Why is it that we blog? Why not just write in a journal? The specific answers may vary, but in the end it all comes down to the audience – the readers.
Maybe you want to make people laugh, maybe you want to offer people help, maybe you want to share stories, maybe you want to draw traffic to make money. It’s all variations on a theme: finding readers. Because if we didn’t want readers, we would just write in in a private journal. So when people land on your site, if they are your target readership, you want them to stick around, get to know you and get hooked! What should be at the top of the page? What should be in the sidebar? Today’s post is 7 blog layout tips to keep people on your site, and to encourage them to interact with you – largely by subscribing and commenting. You know it’s what you want! :)
And as in all the previous posts in this blog redesign series, my friend Lori’s blog, “In My Kitchen, In My Life” will serve as the example where I’ll be making these changes. So here we go!
Comments are like candy for a blogger. I LOVE comments. It lets me know people are reading – and it lets me know what they are thinking about what I’m writing. Comments give you great feedback on what people want more of, what people find especially helpful, and plus, they’re just fun! Here are some hints to encourage commenting:
‣‣‣ Make sure your readers know you WANT comments! Don’t be bashful. At the end of your post, put a clear “call to action” asking people to leave their thoughts and letting them know you enjoy hearing from them.
‣‣‣ You can take it a step further and instead of asking for comments in general, pose a particular question that you would like comments on, and include that in the “call to action”.
‣‣‣ Make it EASY for them to comment. Avoid using CAPTCHA like the plague, and if possible, just provide a place for name/email/website rather than making them sign in to comment.
‣‣‣ Have a blog design that allows threaded comments so people can respond to each other.
‣‣‣ Once someone leaves a comment – reply to it! Especially on your most recent posts.
‣‣‣ Realize people comment about your blog elsewhere than your comment section. Provide social sharing buttons at the end of the post to make it easy for people to share and comment on your blog on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. (Helpful tip: if you’re curious what people are pinning and saying about your site on Pinterest, just go to pinterest.com/source/YOURDOMAINHERE.com … just put your domain name where it says “your domain here”. For instance, mine would be pinterest.com/source/theflourishingabode.com. See what people are pinning and commenting there, too!)
‣‣‣ Consider some WordPress plug-ins that make commenting even more friendly for your readers! For example, Lori wants “Comment Luv” on her blog. That’s the handy little feature that includes a link to your readers’ most recent blog post along with their comment. You can find this, and other commenting-friendly features, in the plug-ins section of your WordPress dashboard. Just click “add new”, search for the plug in, and when you find it click “install now”. Then once it has installed, click activate! Easy-peasy – now CommentLuv is installed on her site! Some plug-ins have options, and you can edit those under the “Settings” section of your WordPress dashboard.
So there are some ideas on encouraging comments. But before you can get comments, first you need readers to stick around and feel engaged enough to WANT to comment. (By the way, I’m totally hoping to hear from you in the comments of this post!) Plus, you’re hoping they’ll subscribe so they’ll be back for future posts. The rest of the tips address those issues.
If you’re not familiar with the term “above the fold”, it just refers to the amount of a webpage that you can see before you scroll down. If you have to scroll down to see it, it is “below the fold”. First impressions really do make a big difference – if someone lands on your blog and they don’t like what they see above the fold, chances are they’re not going to take the time to scroll down and investigate further.
Bear in mind “liking what they see” isn’t just style, but also whether it looks easy to use and navigate. It might have lots of pretty elements, but if there are a gazillion different things going on, and they can’t tell where to go or what to do – people generally aren’t going to stick around. So usability and navigation is a HUGE part of it. There is also the style side, of course – but bear in mind, like we talked about before, you’re not trying to appeal to everyone, you’re trying to appeal to your target audience. One big part of the style showing above the fold is your banner, like we talked about last week.
