Today I’m starting a five-part series about RSS and why you need it. Throughout the series you’ll learn what RSS is and why you need to make sure you’re offering it (Pt. 1) how to burn a feed with Feedburner (Pt. 1) how to offer your readers RSS via e-mail (Pt. 2) how to customize [...]
Helpful Blogging Links: May 22, 2009
May 22, 2009 By 1 Comment
Expert blogger Melanie Nelson finds and presents the most helpful blogging tutorials, new, and information links. Find out about HTML code for special punctuation, how to get the most out of Google Docs, how to analyze web statistics, and much more!
Using Blogger (Blogspot) as Your Blogging Platform
January 22, 2009 By 3 Comments
Blogger (or Blogspot) is a free blogging platform run by Google. My opinion is that it’s a great platform for beginning bloggers who may be unsure about whether they are going to embrace blogging for the long-term or who may be unable (or unwilling) to pay for blog hosting. The Pros of Using Blogger as [...]
Choosing a Blogging Platform
January 21, 2009 By 28 Comments
When you decide to start your own blog, there are many choices to be made. The very first choice is which platform to use. The most popular blog platforms are Blogger, Typepad, and WordPress. This article will explain the basic differences of these platforms and the pros and cons of each. When choosing your blog [...]
Screencast Tutorial: The Setting Tab at Blogger
December 15, 2008 By 1 Comment
This is the third video tutorial for hosting a blog at the Blogger platform (link should open a new tab or window with the video). This video discusses each of the sub-tabs in the Settings tab: Basic Publishing Formatting Comments Archiving Site Feed Email OpenID Permissions Blogger video series: How to Start a Blogger Blog [...]
Helpful Blogging Links
December 12, 2008 By 3 Comments
How to make columns of equal height in Blogger via Blogger Buster My Favorite WordPress Themes & Resources via Jim Kukral Make Money Online with your Business Blog: Search Engine Optimized Blogging via Business Blogging Guide What I learned at Search Engine Bootcamp via Problogger How to Understand Your Audience: Data Collection & Analysis via [...]
Screencast Tutorial: How to Post at Blogger
December 3, 2008 By 2 Comments
Today I have a screencast (How to Post at Blogger) that starts where the How to Start a Blogger Blog tutorial left off. (If the tutorial links above ask you to download the .swv file to your desktop, please use these links instead: How to Post at Blogger How to Start a Blogger Blog These [...]
Screencast Tutorial: How to Set Up a Blogger Blog
December 2, 2008 By 5 Comments
I am trying my hand at some screencast tutorials on setting up a blog. In this screencast I walk you through the Blogger wizard to set up a simple blog. (I apologize for the loud typing noises.) Screencast: How to set up a Blogger blog (If this link asks to download to your desktop instead [...]
Helpful Blogging Links
November 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
25 Ways to Build Your Community via Chris Brogan 11 Useful Speedlinks for Blogger Users via Blogger Buster How to Do Fancy Things to Your Blogger Template via What About Orange Looking for Mr. Goodtweet: How to Pick Up Followers on Twitter via How to Change the World What is OpenID and How to User [...]
I accidently published a post in Blogger, but I don’t want it to go up yet! What can I do?
April 30, 2008 By 4 Comments
Yep. That happens to everyone sooner or later. We hit "Publish Now" instead of "Save for Later" or "Draft" or whatever. To fix this issue: Go to your Posting tab. Click Edit Posts. Click Edit next to the post you want to change to unpublish. Click Save as Draft.
