Category Archives: Start Here

How to Earn $1981.67 in Your First Month of Blogging

Who says you can’t earn money from a blog in its first month? In my first 30 days here at Blog Design Guy, I’ve earned a whopping $1981.67 directly from the site, so I can tell you it’s definitely possible.

What’s the secret to earning a living right out of the gate? How can you best set yourself up for success? I’ll tell you.

Ask Blog Design Guy #2: Adding Custom Colors and Fonts to Your Blog Posts

Is there a way to add colors and different fonts into your posts with regular free WP themes?

- Susie, NewDayNewLesson.com

Not only is it possible to add colors and custom fonts to your posts with a free WordPress theme, it’s also super simple. Today I’ll show you how you can spice up your posts with a bit of color and some non-standard fonts!

Get Free Blog Design Help Starting Today

Today I’m launching a brand new page here on Blog Design Guy that will give you a chance to get free expert advice for your blog. If you take a look at the navigation bar, you’ll see the new link right now: Free Help! Whether you can’t get a grip on WordPress, your theme is…

CSS for Beginners

If you want control and flexibility over your site, you have to practice do-it-yourself blog design. And if you want to practice do-it-yourself blog design, you have to know how to style the elements on your blog using a style sheet language known as CSS.

If you watched my video post on designing a minimalist blog, you might have gotten a bit confused about exactly how I was making the changes I made with the CSS. Well, in this post, you’ll find out what I was doing by learning the basics of CSS and how to apply it to your blog. So, let’s dig in, shall we?

4 Reasons WordPress Means a Better Blog Design

Back in 2005, I started my blogging journey as a Xanga user. It definitely wasn’t the ideal blogging platform for me. Imagine vomiting on your computer screen, sprinkling glitter on it and then taping a sheet of Emo poetry to it. Same experience.

Today, you’re very lucky! It has literally never been easier to start a blog that looks good, runs smoothly and gets results and it’s only getting easier, thanks in large part to WordPress! WordPress gives you the freedom to handle every aspect of your site on your own without having to be a programming expert or a design guru.

And WordPress almost always means a better blog design!