Setting up your Website / Blog Design [Day 3]

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Kishore

After getting your blog / website ready with the best CMS, you now have some important work to be completed before you start building your Online Office. You need to now take care of the following

Deciding a good theme / layout

You should have a theme which matches the topic of your blog. Looks of your blog is taken care by the theme that you use. There are many themes that are available free, but I would recommend to go for a Professional theme which is well suited for you. Before selecting a theme, you should check for the following

  1. Compatible with the latest version of WordPress – Its very important that the theme that you use is compatible with the latest version of Wordpess
  2. Search Engine Friendly – Most of the themes are SEO friendly, but its always better to check if the SEO part is taken care
  3. Well optimized – Too much of features and DB calls may not load your website in full pace. Fast loading of pages is very important.
  4. Customizable – If you have an options page for your theme where you can do your customization, then it would be helpful for you to do necessary changes without playing with the theme code.
  5. Widgets Enabled – Now a days, most of the themes are Widget Enabled, but just check if your theme is up to date.
  6. Layout - There are two popular type of themes available, like the Magazine style and the regular blog style.

Suggested Themes – Woothemes, Studiopress, Gabfire, Affiliate Themes, Elegant Themes

wordpress-themes

Installing and Activating the necessary Plugins / Addons

Wordpress is a great tool and will suit most of the needs. You will find tons of plugins which are free at the WordPress Extension Directory.

Some of the plugins that I would like to recommend would be :-

  • Akismet
  • All in One SEO Plugin
  • Related Posts
  • Subscribe to Comments

You can search for the plugins from your blog with the Add new link under the plugins

Now you have your blog ready and its now time to add content. Adding content is another important step that you need to work carefully.

Importance of efficient design for better blogging Importance of efficient design for better blogging - Earning through blogging is one of the best way t
Creating your Online Presence – Website / Blog and Social Identity [Day 2] Creating your Online Presence – Website / Blog and Social Identity [Day 2] - Starting an online business / venture needs to hav
Influence of the blog design on Google Adsense CTR and Pay per Click Influence of the blog design on Google Adsense CTR and Pay per Click - I have been experimenting with lots of factors tha
Professional Theme for your blog – A must Professional Theme for your blog – A must - If you are running a professional blog, its import
Professional Themes For Your WordPress Blog Professional Themes For Your WordPress Blog - If you are having a wordpress blog, I have some e

About Kishore

A part time blogger, WordPress Developer and the Author of this blog.
This entry was posted in Blogging, Home Jobs and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

One Response to Setting up your Website / Blog Design [Day 3]

  1. Pingback: Another theme change completed