Use a date-stamp to engage readers

I almost didn't choose the current theme for this site since it wasn't displaying article date-stamps on the home page. I was much happier when I realised that each article displays its own date-stamp. That was a relief.

Relevancy and currency

The relevancy of an article is directly related to its currency (how new it is, not which coins we're trading in). If the article is old, then the reader is more likely to question its usefulness. This tendency is increased when the article concerns technology.

But what about older articles

Many articles are still relevant from the 1960s, 70s, etc. The difference is that those articles have been assessed on a regular basis. Each reviewer looks at the world then and now and assesses how the similarities and differences affect the conclusions of an article. For instance, would you read an article if the headline indicated it was about Windows for workgroups 3.1.1 or Apple's System 7? Unlikely, unless you had a specific need for that information. However if the article discusses an experiment to assess whether toolbars are used more on the bottom or top of the screen, that could still be relevant for a number of decades, depending on follow-up research.

How's this relevant to Earn More Than Before?

Earn More Than Before is currently a new site.

At the time of writing this article, there is no get-rich-quick information on this site (it's unlikely there ever will be). Instead it's a snapshot of where I am on my journey towards my £10k per month aim. Since it's a snapshot, it's important that I convey how recent the information is.

I want you, the readers, to understand that this is the beginning of the journey. As part of that, it's important that you can see the publishing dates of each article so you can see how far along the journey I am.

Clock Top image by laff4k