Blog Design For Dummies

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The average blogger does not typically have experience with design or coding, but that shouldnt deter them from having a professional-looking blog design. This friendly and easy-to-understand guide provides you with the tools you need to establish a creative, unique, and aesthetically memorable blog without having to learn how to code beyond some basic CSS. Whether youre looking to write for a major brand, become a brand ambassador, sell a product, acquire new clients, advocate for a cause, or simply tell a story, youll find design tricks, helpful techniques, and invaluable advice for creating a great-looking and functional blog- Provides the tools you need to understand what makes a successful blog from a design standpoint

- Teaches you CSS coding that can be used to create an effective blog design that gets noticed
- Helps you make design decisions regarding colors, fonts, and imagery
- Places special emphasis on providing your readers with a site that is easy to use thanks to smart navigation
- Create an effective blog design
- Apply design principles that make your site appealing and easy to use
- Work with basic CSS and HTML
- Why and how ?" recognize how design communicates, how readers visually tour your blog, and how to use core design principles
- Visual stuff ?" learn how fonts and colors affect your message, how to choose a theme, and ways to enhance navigation with headers and footers
- Into the code ?" master the HTML and CSS basics every blogger should know
- Navigate to success ?" help your readers discover what you want them to find and make your blog mobile-friendly
- A professional look ?" showcase your best content, incorporate your branding, choose the right images, and make text inviting
- Core design principles you need to know
- What you can gain from examining other blogs
- Reader-friendly layout types
- How a strong header can create visual identity
- Why navigation is so important
- Tips for making content easy to find
- Advice on best ways to use sidebars
- Ways to build an enticing resource page
Melissa Culbertson is a marketing communicator and blogger who shares blogging tips and blog design consultations at Momcomm.com and conducts Content Brew, an online course in social media content creation. She has been a featured speaker at Type A Parent Conference.

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