Whatever it is you’re going for on you blog, the area above the fold should “hook” your target audience. The style should speak to them, the navigation should be easy, and it should be clear what they can expect. In deciding your layout, remember that above the fold is the most valuable space on your website, and you should make sure it is high impact. But *how* to do that? On to the next tips…
In this online world of computers and information, one of the reasons we are drawn to individuals’ blogs, or small handmade businesses and so forth on the internet is because of the PEOPLE behind them. When we meet someone, we can see their face, and their personality in their appearance. In your content, you should also be conveying who you are and your personality … but in general it’s still a lot easier to “connect” if you can actually see the person. A nice well-lit photo that conveys your personality near the top of the page is a GREAT way engage your visitors – let them see you! Lori has this *fabulous* photo of her and her husband – I just love all the personality and joy in this photo. Plus, it starts cluing you in to the fact that her blog is about home and family right away:
I think it deserves to be above the fold. It’s welcoming, important and creates a connection. So I put it at the top of her sidebar (and check it out – her branding colors are even incorporated in her photo! Just like my colors are in my photo. Ka-pow!):
Ok, pull back out your branding printable from week 1. (I told it would come in handy!) One of the questions on that first page was, “Someone has just landed on your blog and wants to know what it is about: Describe your blog in 50 words or less.” If you answered this question (and kept in mind that you’re explaining your blog to someone who just landed on your site), then you now have a great little blurb to use on your site! Here is Lori’s blurb: “In My Kitchen, In My Life is a place where women (and the odd male) can be encouraged, nudged, and occasionally kicked in the pants toward living their lives on a higher plane. Oh, and readers get plenty of chances to laugh at the author’s foibles, which is always worth a click.” Have to say, I love her style. :)
I’d recommend having either a little description of yourself or of your blog right below your photo. On my blog, I have a description of myself there, and I have my blurb a little farther down the page under the heading “so … what’s this place all about?”. Here is Lori’s blog with the blurb put right below her photo:
So, let’s say someone has landed on your site. Your banner speaks to them about what your site is about, they see your photo and feel a connection to you, the writer, and then they read your blurb and think to themselves, “Wow, this is right up my alley!” The content they came to read is helpful, and they’re liking what they see. They are your target reader. Maybe they leave a comment, maybe they browse around some more. They think, “Oh, I like this blog!” And then they leave to go do something else and you never see or hear from them again.
What was missing? Subscribing. But if you really want people to subscribe, you NEED to make it easy and obvious – don’t make them hunt for it. I’ve heard this as good rule of thumb – ask a friend to look at your blog and if it takes them more than 5 seconds to find where to subscribe, you need to change it. Ideally, it should be above the fold or JUST below the fold.
I also think it’s a good idea to have additional places to subscribe at places on your blog where a reader has reached a point of “commitment”. For instance, if they read a blog post and make it to the end, or if the decide to leave a comment, or if they make it to the bottom of your website, there can be an option there to subscribe. If they’ve made it that far in, give them another opportunity to keep in touch.
But what kind of subscription should I offer? RSS? Email subscription? A weekly newsletter? Or what? This will vary somewhat depending on what type of blog/site/business you have and your personal preferences. You have to weigh the pros and cons. For me, email subscription to my blog itself has been by far the most popular way to subscribe, though I do offer RSS as well, and I also tried a newsletter. Just to illustrate – I officially launched this blog in January, and I now have 524 blog subscribers by email, but just 106 subscribers by RSS/readers. I had tried a newsletter in the past, but personally, I found a newsletter to be extra work and less effective because I had more to share than I could reasonably put in a weekly newsletter. I definitely prefer just offering blog subscription, and putting anything I would put in a newsletter into a blog post. *shrugs* But that’s my personal preference.
