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30+ Great Resources for Blogger Templates

via Mashable! by Sean P. Aune on 12/22/08

blogger Blogger is one of the most popular hosted blogging platforms out there, but many people are still surprised when they learn you can customize the look of your blog well beyond the pre-built options the site offers.

Finding these other templates can be a bit of a task, so we've come up with over 30 resources to help you find brand new designs, converted WordPress themes, people who will build unique custom templates, and more. What are you waiting for? Get out there and freshen up your blog!

What is your favorite resource for Blogger templates? Tell us in the comments.

Free Templates

5ColumnTemplate.Blogspot.com - This site only offers one template with five variations, but it isn't every day you see a five column theme for any blogging platform, and it is actually pretty clean in presentation.

AllBlogTools.com - A collection of over 100 templates from an assortment of a lot of smaller designers. You can look them up by layout, color, subject matter and so on.

Blogger-Templates.Blogspot.com - Keeps a small selection of top-notch Blogger themes up and running.

Blogger-Templates.Deceblog.net - A small selection of unique themes for Blogger accounts.

Blogger-Templates-Directory.Blogspot.com - A large directory of Blogger templates, links to resources for further development and a whole lot more.

BloggerTemplates.org - Doesn't seem to have been updated since it originally launched, but all of the templates still work, and have a lot of resemblance to WordPress themes.

BlogspotTemplates.Blogspot.com - Several pages of Blogger templates with tips on how to use them.

BlogspotTemplate.com - Right around 100 templates for Blogger of varying styles and colors.

BlogTemplates.Noipo.org - A small selection of graphical and text based templates for your blog.

BTemplates.com - Features a wide assortment of over 600 free Blogger templates that can be browsed by category, tag, number of downloads and so on.

Carl Galloway's Blogger Templates - A small selection of some fairly unique templates that haven't been updated in some time, but are still fully functional.

FinalSense.com - Offers over 300 templates for your Blogger account. Have just about every theme and color combination that you can think of.

FreeBlogger-Templates.Blogspot.com - Focuses heavily on simplified Blogger templates that make for the easiest reading possible.

FreeTemplates.Blogspot.coms - A blog dedicated to bringing you nothing but free Blogger templates. Nicely categorized, and easy to browse.

FreshBloggerTemplates.Blogspot.com - It has been a while since this site released any new templates, but their designs are very clean and still in working order.

Gecko & Fly Blogger Templates - Offers many Blogger templates, most of which are in a more "classic" style, as well as tutorials on how to tweak your blog even further.

GoSuBlogger.com - A large selection of free templates that mix original work with converted WordPress themes.

Isnaini.com - A large and varied collection of templates for use on Blogger, along with a detailed tutorial on how to properly insert them into your account.

JackBook.com - Besides offering a large selection of free templates, with a heavy saturation of video game inspired themes, JackBook also offers tips and pointers on better SEO for your blog.

OurBlogTemplates.com - An odd mix of nearly 200 free templates for you to use and with a dash of reviews of DSLR cameras.

PannaSmontana Templates - Numerous free templates for Blogger, but the site is entirely in Italian. Thankfully it is well designed and you can find your way around.

Public-Template.Blogspot.com - Features a mixture of free templates for you to download, tutorials on how to make your own, and admiration for templates they enjoy.

Simple-Blogskins.Blogspot.com - Offers a handful of free skins for your Blogger account.

Template-Godown.com - A site specializing in converting WordPress themes to the Blogger friendly XML format.

WP-Themes.us - Yes, the name points to them being all about WordPress themes, but they also provide a nice selection of free templates for Blogger.

Yanku-Template.Blogspot.com - Offers some very slick looking, free, Blogger templates of the 2 and 3-column varieties.

Premium Templates

ChicSassyDesigns.Blogspot.com - Offers up pre-built templates you can buy, will design unique themes and offers background images for sale that you can build your own template around.

PaperbackDesigns.Blogspot.com - Offers free themes and sidebar badges in addition to doing custom designed templates for a fee.

SuckMyLolly.com - A mixture of free and premium themes for your Blogger account. Very colorful in design and lacking the traditional Blogger look.