RasyaBlogging 101 is a blog series where I share on blogging tips and today post would be about 12 awesome and free responsive blogger templates. Enjoy!
People love free stuff. I know I do. As a blogger, more so.
But blogging now is more than writing a post and be done with it expecting people to flock over your writing. Your blog has to stand out in both contents and blog design. There are millions of bloggers out there so just focusing on the content is not enough to compete. So it pains me when I see bloggers who have really awesome writing but are overlooked because of the err, horrendous not so pretty blog design.
Well, I’m not expecting a very pretty Tumblr and Pinterest aesthetic level of blog design but the majority of people would prefer to look at something nice. At least, make the blog easier to read by using a responsive and mobile-friendly layout.
So here, I’m presenting to you a list of responsive and free but still awesome blog design for you to use that I handpicked from Gooyabi and Sora Templates.
12 Awesome And Free Responsive Blogger Templates
1. Travelista
Travelista is the standard minimalist and clean but still responsive blog templates. I love the fact that there is a Pinterest button integrated into the theme and the post slider in the homepage is kewl.
Cool features:
- clean design
- fast loading
2. Photonic
Photonic would be great towards bloggers who want to emphasize more on their pictures.
Cool features:
- Shortcodes
- 3 grid line picture posts homepage
- social widgets
3. Legenda
This one is a black and white blog design that you could see lifestyle bloggers usually use.
Cool features:
- about author widget is the prettiest by far
- ads widget
4. Alder
Out of the 12 free blog themes, Alder is my favourite. It looks clean, simple but still managed to have a sort of aesthetic that people would love.
Cool features:
- highlighter kind of button
- read more button
- pretty menu page
5. Hilary
Hilary looks basic.In a good way. Simplicity at its best. Can’t believe that this blog themes for Blogger is free for all.
Cool features:
- 2 type of menu page
- post sliders
6. Vienna
Vienna is another pretty responsive blog template that I personally think would suit personal and lifestyle blogger more.
Cool features:
- wide slider
- moving Instagram feed
7. Trendy
Cute. #canyouseeIamgettingtiredwiththewholedescriptionthing
Cool features:
- black and white design
- pinterest hover button
8. Maverick
Maverick is one of my top 3 pick for Blogger themes. When you hover the arrow towards the pictures it would turn into black and white. #anotherkewldesign
Cool features:
- magazine like featured posts
- wide variety of social button
9. Juliet
Juliet just like its name is a feminine blog templates.
Cool features:
- flowery design
- cool sidebar widget
10. Vanilla
Another feminine and cute blog templates.
Cool features:
- drop cap button
- wide slider
- pinterest hover button
11. Essence
Another my top 3 picks. I love the fact that it turns everything green when the cursor touched the pictures. LOL. #aKidAtHeart. And the related posts in the homepage is one of the coolest feature I’ve ever seen. #somanykewlthingsinapost
Cool features:
- drop cap button
- pinterest hover button
12. Sora Book
If I were a book blogger, I would totally use this template. Unfortunately, I suck at giving book reviews so I threw away the dream out of the window. If you hover your cursor towards the post, it’d turn into a flipped book shape and that is
Too kewl man.
Cool features:
- book like slider
- popular, recent, and label widget is integrated into one
- the coolest subscribe button
If you don’t find anything you like among these 12 blog designs, do check out other sites below.
Disclaimer: All of the free blogger templates are not mine. And would never be. #self-hostedisthebest #Ilovemycurrentblogdesign
By the way, Afifah Adnan from Awesomeness is doing a poll to understand Malaysian bloggers’ behaviour. Do participate, everyone!
Rasya
58 comments
I AM SO TOTALLY BEYOND AGREE about some good blogs having blog designs like from 10 years ago. It looks like it wasn’t maintained well even though they update regularly. Actually, they shouldn’t be any excuse to not have an aesthetically pleasing looking blog since these ARE free. So easy to install too. My new theme was actually trendy! Lol, I put on Essence one time and it is just so green. I change since I want to drop that slider thingy (from my old theme) because it felt less personal and to be frank, it doesn’t really help to improve the featured post traffic. Fun tips – actually since I used lots of gif in my post, it takes some toll on this slider so it loads so damn long.
Btw, your Tumblr ROCKS. I love to just stare at it sometimes and it just blows me how each word fits the picture. YOU’RE SOOOOO GOOD.
Lol. Me too! I love gifs because it adds flair into my writing.
Thank you! I haven’t updated it for weeks now lol
Siqah suka Essense dan Legenda! Both simple dan cantik <3
Suka tau kalau masuk blog orang dan tengok template dia cantik dan kemas je. Semangat rasa nak baca. Hihi.
Siqa punya blog dah lawa. Hehe. Blog ni macam rumah. Kalau kemas dan cantik sukalah orang datang