Blogging Tips - How to Spruce Up Your Blog For FREE
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If you have been blogging and need some way to refresh and boost traffic as well profits, there many option available. But the best aspect of these options is that they are completely FREE - so they can be used by any blogger. Even those on a shoestring budget.
Here 9 Tips on How to Spruce Up Your Blog For FREE:
1. Emphasize Your Achievements: Did you receive a blog award or an awesome new job title. Emphasize those achievements so your readers and other bloggers can see your fantastic work. You can highlight your achievements on your sidebar with links. You can also give them their own a page. However, your objective is to ensure your achievements aren't overlooked and can be easily accessed.
2. Give Your Blog a Fresh Look With a New Template: I have done it many times with my Blogger blog. They have gorgeous new themes too! Many of the blogging companies like WordPress, Blogger, and Typepad let you switch template easily and free. If you have a self-hosted blog just Google "free WordPress templates" or "free Blogger templates" and you will find a ton of sites that sell templates or provide them for free. Free templates will not be as flexible and overly elaborate but they do have some really nice ones. And remember a new template can provide the stylish element or fresh look you were searching for.
3. Add a Contact Page on Your Blog. This is truly a critical component of your blog. You need this so people, fans, readers, brands, advertisers, and PR people can contact you. It's entirely reasonable you may not want to be contacted. However, if you do please don't dismiss this important issue. It makes life easier for everyone. Instead of adding a form, add an email address it is more personable than a form.
4. Update Your About and Press Pages: Other critical pages are the about and press pages. Many times these two pages get the little support or upkeep. I am guilty of this and will certainly need to update my about page very soon. Make sure to update your about and press pages very soon and ensure they are as current.
5. Make Your Content Easy To Find: Make your content easier find on your blog. The easiest way to do is just by searching on another blog for content, so you can get some tips. And add a search box to your blog. Keep in mind, that when posts are appropriately categorized your readers will be delighted!
6. Make Sure Your Blog Looks Exceptional on Mobile Devices: Get a free mobile-ready template, most blogging platforms provide them. However, if yours doesn't then you need to make sure your blog looks great on mobile devices. You can Use mobiReady.com to see how your site looks.
7. Include Archives and a Search Box in Your Blog: Your objective is to create outstanding content that makes people respond to what you have written whether that is to leave a comment or follow you on your social media sites. When you create exceptional content you want people to be able to visit your blog over and over again.
If you don't have a search box on your blog go add one now and move it to the top of your blog so people can find it immediately. And also add archives to your blog. It will give your readers another way to browse through your content when they are trying to find that amazing and popular post your wrote three months ago.
8. Tweak Your Social Media Buttons: If you update Facebook page or Twitter profile. Make sure to change the url. If you changed your Twitter profile name, don't forgot to change the link to your new URL. Remember to review your social media buttons and ensure that they link to the pages where you want them to go.
9. Tweak and Spruce Up Your Sidebars: Browse and review your sidebars and delete or modify all old ads and links. And also delete any link or ad you're no longer using, or that has become old and lifeless.
Dania
About the Author
Dania Schwerert is blogger and the owner of http://www.momebizblog.blogspot.com. This blog offers tons of quality resources such as articles, free ebooks, videos and reviews related to developing a successful online home business. She has many ideas and tips designed for working and work at home moms and dads who have been contemplating creating a home business but don't know how to.
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Here 9 Tips on How to Spruce Up Your Blog For FREE:
1. Emphasize Your Achievements: Did you receive a blog award or an awesome new job title. Emphasize those achievements so your readers and other bloggers can see your fantastic work. You can highlight your achievements on your sidebar with links. You can also give them their own a page. However, your objective is to ensure your achievements aren't overlooked and can be easily accessed.
2. Give Your Blog a Fresh Look With a New Template: I have done it many times with my Blogger blog. They have gorgeous new themes too! Many of the blogging companies like WordPress, Blogger, and Typepad let you switch template easily and free. If you have a self-hosted blog just Google "free WordPress templates" or "free Blogger templates" and you will find a ton of sites that sell templates or provide them for free. Free templates will not be as flexible and overly elaborate but they do have some really nice ones. And remember a new template can provide the stylish element or fresh look you were searching for.
3. Add a Contact Page on Your Blog. This is truly a critical component of your blog. You need this so people, fans, readers, brands, advertisers, and PR people can contact you. It's entirely reasonable you may not want to be contacted. However, if you do please don't dismiss this important issue. It makes life easier for everyone. Instead of adding a form, add an email address it is more personable than a form.
4. Update Your About and Press Pages: Other critical pages are the about and press pages. Many times these two pages get the little support or upkeep. I am guilty of this and will certainly need to update my about page very soon. Make sure to update your about and press pages very soon and ensure they are as current.
5. Make Your Content Easy To Find: Make your content easier find on your blog. The easiest way to do is just by searching on another blog for content, so you can get some tips. And add a search box to your blog. Keep in mind, that when posts are appropriately categorized your readers will be delighted!
6. Make Sure Your Blog Looks Exceptional on Mobile Devices: Get a free mobile-ready template, most blogging platforms provide them. However, if yours doesn't then you need to make sure your blog looks great on mobile devices. You can Use mobiReady.com to see how your site looks.
7. Include Archives and a Search Box in Your Blog: Your objective is to create outstanding content that makes people respond to what you have written whether that is to leave a comment or follow you on your social media sites. When you create exceptional content you want people to be able to visit your blog over and over again.
If you don't have a search box on your blog go add one now and move it to the top of your blog so people can find it immediately. And also add archives to your blog. It will give your readers another way to browse through your content when they are trying to find that amazing and popular post your wrote three months ago.
8. Tweak Your Social Media Buttons: If you update Facebook page or Twitter profile. Make sure to change the url. If you changed your Twitter profile name, don't forgot to change the link to your new URL. Remember to review your social media buttons and ensure that they link to the pages where you want them to go.
9. Tweak and Spruce Up Your Sidebars: Browse and review your sidebars and delete or modify all old ads and links. And also delete any link or ad you're no longer using, or that has become old and lifeless.
Dania
About the Author
Dania Schwerert is blogger and the owner of http://www.momebizblog.blogspot.com. This blog offers tons of quality resources such as articles, free ebooks, videos and reviews related to developing a successful online home business. She has many ideas and tips designed for working and work at home moms and dads who have been contemplating creating a home business but don't know how to.
Get Step by Step Blogging Guide
Get Over 16,000 Information Products - Available in 6 Languages Free
“7 Simple Ways to Make Money with Your Website or Blog and 101 Ways to Monetize Your Blog Without Irritating Your Readers” FREE EBOOK