We’ll be getting more into exactly HOW to set up email subscription, etc. to your blog in a week or two when I move Lori’s blog over to WordPress and get all that stuff set up more fully. But for now, I’ll just set up a place for it high on the sidebar with a button that incorporates her branding and design choices, like we’ve talked about before:
People who land on your blog won’t automatically know everything you have to offer .. and they probably don’t want to scroll back through pages and pages of posts hunting. You want to make navigating around your blog as easy as possible. Here are a few suggestions to help with navigation
‣ ALWAYS make sure you have a search bar for your blog on your page.
‣ Put blog posts in “categories” so the people can click on those categories and see what else you’ve written on the topic
‣ Consider including a category drop-down menu in the sidebar do people can browse and discover more content
‣ Consider having buttons in your sidebar that link to an especially good series/topic
‣ Consider building stand-alone pages/menus that give helpful lists of posts or give maps of your content (we’ll be talking about this more next week)
‣ Consider making a gallery of posts (like I have on my Tips & Tutorials page)
‣ Make sure your contact info is easy to find from every page
The sidebar on a blog is some pretty powerful real estate. For one thing, the sidebar is visible on pretty much every page of your blog. Different people will have different priorities for the sidebar. If you make money by ads on your blog, ad space is going to be important in your sidebar. But firstly, your sidebar IS your own! Make sure you’re using it for the things you need to use it for to make your blog user-friendly and easy to navigate. And if you don’t have ads, don’t feel the need to fill up your sidebar with just a lot of “stuff” – think about what will have the most impact and engage your readers. Your sidebar is valuable real estate, and that is what to remember in deciding what should go there. Here is what I’m recommending on Lori’s sidebar, and which I think are just good to have in general, most of which we’ve already talked about:
‣ at the top: a photo of her, a blurb about her blog and a subscription form (as we’ve already talked about)
‣ Branded buttons linking to series/features (to help with navigation to some of her best content)
‣ Branded buttons linking to her Twitter and Facebook page (to encourage connections on social media)
‣ A search bar (to help with navigation)
‣ A category drop down menu (to help with navigation)
‣ A “grabbable” blog button (handy tutorial for that here)
It’s too much to fit in a screen shot, so instead you can just go check it out and see the work in process on her blog here: In My Kitchen, In My Life. and within just a few weeks it will be time to transfer her blog over from Blogger to WordPress!
I hope these tips have been helpful … and I’ve also laid my secrets out on the table: I want to interact with YOU! I’m always thrilled to get a notification of a new comment. Let me know what you’ve found helpful, or even just say hi – it really does make my day. :) Leave your thoughts and comments below!
If you’ve missed the other posts in this series on DIY blog redesign, here they are:
Part 1: Discover your branding with “The Drawing Board” Printable
Part 2: WordPress vs. Blogger
Part 3: Design Tips + Design Worksheet
Part 4: Themes, Coding and Stylesheets
Part 5: Making your own graphics
Part 6: 7 Blog Layout Tips to Engage your Reader (This is this post!)
Part 7: Blog Page: The Must-haves and the Panache
Part 8: 25 Tips for using WordPress
Part 9: The Big Reveal
Part 10: 7 Ways to Promote and Market Your Blog
Hi April,
I really like this series and have found this post specifically very helpful! Thanks for the tip about how to check your pins on pinterest – I had never heard about this.
I think most of the features you mentioned I have seen before on other people’s blogs, but it’s been great reading what the point of some of these is and why they are important. I guess I will be off to add a search button to my sidebar and add some categories to improve navigation. Thanks again!
Thanks, Anke! Yeah, most of this isn’t groundbreaking, or anything that I’m the first person to ever think of .. but I hoped that bringing together a lot of tips into one place all on reader engagement that it would be helpful. :) So thanks so much! And I definitely love checking the Pinterest thing. Although recently I’ve noticed that some thing has changed and they don’t show EVERY pin people pin from your site … but still, it’s enough to give you a flavor. :) Thanks for your comment! :)
What a great list! I couldn’t agree more about Captcha…hate those things!
And great point about the fold line…off to check mine out now!
