Comments on: Does Your Blog Design Scream Success?

By: dewi

dewi — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:06:58 +0000

thanx u so much about your advice, ok I will try it….

By: SBA

SBA — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:01:11 +0000

Dewi, I’m glad you found this ‘old’ article — it needs a couple of updates but the principles still hold.
Looked at your blog, feel a bit handicapped since it’s not in English — but all the better to focus on the overall design package! Your blog is so new, I would not worry too much about screaming anything except quality posts while you build community — current theme will do for awhile. But I like that you’re thinking ahead.

Until Blogging with Success moved to Wordpress I would have pointed you to my Blogger blog to start hacking away at the design. Although your current design palette is appealing, it’s a bit dark [for 'corner for Moms'] unless the English translation of the tag line says more about what’s in the blog’s corner.) I like a stationary background as you scroll down the posts, but it gets a little blurry/bleak [again, that may be intentional]. Since you need the menu and footer (to reduce clutter in sidebars — one on either side is distracting), I’d suggest hunting for another blogger template with those features. Create a test blog first and try out a few. Never too early to start branding now, with a favicon and a full ‘About me’ page — maybe some more images in the posts … hope this helps.

By: dewi

dewi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:42:22 +0000

i really…agree with your article, and right now i’am very..very..not feeling right with my blog template, could u help me.give some idea.

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By: SBA

SBA — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:34:00 +0000

@pulkit – a good compliment coming from you — the header image on your blog is striking! I’d suggest fewer posts on the home page. You need to get your own favicon (see our post on how) and remove the blogger navigation bar (detracts from your design and mood). Thanks for your support. Consider joining the Blogger’s Cafe!

By: pulkit

pulkit — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:46:00 +0000

thanks for this post!

By: Fransiska Ike

Fransiska Ike — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:57:00 +0000

@Complete: Yeah as SBA said, don’t be.

By: SBA

SBA — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:41:00 +0000

@bigbear6208 – Hello and thanks for your support here and on my personal blog! Your epic photos blog has a great design. You can always take away from this post anything that would help when you decide to start another blog.

@Complete Business Sys – Nice to see you here! I figured the design topic might pique your interest. I appreciate the compliment. Don’t be a stranger…