Setting Up Blogger's Blog

One easy way to set up your online diary is with Blogger, a free and easy to use service. Here are the instructions for how to set up a blog with Blogger

STEP 1:
Go to Blogger.com" or Draft Blogger.com and sign up for a blog.

* At the start page for blogger, click on the arrow that says "create your blog now."


* Blogger now is part of Google, so if you have a Google account (which allows for things like gmail) you should use that to set up your new blogger account. If you don't have a Google account, now is a pretty good chance to set one up. Otherwise, it is just a matter of following the instructions on this page.

* Be sure to check the "terms of service" box; of course, you might actually want to read through it a bit first, though the rules are pretty standard for these sorts of services.

* Save your username and password some place. In fact, I would encourage you to write it down some place. Don't lose this!

* When you're done, click on the "continue" button, which will take you to another page. If you did something wrong or you supplied a username or password that doesn't work, Blogger will stop you from proceeding until you correct the error.

* The "Blog Title" will be what appears in the title portion of your blog. I recommend you keep it something simple like "Ideas Recycle Blog" or whatever you want.

* For the address of your blog, I'd encourage you to use your username. So, in my case, the blogger blog address would be http://ideasrecycle.blogspot.com Unless you know what you're doing with ftp functions, you should use blogspot.com to host your blog.

* The "word verification" section is a security set-up the blogger folks have; simply type in the word you see in the funky font into the provided box. Click "continue" when you're done.

* You can choose any template you want for your blog, and you can also change the template later if you would like. Click continue when you're done.

* After waiting a few moments, you should get a screen that says your blog has been created. Good for you! Click on the "start posting" arrow and get to work!

* The posting screen for blogger is pretty straight-forward. Give your entries a title, type in the appropriate window, and use the editing tools for your blog entry as you want. We'll talk about more advanced options for your posting later, but if you know any basic html, you can incorporate most of that code into your blog posts.

* To post or "publish" your post, click the button at the bottom of the screen "Publish Post." If you start writing something but you don't want to post it until later, click where it says "Save as Draft."

* When you publish your post, blogger will process the information and then, if everything worked (and it usually does), it will give you the option to "view blog." Take a look at it; you should notice a couple of things:
- The address for your blog-- something like http://ideasrecycle.blogspot.com-- is the address for your blog.
- Readers should be able to post a comment to your post by clicking on the "comments" link.

* THINGS YOU NEED:
Internet Connection
Gmail account

Feel Free to play around with tools to adjust the look of your blog, but be careful not to totally alter it beyond recognition.

If you are still having problems Setting up your blog, i can help you with that. Just drop your comment and Email address.

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