Oh, yeah, captcha .. blech! Seems like a big percentage of the time I try to leave a comment on a captcha blog I see later that it didn’t go through. No fun. Good luck on “above the fold” – it’s definitely a good thing to keep in mind in your design! :)
I agree that this post in the series was especially helpful! I was able to implement a few improvements with only minutes of work instead of hours. One, I guess Blogger finally fixed the e-mail widget so I was able to easily put it on there. Second, I put a profile pic on above the fold on the sidebar. (This “above the fold” is a new and helpful concept for me!) I have often wondered if my remaining anonymous was a serious hindrance to gaining readers… like people just didn’t trust a person if they didn’t have some clue of who they were. I think there is something to that, and I guess we will see if it makes much of a difference now that I have made myself known.
Still have a bit of work to do on my blog, but I think spending a few minutes looking at my sidebar made a big difference! Thanks so much!
Oh, yeah, I’m LOVING your photo at the top of the sidebar!!! Totally makes it very welcoming and personal even just with that touch. And I just signed up for your email subscription! :D Looking great, Heather – and thanks! :)
I am loving your blog, it’s in my top 3 right now. Anyway, I’ve been wanting a comment box like the one you have on your blog, I’ve noticed the same kind on other blogs and I think it’s the most user friendly. How would I go about replacing the one I’ve got? Also, I don’t currently have a blog button for readers to “grab” because I didn’t think they were really used. You must think so if you recommend it, right? What do you think?
Awwwww, thanks Yvette, I’m honored! :D Your blog is gorgeous, by the way. :)
As for the comment box … it’s a WordPress feature … and actually one of the big reasons I switched from Blogger to WordPress, because ease of commenting is so important to me.
Here are a couple posts from earlier on that topic if you would want to change it:
WordPress vs Blogger: https://www.theflourishingabode.com/2012/07/diy-blog-design-where-to-blog-and-how-to-begin.html
And what theme to get in WordPress: https://www.theflourishingabode.com/2012/07/diy-blog-design-stylesheet-coding-fear-not.html
As for the blog button … not everyone grabs them, of course, but I find enough people do that I choose to keep it. Also, I find that my buttons get pinned from my site a lot when someone want to remember my whole blog … because in general a banner at the top of a blog is too wide and not deep enough to look right as a pin. I don’t think that the grabbable button is SUPER high priority, though, so I usually keep it low on the sidebar. But it’s pretty easy to make, doesn’t take up much space, and I do think has its benefits. :) My two cents, anyway. :) Thanks, Yvette!
Thanks April! I have been thinking about moving over to WordPress eventually. I hope to find it as user friendly as Blogger has been for me. I reeeally appreciate your posts and time you give to your readers. I’m learning a lot from you!
You are juggling so much to present this series during your move. Thanks for investing in others!
Awwwww, thanks Kerry! That really means a lot to me. In all honesty, there was some packing I was hoping to get finished yesterday that I couldn’t because I was working on this post. So I really appreciate your encouraging words! I’ll be playing catch-up today, hehe :) Thanks! :D
hi April! another useful post, as always ^^
i love tips n#3: personalize! i don’t know why, but it make me remember the first printable i see in your blog “i love my blog & here is my plan for it”
i use it one time, when i have to changes my website and didn’t know how and where to start!
can’t wait for see the next post… and the final Lori’s blog!!
Oh, how fun that that is something you remember and stuck in your memory! How neat. :D
Thanks, Fede! Yeah, I’m getting excited for the final product of Lori’s blog, too! :D
April,
Thank you again for insightful and clear explanation which will come in handy later on. I know we’ve moved on from the provider topic in this series but I’m still stuck on it… If I could just decide on where to land with my blog and get over that hurdle. Have you heard of http://www.squarespace? They seem to provide a lot with ease of use and good looks but for a premium, double of bluehost. There’s also pappashop, for those of us that may want to one day have a built-in shop on the web…
Hey, Danuta! I may have heard of some of those places, but I’m not familiar enough with them to be able to give you any educated sort of opinion on them. I think there are ways to build a shop on many types of blogs … but it would probably vary in difficulty depending on where you are set up. I know Goodsie.com also offers easy ways to build your own shop, but I don’t know whether you could blog there or not.
