Just a reflection.

An effective blog is one that practices the concept of social semiotics, summarized as the study of meaning making by people socially and culturally. To do this, you must ensure that the content in your blog involve a degree of probability in the way meanings take place within the given context.

Bloggers must blog in an ethical manner to avoid copyright infringement. Those using another person’s materials such as music need to obtain the permission of the owner and to cite them after each post (South 2011). They must also pay attention to the content of their blog to avoid postings that appear as slander or offensive to other people (Gunelius 2011). They must remember that their blog is public and accessible by anyone. 

In addition, bloggers must have the skills to design their blogs in an effective manner to woo readers. Diane Gilleland suggests bloggers to include an amount of blank space between the contents in a blog post to make it easier for the readers to read (Gilleland 2011). Alignment is also an important aspect of blog design, making the blog post to appear harmonious (Gilleland 2011).

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Alignment is an important factor in blog designing.

Color consistency is also important in blogs to avoid making your blog appear either too plain or too patterned (Gilleland 2011). 

A blog can be colorful:

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Of plain but still attractive:

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References:

Gunelius, S 2011, Top 3 Blogging Rules, About.com, viewed 29 October 2011, <http://weblogs.about.com/od/bloggingethics/tp/Top3BloggingRules.htm>.

South, H 2011, Avoiding Copyright Infringement, About.com, viewed 29 October 2011, <http://drawsketch.about.com/cs/resources/a/copyright_3.htm>.

Gilleland, D 2011, Four Tiny Blog Design  Principles That Make a Big Difference, Craft, viewed 30 October 2011, <http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/07/four_tiny_blog_design_principl.html>.