STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO RUN AND CREATE A BLNG WITH BLOGGER. Visit blogger. If you already have an account with Google (such as a Gmail account), enter your email and password in the columns provided. If you dont have a Google account, click the red “sign up” button (top right) to register an account first. On the Confirm your profile page, youll see two tabs. Click on the one by the right (Create a limited Blogger profile). An empty column will pop up under for your display name. In this column, enter the name you’d like to be displayed on your blog and on your posts. (You can use your real name or a pseudonym.) Check the “feature announcements” box. Click “continue to Blogger”. (Youll be taken to the next page.) On the next page (Your Names Blogs), click on New blog. In the spaces provided, enter the title of your new blog and your preferred URL address. Choose a template from the displayed options to start with Hit the Create blog button. And thats it! You now have your new blog. And you can start blogging right away. Getting started Click on the start blogging link, and youll be taken to the Overview page. On the left side of this page, there is a menu with a list of tabs Overview, Posts, Pages, Comments, etc. Before I explain how to publish a new post, let me tell you more about these tabs: Overview: displays summarized information about your blog such as number of page views, comments, etc. Posts: displays your published posts as well as those saved as draft. Pages: displays your blogs stand- alone pages such as About page, Contact page, etc. Comments: displays the comments left by readers on your blog posts. Google+: displays your Google+ profile (if you have set it up). Stats: displays vital statistics about your blog, including information about your traffic sources, audience, posts, etc. Earnings: displays your Google Adsense earnings (after youve set up Adsense for your blog). Don’t tamper with this for now. Layout: displays your blogs layout (you can modify this as you wish). Template: displays your blogs template. Publishing your posts To publish a new post on your blog, follow these steps: Click the New post button (top left). (Youll be taken to another page, on which youll write your post title and body.) Enter the topic of your blog post in the Post title field. Write your post body in the large space created. Using the appropriate buttons at the top of the large area, format your text (bold, underline, or italicize) and add links or images (if you have any). See the post settings tab by the right. Under it, youll see the following: Labels: Enter a category for your blog post Schedule: Choose automatic to publish the post instantly. Or set another date and time of your choice (past or future) Permalink: Set the URL for your post. (Choose custom permalink to change it to anything you prefer.) Location: State your location (not necessary) Options: Specify if you want to allow your readers to leave comments on the post. Using the appropriate buttons by the top right, you can publish the post to send it live, preview it before publishing, or save it for later editing and publishing. If youre ready to see your post live, hit the publish button. Now, you can see that setting a blog is very easy on Blogger. I’ll explain how to set up a WordPress blog in another post that would come later. Now, following the steps listed in this post, set up your new blog, and let me see what you’ve got. If you have any questions or contributions, let me know by leaving a comment.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:19:31 +0000
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