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Iowa Blogging Conference: November 14-15, 2009

September 16, 2009

Melanie Nelson of Blogging Basics 101 is speaking at the I_Blog conference, November 14-15. Come get the details and register today!

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Helpful Blogging Links: June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

This week’s Helpful Blogging Links roundup includes information on how to find out who Stumbled your article, why designers need to learn coding basics, and a reminder on how to make sure a blogger can respond to your comments!

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Win 500 Postcards from UPrinting.com!

May 26, 2009

Win 500 printed postcards from UPrinting.com! This is a great way to promote your business and start that new marketing campaign!

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New Gig at BlogHer.com

September 23, 2008

Over the past year or so I’ve been working very hard to make Blogging Basics 101
a helpful and informative site for beginning bloggers. I have a
back-log of e-mails, but I’m forging ahead–researching answers,
distilling the information, writing instructions, and trying to promote
the site.
I’m finally starting to see a return on my investment of time. I’ve made [...]

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Helpful Blogging Links

December 7, 2007

This week I’m starting a new feature at Blogging Basics 101 called Helpful Blogging Links (catchy, huh?). I have been hoarding links to interesting articles that I know will be of use to you and now I’m going to share them! They weren’t really doing anyone any good just sitting in my Clippings folder on [...]

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When writing instructions for HTML, how do you show the HTML in your post without having the browser “read” it?

August 24, 2007

When you are typing instructions for how to do something on your blog, it’s extremely helpful to show the actual HTML tags that your readers will need to find and change. Sometimes, though, this is easier said than done. Let’s see if we can help you out.
Typepad
The easiest way I know of to make HTML [...]

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When I view my Blogger blog I see on my side bar little tools on each item I’ve added to the template. Is this something I can get rid of?

August 22, 2007

Don’t worry, your readers can’t see the tools that show up when you look at your site. The tools show up because you are logged in to Blogger and it recognizes that you are the owner of the site. The tools are there so you can easily click and edit. Readers who aren’t you won’t [...]

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I would like to add a blog roll to my site, will you please post step-by-step instructions on doing this?

August 17, 2007

Before you begin making your blog roll, it may be helpful to type up a list of the blog names (and their URLs) you want to include.
Blogger:

Sign in to your Blogger account and click on Layout.
On the Template tab choose Page Elements.
On your sidebar click Add a Page Element.
Find the Link List option and [...]

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I see lots of posts ended with a cute “signature” of the author’s name. How do you do that?

June 15, 2007

Adding a signature to your blog posts can add a sense of coherence to your blog design. If that’s your thing, here’s how you do it.
Before we start, please make sure the graphic you want to use is uploaded to Flickr, Photobucket, or another online photo hosting service.
Blogger
Note: The following instructions allow you to include [...]

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How do I add blogring code to my blog?

June 11, 2007

A blogring is a group of blogs that all have organized links to each other. These rings usually link like-minded blogs together. For instance, there are state blogrings (e.g., Blog Oklahoma) , knitting blogrings, mommy blogrings (e.g., Crazy Hip Blog Mamas), etc. For more information, see the Wiki on webrings.
Every blogring has its own code [...]

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