Ever wonder how a certain blog came to be? Mine, for example, was initially a two-column Minima stretch until I played around with it and turned it into a three column blog. Of course, I needed help from experts in doing that.

This November, I'm sharing with you some great tips I have found on the web which I applied to my blog. I've personally tried-and-tested them so I can personally vouch that they work. I don't have a clue about web programming hence my being able to do it shows that the following procedures are do-able by anyone.

So dig in. Test it. Use it, if you want. But please don't forget to credit the experts behind them.

Converting a two-column blog into three

Compender offers the easier to understand and easiest to follow guide in converting a two column to three column blog.

Applying navigation tabs

I was at first intimidated by Beta Blogger for Dummies site because of huge texts and multi-color columns. But don't be deceived. I can boldly say that Beta Blogger's site is one of those few which is filled with helpful information and tips for bloggers.

His tips on how to install a navigation menu works fine with me although what I really wanted is to put the code inside my template and not as a widget.

Incorporating a highlight box within the post

Mintblogger is a wondeful find for me because it taught me how to put a colored screen on some of the paragraphs in my post. The colored screen serves as a highlight and a break to lengthy posts.

Redesigning the comment area

Beta Blogger (again!) helped me re-design my post footer. Instead of the usual clickable 'Comments' at the end of each post, the site taught me how to put an inviting one liner to visitors, i.e. 'Be the first to leave a comment!'