The results of our 2018 reader survey are in! Thank you to all those who participated this year. We were floored by the response we receive and appreciate so much those of you who took a few minutes of your time to fill out the survey. This year’s survey has given us such a great snapshot of who you, our clients and readers are, what you like, and what you’d like to see more of.
Reading your feedback has reminded us that what we do here is appreciated and truly valued. Thank you, thank you for your overly kind comments and your suggestions for improvement. We have taken everything you’ve said to heart and intend to use your comments and suggestions to better our site, our designs, and to bring you more of what you love most.
Here’s a look at the results:
If yes, please specify:
“Information on going from a blog to a business that generates income.”
“Tips on styling your site and brand.”
“Instagram….I just don’t get it, and I definitely can’t grow it.”
“I got the blog planner from you, and I’m just starting out. Would love to know how to make my blog more robust on Squarespace.”
“Scheduling content.”
“Please start WIX blogging tips.”
“Customer target.”
“Planning a journal or journal examples.”
“GDPR and how to update my site to be inline with it and templates for privacy forms and stuff. I’m baffled as to want to do!”
“How to create an opt-in incentive through MailChimp.”
“Getting started with a blog without all the bells and whistles. (Analytics, etc.). Being budget and time conscious”
“I have had my blog design (that you did!) for a few years now. I’ve been wondering if it was time for a refresher or makeover. I would LOVE to see a regular feature on ideas to take your fabulous designs to the next level. A BLOG MAKEOVER! Yes! Please consider it. It works for HGTV. I trust your vision. How can I keep my design looking fresh? Is my blog looking dated? Is it stylish or is it (gasp!) so yesterday?”
“Also, when do I need a blog vs. a website? How do I even know if need a website?”
“I would also like more information about Branding. I love your designs. What types of logos work with which designs. How do I develop a brand? There’s a ton of information out there, but a lot of it is garbage.”
“Maybe some more on branding or rebranding.”
“Effective ways to monetize blogs.”
“What to do with your first blog post.”
“Do more for Weebly.”
“Turning a blog into a book.”
“Great plugins for WordPress.”
“I am at the place where I need to focus on understanding WordPress and SEO to grow my blog. Help in that area would be awesome.”
“More SEO.”
“Which posts all blogs should have.”
“Getting past the fear of starting out and getting going!”
What do you enjoy most about Designer Blogs?
“I’m always drawn in by the way posts are written and formulated. I love the variety of content and how you can take something always from every post.”
“Your blog is my happy place. When things are stressful and I need to focus on working on my blog (still trying to put it together) I go to your blog. Your blog is visually gorgeous and the images are congruent. I enjoy all of the tips and ideas. They are very easy for me to understand because blogging is so new to me. The 2018 planner is everything!”
“Beautiful colors used on wallpapers and free printables. Color palettes. Blogging tips and tutorials have much information to make one think about blogging and what it takes to have a blog.”
“The emails are never unnecessary or annoying.”
“I like that you are one of the very few who spend time and focus on Blogger. I am switching from self-hosted WordPress to Blogger for my hobby blog and many of the differences are easier to understand thanks to your tutorials. I also appreciate that there are so many design add-ons available for tweaking a site design that allows for focused, cost-effective design.”
“I love your designs and I feel you are very accessible. The planners are amazing and I download the wallpaper without fail every month.”
“I love all of the amazing WordPress tutorials, they’ve been so helpful in my set up process and I’m so grateful to have them as a resource.”
“I am having a custom blog design done now and the ease of working with the Designer Blogs team is refreshing. You have beautiful templates even though mine is a custom blog, I can see by your templates that you design beautiful blogs.”
“Enjoy layouts, tips.”
“I appreciate your clear and easy to understand tips and tutorials that are super helpful. Your site is organized and very pleasing to look at. It is easy to navigate.”
“Clean, lovely designs.”
“Learning about SEO for blogs and getting to have free planner printables- Thank you!!!”
“I like the fact that is a business created by women who also happen to be mothers. It is a blog and business with heart. Love the creative aspect and getting down to the essentials in plain English on what a new or potential blogger like me need to know and the skills needed to enact that knowledge.”
