When is it ok to radically change your look?
No, I’m not talking about getting a new “do”, or some new duds and cool shades. I’m talking about the look of your WordPress blog.
When is it ok to make a radical change to your theme? Not subtle layout tweaks or subtle color changes—but a complete overhaul that looks nothing like what your visitor may have seen the last time she stopped by?
Is it…
- Whenever I want, because it’s my frickin’ blog!
- Never, if your blog is fully established.
- Any time before your blog “takes off”.
Photo by Guilherme Kardel
Since this is a WordPress project, we do things out of the norm. That’s what projects are. We test things, monitor actions, reactions and results, then report our findings.
So at only three months old, we’ve taken the leap and made a radical change in look, as of this post.
What do you think? When is it ok to radically change your look?
Comments
Ma.tt did a RADICAL change today. Did you see that yet?
Oh yeah, subscribed!
I’ve always wondered that, but I think as long as the content doesn’t radically change, your going to keep your readers and subscribers pretty mush the same.
A big change in look won’t usually turn people away unless the look has gone completely ugly.
Whenever I want, because it’s my frickin’ blog!
Oh wait, I don’t have a blog yet. :)
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