Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer, where you answer a question and join a “hop”. The purpose is to help bloggers discover and get to know one another.
For this week’s question, Elizabeth @ Silver’s Reviews asks:
Does a cluttered blog have you not returning? By cluttered I mean too many columns, small type, too many photos, difficult to follow, etc.
My answer:
ABSOLUTELY. I cannot stand cluttered blogs.
I greatly prefer the more simple ones that are just two columns; one for the main blog post content, and a simple sidebar with the important information.
I also think people need to be very careful with their photos. I don’t mind when a bunch are uploaded, but they need to be properly sized. If the image is so large that I have to scroll to see the whole thing, then the image is too big.
In fact, there are many reasons why I would navigate away from a blog almost immediately. Check out my top seven reasons why I won’t follow a blog.
Thanks for reading!
How do you feel about cluttered blogs?
Cluttered blogs do not have me returning. I like neat and orderly.
I like two columns, headers dividing each section, and not a lot of photos.
Thanks for sharing the question on Twitter.
I’m going to check out your top seven reasons why you won’t follow a cluttered blog.
Have a good weekend.
😀 Have a great weekend as well!
Yeah, cluttered bothers me, too. Or when it's hard to navigate and I can't distinguish individual posts.
Ugh! Yes… I need clear headers to break things up!
Ooh interesting question.
I think not, because I follow around 250 blogs. When you first start you're not set on your style and I still want to support people even if their blog needs work.
Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
Great point!! I have a list on Feedly of blogs I want to support, but don't like the formatting. I check that list out every now and again to see if things have changed 🙂
I think cluttered jobs definitely make it harder to follow them. I don't mind pictures and graphics but like you said, they need to be size appropriately. I do like to support new bloggers though so if it's something I think I can tolerate, I'll visit them for a while to see if their content connects!
Definitely! 🙂
I don't like dark backgrounds. I find them hard to read. A lot of flashing or video also bugs me.
Oh yes, I can't do flashing video at all!
Now I'm paranoid our blog is cluttered! I live my life cluttered, I think our blog is the only organized thing. I can understand the pictures too big. I hate when I can't find the most recent posts. Some blogs are laid out so awkwardly that it's hard to navigate.
I LOVE your layout!! It's nice and organized!! 🙂
What gets me more than clutter is text that's in a color that makes if difficult to read, graphics that you have to scroll through to see like you mentiined, and when it's difficult to differentiate between posts.
Oh my gosh, yes! That's the worst!
I haven’t been to many blogs that are over cluttered so hopefully people are getting the message.
Fingers crossed!! 🙂
I do think that appearance makes a huge difference and I prefer blogs that don't appear cluttered. That being said I do want to see different layouts and style that express the blogger's taste. It would be pretty boring if all blogs looked the same 🙂
Definitely!! 🙂
I completely agree E! <3
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Great points. I also hate it when images are too big for the space and start overlapping everything else, especially when it's so easy to fix/control.
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I prefer two columns too! It's hard for me to focus on the content where there are three columns and a whole bunch of images and colors and stuff everywhere.
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Totally agreed, there are quite a few blogs that I just can't read because there are too many flashing things to pull my eye away. Sometimes things like instapaper help though.
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Yes, if a blog's Home page is too dark or their font is too small, then there is little chance I'll come back as often. I have poor eyesight (farsighted on my left, nearsighted on my right), so if the font is too small or cluttered with too many ads, then I won't read the rest of your blog. Just my opinion.
My BBH – http://poemsbyayoungartist.blogspot.com/2018/07/bookbloggerhop-july-13-19-clean-blog-is.html
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There are definitely things I don't like – such as difficult font/coloring, making it hard to read your blog. I probably have a looser idea of what cluttered means to me though – I'm pretty forgiving. LOL
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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I agree on clean and simple design but I like pictures… I don't mind scrolling. 🙂
I like photos too! As long as they're not taking over the sidebar with poor formatting 🙂