What Does Your MLM Blog's Design say About you?

First impressions are crucial as we know and this extends to your MLM blog too. So when someone sees yours for the first time, what does it say about you? 

'Hey look at me I'm different'

'I have no idea what I'm about'

'I'm trying desperately to look like everyone else'

'I'm a niche guru'

'I have other interests'

'I'm still deciding' 

'I'm all about fun'

'Business is serious stuff'

It may be none of the above but one thing you can be sure of is that it is saying something. If you really can't figure it out, do a quick informal survey and ask some others to tell you. You may be quite surprised to hear what they say.

The big question is do you like what's its saying and if not what are you going to do about it? 

No doubt you've heard that you must distinguish your MLM blog from the masses by infusing it with your personal brand which really just means what do you want your blog to say about you? The visual aspect is not the only factor to take into account but since it's what people see first,  I think it deserves some serious attention. 

I believe your blog must be the online home of your personal business. It must express who you are so it becomes an extension of yourself. You've probably heard it often enough now, people join people in business so your blog needs to capture "YOU" so that others can decide whether they like you enough to interact with you, learn to trust you and maybe even do some business with you.

How do you want others to perceive you?

When you can communicate this effectively in a visual sense then you will start attracting like minded people to your blog. Secondly this must be tied in with what your business is about.  

Here are some examples of blogs that combine both of these elements:

Your MLM blog design might represent a hobby or interest you have: 

For a good example of this, see Michael Novak's blog.  Not only is the look of his blog quite distinctive but he has carried the theme through with his tag line too. Notice how he has cleverly combined Internet marketing with his interest.

Your MLM blog design might represent your personality in some way:

For a good example of this, see Brigitte Charlon's blog. For Brigitte, lifestyle is very important. She lives half of her time in Hawaii and the rest she spends in Tahiti. When you read her bio you and you get to know her you will understand that her blog expresses who she is perfectly.

Your MLM blog design might represent a business specialization:

For a good example of this, see  Ana Hoffman's blog which focuses on a particular marketing niche. Notice how Ana has creatively combined traffic generation with the cafe idea.

The best advice I can give you is to make your design as unique as you can. This does not necessarily mean that you have to spend a fortune on designers but rather that you become crystal clear about what it is you want to convey. Then try and make this happen as creatively, cost effectively and professionally as you can. 

The following questions will hep you with this: 

• What makes you, you?
• What are your gifts and talents?
• What interests and hobbies do you have?
• What is your background?
• What makes you different?

When you have the answers to these questions then you can set about deciding how you want to portray this on your MLM blog. To read more MLM tips about having a network marketing internet business, be sure to visit my blog.