Thx for the input.
I'll probably go with a 3 column template since tha't what I'm familiar with. The top nav is something I haven't thought of but I it does look like a good way to go.
I'll buy templates since I'd rather spend money than my time learning right now so I'll be at the mercy with what' I can get off the shelf. I figure I'll learn by modifying those.
As far as SEO goes...I see a lot of "web2.0 style" blogs that have no left column and double up on the right side. The rational is that it's best for the search bots crawling your page to find your content. Beyond the SEO basics of content, keywords and backlinks so many SEO "tweeks" seem more like urban legend or the telephone game run amok to me.
Personally I find it takes effort to find anything when you have 2-right hand columns but the blogs are a lot easier to read. I'm beginning to think what works for blogs doesn't necessarily work for websites.
--Mike
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