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    7 Essential Design Elements for Great Business Blogs

    by Denise Wakeman / February 4, 2010

    When people hear the word design, they sometimes think only of making something look good, using colors and graphics to add interest. But on the web, and especially on a blog, design has a purpose: to grab readers when they arrive, make it easy for them to get what they want, and create trust through a consistent and professional look.

    A well-designed business blog:

    1. Uses visual interest to make posts easy to read
    2. Brands your business in a consistent way
    3. Places useful information in places where it is easy to find
    4. Isn't cluttered with things that aren't helping you promote your business
    5. Makes it easy for readers to do what you want them to do


    Good blog design is practical

    While there are many elements that go into designing a blog that grabs attention and engages readers, here are seven elements that must be integrated at the outset. You can develop the visual look and feel over time, but start here to begin building relationships, trust and credibility:

    1. Graphic header with name of blog, tag line and author name
    2. Email subscribe form
    3. About page with photo
    4. Use a variety of media: text, video, audio
    5. Plenty of white space to make it easy to read
    6. Links to share your content
    7. Links for readers to connect on your social networking sites

    To illustrate each of these points, I've made a short video showing blogs that incorporate these elements.

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    Tags: Blogging, Social Media Visual Content

    About the authorDenise Wakeman

    Denise Wakeman is an Online Marketing Advisor and Founder of The Blog Squad. You can learn more about business blogging on Build a Better Blog.
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