One of the things I really hate when I review blogs is that I see the same template over and over again. This was really bad about four years ago when Blogger only provided about six templates and for some unknown reason a lot of people picked this horribly ugly template. Thankfully today Blogger has a lot of good templates to chose from, the only problem is that people use them as is.

Even if you can't design your own site, you can at least find a better template. Sites like Open Source Web Design make this very easy to do. Adding the Blogger code to a template is not hard, and if you have any readers you can always ask.

I like the idea of customizing a template for a site. Sure there are only so many ways you can make a two column layout but color, images, gradients, all play a role in how your site looks. Imagine for a second you are showing your house. Would you leave all of your stuff out? No you would clean up. Now imagine if you lived in a development where almost all houses were built off the same blueprint. Which house do you think sells for more money and quicker? Correct. The house that has the most customizations done.

People don't like ugly designs. Nor do they like repeats of designs. So take the time and customize your template. It will make a world of difference.