For those of you who may not know what a blog is, it’s short for web log. In simple terms it is a piece of software which allows you to write an online diary on a website. Your last entry, called a post, is displayed on the front page, home page, of the site.
Significant Characteristics of Today’s Blogs
The significance of the blog is that it is dynamic. That is that it can handle be updated and it allows the visitor to communicate through the comment section attached to each individual post.
The other significant characteristics of today’s blogs are:
A blog has some form of navigation, usually menus A blog’s layout contains a header, footer and content. Usually there is at least one sidebar running beside the content. Categories of posts Readers can access the archives, previous posts That a post can contain text and images, (and often video and other media) That posts can contain links to other posts, both within blog and to the entire web Should contain a contact page and form Should contain an about page
In today’s world a blog may contain many other elements, such as a display of recent posts, a plugin that automatically sends a new post details to Twitter or Facebook, image galleries and the ability to turn the post into an easy to print document.
Characteristics of a Successful blog
A great blog design is one of the fundamental factors of successful blogging. Nowadays, blog design is not just limited with the aesthetic features but also has to do on how each blog component works, fits, and complements each other. A blog’s design is not only created to appeal to the eyes of your readers or visitors, but is also created so that your blog can easily be found by search engine crawlers.
To give you a more detailed description of a great blog design, the following are its top 16 characteristics.
1. Simple yet attractive theme. Simple designs exude elegance and attract more