The Significance Of Blog Design And Make It Your own...

By John Summerlake


Blogs have increased recognition over this previous months. Many individuals have started to create their personal blogs to express their thoughts and feelings. Web companies have also started their blogs to advise clients on the latest product news and testimonials.

Because of this, blogs are also being used as internet marketing media. Before, internet marketing is done by placing banners and links on popular web sites, like news and information sites. Links were also included on newsletters and marketing letters sent to the members of their mailing lists.

Many individuals spend time reading blogs. Individuals read their friend's blogs, their preferred author's blogs, blogs on topics that they're interested in, and blogs on product critiques. With the growing popularity of blogging, it is even feared that individuals depend on blogs to obtain the latest information.

While getting news reports from blogs is not reliable, some people look for item reviews through blogs. In some cases, this is more dependable. While it's true that several media persons are being paid to write good reviews regarding a particular item, blog writers write about their actual experiences on products and services from a company.

Because there are many people who read and start their own blogs, blogs are a good medium to market a item. With the growing blog visitors means boost in revenue.

Blog traffic can be increased by joining affiliate programs and websites, which will list your blog under a particular search category or name. You may also have your blog advertised in well-known websites. This, however, will cost some money and isn't advisable if you have just started blogging.

A writer who has just launched his/her blog will want as much traffic as possible to increase ads on the website. Also, a few advertisers pay each time their link is clicked or the page that has their link is viewed.

Whenever you have greater traffic on your blog, you need to try to keep you visitors coming back and recommending your blog to friends and colleagues.

This may be done by having informative or entertaining content and good blog layout and design. You may create your blog's content or you can also acquire the services of a web content writer to offer you with the blog articles.

The blog's layout and design also plays a big role. While most of the companies offering free blog hosting provide pre-selected templates, there are several that permits personalization that if you utilize this function appropriately could increase your blog's traffic.

Here are a few suggestions to make your blog stand out from the millions of blogs out there that have standard styles.

* Customize the banner

The banner usually has the most generic designs that are common to the blogs from a blogging company or service.

You can personalize this banner by having a graphic with the dimensions of the banner. You can likewise edit the graphic so that it'll also include the title of your blog.

In this case, you can create your own graphic or you can purchase professional looking graphics online for much less than $10.

* Customizing photos

Of course, a lot of the photos that you will be posting will be your own. Nevertheless, if you don't customize the photos prior to posting them, you may miss maximizing the improving advantages graphics can also add to the page. Adding photo borders can help the photo stand out from the page.

It may also add to the design of your blog. You can choose a standard border or you can also make your own border which can be associated with your blog's templates.

* Add a favicon

Do not you think websites with icons on the address bar just before the website's URL are awesome? Many individuals do. These favicons give a professional look to the URL. These simple to do using photo or graphic editing softwares.

* Check out blog templates, layouts, backgrounds, textures and skins from websites

There are websites that offer free blog templates, layouts, backgrounds, textures as well as skins. You can use these so your blog will not look generic just like most of the blogs hosted by the service provider.

* Include RSS feeds

This is a cool way to notify people with newsreaders regarding your blog headlines. Tutorials on RSS feeds are available on the web.

* Audio makes your blog more personal

Not only does audio personalizes the blog; it may also keep your visitors returning. You can try having streaming radio stations, mp3 file or playlists loading with your blog.

* Advertisements

If you have signed-up with Google Ad-Sense, which I'm sure you would like to do, make certain that the ads are ideally placed that these will not impede your readers' ease in accessing the information on your blog.

Try using these tips and you can definitely boost and keep traffic on your blog.




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