Comments on: Make Reading Your Blog Easier: 3 Tips

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:47:42 +0000

100% totally agree with all 3 of your tips. I've been blogging off and on for about 7-8 years, have had many different blogs, and I've always stuck to the principle of clean & uncluttered. That's not to say that I don't appreciate the use of color and pattern on a blog — especially for craft and creative blogs — but so many of them are simply too overwhelming. I thought it was just me — I kinda go spastic when my poor pea-brain receives too much stimuli at once — so I was glad to read your take on those over-decorated blogs from a professional perspective!

By: Jana Botkin

Jana Botkin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:07:44 +0000

I completely agree with everything Angela R. wrote. COMPLETELY! (were you reading my mind??)

By: 1by1

1by1 — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:00:29 +0000

Great Tips, Thanks Amy
I am just starting out with blogging & I will now try to limit the header space and I also feel a need to increase the text font size!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:14:02 +0000

Yes, a little pizazz in the header is fine, it's the main content I'm referring to. It's just that reading anything at length, light on dark, is hard on the eyes.

By: steph

steph — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:26:48 +0000

Ok, well I am in the process of changing things up a bit. I get the no light text on dark background for posts…but what about headers? I think you even have a dark background for your header…so I assume when you are referring to light on dark being a no no, you are referring to content..not headers…

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:10:03 +0000

"I need space" – is SO true. Doe ANYONE know how to make those neat little boxes in the sidebar, the ones that have 2-3-even4 buttons accross?? I desperately need to organize my bloggers, and I have searched forever. I don't even know what it's called!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:37:51 +0000

Do you want to do it yourself or want to hire someone? If you want to give it a shot yourself, you might try my How to Make a Blog Button tutorial for a simple method (can work for a header too). Otherwise, check out this list of designers.

By: Karla

Karla — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:05:30 +0000

Hi Amy,
this is my first time on your blog. Great tips, so glad I ran into it. I've been wanting to change my header and make it more attractive and having an image that matches the title of my blog. I also want it to match my button as well. How can I do that?
Thanks for your input.
~Karla

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:47:07 +0000

Yes, the light text on dark background is hard on my eyes too for sure!

By: Lauren @ i am THAT lady

Lauren @ i am THAT lady — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:53:24 +0000

I agree with everything! I made my header smaller a few months ago so that my biggest money making ad could be 100% above the fold. I also don't clutter too much on my sidebar, I won't read sites that I feel like are far too cluttered. And the black background with white letters, does this make anyones eye hurt for a few minutes after reading it? I actually really wanted to feature another woman's blog content on my site, but after seeing her site was brown background with pink letters, I just couldn't send my readers over to her, not matter how great her contest was.