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9 October, 2014 By Mary | 4 Comments

Blogging Tips: 5 Seconds to a More Professional Blog

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Some blogging tips are obvious and easily learned by a new blogger, such as using WordPress Hosting - super support to help you get started on your blog. Others are a bit more behind the scenes, like SEO tips. This tip is something I think most people forget about, but only takes a few seconds and will make your blog look WAY more professional as a result! What is it? JUSTIFY! It is really important to make sure that you get your blog looking professional particularly if it is a business blog. That's why it might be a good idea to check out something like these cheap vps servers to help give you a better idea of what you can do to improve your blog (and subsequently improve your business).

I don't mean make excuses. I mean format your paragraphs to be justified! This is common in print media, and easily described as formatting your paragraphs to have each line of text reach from margin to margin. That means some spaces between words, or even letters, is different, but your text as a whole has a cohesive block feel. It's not something most people will notice enough to point out, but it is something that will immediately give people the feeling that your site is professional and means business!

Here is a screen shot of a paragraph from an old post of mine that isn't justified. Bleh.

Blogging Tips: 5 Seconds to a More Professional Blog | thekitchenpaper.com

See how the text is awkward and jaggy on the right edge? I want that in a straight line! I don't need to screen shot a justified example for you — just look at this post! {If you're reading in email or a feed reader, it may not be justified, so click on through to the real post}. The good news is: this is VERY easy to do. If you're using WordPress, just go to the "visual" tab, highlight your text, and click the "Justify" button:

Blogging Tips: 5 Seconds to a More Professional Blog | thekitchenpaper.com

If you're more into coding and want to do it yourself, just add a "text-align: justify;" tag to your paragraph tags:

Blogging Tips: 5 Seconds to a More Professional Blog | thekitchenpaper.com

HOW EASY IS THAT!? Super easy. Go justify your posts and then sit back and smile at how awesome you look. I mean, how awesome your posts look. OK, you both look great. GO DO IT!

Want more helpful blogging tips posts? Check out some more!

  • Blogging Tips: How + Why to use {target="_blank"} for All Links.
  • Blogging Tips: When To Buy a Premium Theme
  • Blogging Tips: How to Customize your Facebook Page URL
  • Blogging Tips: Best Practices for Pictures in Posts
  • How to Start a Food Blog
  • Pinterest for Food Bloggers eBook
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  1. Nora @ Savory Nothings says

    October 09, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    Mary, this is such a great tip! How did I not ever notice my posts not being justified? All I see on my blog right now is JAGGED EDGES! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      October 09, 2014 at 6:00 pm

      I'm so glad this was helpful, Nora! I'm always nervous that a "blogging tips" post will be a flop, but if I help ONE person it's totally worth it!! Thanks for the comment — and have fun justifying your posts! 🙂

      Reply
  2. kate says

    November 13, 2014 at 8:37 am

    holy sht! (that is probably more excited than I need to be)
    I had been STARING at other blogs wondering what made them look so much better + completely overlooked this. how did i not see the option on wordpress, so simple -- thanks!!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      November 14, 2014 at 5:05 am

      Ha! So glad this helped, Kate!! Thanks for the comment!

      Reply

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