I think perhaps you should think about what your priorities are with your blog. If you’re primarily wanting to build an interactive blog where people can come and get involved with your “slow fashion” process, then I would really recommend WordPress. If your primary purpose with your blog is to sell, them ease of setting up shop might be higher and you might be more likely to look elsewhere. But really – I think the former process of getting people involved is the better strategy even business-wise. Because if you’re easily set up to sell, but the blog isn’t as easy to use/appealing to your target market, then you won’t be drawing in so much traffic. Whereas if people are really hooked on your blog, and you have plenty of links to your shop (like in your menu, in your side bar … and you could even set up a whole page as an “Etsy mini”) I think that gain you committed customers THROUGH your blog. That is my two cents anyway. It really is a personal decision and journey, though, as you try to work through your goals and priorities, so I understand it is a difficult decision. :)
Thank you so much! This post has been really helpful for me.
Thanks, Tara, I’m glad it was helpful, and I really appreciate you leaving a comment! :D
Another really helpful post! Very clear and concise. I can’t believe you’re doing all this while in the midst of moving.
Haha, it’s definitely crazy!! :) But my shop and blog are going to be bridging the gap of time where we have no other income during and just after our move. So there’s no other choice but to keep going! :D And really, I decided to start this series earlier in the summer knowing it would most likely still be going on while we were moving, because it’s all stuff I can do on the computer .. unlike some of my earlier challenges where I actually had to build things/go places/etc. Time consuming as it is, I can do this challenge among half filled boxes and packing supplies. ;) Thanks, Dianne! :)
Been enjoying your blogging and getting to see more of your creativity, April! Ok, here’s my question – Do you take your own excellent self-portraits??
Aw, thanks Amy! :D I don’t know that they’re excellent, but I do take my pictures myself. I put the camera on a timer, and then it snaps a whole bunch in a row. Sooo many of the are awful, haha! Little one and I also usually do a set together of silly faces, I’ll have to post some on here sometime. ;)
Hey April, just want to say a big hello from London & a big thank you for doing this series! I’ve been blogging a little while now but have been wanting to make some big changes so it’s a more inspiring place for me to move forward and write in…and all your posts & print-outs have been super helpful :)
Have a great weekend! Nat x
Oh, thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words, Natalie, I really appreciate it! So glad you hear it’s been helpful :D
Thank you so much for this! I have just recently started blogging and this is exactly the kind of info I need, your writing is so clear, concise and informative….I really appreciate you sharing… :)
Louise
Thanks, Louise! I’m so glad to hear you found it helpful :)
Hi April! I’ve just discovered your blog, and I’m really impressed by the sum of information you have shared! So much work! Thanks a lot. I’m on Blogger, and after a year and a half, I see the limitations. I would like to make my blog look more beautiful, and I’m tempted to move. But I fear all the “technical” stuff which such a move implies (grey hair age category here!) Maybe I should be modest and stay at Blogger for peace of mind! But anyway, I’ll follow all your posts from now on!
Mary from Switzerland
Thanks, Mary! I’m going over how to do the tech stuff too, in this series, although I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. :)
This is the very first time I’ve commented on a blog, despite how much I love them! Due to this post, I’ve read the rest of this series and found it quite informative. Knowing how important blogging is in the modern handmade cottage industry, I’ve been trying to get as much advise as I can before launching one of my own.
Thank you for the series, it’s very thorough!
