Comments on: How To Avoid Common Theme, Layout And Color Scheme Mistakes http://www.realbloggingtips.com/how-to-avoid-common-theme-layout-and-color-scheme-mistakes/ Learn how to blog... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Big Ben Patton http://www.realbloggingtips.com/how-to-avoid-common-theme-layout-and-color-scheme-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Big Ben Patton Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:55:13 +0000 http://www.realbloggingtips.com/?p=261#comment-507 As soon as I am live at the house which is suppose to be some time tomorrow I will be getting in touch with everyone who has not yet recieved their prizes and for the wait I am throwing in something extra as well :P As soon as I am live at the house which is suppose to be some time tomorrow I will be getting in touch with everyone who has not yet recieved their prizes and for the wait I am throwing in something extra as well :P

]]> By: Nathaniel http://www.realbloggingtips.com/how-to-avoid-common-theme-layout-and-color-scheme-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Nathaniel Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:04:51 +0000 http://www.realbloggingtips.com/?p=261#comment-502 I want mine to be unique, so first I used the fluidytrys theme, but it was white on black. I changed the background, with some different grays instead of blacks. I realized that was crappy too. I then changed it to some greens, which looks good but I know there is still something lacking. I am lacking web 2.0. The greens are just plain greens, the theme is just a plain theme, and it has no web 2.0. So what I need is to make the green completely transparent in some places and around the edges it can be darker. The only problem is that I can't do that, due to problems with photoshop. I do agree that the site needs to be very organized, and I think you have mastered that by far. Btw have you sent the contest prizes out yet? I want mine to be unique, so first I used the fluidytrys theme, but it was white on black. I changed the background, with some different grays instead of blacks. I realized that was crappy too. I then changed it to some greens, which looks good but I know there is still something lacking. I am lacking web 2.0. The greens are just plain greens, the theme is just a plain theme, and it has no web 2.0. So what I need is to make the green completely transparent in some places and around the edges it can be darker. The only problem is that I can’t do that, due to problems with photoshop. I do agree that the site needs to be very organized, and I think you have mastered that by far.
Btw have you sent the contest prizes out yet?

]]> By: JK Swopes http://www.realbloggingtips.com/how-to-avoid-common-theme-layout-and-color-scheme-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-477 JK Swopes Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:24:26 +0000 http://www.realbloggingtips.com/?p=261#comment-477 I agree Ben, I think it also depends on the blog in question. If one is focused more on content, and, actually providing good info, then clutter is the enemy, at the same time, a little bit of eye candy can go a long way. For sites like yours, where your blog is an extension of you and not just a niche site.....then the less clutter the better. Readers expect a little ads and promo, but, if you have ads after each paragraph, at the top of each post, and all the way down your side bar, plus a little floaty ad on the other side....I think it's time to rethink the layout :) I too started with a whole lot of clutter, not just ads, but the little gimmicky plugin widgets and stuff, and, I just didn't like how the site was looking. At first, you try to model the blogs you see as being a success...but, the more you do it, the more you come into your own, and realize what you'd like in a blog.....so, you give that to your readers. I love your layout, it's easy to navigate, it's clean, and you still give your ads their 15 minutes of fame. I think the layout of a blog is probably even more important than the domain. I agree Ben, I think it also depends on the blog in question. If one is focused more on content, and, actually providing good info, then clutter is the enemy, at the same time, a little bit of eye candy can go a long way.

For sites like yours, where your blog is an extension of you and not just a niche site…..then the less clutter the better. Readers expect a little ads and promo, but, if you have ads after each paragraph, at the top of each post, and all the way down your side bar, plus a little floaty ad on the other side….I think it’s time to rethink the layout :)

I too started with a whole lot of clutter, not just ads, but the little gimmicky plugin widgets and stuff, and, I just didn’t like how the site was looking. At first, you try to model the blogs you see as being a success…but, the more you do it, the more you come into your own, and realize what you’d like in a blog…..so, you give that to your readers.

I love your layout, it’s easy to navigate, it’s clean, and you still give your ads their 15 minutes of fame. I think the layout of a blog is probably even more important than the domain.

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