Sunday, January 13, 2008

What comes first, content or layout?

Recently I was spending at least half a day's time every day searching for the 'best' layout for another blog. I wanted it to be as appealing for the masses and as functional to my liking.

So what about the content? It is the content that keeps people coming back for more in the first place right(provided it's not some random spam from the internet). To tell you the truth, I have neglected on the content part of the blog. What a sin I have done.

I am sure any of you bloggers out there have this dilemma at some point. It is true that content draws readers in. But what if there is no mechanism of getting the readers in in the first place?

What I have realised is that both are equally important and both needs to be
treated with different care.

The quality and quantity of content grows with time. With these, the layout of
the blog morphs along with it.

As stubborn as you want the layout of the blog to be multi-layered and multifunctional, you cannot do it if you do not have sufficient content on your blog.

So the next time when you wanted to start a new blog or website, remember that no blog is good without content, and no content is good without a good layout.

So I still hasn't answer the question....


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

haha.. i think both are important. the point is, in the beginning, when u first start bloggin, people wouldnt judge you so much on your content. cos u're still beginning to upload n create content. so it boils down to your content in your the first place. after a while, if people discover you have no content(value), they wouldnt come back even if u have a great looking site. on the net, its just like meeting someone in the first place. if u are pretty face with "content", just who would want to be your friend? maybe keep things simple first, then slowly improve your layout. coding is always not simple. right?