Teacher bloggers here are a few tips to think about when designing your teacher blog.
Tip #1: Have an Appealing Blog Design
The first thing people see when they click on your blog is your design. If it is messy, hard to read or ill proportioned you can be guaranteed people will not be back to see what you have to say. I just redesigned my blog for the fourth time. Each time I had learned a lot of new things, and was at a different stage in the blog world.
The thing that drives me the most crazy about blogs is when people fill their entire sidebar with widgets! I try to keep my widget use to a minimum because I want my readers to be focused on my message not on the one hundred other options to the side.
Option 1 – Use a Template from your Blog Platform
I used blogger as my blog platform and it has lots of different styles, backgrounds, fonts, colours. I have literally spent hours trying to match everything perfectly. This is a great for the beginning blogger that is still learning how everything works in the bloggy world.
Option 2 – Use a Free Template from a Blog Designer
The two most common blog designer templates I have seen used on blogs are from Leelou Blogs and The Cutest Blog on the Block. Both of these sites offer really amazing blog templates and they look very professional. This is for the intermediate blogger who knows how to copy and paste html, and understands how to use and find items on their blog platform.
I love your new blog!!! Congratulations on the upgrade!
I LIKE IT! SUPER CUTE AND EASY TO FIND INFO!
I love it!!! The sketchy doodles are super cool and the colours really pop!
Addie
I love it, Kristy!! Congrats on the upgrade! It really looks great! 🙂
~Erin
Mrs. Beattie's Classroom
Yea! So glad you love it. I had so much fun designing your blog. Love how it turned out!
Megan
I Teach. What's Your Super Power?
A Bird in Hand Designs
Looks great! I can't wait to reveal my new design in November! 🙂
It puts me in a great mood. Blog love!
Love the new look!
Teresa
Confessions of a Teaching Junkie
Hey Kristy,
I always have a hard time with clip art and cutesy stuff at the middle school level, so I love your new blog design. The bright colors are super fun and the graphics scream "middle school" not elementary world. Very well done!
Kasey
Your new blog design is awesome! Super easy to navigate and very cute. We love it!
It looks great! I'm glad you love it… I think it's so motivating to love how your blog looks (kind of like how kids enjoy decorating a cover page, I suppose!)
Thanks for your kind words!
I like it to! Thanks for the feedback.
I love the colours and doodles to. This is what a student's notebook looks like!
Thanks for commenting!
I love it tons! Thanks for all your hard work!
Looking forward to your new design!
Blog love back at yah!
Thanks Teresa I am thrilled with how it turned out.
Super happy this screams middle school.
So happy it is easy to navigate. Thanks for the feedback.
It is so motivating to blog now that I love my design.
Love your design! I had to smile because I just paid my deposit this week for a blog design by Megan 🙂
☼Libby
First Grade Dual
Cool blog design! It’s simple and good to read. I’ve been having a hard time reading other blogs, which have confusing design and fonts. I believe visuals are really important because even though a blog share relevant content, if the way it looks is disturbing, readers will won't enjoy reading them.
Tommy Crowe
You are right about many widgets being distracting. your blog design is cool.