While most blogs regarding money are about making it online, some are focused on more saving and investing. These types of blogs usually provide tips on playing the markets and how to invest for the greatest return. As always, however, it is still better to consult with a financial advisor.
The blog I am reviewing this week is about saving and investing money. The catch, though, is that the blog is more focused on investing in India than any other country. This makes the blog more unique than other blogs I have reviewed.
Web Site: The Orange Paper
Description: A site about saving money, personal finance, taxes, being frugal, wealth building and investing in the stock market.
Design 
The design of the Orange Paper consists of three columns with the content column on the left. The other two columns are the navigation sidebars and are located together on the right.
The design of the blog itself isn’t very colourful since the background is white and the text is either black or a dark gray. Most of the colour on the blog appears to come from the ads that are placed throughout the pages, with the exception of the logo at the top.
The fonts chosen and the size provide easy readability of the blog with the titles of each post nice and large. This helps separate the individual posts in the blog. The font and colour chosen for the menu at the top of the blog can make it hard for some to read. This is because the menu has a light gray background with gray text.
The sidebars, to some degree, are a little messy because of the advertising strewn amongst the navigational links. Since the ads are the most colour part of the blog, they tend to stand out more than the actual content of the blog.
It would be nice to see more colour in the blog to offset the vibrant colours of the advertising.
Focus 
This blog definitely focuses on personal finance. Many topics, including investing, saving, loans and other financial topics are discussed in the posts published on the blog.
As mentioned earlier, many of the investment posts are targeted to those living in India so many may not be able to follow the advice. The posts that provide general financial advice can be applied by anyone in any country, not just India.
Content 
The posts themselves are really well-written. I have reviewed blogs in the past that have used copied content from other sites, so to be sure this time I did some quick searches. I attempted to find specific parts of the posts in Google, and was relieved to see that only this blog was returned in the search results.
For those that don’t understand investing, you may find it difficult at times to understand some of the posts, but for the most part the author does attempt to keep the posts simple and easy to understand.
The posts are not published on a fixed schedule, so there may be times when the author will publish a few days in a row and then take a few weeks off. Those looking for regular posts may not enjoy the randomness of this blog.
Some of the posts themselves contain a small picture that seems appropriate to the topic discussed in the post. These images attempt to add some colour to the blog, which as mentioned, is provided mostly by the advertisments.
Overall the content is really well done, and it was nice to see that it is the author’s own unique content.
Spelling and Grammar
For the most part there were very few spelling and grammar mistakes in the blog. All posts were well-written and easy to read and understand, and for a financial blog, this can sometimes be a tricky task to accomplish.
Overall
Adding a bit more colour to the design of the blog to offset the advertising will help improve the design of the blog. The blog is nicely focused with the individual posts being related to personal finance.
As for the content, it was well-written and contained few spelling and grammar mistakes. This made the blog easy to read and understand.