Congratulations on your first venture into blogging! The work does not stop here though since you can add a blog theme or template to make your blog look more interesting. Your blog template should be striking enough to catch your readers’ attention, but should define the message of the main topics that you are hoping to convey to viewers. Blog templates are full of icons, layouts and color schemes. If you are a web designer or have knowledge about coding in HTML and CSS then this will be easy. In case you don’t have a clue of how to code and make the right design, it’s probably about time to look for your blog template.
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The danger of using templates is that they come across as being repetitive, which translates into being boring. The solution would be to use more than one template for writing. Templates can give you a standard format to follow which allows viewers to read faster. The outline provided by the template prevents the writer from becoming sidetracked so he/she will not waste time writing something not related to the topic. In addition to this, a template can help you think faster since there is a smooth transition from one article to the other. Not to mention templates are great for CMS (content management systems).Read also:The Definitive Guide to Blog Hosting
The Advantages of Using Blog Templates Are:
• It saves precious time. Through using a blog template directly with your blog you will not waste time coding and designing. Blog templates allow your work to appear professional.
• Writer and reader friendly. Blog templates provide an easy interaction between the readers and the writer.
• Faster turn-around time.
Paid Templates or Free Templates?
Most people would grab at the chance of getting something for free rather than paying for it. But should you take advantage of this? There are limitations though on something that is given for free. Blog templates or themes are pre-designed themes that you can use for your blog. There are many sites on the web that offer a wide choice of free blog templates. Free blog templates offer designs for preview and with a little editing on your part the selected template will be added to your blog. An advantage of having free blog templates is that they are obviously free! They are easy to set up too aside from the beautiful designs that can be eye candy. There is a risk though that the templates that you have chosen have already been used by other bloggers as well so your blog will look similar to blogs that use the same template.Read also: Holiday Blog Hosting Reminders
Unless you are good at using HTML code you may be able to customize the blog template that you choose. It is limiting though if you are new at this since there is not much you can do to make the template uniquely yours. Ads will pop up within your template since you got it for free and you don’t have control over them. These ads will showdisplay that you had just copied a pre-designed template for your personal blog. Free blog templates can also come with spyware or embedded malicious code. They can also be easily compromised by hackers. Your options are limited with free blog templates but this will suffice if you do not know HTML or do not have the knowledge to create your own templates.
When talking about paid templates there is a big difference in premium templates rather than those which are given for free. This is especially true when you are using these templates for WordPress or Joomla. A paid template offers unlimited customization as well as advanced functionality features. They cannot be easily hacked since they have been made and coded by web professionals. They have undergone testing for quality purposes.
Here Are Some Advantages of Using Paid Blog Templates:
• Provides unique designs tailored to your specific blogging needs.
• Providesyou with online support in case there are questions or problems that you wish to fix or when you are looking for the solution to a problem.
• Protects your blog against hackers and malicious code.
• Allows you to modify the copyright links so that you can allow the links that you want.
• Provides you with a wide range of features. As a user subscribing to blog templates can give you access to the code so that you can change your theme colors, increase your website columns, allows you to add social media network links, videos and a whole lot more.
As you can see if you are serious about earning through your blog it would be wiser to pick a paid blog template over a free one any time of the day. As an online business owner paying for blog templates can be beneficial for you in the long run. It will also save you on hassles later on down the road. Wait with expectation as you see how your website visitors will flock to your new blog site. By then you will know that you have made the right choice and best decision ever.
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