Characteristics of Blog Design

Today I found a great article on how to pretty up your blog, especially if you are blogging for professional reasons.  I think I will do a bit of blog design review & updates as well.

The 13 Characteristics of Outstanding Blog Design include:

1. Readability

2. Useful Sidebars

3. Unique

4. Comment Design

5. Integration of Ads (for professional blogs)

6. Effective, Usable Navigation

7. Images in Posts

8. Footer Design

9. Color Scheme

10. Icons

12. Subscription Areas

13. Social Media Integration

 

For those of you who are just starting out, be sure to check out these tips from PROBLOGGER that shares Blog Design for Beginners.

Just Blog It, HigherEd!

For those of you in higher education who either blog or read blogs on a regular basis, you might be interested in learning more about BlogHigherEd 

This is an excellent network that aggregate blogs from ALL over the realm of higher education, including faculty, webmasters, administrators, marketers, vendors, counselors, consultants, etc on their current blogroll.  It’s a great area to find people doing similar things and learn about new ideas going on all over the world.  Happy reading!

 

Small Plug:  For those of you who have checked out Eric Stoller’s Blog and liked it, he’s looking for your vote so he can be added to the network.