14/05/2010

Do you need a better blog?..

I realized few days ago that my blog needs improvement of how it looks. It seemed there was a bit too much of everything...so I decided to make it more simple, easier to the eyes, and much more professional looking.

It was a must to have a wider space for pictures, and I finally did it. yepie! I also decided to design my own logo, signature, and header, because I think my previous outlook didn't leave a good first impression.

Why I decided to change? First, it just didn't felt right,I liked it, but it wasn't perfect. Second, I found several posts about blog improving, and I tell ya - it's a MUST READ!

10 things every blogger should know
10 tips that will take your home design blog to the next level
6 ways I've grown through writing a blog
Why blogging is good for your career
Do you make this mistake in your blog?
Could your blog be ruining your busuness?
Start with Why
9 ways to think about linking in a blog post
Blogging essential for a good career
You're an idiot if you don't comment..
Blog headlines that kick ass

I have to study these links over and over again, hoping to learn something,finding the way to implement it in my blog.
I'm curious...what do you think about your blog? what do you think about mine-before and now? Do you find these links useful for yourself?
I would really love that this helps all of my dear blogger friends

8 comments:

  1. LIke the new look :) I didn't know there were articles out there like this. Good to know.

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  2. Koliko god da volim Blogger nekada su potpuni , na žalost, daveži sa svojim test novitetima. Primer je njihov najnoviji "eksperiment" kog nikako ne žele da se odreknu - čuveni auto paginator, koji je većini bloggera potpuno upropastio koncept layouta koji su naporno stvarali.Iako ja to nisam uradila, jer sam vrlo inertna, svakome ko želi ozbiljno da se posveti blogovanju, a da bi u potpunosti mogao da kontroliše prikaz postova i ostale vizuelne stavke bloga najtoplije preporučujem da pređe na wordpress. Cena za godinu dana je smešno mala za ono što pružaju, plus delujete profesionalnije .Jednom kad se zaglavite sa bloggerom, i vidite da na početnoj strani umesto najmanje 7 postova on prikazuje samo 1-2....Moj blog je npr. u tutorijalima, znači puno slikica, i kad god hoću da objavim novi post strepim koliko će auto paginator da izračuna da sme da se pojavi postova na prvoj strani; da li će ostati 2-3, ili u najboljem slučaju 5, a zadato mu je 12..., malo bezveze...

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  3. Love the new minimalistic look! I've got my mind set on improving the look of my blog for some time now but can't find the time since I want to do it all by myself! I'm familiar with most of the links you shared in this post and there are a lot of tips that are useful!
    I especially like the "wider" look of your blog - meaning bigger photos! Yei! :)

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  4. I like this post, informative and personal. I never saw your blog before, but I can say I like what I see. I'm thinking about similar issues with my blog. Good for you for making the change! I think a bog should always be evolving and it's good fun too!

    I look forward to reading more.

    p.s. now following your blog.

    Rambles with Reese

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  5. If any of you finds similar articles,please let me know :)

    Lenka - koliko sam shvatila za wordpress treba bas imati znanje u html kodovima,jel' da?ali sa svih strana cujem da je prakticniji,bogatiji,a interfejs mu je daleko ljepsi.

    Hvala Izzy.Tako i ja,sve bih da uradim sama.Posle idem u potragu za nekom strucnom literaturom iz ove oblasti :)

    shopgirl - welcome! I'm happy you like my blog
    xoxoxox

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  6. 1.simple tutorial for making your own blog header - http://blog.qbrushes.net/blog-header-with-brushes-photoshop-tutorial, instead of Photoshop you can use Gimp (free graphic design software)

    2.excellent blogger tutorials for improving your blog layout, lots of simple and usful html coding

    http://www.simplebloggertutorials.com/search/label/Tutorial

    3. For better blog(blogger or wordpress) every blogger should know a little bit of HTML,it is very easy to learn

    http://zemalf.com/1143/html-for-
    bloggers/

    4.Minima Blogger templates with three sidebar columns for those who want to make their own templates from the scrap

    http://www.simplebloggertutorials.com/2010/05/download-3-sidebar-columns-minima.html

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  7. Hvala Lenka puno puno..ovi linkovi mi mnogo znace. sto bi se ovdje reklo - ti si legenda! :D

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  8. What great links you have posted! Thank you for coming past Ada & Darcy xx

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