View Blog
Click the read Blog link to open and think about your blog in an online browser window (see Figure 2-5).
Click the read Blog link to open and think about your blog in an online browser window (see Figure 2-5).
Figure 2-5
Posting
When clicking New Post from the Dashboard, a screen seems where you'll begin coming into a brand new
post. though we are going to be making a brand new post later during this chapter, generally you may enter a title and begin writing content within the giant text box, categorize your posts by coming into what Blogger calls Labels,and click Publish Post. it's then viewable to your blog readers.
Settings
In this section of the Dashboard, you'll setup formatting preferences, general date/time formats, how your blog archives posts, manage comment settings, or setup a custom name (in the shape of name-here>.com like ThePerfectLandscape.com. In addition, you'll setup your blog to be protected within the sense that you just invite those readers that are allowed to look at your blog. you'll additionally configure mobile settings thus you'll post from your mobilephone or email.
Among all the settings (many that to be reviewed throughout this book), Comments ought to be setup 1st. this is often thus you'll begin receiving notifications when folks leave comments on your blog, cut down on spam-related comments by enabling Word Verification, and permit anyone to comment.From the Dashboard, click Settings and Comments and continue using these steps:
1. below Who will Comment, choose Anyone.
2. ensure Show Word Verification for Comments is about to Yes.
3. Enter your e-mail address within the Comment Notification e-mail section.
4. If you discover you're obtaining several negative or spam-like comments, come tothese settings and switch on Comment Moderation. this permits you to review the comments 1st and judge whether or not you'd prefer to publish them.
5. Click Save Settings.
Another setting that ought to be chosen (and could facilitate in making posts) is Updated Editor. While in
Settings, attend the fundamental tab, scroll to the lowest below international, and click on Updated Editor. Click Latest
Features to review intimately all the new and improved options. the rationale I mention setting this selection
now attributable to the new image handling functionality. many folks in forums have had problem inserting pictures where they might like. you'll currently do that simply and still have the flexibility to pull and drop. we are going to review the way to insert a picture after we produce a brand new post .
Design
This is where you'll have some fun in coming up with your blog. Using the Template Designer you'll choose completely different colours for sure components of your blog still as that fonts to use (from the choice
available), insert a background image, modify the layout of your blog (placement of your sidebars), and
adjust column widths.You may additionally drag and drop page components. you are doing this within the Page components choice and you'll add sidebar things for your blog (Add a Gadget) together with a visitor counter, slideshow, picture, links to other blogs, and websites you prefer.
In the Edit HTML space is where abundant style and layout customization happens. it's additionally during this
section where you've got full management of your blog’s layout and design; where you'll convert a two-
column blog to a three-column format; and where you regulate spacing and margins, colours and borders,
and additional using CSS code.
When making your blog earlier during this chapter, you selected a template for your blog (I selected image
Window for the right Landscape example). you'll amendment your template at any time through the Template Designer.
Monetize
Blogger features a built-in feature to quickly add Google AdSense to your blog. In brief, Google AdSense adds content-related ads to your blog within the sidebar or below posts. this can be mentioned any in
Reading Lists
When you visit alternative Blogger blogs, you'll opt to become a “follower” (a kind of subscribing to
another Blogger blog that we are going to discuss in Chapter 4). Those blogs seem during this section below
Blogs
I’m Following. There aren't any additional steps required to accomplish this. This section is additional informational and designed for you to scan what’s new with the blogs you're following with Blogger, together with alternative noteworthy blogs.
Other Stuff
In this space of the Dashboard, you may notice links to Blogger facilitate, tools and resources like AdSense and Picasa net Albums (two tools you may learn additional regarding in later chapters).
Posts
Posting is what blogging is all regarding. Posts compose the bulk of your blog and are why readers can
subscribe to your blog or keep coming to examine what’s new. A post will incorporates an image or several
pictures, text, video, and more. Another necessary space you wish to incorporate within the majority of your posts is “Labels.”
In Chapter four,you will learn additional regarding creating the foremost of your posts, except for currently consider labels as the way to clusteryour posts and at constant time giving your readers the way to look your blog. When guests come back toyour blog, you don’t wish them to scroll through all posts to search out a region of interest. this is often why youcategorize your posts using labels.
In our example with the right Landscape, if a visitor needed to examineall posts that were tips about the way to higher landscape, they might click “Landscaping Tips” and solely those posts with that label would be filtered and displayed for the reader.
0 Yorumlar