Oh, well I’m honored that you commented on my blog, then! :D Thanks so much – yes, blogging can be very helpful in a cottage industry … although it’s certainly not the only approach. :) I sold my goods on Etsy for quite some time before I started blogging. But I’ve definitely loved blogging now that I’ve involved it in my handmade business. What sort of business are you launching? Very exciting! :)
Hi Amy,
Love your blog and especially the tips with blog branding. I can’t find a link for the printable for the templates, or is there no printable word document for that….
Cheers
Michelle
Hi Michelle! Thanks so much for your kind words about my blog. :) In this particular post, there aren’t any printables or worksheets, but there have been two in previous posts in this series. I’m not quite sure which one you are looking for…
If you’re looking for the “Blog Branding 101: Drawing Board” printable, which is a two page PDF printable to help you define your blog branding, it is at the end of first post in the series – that post explains how to use the printable, and then to open it, you just scroll down to the last photo of that post … the paragraph above that photo begins with “I hope it’s been helpful! You can get the free printable by clicking the photo below” … just click that photo, and it will open the PDF file, and you can print it. :) Here is that post: https://www.theflourishingabode.com/2012/07/diy-blog-design.html
If you’re looking for the “Design Choices Inspiration Board” worksheet, where you start making your branding choices like colors/font/etc, it is actually not a PDF printable, it’s just a image worksheet. I decided to do it that way since it makes more sense to do those parts on the computer rather than printing it out and doing it by hand (for instance, choosing color, if you do it on the computer you can actually have the exact color you want on your worksheet, and then just save the file to your computer so you can access it any time) So with that one, you just right click the image of the worksheet and save it to your computer and then you can open it in your image editing software, such as PhotoShop or GIMP. You can find that post here: https://www.theflourishingabode.com/2012/07/diy-blog-redesign-design-tips.html
Anyway, I hope that answers your question? Thanks for the comment! :)
Thank you for all these helpful tips! I’m sure I’m going to keep coming back to it as I continue build up my blog.
Also, thank you for being so up front about loving comments! I’m usually the lurker who reads and moves on, and I always feel a little bit guilty for asking for comments! But, as you say, blogging is about sharing and interacting! So yes, I can personally vouch for the “Asking for comments” method! :D
Oh, thanks so much for the feedback! Yeah, I think in general asking for comments really makes sense … let your readers know! Speaking of which – thanks so much for leaving a comment, especially considering if you are usually a lurker! I appreciate it :)
Thank you for taking the time to figure these things out and write a blog about them. I haven’t started a blog yet because I feel intimidated. I have read a lot of instruction on this and that about blogging but yours makes the most sense to me. Again thank you and I will use your suggestions! I can only learn more and more. I am looking forward to reading more of your info!
Kim
Aw, thanks Kim! Blogging can definitely be a lot of fun .. if you decide to start one, I hope you’ll enjoy it! :D
Thanks so much for your blog post as it was very insightful! I have blogger and am pretty dedicated to it and was wondering if you have any recommendations for comment boxes for Blogger? I have tried to look but I guess I am not as internet search savvy as I thought! :)
Jenna
Thanks, Jennifer! :) Sorry, I don’t know of any good options for Blogger. The best comment boxes I know of are on WordPress, which is a big part of why I left … I think there are only very limited option for that on Blogger. Sorry! :-/
Hi there. A friend in a blogging group linked me to your site last weekend and I have spent hours here since! I have been wanting to do a big “makeover” of my blog and your series motivated me to do it. I’ve already made a new banner, button, and other graphics..however I am wondering how you made your gallery of images on your tutorials page? I REALLY want to do this but don’t know how to evenly space the pictures! Do you have, or know of, a tutorial on doing this…or is it a simple HTML coding?
Thanks again so much…I’ll be linking to your series when I “premier” my new look!
It is so fun seeing ‘In My Kitchen, In My Life” unfold step by step. Thanks for doing this, so helpful!
More questions…somewhere you mentioned adding the option below posts for people to click if they want to be emailed when you respond to their comment. I can’t find it in your post now but at any rate….I can’t for the life of me figure out where in my WordPress dashboard I add that option. Is it under general settings? But where exactly? I’d like to offer that option but can’t figure out how!
