5 Easy Steps to Creating a Winning Blog Site
Do you wish your blogs looked better? Here are 5 tips from a Virtual Assistant that will get you spiffed up and looking professional. Some are really easy fixes and only a matter of making some different choices. Read the following blog and see if you can improve the look of your blog too.
In creating a successful blog, looks count. Many bloggers make the mistake of thinking that since visitors are essentially there to read, they're not really interested
in the way it looks. The fact is, your blog is a representation of who you are. To have a successful blog, your content needs to be interesting and your blog needs to be attractive.
If you want to update the look of your blog, consider these areas of importance:
- Easy To Scan - The way your blog reads on the page is an extremely important part of your blog’s look. Since you're trying to get traffic to your blog, you really want to focus the attention with short posts that offer the main point easily. Most blog readers will only scan your posts, not read them word for word. If your blog is easy to scan because the posts are short and the breaks are clear, you will have a great looking blog.
- Professional Edge - When designing or redesigning your blog, try to make it as professional-looking as possible. The more professional it looks, the more seriously people will take it. Not everyone knows a lot about blog design. So, if you have the extra funds, you might even want to get a professional to do it for you.
- Friendly, Appealing Colors - Some colors come across better on the web than others. Blue and black are easy to see and are great choices to use. Sea-green and beige are soothing colors to use for a blog. You should stay away from using colors like pink, yellow or any neon colors. Dark type on light background is much easier to read than putting light type on a dark background.
- Appropriate Graphics - Using pictures on your blog is a great way to boost traffic. Blogs that offer pictures that correlate with their content are more interesting. Be sure to optimize those photos with keywords and links so they will also be "seen" by search engines.
- Successful Layout - Design and layout matter. The layout should be clear and defined. If it's confusing and hard to navigate, the visitor is not likely to stick around to explore. If you are letting a professional design your blog, you will likely not need to worry much about the layout. However, if you are doing it yourself, take a look at other successful sites to get ideas about what works and what doesn’t. Look at your site like a visitor would. A good way to see your site as others would is to have friends and family critique it for you.
To get a professional-looking and interesting blog site, start with these five steps. They will help you create a site that is appealing and easy to navigate, bringing readers back time and time again.
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