Should You Design Your Own Blog?
A while ago, a popular blogger, asked me to review his blog design for improvements. Just so you know, I do this for a living, and my review isn’t cheap. 
I gave him my review, pointing out the flaws, misalignments between identity and design, and improvements that would not just help his page ranking but also help his readers navigate through the blog better. I told him to pass this on to his web designer as they would understand what I was talking about. Normally, I work in combination with the blog owner and designer, but in this case, it was only with the owner.
A month later, I got an email asking to review his blog’s changes. I dropped by and screamed. It looked like he did the changes himself. I emailed back, “Did you do this yourself? Or is this the result of the web designer you hired? Is this what you want it to look like?”
He did it himself.
Which begs the question of if you should design your own blog, and when you should hire a professional to design your blog.
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