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BLULOW.COMDetermine your blog's topic and direction. If you already have a blog and are changing the direction of the blog, make sure you're clear on what you want it to say. For example, the food related WordPress Theme "Delicious Restaurant" with its steak and vegetables gives a much different feel than the "Diet Free" template (links to templates in resources below) with its two healthy apples and tape measure. Both WordPress templates are free and fall under the heading of food, but they give entirely different impressions to the reader.
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A Dose of Health.comConsider the number of columns and their positioning. The number of columns partially depends on the type of blog, whether or not you choose to monetize it, and personal preference. The more columns, the more space you have for additional ads and information. However, if you're not looking to monetize your blog, you might only want to have two columns.
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The Dollar Fights Back.comReview the length of your blog titles. Some WordPress templates create a different color background to differentiate the title from the rest of the post. Because some templates use background images to accomplish the effect, the non scaleable images do not adjust to the size and length of the post's title. Therefore, if you have particularly long titles, the text can spill over the boundaries of the image and create an odd looking title display. While this is not a major issue, be aware that each WordPress template has its own set of nuances.
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About Prepaid CellPhones.comEvaluate your coding expertise. If you have some basic coding skills, things like background images, font size, color and images is no big problem. If you like 90% of the WordPress template features and 10% does not display as you wish, you can make a few tweaks and modifications to the code and customize the template to satisfy your needs. If you're not willing to play around with the code, then you must take your time to find the right template for blog.
