How to Get A Free Blog - Make Money Online

Monday, January 14, 2008

How to Get A Free Blog

Luckily for you, sites like Blogger.com have made it easy to set-up and make posts on a blog. In this newsletter, we will go over everything from signing up for a blog on Blogger.com to choosing a template (look) to finally making a first post. What is Blogger.com? Simply put, Blogger.com is a site that hosts blogs for free. This makes it even easier for you to have a blog because there is no need to set up a web site and host the blog yourself. All you have to do on Blogger.com, once youâve signed up, is login to your blog, write a blog post and click submit. Itâs that simple. What will my web address be on Blogger.com? Your web address will be http://yourname.blogspot.com. One thing that people dislike about Blogger and other free blog sites is that they donât have as great of a freedom in choosing a name. You are limited to choosing only what is available. So if youâre looking for http://yankeesfan.blogspot.com, you probably wonât be able to find that. Signing up for a blog on Blogger The first thing youâll do is go to blogger.com. Next, youâll scroll down the page and click on the button labeled âCreate Your Blog Nowâ. You will then be taken to a page where you will enter an email address (used to log into your blog), a password, and a word verification. Youâll also have to check âI Accept Terms of Serviceâ. Click continue. Next, you will be taken to a page where you will choose the blog title, blog address, and another word verification (which is done to prevent auto-signups). When you type in your blog address, you can click a link that says âcheck availabilityâ. This will tell you whether or not the desired name is available. If the first name you wish to have is not available, keep typing in different variations of the name until you find one that is available. After you have put in all the information, click âContinueâ. Choosing a Template After you click âContinueâ, youâll be asked to choose a template. The template can be changed at any time after you sign-up for the blog, so you donât have to choose an âofficialâ template now. If you scroll down, youâll see a variety of different templates. Click on the one that you like best and then click âContinueâ. Your First Blog Post After youâve chosen a template, youâll see that your blog has been created and that there is a button to âStart Postingâ. Click that button. Youâll be taken to a page that is similar to the posting page at a message board. There is a âTitleâ field, where you can put in the title of this particular blog posting. Then there is a bigger field, which is the body of your post. Type all you want in this âBodyâ field, as there is no limit. Note that there are options above the field to bold, italicize, underline or spell check the text. There is also the option of changing the size and color of the text, plus the ability to add bullet points, numbered lists and even pictures. For now, youâll just do a simple âWelcomeâ post. In the âTitleâ field, type âWelcome!â In the âBodyâ field, type your message. You could start with a simple introduction, talking about yourself and the purpose of the blog. When youâre done typing the message, click the âPublishâ button. It is worth noting that you can choose to save the post as a draft, if you want to go back and later finish the post. After youâve clicked âPublishâ, youâll see that your blog has been published successfully. Click the âView Blogâ link to view the results of your work. Youâll now see your post. Logging into Blogger after the first post Youâll go to Blogger.com and click on the âOld Bloggerâ link at the top right of the page. Type in the email address and password that you signed up with. Youâll be taken to the âDashboardâ of your blog. If you want to enter a new post on your blog, click âNew Postâ. Then follow the instructions mentioned in the previous section. Or if you want to edit the template, add/edit elements to your page, youâll click âSettingsâ and then âTemplateâ. Thatâs all there is to it. Blogs, whether they are hosted at blogger.com or another free blog site, are incredibly useful and fun. Blogger makes setting up and running a blog very easy for those who have never done it before. So what are you waiting for? Sign-up for a free blog at Blogger.com today and enjoy posting!

Terry Detty, 42, enjoys all aspects of internet marketing and getting out for a breath of fresh air occasionally. Also enjoys a variety of other subjects such as <a href="http://www.easyseo.com">internet marketing software</a>, <a href="http://www.executime.net">time tracking software</a> and <a href="http://www.majon.com/safeannounce">email marketing</a>.

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