The alt and title pieces of the <img src> tag are optional, but I would recommend that you use them as much as possible. There are three reasons: It helps you know what the image is in case it’s name isn’t terribly descriptive (as most pictures from digital cameras are named a string of numbers). [...]
What are the “alt” and “title” tags in the tag? Do I need to use them?
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How do I make a screen capture?
Including a screen capture in a blog post can be extremely helpful when you are trying to show how something is done. Making a screen capture is fairly simple and usually doesn’t require any extra software; you can do it if you know which keys to use. What you will need, though, is graphic editing [...]
I have created a button for a carnival I’m hosting and would like to optimize it for use on other blogs. What do I need to do?
Buttons and pictures are an important part of any blog. They help define your brand or online personality. Unfortunately, they also take up a lot of bandwidth and can make a web page load slowly if you don’t optimize them. I have to admit that I know a few tricks, but I am going leave [...]
How is it possible to make a layout that has movement? I know you need to make your background a gif file, but what else do I do?
I would advise against making anything (especially the background) on your blog or web page move. When we read online, it’s a bit harder on our eyes than we read paper. Anything that distracts the eye distracts from your main message (i.e., your blog post). Most readers will click away from the distraction (away from [...]
I’ve found some great pictures of bentos created by people in Japan. Because of the language barrier, I do not know how to request permission to re-post the picture in my blog.
I can’t post someone else’s picture without their permission, right? Even if I am saying nice things about it and linking back to their original post? I know it’s tempting to just post the pictures–especially because of the language barrier and, therefore, the difficulty in asking permission and because you’re saying nice things. Unfortunately, this [...]
Filed Under: Buttons/Banners/Graphics, Etiquette Tagged With: blog etiquette, copyright, posting pictures from other blogs 3 Comments
Is there any free software I can use to make my own graphics, buttons, and banner?
What would the web be without freebies? If you are just starting to make your own buttons and banners and buying graphics software is too spendy, you can definitely find some free options to get you started. (I’m going to point you to places where you can download free software; however, please understand that I [...]
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How do I place my own banner on my blog?
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Last week I provided links to help you make your own banner. A few of you e-mailed asking how to place the banner you make on your blog. This is a very simple step to personalizing your blog and I can’t wait to help you do that. Once you’ve made your blog banner, you’ll need [...]
I want to make my own banner/button. Where do I start?
This is a very popular question. To answer it, I’m going to point you in several different directions because there are a few things you need to consider and remember as you make your banners and buttons. First, please don’t forget that you should not use someone else’s artwork without their express permission. There are [...]
Filed Under: Buttons/Banners/Graphics, Design, HTML Tagged With: Design, how to make a banner, how to make a button 8 Comments
How do I make the graphics I pick up at other sites have transparent edges to blend in with the background color of my page?
Well, first of all, to be blunt, you should not be picking up graphics from other sites. This is stealing and is a violation of copyright laws. Please don’t do it. However, if you are making a graphic from scratch in Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements there is a way to make the [...]
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On several blogs, I see a box under the blog’s button with the HTML code for people to add the button to their own blogs. How do you make that box with the code for people?
In my post about how to put a button on your sidebar and link it to another site, you can see how providing the specific HTML code for a button is helpful. It might look like this: <a href="http://www.bloggingbasics101.com"><img src="http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/BB101button2.jpg"></a> All your readers have to do is copy and paste the HTML into their own [...]
