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The first thing people see when they visit your blog is its design. Hot pink and lime green might be your favorite colors, but hot pink text on a lime green background won\u2019t make a good first impression for your readers. Some things to keep in mind when designing your blog: make sure to use a cohesive color scheme, don\u2019t make the main page too cluttered, and pick fonts that are simple and large enough to read. Here are some more pointers for how to make your blog more visually appealing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Navigation is equally important; if a potential reader can\u2019t navigate through your blog you\u2019ll lose their interest in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n Lance Hosey puts it best in his piece \u201cWhy We Love Digital Things\u201d<\/a>: \u201cGood design, often in very subtle ways, can have such dramatic effects\u201d.<\/p>\n 2. Incorporate images and links into your posts.<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/2016-05-17-1463522766-6892094-bloggercontent.jpg<\/p><\/div>\n Images enhance writing. They provide a break in what otherwise would have been a wall of text and they allow readers to make a more emotional connection; a picture is worth a thousand words, after all!<\/p>\n Links provide readers with the opportunity to follow up on ideas they find interesting. They also give you a quick and easy way to show the readers where you\u2019re getting your information. As Brian Caroll says in \u201cBlogito, Ergo Sum\u201d<\/a>: \u201cOnline readers \u2018deserve, as much as possible, access to all of the facts\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n 3. Be yourself!<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/talkroute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hell-my-name-is.jpg<\/p><\/div>\n I know this one sounds cheesy, but it\u2019s the most important. There are millions of people with blogs out there, but there is only one you. You have your own ideas, opinions, and voice. Let your personality shine through in your posts. Don\u2019t blog about something you feel pressured to; blog about something you want to. If you don\u2019t want to write a piece, your readers certainly won\u2019t want to read it. Your enthusiasm and unique perspective on the world will draw in a community of readers that you\u2019ll be proud to call your own.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s it! Three simple steps, and you\u2019re already on your way to being a better blogger. That wasn\u2019t that hard, right? Now go out and blog and I promise; the first post is always the hardest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So you want to start a blog. Great! It\u2019s as simple as joining Blogger or WordPress and starting to type, right? Wrong. The internet moves at a breakneck pace. Your blog will become one in a sea of millions of … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/2016-05-17-1463522766-6892094-bloggercontent.jpg\")
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