5 Bad Effects Frequently Changing Blog Templates
In blogging activities we often encounter boredom or boredom. Feelings of boredom or boredom which could be because every day you have to always look for ideas and write or also because you often stare at the same blog screen. Staring at the screen with the same blog display can indeed make us bored.
So this is where the action or action appears to change the appearance or template of the blog. Indeed, for some bloggers who are easily bored or bored, the act of changing the appearance or template is the most powerful way to refresh their views and drive away the boredom of blogging.
But did you know that there are consequences or bad effects from frequently changing this template? From here I suggest to you bloggers should avoid changing templates frequently. And here are some lists of bad consequences of frequently changing these templates. Here's the review.
1. Decrease in Blog Traffic
The first consequence or bad impact of frequently changing blog templates is a decrease in traffic. It is certain that the decrease in traffic or the number of blog visitors will occur on blogs that frequently change their templates. This is caused by the laziness of visitors who see messy blogs. The reason is that when changing templates, bloggers are usually required to make arrangements for many things on the blog.
So, this is where it comes from that makes visitors who already know your blog's website address feel lazy after seeing your messy blog. What if blogger temporarily closes access during template change? Of course it will be the same, even by closing temporarily there will be no visitors coming. And this will make blog traffic die.
2. Blogs Are Considered Unprofessional and Characterless
Furthermore, the bad impact that can result from blogs that often change templates is the emergence of the notion that blogs are unprofessional and have no character. Yes, just like human appearance, the ever-changing appearance of a blog will also elicit a response. Well, generally people who always change their appearance will be considered as people who have no character because they have no characteristics.
So it's the same with blogs, if you often change the appearance or template of your blog then you will be considered as a person who has no character (characteristic). What's more, you also have to be prepared to face the assumption that some #bloggers think you are not considered professional.
3. Productive Time Wasted
When you decide to change the appearance of a blog template, then you really don't want to have to spend your time tweaking the blog. The time spent tweaking the new blog template itself is not short. So this is where productive time will be wasted.
In fact, you can use the wasted time setting up this new blog template to write and reproduce content on your blog. However, if your decision is still to change the template, then you must be prepared to sacrifice your productive time.
4. Damaging the Quality of Blog SEO and SERP
Another bad impact or consequence that can happen to a blog that often changes templates is the quality of the #SEO and SERP of the blog. If you have attached a certain HTML code for the purpose of maximizing a blog, then when you replace it with a new template, the HTML code may disappear.
Even if you later remember the HTML code, it could also be that the new template is not compatible with the existing HTML code. And one more thing you need to remember that Google takes about 1 week to be able to crawl back the content on the blog with the latest template. This is where your blog will experience a decrease in SEO and SERP quality.
5. Blogs Become Messy, Chaotic and Difficult to Manage
Lastly, blogs that frequently change templates will experience a cluttered, chaotic and unruly appearance. Yes, this can indeed happen. Because not all blog templates can be arranged easily. The reason is the coding is different from the other templates.
In the widget settings, the same thing can also happen which makes it difficult for bloggers to arrange the layout of the widget as desired. Therefore, to avoid a blog that is messy and difficult to set up, avoid changing templates too often.
THE GOOD AND BAD OF BLOG POST TEMPLATES
Web design templates have been around for years. Some business owners (and even a few professional designers) use them to save time while creating WordPress sites, landing pages, and other common tools. Lately, content writing services have been getting in on the act. They have started offering blog post templates that are designed to help you pump out articles with less time and stress than ever before.
We are seeing these blog post templates everywhere, which means you’re probably coming across them as well. But should you be using them for content marketing?
To find the answer, let’s look at the good and the bad of blog post templates.
The Positives of Blog Post Templates
As with web design templates, starting with an article outline offers some advantages.
Blog post templates get you writing quickly so you don’t have to worry about creative blocks or staring at an empty screen.
Using a writing template gives you a structure you can follow, which can be important for those who have trouble organizing their ideas.
Often, blog post templates start with a simple idea that you can duplicate or adapt to virtually any industry.
The templates are based on popular article styles so the resulting post should theoretically be something readers will be interested in.
To sum these up cleanly, you would say that when you start with a blog post template, the hard work of writing is done. That’s a huge positive, especially if you’re the sort of person who has trouble being focused or motivated enough to sit down at your keyboard. However, there are a few downsides.
The Negatives of Blog Post Templates
In our business we often note that web design templates can be constraining. Blog post templates have some of the same drawbacks.
The topics and outlines you find in blog post templates are all very similar and generic. That makes it easy to crank out content, but hard to write something that stands out.
In some ways working with a template can stifle your creativity. It’s hard to generate an original portrait when you’re painting by numbers, and the same holds true when you’re writing from a list of predefined bullet points.
If you don’t do enough with your blog post templates, then you could end up with duplicate content on your website, causing Google to ignore the content you’re creating (which sort of defeats the purpose).
Those are some pretty big downsides. That brings us back to our original question.
So, Should You Use Blog Post Templates?
Blog post templates are kind of like training wheels for content marketers. There is nothing essentially wrong with using them, but you shouldn’t expect to compete with the leaders in your industry by filling in blanks, either.
