” and our content will see a balance between foreign and local.
#Keyword: It’s fair enough to come up with a domain name that is easy to remember and equally has a keyword that explicitly defines the blog.
#Writers: That’s for sure, we will have new writers to spice things up here a little.
The Bad
#Disqus
One of the most notable change is that we have removed Disqus. I am a die-hard fan of disqus and I have not listened well enough to users of the blog. I argued earlier about resource usage and spam but now that we have acquired a hosting plan 10x bigger and better than the previous one, we will no longer leave our users in frustration when they need to make an input.
#CommentLuv
This won’t go down with a lot of persons, but since our focus has been streamlined to tech and its relation, it would make more sense to make our comment area a little less messy with links. CommentLuv is a great and fantastic plugin by Andy and that’s a major requirement to having a guest post on ComLuv. However, we had to reach a compromise by excluding it.
The Ugly
#Blog’s Authority
It’s like starting all over again, even though we have decided to implement a 301 redirect. It will take a while before the blog’s replicates what was achieved on the old blog. It will take time but TechRez is long term and I think that should be the least of our worries.
#Interviews
We will have an interview section that will attract top tech enthusiast across the globe. Our aim is to squeeze never-again-to-be duplicated secretes from the biggest guys in the world of tech.
Why the delay?
Well, we were still on the fence, to move or not to move. I was advised to make a TechRez a fresh start and maintain ThatNiajaBlog, but that would be a suicide mission for me. If my emphasis is on excellence, the right to excel would be greatly tempered if I ever attempted to manage two similar blogs.
We would have long concluded the migration, until the zeal to remain in the ecosystem was greatly tempered. However, it’s nice to see us picking up from where we left.
Your Verdict?
Firstly, I need to apologize for over-hyping our new baby. There were a lot of issues to consider and we needed to be sure, the move we were taking won’t be an exercise in futility.
I appreciate your time here, reading and navigating what’s new on the blog and without all of you in my thought pattern. This would never have been a reality. We would love your input about the new direction and sleek design that would be optimized for speed within the next few weeks.
We are still in the beta [testing] phrase and we will try to incorporate all the ideas before the year’s end. If you find a bug, kindly shoot us a mail and we will fix ASAP. Thanks 🙂
Best Regards
Nosagie Nosa Ero
Editor-in-Chief.
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28 Comments
Lucazzy
Thank God TechRez is finally live after a long wait. Great step by you. Keep the tech flag flying high. Cheers
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks alot for taking out time to be here.
Kingsley
Nice one bro, you really did it.
Nosa Ero Nosa
OMG! Reading this from you made my day. Thanks
Samuel nwosu
Woooooooooooow am so happy 😀 a long waited has arrived, ur highly welcomed TechRez!!!
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks Samuel. Enjoy the rest of the day.
BabsHaybell
Now this is super dope.. TR is finally live.
Super design bro! Great new features! wish you all the best there is 🙂
Nosa Ero Nosa
Yeah, months of hard work paid off. Had to make sure my ideas were fully implemented by the developer. It’s an exciting framework that should become popular soon.
Jide
Finally!!! well done bro but why the “beta” in the logo?
Nosa Ero Nosa
Hello Jide. Lol, I have gotten rid of it. Thanks for stopping by
Chimatim
I’m impressed not just by the design but the potential of this site, I see this site going places, displacing Loy Okezie from his pearch is one, becoming a world wide brand is another. Great work Nosa and all those who made this happen. Nice knowing you.
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks alot, kudos to Mr. Momizat, we exchanged over 100 emails within a span of 6 months. The framework is publicly available if you love it.
Yippee Daniel
Finally techrez is not under construction any longer, it feels good to be here. Nosa:)
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks alot Daniel, it’s to see you stop over as well..
Kelechi Omeihe
Well, Well, Well!!!
At long last, The New baby has been unveiled…
Congratulations on your re-brand! Love the new look. love the site and all of the revisions you’ve made! It looks awesome, and it is very user-friendly and clean looking.
Actually, Its worth its hype and waitings.. 😛
I’m so excited to have found you through Thrive Intentionally.. 😀
And I’m looking forward to more great content (as always!)
– KeleChi
Nosa Ero Nosa
Mr. Antonio, Lol.. You rock and I am completely trilled that you love it. 🙂
Anyikwa chinonso
At last, after 5months of shout out, techrez has come.
Let a new era of tech blogging begin for techrez 🙂
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks Chinonso, I appreciate all of this, do have a nice day.
Emmanuel
I quiet remember the first thing I did yesterday when I woke was to check whether TechRez and OscarFranky had gone live!
This is a great a change and I do hope and pray that things go according to plan.
All the best bro and congratulations!
Nosa Ero Nosa
Hello brother, it’s a big amen to the prayer. Thanks alot and I wish you all the best all well.
Collins
NIce one bro more grace to your elbow
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks Collins. 🙂
Temilola Globalwalyy
Hello Nosa,
This is really a wonderful design, i must admit it worth the wait
Loading speed Excellent
mobile View excellent..
You are Awesome bro…
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thank you so much Mr. Temilola, Do have a wonderful day. 🙂
Sayantan Mahato
Hi Nosa,
I’m glad that the spirit of TNB has revived in form of TechRez. It has got a cool and dashing theme, superb mobile-compatibility and speed time is fabulous.
Nice work bro!
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks alot for your warm compliments, I really do appreciate. Do have a nice day Mohato.
olili Bob
Techrez, I must say am proud that it came out quite well, cool look, beta comment system, nice design. all in one. thumbs up
Nosa Ero Nosa
Thanks alot Mr. Bob, I am glad you love the new approach.