If five years ago you were to ask someone if they “had a blog,” you’d have probably gotten a furrowed brow and “A wha?” (unless you knew some geeks). Nowadays, blogging is all the rage. It’s a terrific outlet–a great way to inform, correspond, express yourself, and even impress others. There’s more to getting a blog and plunking down type. Just like with your home, your car, or your room, you want to personalize the place and make it really yours. The best way to do this with a blog is a really great template.

The default Blogger template choices are really, really boring. They are basic, and you can do a lot with them. However, there are a wide variety of great choices of better templates. In this tutorial, I’m going to direct you how to find some quality free Blogger templates. I’m going to show you how to install the new template, and then I’ll show you a few nice touches you can add. This will give you a taste of web design– just enough to make a difference for your blog, and get you started with the mechanics of your template. In other tutorials, I’ll show you how to add a custom header and other major work.