Blog Design For Dummies
- 5h 16m
- Melissa Culbertson
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2013
The average blogger does not typically have experience with design or coding, but that shouldn't 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 you're 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, you'll 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
Blog Design For Dummies empowers you to make smart and creative adjustments to your blog so that you can be the proud owner of an effective blog design that gets noticed!
About the Author
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.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Recognizing Components of a Well-Designed Blog
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Applying Core Design Principles
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Getting to Know Your Blog (Even Better)
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Establishing a Style Guide
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Gathering Design Ideas
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Selecting Fonts and Colors
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Developing Your Overall Blog Layout
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Customizing Your Header, Footer, and Background
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Customizing the Design with Coding Basics
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Navigation and SEO Basics
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Laying Out Your Navigation Menu and Sidebars
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Making Content Easy to Find
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Increasing Ability to Share and Interact
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Designing Main Pages of Content
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Working with Images
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Incorporating Design into Your Blog Posts
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Ten Places to Extend Your Blog's Design
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Ten Well-Designed Blogs
