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Originally Posted by Kieron
Sorry to take this thread off topic but the above comment intrigued me.
So you "hate" people who use Blogger stock templates? Any reason for this? I use a Blogger stock template. And the reason I do is that "I cannot design worth of shit" as you so eloquently put it.
So does this mean by blog is rubbish and you hate it? Does it mean I won't get anyone reading it? Or maybe I won't get listed in the serps because it is a "stock template". Or maybe it just looks ugly? Please tell me your reasoning behind these comments.
Just so you know although I cannot "design worth of shit" I do employ a team of designers. And the reason why I haven't asked them to redesign my blog in a custom template is because its just not a priority. My business is Affiliate Marketing and they are far too busy making websites and projects that earn money. My blog is just a hobby, something self indulgent. Sure it does make money but thats more accident than design.
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The reason why I hate stock blogger templates is because I've always felt the need to add my own touch, to customize it my own way a little bit to spruce it up and make it different then the others. I don't know why but that is just my own personal prefrence its a pet peve of mine to see people using completely stock templates. (Maybe its because I'm trying to learn more design, who knows).
This however does not mean that your blog is rubbish, it does not mean you won't get listed in the serps, it does not mean people won't read your blog, but it does mean I think its UGLY.
Now I don't technically hate the people who use the stock blogger templates or any other stock template but when I see one on a page my very first thought is one of two things, 1) He cant design worth of shit and 2) This site sucks (Now the site might not suck) but I won't stick around very long to figure that out, I'll probably only read one, maybe two of the articles before I leave (I find it harder to trust the content), but if the blog had an interesting template, and a good look and feel, I'll probably browse around longer looking at the design and shit.
So there are some reason of why I hate stock templates.