Many bloggers like to maintain their anonymity. Part of this is not inadvertently telling people your real name because you didn’t know what options you have in your Author Profile. TypePad Go to Control Panel > Profile > Author Profile. Type in the appropriate name in the Nickname field. If you leave the Nickname field [...]
My real name is showing up on Bloglines from my TypePad account. Any idea where I change that?
February 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
How do I back up my template?
January 31, 2008 By 3 Comments
It’s especially important to back up your template before you export your content or make changes to your design because once you make a change and save it, there’s no going back (unless you know exactly what you did and can undo it). Blogger Log in to your account and click Layout. On the Template [...]
Is changing from one blog provider to another difficult? Will I basically be starting over or is there a way to import my old posts, links, blogrolls, etc?
January 29, 2008 By 3 Comments
The process of changing your blog provider isn’t terribly painful. Plenty of bloggers have done it and we’ve all lived to tell the tale. Just about every blog provider gives clear instructions on how to import or export content and I’ll point you to those tutorials. The first thing you need to do is backup [...]
I have been blogging for a few months now and would like to switch from Blogger to Typepad. I am ready to add my own originality to my blog and feel that Typepad may offer a few more options for creativity. Is this a good idea?
January 28, 2008 By 6 Comments
Many bloggers who have decided to take the plunge and write on a regular basis (What? Who said addiction? Wasn’t me.) usually move to Typepad or WordPress.com or WordPress.org because it’s a little more professional (whatever that means–I know a few big bloggers who still use Blogger and don’t use domain names either). In the [...]
Scraping
January 24, 2008 By 3 Comments
I received the following e-mail: From time to time I find a link back to a post I made (either on my WordPress dashboard or Technorati) in which the blog linking to me appears to be just links to other posts surrounded by Google ads rather than a real blog: there is no original content, [...]
How do I backup/download/save/transfer my blog files?
January 21, 2008 By 6 Comments
I receive many questions asking how to preserve blogs. It’s a good idea to back up your work no matter what you’re doing. If you’ve ever lost work because you didn’t save (even if it was just in a word processing program), you know how painful it can be to lose your stuff. Computers and [...]
How do I add a link to my archives on Blogger?
November 30, 2007 By 2 Comments
This is a great question for a Friday. It’s easy to answer and easy to implement. Log in to Blogger. Go to Layout > Template > Page Elements. Click Add a Page Element. Scroll down until you see Blog Archives and click the Add to Blog button under it. Click Save. That’s it. No kidding. [...]
I’ve set up a new blog that really needs to have the oldest posts on top. Is there a way I can reorder the entries so that they begin with the oldest entry on top?
November 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment
TypePad Log in to TypePad. Go to Weblogs > Configure > Preferences. Under Post Listing Preferences you’ll see an option labeled Order of Posts. Choose Oldest First under Order of Posts. Click Save. You can find more in-depth instructions about configuring your posting preferences in the TypePad Knowledge Base. Blogger Unlike TypePad, Blogger does not [...]
I’m searching for info on how to back up my blog. Can you guys help me?
November 26, 2007 By 1 Comment
Depending on which blogging platform you use, there are various ways to backup your blogging data. If you are using Blogger, they provide instructions for you on how to make a single file of all your blog posts to save to your computer. If you are a Firefox user, there is an extension that will [...]
Blogger recently established a box at the bottom of comment sections that you can check to get follow up comments sent to you. I don’t want to read “everyone’s” comments in the string, only if the author responds. Is this the way it works?
No. If you check the box to be updated (via e-mail) with new comments or responses, you will receive all comments/responses (including those posted by the author). Depending on the discussion topic, the site’s traffic, etc. this may or may not inundate you with e-mail.