Mavtrevor's Blog

As if you haven’t got enough avenues to announce your latest adventures to the world, here comes another one called Blogger. Blogger is from Google and is a website that allows you to post anything you want on it: photos, videos, music, and of course, your daily blog. This is a great venue if you want to fit five blog entries all in one page. How’s that for a really exciting opportunity that lets you chronicle everything about your life? Overall Blogger is a pretty good place to get your message across. If you want to get started on using Blogger, check out the steps below:

1.  Get on the Blogger website, sign up for an account, and log in. Navigate your browser to the Blogger website and immediately sign up for an account. On Blogger, you are required to use your email and password to get through. The system is case sensitive so make sure that you double check your entries to avoid encountering username and password problems on your next login session. Wait for the email confirmation that gives you permission to access your newly created Blogger account.             
2  From your personal dashboard click “layout.” Pick out the appropriate layout that will draw the eyes of the readers to your most recent blogs. Move to the next step once you’ve completed this step.
3  Choose “Add a Gadget.” This option will let you display your recent blogs to the appropriate section or category.
4   Find the plus (+) sign. This sign would be in a blue color and then from there you’ll need to click on “Feed.”
5  On the space provided, enter the correct URL. From the “Feed” page, you’ll see an empty field/box. Copy and paste the URL of your Blogger page to fill out this field/box. Unless you know basic programming, you should not manually type in the URL on the field provided. A simple “copy and paste” command of your URL from the browser will do. Once that is accomplished, click “Continue.”
6  Choose a category that best fits your blogs. You can go with the most obvious “My Most Recent Blogs” or “My Top Blogs.” The choice is up to you. There are also available tools on the website to highlight the posts that you want people to read in succession. Use these tools very sparingly and wisely. You don’t want your new blog page looking too busy. It distracts your readers’ attention to the content of your blogs.
7  Check the content and run a critical eye over the layout. You have to place yourself in the position of your reader. Look at the layout and succession of the blogs that you want to show. Check for misspelled words or distracting elements on your freshly-minted layout. If you are thoroughly and completely sold on what you see, click “Save.”