Give Your Blog A Facelift

We are in the 3rd month of the 3rd quarter. Now is a good time to take a look at things and see what you can do to reach your goals. Also, it's a good time to see what needs to be tweaked.

If you don't have a blog, now is a good time to start one. If you have one, but it's not serving you well, maybe it needs a facelift.

Don't settle for the rather mundane templates allotted by the blogging platforms. Choose one that reflects your content and your personality.

There are hundreds of websites that offer free templates. Here are a few to get you going. It's time to shop around.

Blogger

Enter a search string "free Blogger xml templates" and you'll get hundreds of results.

Tutorials by Jennifer Apple offers some really good Tips For Blog Templates & Blog Design using PhotoShop.

FalconHive specializes in converting popular Wordpress templates to Blogger.

Wordpress

Same thing. Enter a search string "free Wordpress blog templates," and you'll get hundreds of results.

Free Theme Layouts has some stunning themes.

Free Wordpress Themes has 301 templates.

Clone 24 offers a huge selection with a category search in the right sidebar.

Don't limit your imagination to these few websites. Do your own search. You'll find a dizzying array of choices, and most are free.

Takeaway Truth

Time is accelerating. Write an action item list today, focusing on effective changes that can pay off immediately--like giving your blog a facelift.