Choosing The Perfect Blog Theme

A blog is just another web site, hence, it also needs to be attractive so that readers can hook on to it

. For this, blogs have a good option known as the themes. However, choosing a good theme on the basis of looks and features can be a difficult task. For this reason, here are some tips, which will help you choose a perfect theme for your blog.

User friendly: This must be the first thing you should look for in a theme. Go for a theme that is easy to customize. A theme, which has options, such as, easy navigation bar and a good visual editor are the best themes you can select for your blog.

Search engine Optimized: Though you can easily use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tools to make your blog search engine optimized. It will be an icing on the cake if the theme is already search engine friendly. These features include; restricting duplicate content with the help of archive pages and automatic excerpts on tag, Using canonical URLs, and some no-follow pages options. A theme, which allows you change the appearance of your blog title, is also an added advantage. The other best SEO feature can be changing the keywords and Meta description for your blog.

Inclusion of Social media: Look for a theme that has a built in social media functionality options. The theme you select should provide you an option through which you can link your social media profiles quite easily.

Easy scripting: As a blogger, you have to include footers and header scripts in the site. It will be an added attraction, if the theme has an options box in which you can include these.

Attractive design: Always select a theme that looks good and attractive. See to it that the theme has all the necessary features of your choice, and makes your blog attractive for readers. This includes:

* Efficient typography options

* Good comment styling and nice widgets

Attractive design is not restricted to color. A colorful theme might look attractive, but always look for a theme which has options to change colors.

Easy plug-in options: if you manage to find an appropriate theme, there is no need to use huge amounts of plug-in, but still you will need them. Hence, don't use themes that do not support your favorite plug-in.

Themes updated at regular basis: Go for a theme that is updated at a regular basis. This is because it will prevent your theme from breaking off when you upgrade your crucial files.

Choosing the right theme also depends on the theme or topic of your blog. If you follow these steps, you will definitely be able to select a good theme for your blog.

by: Melissa Smich

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