“Tutorials.”
“The wallpapers.”
“Helpful and organized information.”
“The free printables and wallpapers and the blogging tips are very helpful.”
“The monthly wallpapers & fonts :)”
“The information is clear and simple, and your design is elegant and confident.”
“I love your style and I think your tips are pointed and actionable.”
“Helping with my research to create my own blog.”
“Your work and your good will to share with us with so much compromise and love. Thank you so much! :)”
“The style is classic and modern. Fresh and unique.”
“The monthly wallpapers are great!!”
“I mostly love your blog design and blogger tips.”
“Love the style and detailed tools.”
“I love your blogger designs as well as the wallpaper and printables.”
“I love the designs. They are beautiful.”
“Very easy to follow and enjoyable.”
“I enjoy the high-quality blog designs and the beautiful visuals. Even if the designs are relatively clean or simple, they are still elegant and they make an impression. I also immensely appreciate the blogging tips – everything from SEO to building an audience and doing audience analysis.”
“The freebies and the Blogger tips.”
“Valuable information.”
“I love the free printables as they are so handy! I also love the tips as they help me find ways to boost my blog.”
“The lovely design!”
“The website/blog/WordPress tutorials and tips are extremely helpful and I’m so grateful to have found your site!”
“All the valuable information and tips.”
“Tips, designs, planners… As a beginner, it really helps with directions and inspiration.”
“The help you give.”
“Really beautiful templates and free printables, really easy to use and the designers are super nice.”
“The designs you use.”
“The Design.”
“Beautiful design and relevant content.”
“All the information.”
“The support.”
“Chic designs.”
“All of the terrific information.”
“I am currently putting up the May wallpaper on my phone! It’s beautiful. I do enjoy the design of your website and the overall contents. I also have utilized some of the Blogger tips posts which were really helpful because it is easy to follow and apply.”
“Printables and planners.”
“The creative inspiration.”
“Free and helpful content.”
“Planner pagers.”
“Your freebies are actually free and you don’t spam my inbox.”
“The design style and practicality.”
“Printables and monthly wallpaper…oh, and blog planner.”
“Designs.”
“The planners.”
“I come mainly for the monthly wallpapers!”
“The beautiful designs and exceptional tips.”
“The elegance you have and the wonderful tips you give us… love Designer Blog!”
“Monthly Calendar Wallpapers.”
“The ambiance, very classy.”
“Useful content.”
“Tutorials and free printables.”
“Tutorials, monthly wallpapers, planner tips… all the content!”
“The lovely designs at a reasonable cost and the tutorials and tips you provide.”
“Great content. Beautiful designs. Helpful staff.”
“Gorgeous designs.”
“I use your free planner and have for the last several years. I print and bind a copy every year and it keeps me organized and I have all my goals right in each month where I see them every day.”
“I enjoy the site’s templates and almost always wants to buy most of them and change my site’s design often! Hahahaha! The most helpful for me is the blogging tips which I apply to my blog and has worked wonders. :)”
“The wallpaper designs.”
“I enjoy the design and the free resources.”
“Clean looking pages. Clean looking planner templates.”
“Freebies.”
“You have a really great way of explaining blogging, plus I love the free planner.”
“Clear tutorials for beginning bloggers.”
“The blog design.”
“Me encantan los calendarios. Gracias!”
“The free printables and the design.”
“The blogging tip and tutorials.”
“The consistency and easily understood communication.”
“The help that it’s given me in regards to starting up my blog.”
“Love the planner! Saw a pin on Pinterest and love your overall style and brand. I follow for visual inspiration, but always find your blog posts informative so I’ve stayed on your list.”
“Its design, clean and minimalistic.”
“I appreciate that you give me what I need when I didn’t know I needed it and how informative you are.”
“I love the tips and tutorials.”
“Beautiful designs and great blogging insights!”
“Always interesting!”
“Wallpapers and gorgeous themes.”
“Your designs are beautifully clean and chic!”
“How creative and informative you are.”
