Blog Beautiful: 50 Tips + Fixes to Make Your Blog Glow!

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effortlessly create a professional looking blog without spending thousands!

The Blog Beautiful digital guide reveals:

How to create a consistent blog design using your existing design skills
The secret to a successful blog design that most bloggers miss
What key elements your blog must have to be taken seriously and get you more clients
Which 2 things, if your blog misses them, can keep you stuck in amateur mode

blog beautiful

this guide will teach you:

How to create a consistent, professional blog design using your existing design skills
What visitors do when they land on your blog, and how to guide them to become customers and raving fans
The secret to a successful blog design that most bloggers miss
The key to formatting a blog post that your audience can’t wait to share
Small, easily actionable steps to develop your blog piece by piece – without being overwhelmed
The best way to create your own images, make them Pinnable, and ensure they’re shared by everyone who sees them

I just bought your book today. My business is about to fail and I'm totally desperate. I'm a family and portrait photographer who is *terrible* at marketing and promoting myself so the other day I sat down and tried to figure out an easy way to make myself more visible for very little $$ since I have no business budget! I know my blog needs to be my biggest promoter, but I have always hated my business blog. It has no direction and it looks like hell.

I dove right into the book and couldn't be more thrilled with it. I'm only on page 14 (the why, why, why exercise) and realized exactly the direction that my blog needs to go. I'm so pumped and just had to send you a thank you. If this is such a game changer on page 14, I can't wait to see what else is in store!

Kate Voda Photography

katevodaphotography.com

the chapters

a sneak peak at what’s inside:

Your Goals: Be clear on who you are, Consistency + Focus, Navigation That Makes Sense
Look + Feel: Visual hierarchy and contrast, Using the Grid, Colors, Fonts, Backgrounds
Your Header: Design a header that makes an immediate impact
The Sidebar: Clean it up, Showcase your services
Your Post Pages: Headlines that make reading your posts irresistible, How to write posts that get read and shared
Post Footers: What to include and how to perfect them
Pretty Pictures: How to use images to keep readers scrolling, get traffic, likes and shares
The Details: Getting rid of things that scream amateur, Super important elements that are often forgotten

The Blog Beautiful digital guide will teach you how to make your blog look professional without overwhelm or spending thousands

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everyone talks about how

a professional looking blog design is a must when running an online business

Just one question – how can you get this without paying a designer and developer thousands?

The answer? The Blog Beautiful digital guide.

A guide that teaches you the exact steps to take to create a professional website that screams credibility to anyone who visits (and makes your heart sing when you look at it).

Even if you have an existing website, the Blog Beautiful guide will show you the key areas your blog can be improved to help you reach your business goals.

Each tip is designed to be done in ONE day or less.
You can pick and choose which ones to do or do them all!

No more waiting until you have the money to hire a professional.

No more feeling frustrated every time you look at your blog.

And no more embarrassment when someone says they viewed your site … and have nothing more to say than that.

This guide couldn't have come at a more perfect time. I am not a designer. Or a developer. I hate coding and feel like an idiot whenever I try. BUT with the Blog Beautiful guide? I felt invincible! There are tons of tiny bits of my site I wish I could change without hiring a developer every time (which I have done in the past). But now? I can structure anything in the side bar the way I want, change the appearance of images and buttons, and structure the header exactly how I like it. I feel completely in control - a feeling I like 🙂

Razwana Wahid

Relentless-Movement.co

high traffic blogs have a unique layout and design

there’s no reason why yours can’t be the same

Your blog design tells people you’re serious about what you do.

Each new visitor takes an average of 4 seconds to decide if your blog is worth sticking around for. Nobody will take the time to overlook design flaws to see the value of what you’re offering.

So don’t lose their trust by showing them an amateur blog or website.

You are a professional – let’s make your blog say you are too.

sneak peek

preview the book and checklist!

With this guide, you’ll fix up your blog quickly and feel more confident about your blog and your image!

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about the author

i'm marianne manthey

I encourage women solopreneurs and bloggers in creating vibrant, beautiful and engaging blogs and websites that they design themselves!

I created Design Your Own Blog as a place for you to feel inspired and empowered about designing your own brand, blog and website.

Whether you're following my free content, taking part in an online course, or working with me one-on-one, you will leave feeling like you've got this solopreneur thing down!

frequently asked questions

FAQ

What platform does my blog have to be on?

Every tip can be applied to any blog or website on any platform. A few how-to’s are specifically written for both WordPress (self-hosted) and Blogger, but the design principles and CSS lessons can apply to any platform.

Is this book only for women?

No. Although my writing and examples are written with a feminine angle, most of the principles in the book (and the blog) can apply to masculine design as well.

What formats is the book available in?

Currently the book is only available as a PDF download. I will consider creating Kindle and iPad formats if there is a demand for them, so let me know if that’s what you prefer!

What if I don't like it. Do you offer refunds?

Absolutely! If you follow the steps in the book and don’t have a significantly improved blog design by the end, just send me a before screenshot of your blog and your URL and you’ll receive a 100% refund within 30 days of purchase.

testimonials

what people are saying about blog beautiful!

Blog Beautiful is jammed packed with excellent web design information. CSS explained simply. Fonts. Headers. Footers. Images. Details. This eBook uses simple step-by-step instructions, it has video links to tutorials, and it has much more than 50 tips and fixes.

I stumbled upon DYOB last year while looking for good blog design advice, after spending way too much money for crappy information. I was pleasantly surprised, no thrilled, with all her information for the price of the eBook. Plus, I get one-on-one advice if I run into a problem—now that’s not something you get every day, and she has a DYOB Facebook group. It’s now my “go-to” for everything blog design. eBlog eBeautiful, a true ebook gem from a rock solid designer who loves her passion, web designing.

Marylou Wade

flamingo91.com

It has among the most detailed tutorials for getting your site as beautiful-looking as possible. It guides you through your journey of overhauling your site from top to bottom and DIY-style, too, so you don’t break your budget.

Pam Baroro

heymissadventures.com

Blog Beautiful is a beautifully written and crafted book that is currently helping me design the website for my new online business, Mary Lyndall Designs. After reading Marianne's book (and most of her blog posts), I found how easy it was to create the website that I want without spending any money. I'm so glad I found a blogger who stands by and can be living proof about what they write, and Marianne does both. I am so glad to have found Marianne and the design knowledge she brings to every post and product.

Mary Lyndall

sweetheartofthesouth.com

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