It’s summer where I live, and summer is a great time to give your blog an overhaul. That doesn’t mean you need to invest hundreds of dollars or more on a new design, but it doesn’t mean you need to invest hours upon hours either.
There are a number of things you can do that can freshen up your blog that take very little time and no money at all.
Five easy suggestions for a blog overhaul are listed below:
1. Clean up your sidebar.
Are there old ads or images in your sidebar? Are you showing a list of links that no longer add value to your blog? Can you rotate ads or try something new to make your sidebar more useful to you and your readers? Your answers to these questions can give you a list of easy ways to freshen up your blog.
2. Check links.
Do links in your static pages and navigation bar work? Do you have a blogroll in your sidebar? Are the links in your blogroll valid or do they need to be edited or replaced entirely? Broken links can be very annoying and damage the user experience on your blog. Now is the time to fix them.
3. Add plugins or add-ons.
Could you boost the performance or appearance of your blog by adding some simple WordPress plugins or add-ons for other blogging applications? Many plugins take minutes to install but can have a significant impact on your blog.
4. Invite a guest blogger.
Add a new perspective to your blog by inviting a guest blogger to publish a post. It’s an easy way to add some interest to your blog content, save you from writing a post for a day, and help you build a relationship with another respected blogger.
5. Get more social.
Are there links to your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn (or other social media) profiles in your blog’s sidebar to help you build relationships with your readers across the social web? In addition to including links, you can also use widgets from sites like Twitter, Facebook and Twitter to further promote your activities across the social web.
What’s the first thing you do when it’s time to give your blog a boost? Share your tricks for cheap and easy blog overhauls by leaving a comment below.
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10 thoughts on “5 Easy Ways to Give Your Blog an Overhaul”
Very helpful tips that should not be disregarded. This will be my guide from now on in running my site.
hi,
it is really nice and informative post, i also want to upgrade my blog and this information is very useful for me.
this is great, information that can help us more regarding building of website.
@Grace, what kind of plugins are you looking for? Plugins to boost traffic? My must-have plugins? Let me know and I’ll write a post about it.
well great tips still few more things needs to add is properly organizing the archive pages so that it will be ease for visitors. Also add images or banners of latest offer for dedicated visitors only will make non dedicated visitors too regular visitors.
Do you have any recommendations for WP plugins?
I have bookmarked this article. It is informative and lots of tips I didn’t use.
As for the second tip “check links”, I find a useful tool, name as “xenu link sleuth”, you can google and download it. It is free. It is very convenient to check links automatically and it is quick to give you a detailed report.
Great article! I want to upgrade my blog and this information is very useful for me. Thank so much and good luck!
Cleaning up your sidebar – something we should do every few months – great tip.
Thanks.
Andrew
Good tips. I often check to see which ads are effective and which are not and change them if they are not performing.
Sandy
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