Have you heard that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, the same way you shouldn't judge a blog by its design?
I think that the way your blog looks is really important, because if it looks good, people will probably want to read it. Imagine you click on a link and you are lead to a blog. The blog has crazy, childish looking fonts and bright neon colours that don't match. It's hard to read the text because of the colour and it kind of hurts your eyes. Would you want to read it? I'm guessing the answer is no TeXT Like tHIS is HarD tO ReAd aNd lOoKS UnaPpeaLinG aND cHilDisH Here are some tips for making your blog look good and have a simple design. Colours. Instead of having a bunch of random colours, choose one main colour for your blog. This can change according to seasons, holidays, celebrations, etc. Then choose contrasting colours like black, grey or white that go well with your colour and make it the background. The text, title, icons, bars can be your main colour. Archives. Using Archives and Categories make it easier to find your old blog posts and posts under a certain category. Add an archives list to your site that has posts from each month, or add categories for your blog posts. This is essential for easy-navigating and access to old posts. Fonts. Don't use those wild, silly fonts (You should use these only for the title if you want) because it can be difficult to read or might not be very appealing. Go with something simple, like Calibri or Times New Roman. However, if you think those are boring, choose something that looks a little different but still easy to see. Pictures. Pictures you use should be related to the theme of your blog. The first page of your website should have an awesome picture or be attractive. In the example shown above on the left, there's a picture of a rocket that immediately catches your attention, meanwhile on the right there's a bright, garish design with a photo of a baby saying something. Which one do you like? So that's pretty much it. Overall, your blog design should reflect you and your blog, and you don't have to follow these rules at all. In the end, all that matters is that you are happy with your blog, and remember, your blog is supposed to be to impress yourself, not others. Have fun with your blogging! :)
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