Our advice? Give them a shot and see what kind of results you get—particularly if you’re someone who has struggled to create written content in the past. Over time, as you develop your own voice and rhythm, you can stop using them and move on to more effective content marketing habits.
5 Akhibat Buruk Sering Sering Ganti Template Blog
Dalam aktivitas Blogging seringkali kita menjumpai rasa bosan atau jenuh. Rasa jenuh atau bosan yang bisa jadi karena tiap hari diharuskan selalu mencari ide dan menulis atau juga karena seringnya menatap layar blog yang itu-itu saja. Menatap layar dengan tampilan blog yang itu-itu saja memang bisa saja membuat kita lantas jenuh.
Nah dari sinilah kemudian muncul tindakan atau aksi mengganti tampilan atau template blog. Memang bagi beberapa blogger yang mudah bosan atau jenuh tindakan mengganti tampilan atau template merupakan cara terampuh untuk kembali menyegarkan pandangan dan mengusir kejenuhan ngeblog-nya.
Namun tahukah Anda bahwa ada akibat atau dampak buruk dari seringnya bergonta-ganti template ini? Dari sini saya menyarankan pada Anda para blogger sebaiknya hindari sering-sering mengganti template. Dan berikut ini beberapa daftar akibat buruk dari seringnya mengganti template tersebut. Berikut ulasannya.
1. Turunnya Traffic Blog
Akibat atau dampak buruk pertama dari seringnya mengganti template blog adalah turunnya traffic. Turunnya traffic atau jumlah pengunjung blog memang sudah bisa dipastikan akan terjadi pada blog-blog yang sering menggonta-ganti template-nya. Hal ini disebabkan oleh rasa malas dari pengunjung yang melihat blog yang berantakan. Pasalnya pada saat pergantian template biasanya blogger diharuskan untuk melakukan pengaturan banyak hal dalam blog tersebut.
Nah dari sinilah kemudian yang membuat pengunjung yang sudah mengetahui alamat situs blog Anda merasa malas setelah melihat blog Anda berantakan. Bagaimana jika blogger menutup akses sementara selama penggantian template? Tentu saja akan sama, malahan dengan menutup sementara maka tidak akan ada pengunjung yang datang. Dan ini akan membuat traffic blog akan mati.
2. Blog Dianggap Tidak Profesional dan Tidak Berkarakter
Selanjutnya dampak buruk yang bisa diakibatkan dari blog yang sering bergonta-ganti template adalah munculnya anggapan bahwa blog tidak profesional dan tidak berkarakter. Ya, layaknya penampilan manusia, maka penampilan blog yang selalu berubah-ubah juga akan mendatangkan respon. Nah umumnya orang yang selalu mengubah penampilan akan dianggap sebagai orang yang tak berkarakter karena tak punya ciri khas.
Nah begitu pula pada blog, jika Anda seringkali mengubah tampilan atau template blog maka Anda akan dianggap sebagai orang yang tidak punya karakter (ciri khas). Lebih-lebih dari itu Anda juga harus bersiap menghadapi anggapan bahwa Anda tidak dianggap profesional oleh beberapa #blogger yang ada.
3. Waktu Produktif yang Terbuang Sia-sia
Saat Anda memutuskan untuk mengubah tampilan template blog, maka Anda memang mau tak mau harus meluangkan waktu Anda untuk mengotak-atik blog tersebut. Waktu yang digunakan untuk mengotak-atik template blog yang baru ini sendiri tidaklah sebentar. Nah dari sinilah akan ada waktu produktif yang terbuang sia-sia.
Sebenarnya waktu yang terbuang dari mengatur template blog yang baru ini bisa Anda manfaatkan untuk menulis dan memperbanyak konten di blog. Namun jika keputusan Anda tetap untuk mengganti template maka Anda harus bersiap mengorbankan waktu produktif Anda.
4. Merusak Kualitas SEO dan SERP Blog
Dampak atau akibat buruk lainnya yang bisa terjadi pada blog yang seringkali berganti template adalah rusaknya kualitas #SEO dan SERP blog. Jika Anda pernah menambatkan sebuah kode HTML tertentu untuk tujuan memaksimalkan blog, maka ketika Anda menggantinya dengan template yang baru bisa jadi kode HTML tersebut hilang.
Meski Anda kemudian ingat kode HTML tersebut tapi bisa jadi juga template yang baru tidak bisa kompatibel untuk kode HTML yang ada. Dan satu hal lagi yang perlu Anda ingat bahwa Google membutuhkan waktu sekitar 1 minggu untuk bisa meng-crawl kembali konten yang ada pada blog dengan template terbaru tersebut. Dari sinilah blog Anda akan mengalami penurunan kualitas pada SEO dan SERP.
5. Blog Jadi Berantakan, Kacau dan Sulit Diatur
Terakhir, blog yang sering berganti template akan mengalami tampilan yang berantakan, kacau dan sulit diatur. Ya, hal ini memang bisa saja terjadi. Sebab tidak semua template blog bisa diatur dengan mudah. Pasalnya dengan pengkodean yang berbeda dari template-template yang lain.
Pada pengaturan widget juga bisa terjadi hal yang sama yang membuat blogger kesulitan menata letak widget seperti yang diinginkan. Maka dari itu untuk menghindari blog yang berantakan dan sulit diatur maka hindarilah penggantian template yang terlalu sering.