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When should I change the look of my blog?

By Mike | September 16, 2008

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Today’s question:

When is it advisable to change the LOOK of the blog?

This is a good question but one with no right answer.

I don’t tend to change the look of my blog very often. There has to be a reason for me to change.

The look of your blog is part of your branding so I would not change it just to change it. If you do I would tend to do minor changes not major changes unless the theme wa quite frankly crap or causing problems.

As long as the theme is easy to read and displays properly then there is not a reason for it.

Now lets look at some reasons you would like to change your look.

  1. Your bored with it.
  2. You want to make it easier to read.
  3. You are doing a redesign on your business and want to match it.
  4. Your current theme is just “crap”

The most important thing to me is that my blog is easily readable. All of the great designs and super sharp design elements are not worthwhile if your blog is hard to read.

For me I am old and bald with bad eyes. Small type fonts and dark backgrounds tend to make blogs hard for me to read. If it is hard to read I am less likely to follow and read the blog no matter how great your content is or how sharp your design looks.

As always your comments and questions are welcomed.

Mike Paetzold


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3 Responses to “When should I change the look of my blog?”

  1. James Stewart Says:
    September 16th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    Hi Mike

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge of blogging. My
    question is can I monotize my blog and run It without having a web site.Please let me know what
    you would recommend.

    James

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  2. Mike Says:
    September 16th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    @James Stewart -
    First a blog is a website. You can monetize it various ways and most have been discussed quite a few times. The way to do it would be different for different ways of monetizing it.

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  3. Lynn Jordan--Authors Tools Says:
    September 17th, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    Changing the look of your blog is a popular activities for writers. It’s an activity that makes you think you are working on your writing career.

    It makes a great excuse for those of us who let perfectionism get in the way of productivity.

    Thanks for the reminder about having a reason for the changes you make.

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