How to Make a Blog Attractive

How to Make a Blog Attractive


Choose a color scheme to match the mood of your blog.
Blog owners strive for quality content rich with keywords, but often forget that visual appeal is just as important. The design scheme of your blog, how it appears to the reader at first glance, will help them decide whether to stay on your page or click away to another. Attractive blogs look clean, inviting and credible. Following basic design rules will ensure that your blog meets all three criteria.


Things You'll Need:
• Photo-editing software
1.Arrange elements in the same place on each page of the blog. Keep a consistent layout of text, images and links within each blog post so readers can skim read your content. Avoid overcrowding your blog with too many links, advertisements or navigation boxes. Limit your navigation elements to one or two locations, such as a set of buttons across the top and a small set of links down the left side of the page, and stick with this navigation scheme on each page.
2.Pick two to four colors for your color scheme. Choose images that fit in with your color scheme to create a more unified feel. If you have trouble choosing colors that work well together, try a free online color scheme designer, such as ColorSchemeDesigner.com.
3.Choose a maximum of three different fonts, and limit their use to specific sections of the blog. For example, you might choose a fancier font for your blog's title and a smaller, plain font for the text of each blog post. Ensure that each font is easy to read, even when it is larger or smaller than the default setting.
4.Format your text so that the most important information comes first and leads into the less important information. Provide a headline or title for each blog post that states exactly what the post is about and uses at least one of your main keywords. Work one or two keywords into the first paragraph of the blog post. For longer posts, break them down into sections with a subhead detailing what each section is about. This appeals to skim readers, which the majority of online readers are according to "Write me a web page, Elsie!," and also allows you to fit more keywords into your post.
5.Choose one relevant image for your blog post, or avoid an image all together. Pictures add interest, but only when they're relevant and fit in with the overall color scheme. Check the copyright laws for the picture, and give credit when necessary. Never post a picture if it breaks copyright law. Scale your images down using photo-editing software before posting for faster load times.
6.Underline and change the color of link text. Color-blind readers may not recognize a link if you change only the color. If possible, create links on a separate line below the related paragraph, or as a list at the end of the post. Links scattered randomly throughout a blog look messy and hard to read. Underline the words that tell what the link will go to, and avoid phrases such as, "click here."
7.Follow a grid design when laying out the elements for your blog. This technique works both for the overall layout and for arranging text, images and links in a long blog post. The grid design simply means laying out elements so they line up along a series of invisible lines and help the reader's eye move more easily across the page.

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