Choosing a Blog Theme

The blog theme is one of the most important aspects of your site. Now, I am not saying I know exactly how a blog should look like, but if your site is unattractive, readers will usually read the article that they came for and leave. There are hundreds of thousands of free themes out there, but is it worth it to purchase one from a coder who knows what they are doing and can customize it to your liking?

There are obviously quite a few benefits to purchasing your own theme. The first being you will be the only blog out there with that exact layout (not the case with me). You will be able to customize everything about it down to the smallest placement. You can optimize certain parts of your site, make your banner ads seemingly invisible to your readers, yet still have them there to sell them, and many other possibilities. Buying a theme will make your blog way more unique and personal than the average blog, and it is almost always the determining factor in whether or not your blog will succeed. Sometimes, it will be worth it.

Unfortunately, there is always a flip side to the coin. Sometimes, you should not purchase a theme specifically for your blog. If you don’t think you can earn the money back easily, then don’t buy one. It is as simple as that; there are so many free themes out there that you could easily pick one to your liking. With thousands of them readily accessible, one of them is bound to be your new favorite theme. If you plan on running a small niche blog that you only hope to pick up loose change with Adsense or other advertising programs, then you will not need a specialized layout. You can simply use a free theme, and you’re well on your way.

I sincerely believe in purchasing your own theme to make your site flawless. However, when it came time to pick out a theme, I went with a free one. The reason is that I really don’t have the funds to get a quality theme coded at the current time. If I were to get one coded, it wouldn’t have all the cool features I wanted. So I decided that I will use a free one until I have earned enough money for a layout for my blog. Hopefully, in a couple of months.

Thanks for reading!

-Aud