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We’ve got a blog setup and working. All good. Now, you need to choose a look for it.

If you’re blogging in a niche, it’s important that you select a theme that fits into this niche, there’s no point having a blog about the latest technology, and using an olde style theme, it just doesn’t make sense. If you’re making a personal blog, then go for a theme you like. It doesn’t matter if anyone else likes it, it’s for you to use for your blog.

When I started out, I used a free theme from wpthemesfree.net, browse through there and see if anything catches your eye.

The major limitation of free themes is that thousands of people use them, which means that they aren’t unique. However, if you don’t want to spend too much money, they are often the only way. Whatever happens, don’t go for ripped premimum themes, you get found out sooner or later. Pick a free theme, install it, and then customize it as you go along (or get someone else to help).

As a guideline, you should go for a theme with at least one sidebar, which is widget enabled and not too heavy. Load up the theme demos on websites, and browse around - don’t just choose by the screenshot

Once you’ve chosen, upload the theme files to your wp-content/themes directory and activate them through the Design tab.

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