If you’ve got a blog, or are thinking about starting one, check out the advice in this video for some tips when it comes to the design of your layout. Please click to subscribe and OPEN for all the extra details…
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The design and layout of your blog is a big deal. It’s not just about picking the colours and fonts and header image. The design of your blog involves thinking about the navigation and the reading experience for your visitors and so much more. In this video I talk about things you need to think about when it comes to blog design.
Check out my blog post on the matter here:
for links to blog theme sites that I think have lots of good potential themes, as well as the contact info of some designers for if you’d like to get a unique custom layout!
If you’ve got any questions about anything I mentioned in this video, ask away in the comments and we can chat 🙂
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Sorry I’m new – what if I have ocean wp for my theme & have everything set up already? I left my blog (the hardest for me for last). Do you recommend still changing my theme?
hey, may i know what website do you use to create your blog?
hello madam which theme is best for blog kindly tell me and how to remove developer name in header can we remove ?????/
i thought you gonna show us how to creat or design a blog site but at the end i didn't get anything, thank you for nothing, if you are not a designer why you made such video.
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In my opinion this is the best web/blog design site out there. I have reached out to so many more people just by making my webpage more appealing to the eye. I love how professional this site is! Check it out. https://mythemeshop.com/?ref=matt815
Thank you for showing examples !! That helped tremendously 🙂
thankyou sooooo much
I need suggestions, I am a crafter and want to blog, I have my domain WordPress the whole shabang however I haven't a clue let alone the time to single handedly mess a blog up that right now doesn't exist. I don't mind paying for a nice blog but don't have the $$$$ either. I'm not completely illiterate and have a tendency to pick things up fast but building, designing my blog is not in the cards for me. I have already don't so much research and yada yada yada but I am still no closer than where I was a year ago when I purchased my domain and hosting ect. I'd rather be blogging and writing the posts without another year of hyper focusing on things that really won't help me in the long run.
another reason to have a mobile layout: it improves your seo with google
Love this blog, even as a designer I am still new to blog design!Â
This is filled with some great info yet is still really interesting! Â I've been thinking about blogging a little more seriously because I don't always have the time to sit down and edit a video, but I love to write and taking pictures doesn't take as much time at all. Â I'll definitely check out the resources you've mentioned!
Great advice, as always, Charli. 😀 I don't have a blog, but even just as a reader I can see that it's super important for the layout to work across all platforms & browsers!
Loved hearing your thoughts on this ^.^ Victoria and Estee have some of of favourite blog layouts!
– Tara
Again, another useful video. Thank you, Charli! 🙂 As a newbie web/graphic designer I'm always interested in what other people think and see as good so I can improve myself.
Oh Charli! This is really making me want to start a blog now! So helpful and I definitely agree with the examples you pulled up! I am also a sucker for big pretty pictures too
I really want to get into blogging after I'm done with uni, so this is really helpful! Thank you for your advice 😀
– Kesh
Thankyou so much for such wonderful feedback lovely xx
Great tips! 🙂
I never realised those Youtubers had blogs alongside their channel as well. Love them all in their different ways, and each layout it suits each one of their personalities so well. Off to check those out, thanks for this video x
Great tips Charli! Took me so long to keep changing my blog design to how it looks now, a well designed blog is always so nice to read and actually makes you feel happy just looking at it! 🙂
I love Victoria's and Estee's layouts too! They are so unique and beautiful, nice and memorable too 🙂
Great video as always Charli! xx Ellen
My blog design is so basic haha, I needa freshen it up somedayÂ
Very helpful Charli! Great tip for the mobile layouts. Now I want to start up a blog haha xD
This video (and blog post) couldn't have come at a better time! Very helpful information, thank you sis 🙂 x
This is perfect! I'm about to go about a blog redesign and am trying to find the right designer for what I want. My partner cannot stress about having a mobile friendly version as well (I'm pretty sure he wants to code it, he loves that sort of stuff). Great video xx
I probably should learn a bit more about blog design to make mine look a little better…I'm so bad haha
Love the tips! I really need to get working on my mobile layout xx
I'm so bad at the mobile design layout. gah. Love the examples you pulled up 🙂
I'd always figured mobile layouts weren't that important until I started really using my mobile to browse. Now I can't believe how frustrating not having a mobile version is!
Great video too! Very informative.
This was great, thanks for posting! Your videos are always so informative 🙂
Lovely tips!!! thanx for sharing, this is very informative for those who are less familiar with blogging. Muah
I'm currently studying Graphic Design and I find your videos so helpful! Keep up the good work 🙂
Perfect xxxxxx