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How to Change the Look of Your Today.com Blog

by Jessica Haberman
1If you have a blog on Today.com, you can change the way your blog appears to your viewers. Try out several different color schemes, backgrounds and layouts to find one that is functional and attractive for your blog. The more attractive and interesting a blog is, the more viewers it will get. But be sure that your layout and overall look fit your content and your readers' needs.
    Log in to Today.com.Click the "My Account" link at the top left hand side of main menu.Click "Blog Control Panel."On the top menu, click the "Look & Feel" tab.Choose a theme. There are pages worth of themes to choose from, including neutral or colorful, simple or complex designs. Search by category, color or layout.Customize your theme. Arrange sidebars with widgets including recent posts, recent comments, calendar, tag cloud, links, archives, RSS feed (see Meta) and text boxes.Insert external widgets. Use text boxes to include external widgets like Technorati, Entrecard and Feedburner. Simply paste the widget code into a text box and save changes.
Customize your content to your reader. If the audience of your blog contains a lot of senior citizens, for instance, choose a blog with larger font for easy reading. 
Spice up the look of your blog every so often to keep readers interested.
Check out the Today.com forums for more ideas on how to accessorize your theme.Don't overload your blog with ads or widgets. That will make it harder to find your content and may distract from your content.blog layout theme widgets RSShttp://www.today.com/ctr.cgi?idx_mem=3407&mode=vipToday.comhttp://bookpublishing.today.comBookpublishing.today.com (an example blog)http://www.entrecard.comEntrecard.comhttp://www.technorati.comTechnoratihttp://www.feedburner.comFeedburner