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12 Must Have Blog Design Tips For Your Blog

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Are you looking at your blog design day after day wondering how to improve it?

Or maybe you are just starting out and overwhelmed by the number of choices you have to make when creating the best blog design possible.

Read on to discover our top twelve must have blog design tips for bloggers.

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Blog Design…It Matters

A well-dressed blog can maximize your assets and show off your personal style. It’s what grabs a reader’s attention and makes them want to get to know you better.

So what goes into a fabulous blog design? We’ve got 12 secrets to share with you:

Understand How To Talk the Talk

Before you dive into creating a new blog design, you definitely need to have a working knowledge of the different pieces and parts that make up a website AND a vision of what you ultimately want to see when you turn on your computer.

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The more you know about the direction you’d like to take your blog, the easier you make your (or your blog designer’s) job.

Get Your Fundamentals On

Each element of your blog design is important and should be used to its fullest extent in terms of navigation and functionality. Ultimately, you are creating a series of doorways into your blog, so that your readers may discover not only your earth-shattering content, but also the rockstar photos you are taking of your morning coffee on Instagram or how to subscribe to your newsletter.

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Be sure your blog design is holding the door wide open to your readers with these tips…

And when you’re finally ready…

Go Be Fancy

One of the great joys of blog design are the inevitable tweaks and improvements you can add to make things better, bigger, and just plain more pretty.

And we do love pretty, pretty things round these parts.

If you are still looking for inspiration, be sure to check out our Blog Design Pinterest board, where we are continually on the hunt for fabulous!

About Francesca

Francesca has an extensive background in content marketing, public relations, and social outreach. She oversees all Operations at Sway Group, including our robust metrics capabilities. Prior to joining the online world, Francesca oversaw viticulture and oenology at various wineries in both California and Italy, and managed regulatory affairs and facility approvals at the biotech company, Genentech. Francesca has been featured on CBS Sacramento and Food Blogger Pro’s podcast. She has also hosted an AMA webinar and spoken at Social Media World.

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  4. Alli says

    Helpful info, as usual! Personally, when I visit a blog, I like to see clean lines with no flashing lights or pulsating banners. I also like being able to read the entire post without having to click to see the rest of the story. If there is just too much overkill, I usually just say no.

    Eventually, I would love to hire a web designer, but for now I will just keep reading your awesome pointers!

  7. John says

    This is definitely an element of blogging I’ve started paying more attention to. A more aesthetically pleasing blog whether it’s design for decoration or navigation, definitely helps more people stay on your blog longer. Great post.

  8. Zion Amal says

    Well written Francesca.
    I really enjoyed your post. And also you reminded me that its time to edit my blog design a little bit.
    Thanks a lot.

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  14. Kate says

    Wowza, what a lot of information! Thanks for posting all these links, I’m bookmarking this page. I really like my current blog design but I’m going to be making a few changes soon and will review all these before I do!

  19. Carli says

    Lots of great content here. I’ve often wondered how to do the font thong so I’m off to read about that. 🙂

  21. Simply Summer says

    Thank you for the advice. I actually just got a complete overhaul by an amazing up and coming designer. I wish I had these tips to look at BEFORE we undertook this endeavor. I probably wouldn’t have been such a pain to her!!

  29. Mama and the City says

    Great post.

    And never gets old. Even if this gets republished with different words of arrangements there is always something new to add, something that changed in our always-changing web world.

    I still have lots to tweak from mine, but I need to write more at this point. I stopped for a while and I feel I need the outlet soon.

  34. Julie @ Corbett Capers says

    Such a wonderful collage of links! Looks like I have some reading to do! 🙂 I particularly liked the link to the post about making the most of the blog footer. Lots of great tips there!

    Keep up the great work with these blogging articles. I look forward to them!

  37. Jen says

    Thank you for this awesome information… this is the motherload of what one should know about blog design.

  38. ElizOF says

    Thanks you so much for the wonderful support and information you’ve shared with us over the years… I just wanted to say thanks! Have an amazing year everyone… (signed in now with my WP blog)
    {{{HUGS}}}
    Eliz

  39. ElizOF says

    Terrific tips to keep handy… It’s been a while since I stopped by to say hello. I’m glad I get all the wonderful helpful posts.
    Cheers,
    Eliz

  42. Jen says

    Lots of terrific links. Now that I’ve gotten proficient at downloading premium templates and tweaking them, I’ve been changing my blog around at least every 6 months. It keeps things fresh and me entertained. I did read an online article that said the trend is towards headers with just text and utilizing the myriad of great fonts out there. I know I went simpler. It’s great if you want a cleaner look.

  43. Jenny says

    this is great since i’m trying to redesign my site right now but omg is it being a bitch this time. thanks for the links & inspiration though 🙂

  46. Angie Nelson says

    Great information (and excellent images). Focusing on the fundamentals and terminology first are key. It is almost 100% guaranteed that your blog’s look is going to change on a regular basis.