What's New and Improved?
New Logo
The most visible change to this website is my new logo, seen above. The winding, S-shaped road starts right here at Snooze2you.com, and leads to the "finals destination" which is marked, of course, with a pushpin. The logo and the accompanying tagline, "your road to the finals," capture the focus of this website. Whether by map or by bracket, all roads lead to the finals.
When you see the logo, it will usually be a link back to this home page. The S-shaped road and star-shaped pushpin will occasionally be used as links to other pages within the site.
My thanks to Robin Packer of Rehatched (robinspacker@gmail.com) for the logo design. Robin was great to work with, and I would highly recommend her for any creative, graphic design-related needs you might have.
Look and Feel
With the new logo completed, I felt compelled to maintain a more consistent look and feel throughout this site. With that in mind, I've completely overhauled the look, and (hopefully) made it a little easier to get around. It’s a work in progress.
Girls Basketball Brackets
This year, basketball playoff brackets were posted for girls as well as boys. A new "Team Tracker" feature was also added to help you find and follow your favorite team through the early rounds of the playoffs. The response has been tremendous.
Baseball and Softball Brackets
Boys Baseball and Girls Softball playoff brackets were also posted this spring. This is the only site where you'll find complete brackets, from the opening rounds to the finals. My friends at Thumb Tailgater requested the baseball and softball brackets. It never hurts to ask!
SnoozeSearch
SnoozeSearch is a new, custom search feature that can be found at the top-right of most pages on this site. You’ll be able to search this site to find things that may otherwise be difficult to locate... things that don’t have links to them, for example.
SnoozeGear
SnoozeGear is here! Say what? Take a look at the shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, and more at the new Snooze2you Online Store. Snooze2you makes between 50 cents and 2 dollars on each purchase. Not a huge mark-up to keep the site going! I personally recommend the Large Mug.
Ads
If you haven't been here since last football season, you’ll notice some new ads at the bottom of most pages. Everything I post on this website is done on my own time, just for fun. It’s my hobby, and I would hate to give it up. But times are tough. Mrs. Snooze lost her job recently, and I’ve considered spending my time and energy on something a little more profitable. We’ll see how this works. I’ve tried to keep the ads as out-of-the-way as possible.
Donate Button
Perhaps I've been too successful in keeping the ads out of the way. While I am not free to discuss how much is made from the ads, suffice it to say I've also added a Donate button in the top-right corner of the page. I've had a few people say they would like a way to pitch in to keep the site up and running, so we'll see what happens. Make no mistake, this is a free site (to you). I'll never charge for general content, and I don't want anybody feeling guilted into giving. However, if another opportunity arises, and it happens to be a profitable opportunity, this site may go away.
Looking Ahead
The 2010 football season (i.e. "busy season" here) is creeping up fast! Enrollment, class and conference information will soon need to be updated. Please feel free to e-mail me if you know of conference changes from last year.
I have some very interesting new features that I’m considering adding. Frankly, I’m not sure how much I’ll get to, but it will need to be done between the end of baseball/softball season and the beginning of football season.
If you ever have an idea that you think fits both the spirit and the scope of this website, feel free to let me know. I won’t promise you anything, but I always enjoy getting new ideas.
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