“I like the diversity of topics I can find on the blog, the diversity of gliders and the great choice of topics.”
What could we do to better improve our designs, services and/or blog?
“On your calendars, it would be super helpful if you had a S M T W T F S on the top. The calendar is kind of pointless to me without it because I have to count over.”
“Am just a beginner, would like easier understanding/ directions.”
“A newsletter with a digest of new blog posts would be nice. That way I could see if there are any posts I’m interested in reading before I have a problem. Most of the time I encounter a problem first and then have to spend time researching solutions, but a weekly email of post headlines could give me the chance to learn before the problem happens or avoid a problem altogether.”
“It is pretty good as it is.”
“More options for monthly wallpapers. Simple or inexpensive ways to customize premade blog templates.”
“Nothing comes to mind. Great work!”
“Add more purple! lol I really don’t see any need for improvement at this time. Your site is beautiful.”
“Honestly there’s not really anything I could think of. Keep up the great work and the amazing tutorials.”
“Just keep doing what you’re doing :)”
“Actually, it’s pretty perfect and awesome already. But if I would say something, I’d say more printable options for A5 planners!”
“I like what you are doing. Maybe more social media graphics templates.”
“Have modern blogger themes.”
“Doing great according to me!”
“Reduces the prices of your services a bit.”
“More WP designs.”
“I would love to see regular specials. You are worth every dollar and I respect that. Sadly, I have a tight budget and I need to respect that too. I’m not looking for deep discounts, just a small bit. 😀”
“Some of the ads cover over the information I try to read.”
“Maybe refer a second choice for hosting instead of just Bluehost.”
“Keep it up, guys!”
“Maybe a little be more variety.”
“Start doing more for Weebly, because it what I have and I am not changing. Do more for Weebly, please.”
“Nothing, its perfect.”
“Planning tips.”
“I’d love more tips. I’ve only just started out, but I feel fearful about it. Some stupid mental block is getting in the way of me getting on. Not sure how to get beyond it. It’s becoming frustrating!”
“Offer some free version blog templates so people can test-run before purchasing the premium version.”
“Not have to “check out” free printable or wallpapers. Just a simple download button should be sufficient for free items.”
“Your designs do not seem suitable for my blog but I enjoy your content and images.”
“Update printables.”
“Wedding blogs.”
“It’s fine as it is. Keep up the good work!”
“I would like to see more variety in blogger widget design and layout, especially if they are following current trends. For example, sticky and transparent navs are all the rage, and they are something I personally require when I am searching for blog designs, but only a minority of Designer Blogs’ designs feature sticky/transparent navs. If it is your business model to provide beautifully designed, but bare-bones (feature-wise) layouts, then I understand, but there is a lot of demand for more robust layouts and you might lose a lot of business to Etsy shops.”
“Cater to Australian seasons.”
“Perhaps more examples of blogs that are specific to what people are wanting to blog about especially if it supports their own business like coaching or personal like for family genealogy.”
“I’d like to see more Blogger templates that look less like blogs and more like websites.”
“I can’t think of anything, you guys are wonderful!”
“You’re doing great!”
“Thank you for your hard work and being so generous.”
“More examples of the color palettes being used.”
“So far…….it is good.”
“Share more analysis on trends.”
“Love you as you are!”
“Couldn’t say how it can improve!”
“It’s already very good, don’t change anything.”
“Just more tutorials.”
“I think you’re already pretty awesome.”
“You guys are doing great.”
“I think it’s perfect.”
“More Blogger tips, please :)”
“Services to get help when you get hacked.”
“Continue this way!”
“I wish you would go a little further on beginner tips. Like: how many posts should I have written before I put my blog to play for real? What good options do we have to structure the blog with a nice interface? I mean, tops that will make you really put your blog in the air and go over whatever is stopping you from start a blog.”
“Planners available for download longer period of time.”
“More free things.”
“The site is really a good one.”
“I can’t think of anything. I think it is the most enjoyable website I’ve ever visited. It loads fast, neat and clean look, not fussy and super confusing where to find the menu tab and all.”
“It’s perfect as it is.”
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