Which Blog looks more appealing?

by thomasr

Posted: 15 years ago 14 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

I have the same theme on 2 different blogs......but one I edited a bit. Which one looks better and why?

http://www.bestnewautomobile.com

or

http://www.new2009carsite.com/

#appealing #blog

BoDSN 15 years ago

I like the dark background, as it puts the focus stright on your pages. However the green links are hard to read on the dark grey column. My opinion;-)
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Alex-A 15 years ago

I second what xwishmasterx said. The dark background looks more appealing.

I also like it better when I can decide if I want to read further or not. And the dark background keeps al posts short and gives you this option.

However I have got no problem reading the green links though. ;-)

Alex
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dannyb1974 15 years ago

definitely the darker one

I would also opt for a richness colours have a look at a few elite cars sites and you will see that it speaks of quality

don't go sticking any gold or gawdy colours in though

danny
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Rob Anderson 15 years ago

why not keep both up?
surely it is a case of different strokes for different folks?

otherwise why did you ask?
you see i am the same, and very often i find that your first reaction is always the best. even if it the wrong one, because you will believe in it more.

see what the long term brings.
rob
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Tracey_Meagher 15 years ago

It's the light one for me. Far cleaner and more professional looking.
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chrisfx 15 years ago

I personally like the light one. It just seems more "clean".
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- twitterguru 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by chrisfx
  
  I personally like the light one. It just seems more "clean".
  
  i agree with this
  
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activetrader 15 years ago

I like No.2 better. don't know why, just overall look is better on No.2 IMO
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lorrainelim 15 years ago

I personally like the first one. I can understand why some would prefer the darker one though.
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- RB Riddick 15 years ago
  
  Hi Thomas,
  
  I like the blog with the dark background, but that's probably because I like the car in the picture better.
  
  Maybe you can test both and see what works best for you.
  
  BTW, you now have 4 votes for the darker background, 4 votes for the lighter one, and 2 votes to keep both. How's that for a consensus?
  
  Riddick
  
  P.S.
  
  You have 2 "About" tabs on the lighter blog, or thereabouts.
  
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interplay 15 years ago

I'll vote for the first site. The darker background does help to focus you on the content. I also agree that green links are harder to read on the dark gray background.

Tim
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JennyBizz 15 years ago

The darker one appeals more to me. I just think it looks more inviting.
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Dan Riffle 15 years ago

I'm kind of in the middle. I like the lighter one better, but think the background and sidebar could be a shade or two darker. I agree with the others that the lighter one looks a little cleaner to me.
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Internet Undertaking 15 years ago

I would say the one with the white background wins it for me.

A white background in your design because it just matches with your inner theme. Shows simplicity and goes more with the style of your car pix.

The black one doesn't make much sense to me because it just looks like it stands out, doesn't fit in with the rest of the design.
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