Also what Social Media plugin do you recommend? I have one for Twitter and FB but it doesn’t have Pinterest as an option so I have another plugin just for Pinterest. Just curious what you recommend. Feels sloppy somehow.
Thank you again!
I personally don’t have the comment subscription option but I’ve seen others with it – I think you would just need to add a plug in that gives you that capability. As for social media buttons – yeah, Ihaven’t found the “perfect” one yet. On mine, I have to add Pinterest manually. On the one I used for Lori’s, it automatically gives a Pinterest button, but doesn’t let you pick the photo. Sooo, basically, I don’t have one in particular to recommend, I’m still kind of hunting. But in the end, as long as they are there, I think it’s fine. :)
Thank you April! I’ll keep hunting as well till I find one that I like. There are just so many. I guess there’s a lot of trail and error involved but that’s good for me to know. Thank you for all of your help. I really appreciate it!
Thank you so much for this post! I’ve been trying to figure all this out on my own but I’m still a beginner in blogland so it’s been a challenge! I will be utilizing these tips and many others from this series as well. :)
Hi April! I absolutely love your blog! Your’s is my main inspiration. I am still very new at this and and your posts have helped tremendously! One question? -and I’m sorry if this was covered and my brain is just being foggy- Anyway, how do you make a static page? Thanks so much! You are the first blog I’ve ever subscribed to. Also any other advice you have for me is greatly appreciated :)
Aw, thanks! Yes, I did a whole post on static pages: https://www.theflourishingabode.com/2012/08/tips-on-blog-pages-the-must-haves-the-panache.html
Great post. I just have one comment about Tip #2. When it comes to web design these days there really is no fixed thing as “above the fold”. Devices come in so many sizes and resolutions that you can’t really target just one. Even people on desktops with giant monitors may only have their browser open to a smaller size. The rest of what you say is bang-on though and you should prioritize information on your site and place the more important things closer to the top. Whether they’ll see it when they first open your site is anyone’s guess but you’re definitely on the right track by keeping things user-friendly and prioritized.
Wow, thanks for all of this. It’s a lot of great information.
I’m going to try to implement these tips into my own site.
Lindsay
This is by far the most helpful blogging post I have found! And there is a whole series! So exciting. Thank you for taking your time to put all of this information in one place.
Regards for helping out, good info. “Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.” by William Blake.
Hi April, I found your blog from Pinterest and love it! I just started my blog, 3 posts in, and I’m still figuring all of this stuff out. I haven’t really figured out how to put your pic and about me in the sidebar yet but it is definitely on my list of things to do, along with several of your other recommendations. I installed CommentLuv right away as I was reading. Thanks!
Hi April – I noticed you mentioned how many readers you have subscribed via e-mail and RSS. How/where can I find out this info.? (I am using blogger, not sure if that matters). Also, This series is great! I read the DIY blog design one first and then clicked over to this one but had to stop and ask my question before I forget. Can’t wait to read the rest.
I would like to thank you for the efforts you’ve put in penning this website. I am hoping to view the same high-grade blog posts from you later on as well. In truth, your creative writing abilities has encouraged me to get my very own blog now ;)
I found this extremely helpful (hence subscribing) thanks. I went to check out my blog on my iPad and was shocked that it looked different to what I thought. The follow is no longer there except at the very top if you know where to look for it. http://Www.emmacapell.wordpress.com. I have wordpress 2011 theme I think and now after a year I guess it is time to customise with your help. Thanks again
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Just wanted to say thanks for the tips! :D I’ve just started a Minimalism/ review blog and am still learning how to improve my blog. I’ve heard thought of the tips you gave but reading your post help me solidify in my mind how important they are. I think what I really need to improve on is putting more personality in my blog. I’m a little shy to put myself out there but I think that’s something I should work on ^^
Thanks again!