Looking Attractive Is Very Important

Posted by Nagashiko on Aug 8, 2009 in Computers, Rants, Reviews |

…on the web, and everywhere else. After all, first impression is mostly based on appearance – it is also the same for blogs. In order to get people to look at your blog, appearance is very important.

Having a nice-looking site makes all the difference between a first time visitor to stay or simply pass by your blog. Wordpress is the blog platform I use for Nagashiko.Com because it’s very easy to use and very easy to customize. This is where Wordpress layouts come into play. Just Google Wordpress Layouts, and thousands of search results are there to choose from

I’ve seen many blogs around the net and some, I really find unattractive because they were flooded with ads and too many unnecessary widgets. Other than that, the color schemes of some blogs hurt my eyes.

In order to make a visitor stay on your site, make sure your site is pleasing to the eyes. I’m not saying that my site is very pretty and you should follow my example, nope! I’m only saying that a blog shouldn’t have too much graphics and other stuffies you don’t really need, because too much is not always pretty. It’s just like dressing up; putting on too many pretty things doesn’t always make you look prettier, like these girls…

But we shouldn’t dwell too much on appearance because it is still the content of your blog that will make them your common visitors. A nice looking site is nothing if the content isn’t nice or reader friendly.

But yeah, if you already have good blog content, spend some time to make your blog more attractive to gain popularity and so your visitors will remember you. =)