As a blogger its important to see how my blog looks on other computers. No two systems are configured alike. How your reader interfaces with your site is important because if they can’t read it they are less likely to come back for a return visit. I used an iPad to see how my blog looked and it translated well on that platform. Now I need to check it on Windows and that should assure me that it works well.
Things you can check for is font size, margins, colors and just how it looks at a glance. The saying goes “the devil is in the details” is right you can make a statement by how your blog works with others. Too many blogs have unreadable font sizes, bad color contrast, over-sized graphics that impacts the theme, too much eye candy and more. Take a look at a site made in the 90’s to early 00’s you can tell who has taken the time to design their site effectively. If you want to embed music in your blog make it an option for the end user to play that music after they land there the first time.
Yes its your blog but remember its a part of you but making it a hospitable place to visit on the Web can get you plenty of visits.
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