How Often Do You Update the look of your blog?

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Permalink Reply by Tara on October 22, 2008 at 9:09pm

I haven't changed mine, ever. I want to build a brand, and I'm concerned that changing the look of things would erode that. I'm interested to hear what other bloggers are doing with theirs.

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Permalink Reply by Leanne on October 22, 2008 at 10:55pm

I'm boring. I only change with the seasons....

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Permalink Reply by Maternal Spark on October 23, 2008 at 12:06am

I just changed mine, I don't change it very often as, like someone else said, I'm trying to build a bit of a brand...I kept some things the same and I'll keep my twitter avatar (same as the one I use here) the same for a while until people get used to the new colors etc.

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Permalink Reply by jinniver on October 23, 2008 at 10:19am

Rearranging your blog to make it work better for you or your readers makes sense to me. Rearranging just to change the look...as a reader, that would really turn me off. I don't want to go to a familiar blog and have to figure it out all over again. I haven't changed my blog much--a few additions and minor rearrangements for function--but I'll probably change the header picture fairly regularly (since the blog is about my crafting, I'll use new pictures of the items I'm making).

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on October 27, 2008 at 8:22am

Oh man I am exactly like this. I am always rearranging things. I get bored so quickly. I've been blogging since July of this year and changed my layout twice, LOL.

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Permalink Reply by Janel on October 27, 2008 at 6:00pm

I have only done it once although I do clean up my sidebar often.

I would love a new look but I think I tied myself into a theme that would be hard to change.

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Permalink Reply by Vanessa on October 28, 2008 at 1:39pm

I try to switch things up by adding a new widget or two every month. Widgetbox is a great resource for this!

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Permalink Reply by Susan Lindgren on October 28, 2008 at 2:11pm

I changed and my stats went down- I thought I make it cute but it was busy and distracting, now I leave it alone! I do change my widgets around but the basic look stays!

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Permalink Reply by Mariana on October 30, 2008 at 10:27am

I bought an illustration of all four seasons, so I plan to change it accordingly.

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Permalink Reply by Catherine on October 30, 2008 at 11:42am

Maternal Spark said:

I just changed mine, I don't change it very often as, like someone else said, I'm trying to build a bit of a brand...I kept some things the same and I'll keep my twitter avatar (same as the one I use here) the same for a while until people get used to the new colors etc.

BTW...I like your new color scheme. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Catherine on October 30, 2008 at 11:44am

I just started my blog recently so I am still trying to figure out what look feels right to me. It is a slow process though since I am a newbie. I am hoping to not have to change things once I get settled though.

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Permalink Reply by MicheleD on October 30, 2008 at 12:00pm

I'm contemplating a blog re-do myself, but from a business standpoint am trying to determine the cost-effectiveness of having it done professionally. Until my blog, or the services I offer related to my blog, attracts more revenue it just doesn't make good fiscal sense. Of course, it's a "chicken before the egg" issue too. If I invest in a custom re-do, will more visitors and business come? Or should I wait until the revenue/traffic justifies the cost for the custom re-do? Decisions!

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