diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css b/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
index 50bb34db0..7eb72dc11 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
 }
 #main .meta {
     font-style:italic;
-    margin:0 0 .75em;
+    margin:0 0 .4em;
 }
 #main form {
     margin:.345em 0 1.5em;
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ ul.blogs, ul.posts {
 ul.blogs li, ul.posts li {
     margin:0;
     overflow:hidden;
-    padding:0 0 .4em;
+    padding:0 0 1.4em;
 }
 #main ul.blogs li h3, #main ul.posts li h3 {
     margin:0 0 .5em;
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ ul.blogs li, ul.posts li {
 /* todo: (heskew) clean up since this is a bit of a hack specific to a single page */
 #main ul.blogs li .actions, #main ul.posts li .actions {
     height:auto;
-    margin:-1.5em 0 0;
+    margin:-1.3em 0 0;
     padding:0 0 .1em;
     visibility:hidden;
 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs
index 95cfa5be7..deb71f4f2 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/AdminMenu.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs {
             builder.Add("Blogs", "2",
                         menu => menu
                                     .Add("Manage Blogs", "1.0", item => item.Action("ListForAdmin", "Blog", new { area = "Orchard.Blogs" }))
-                                    .Add("Create New Blog", "1.1", item => item.Action("Create", "Blog", new { area = "Orchard.Blogs" })));
+                                    .Add("Create a Blog", "1.1", item => item.Action("Create", "Blog", new { area = "Orchard.Blogs" })));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx
index f87aa2638..0141bce64 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/Create.aspx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Security" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html" %>
 <% Html.Include("AdminHead"); %>
-    <h2>Create New Blog</h2>
-    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; Create Blog</p>
+    <h2>Create a Blog</h2>
+    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; Create a Blog</p>
     <% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
         <%=Html.ValidationSummary() %>
         <%=Html.EditorForModel() %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdmin.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdmin.ascx
index cfe6c583e..5994b16ec 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdmin.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdmin.ascx
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 <p class="actions">
     <%-- todo: (heskew) make into a ul --%>
     <span class="construct">
-        <a href="<%=Url.BlogForAdmin(Model.Slug) %>">manage posts</a>
-        | <a href="<%=Url.BlogEdit(Model.Slug) %>">edit</a>
-        | <a href="<%=Url.Blog(Model.Slug) %>">view</a>
-        | <a href="<%=Url.BlogPostCreate(Model.Slug) %>">create post</a>
+        <a href="<%=Url.BlogForAdmin(Model.Slug) %>">All Posts</a>
+        | <a href="<%=Url.BlogEdit(Model.Slug) %>">Edit</a>
+        | <a href="<%=Url.Blog(Model.Slug) %>">View</a>
+        | <a href="<%=Url.BlogPostCreate(Model.Slug) %>">Create a Blog Post</a>
     </span>
-    <span class="destruct"><a href="#">delete</a></span>
+    <span class="destruct"><a href="#">Delete Blog</a></span>
 </p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdminViewModel.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdminViewModel.ascx
index d823bf2cd..a7e8cdd09 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdminViewModel.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/DisplayTemplates/BlogForAdminViewModel.ascx
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Extensions"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
 <h2><a href="<%=Url.BlogForAdmin(Model.Blog.Slug) %>"><%=Html.Encode(Model.Blog.Name) %></a></h2>
-<div class="manage"><a href="<%=Url.BlogEdit(Model.Blog.Slug) %>" class="button">Edit</a></div>
+<div class="manage">
+    <a href="<%=Url.BlogEdit(Model.Blog.Slug) %>" class="button">Edit Blog</a>
+    <a href="<%=Url.BlogEdit(Model.Blog.Slug) %>" class="button">Add a Post</a>
+</div>
+<p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; <%=Html.Encode(Model.Blog.Name) %></p>
 <p><%=Model.Blog.Description %></p><%
 //TODO: (erikpo) Move this into a helper
 if (Model.Posts.Count() > 0) { %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx
index 96e1d0b89..f2d5b7e76 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/Create.aspx
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Security" %>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html" %>
 <% Html.Include("AdminHead"); %>
-    <h2>Create a New Blog Post</h2>
-    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; <a href="<%=Url.BlogEdit(Model.Blog.Slug) %>"><%=Html.Encode(Model.Blog.Name) %></a> &gt; Create Blog Post</p>
+    <h2>Create a Blog Post</h2>
+    <p><a href="<%=Url.BlogsForAdmin() %>">Manage Blogs</a> &gt; <a href="<%=Url.BlogEdit(Model.Blog.Slug) %>"><%=Html.Encode(Model.Blog.Name) %></a> &gt; Create a Blog Post</p>
     <%using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
         <%= Html.ValidationSummary() %>
         <%= Html.EditorForModel() %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/CreateBlogPostViewModel.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/CreateBlogPostViewModel.ascx
index 6b4df4cef..396ad5d93 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/CreateBlogPostViewModel.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/CreateBlogPostViewModel.ascx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
             <span><%=Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Slug, new { id = "permalink", @class = "text" })%> <span> &laquo; How to write a permalink. &raquo; </span></span>
         </fieldset>
         <fieldset>
-            <label for="body">Excerpt:</label>
-            <span>[still needed]</span>
+            <%--<label for="body">Excerpt:</label>
+            <span>[still needed]</span>--%>
             <label for="body">Body:</label>
             <span><%=Html.TextAreaFor(m => m.Body, new { id = "body", @class = "html" })%></span>
         </fieldset>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Shared/BlogPostPreviewForAdmin.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Shared/BlogPostPreviewForAdmin.ascx
index 702b7bb40..521b52273 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Shared/BlogPostPreviewForAdmin.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Shared/BlogPostPreviewForAdmin.ascx
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 <p class="actions">
     <%-- todo: (heskew) make into a ul --%>
     <span class="construct">
-        <a href="<%=Url.BlogPostEdit(Model.Blog.Slug, Model.As<RoutableAspect>().Slug) %>">edit</a>
-        | <a href="<%=Url.BlogPost(Model.Blog.Slug, Model.As<RoutableAspect>().Slug) %>">view</a>
+        <a href="<%=Url.BlogPostEdit(Model.Blog.Slug, Model.As<RoutableAspect>().Slug) %>">Edit</a>
+        | <a href="<%=Url.BlogPost(Model.Blog.Slug, Model.As<RoutableAspect>().Slug) %>">View</a><%
+        if (Model.Published == null) { // todo: (heskew) be smart about this and maybe have other contextual actions %>
+        | <a href="<%=Url.BlogPost(Model.Blog.Slug, Model.As<RoutableAspect>().Slug) %>">Publish</a>
+        <% } %>
     </span>
-    <span class="destruct"><a href="#">delete</a></span>
+    <span class="destruct"><a href="#">Delete Blog Post</a></span>
 </p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Users/AdminMenu.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Users/AdminMenu.cs
index dd4456b57..8f912554b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Users/AdminMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Users/AdminMenu.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Users {
             builder.Add("Users", "5",
                         menu => menu
                                     .Add("Manage Users", "1.0", item => item.Action("Index", "Admin", new { area = "Orchard.Users" }))
-                                    .Add("Create New User", "1.1", item => item.Action("Create", "Admin", new { area = "Orchard.Users" })));
+                                    .Add("Create a User", "1.1", item => item.Action("Create", "Admin", new { area = "Orchard.Users" })));
         }
     }
 }