The Ten Commandments for Bloggers.

The Ten Commandments for Bloggers is a list which I have compiled based solely on my experiences in Bloggerland and in the Blogger Help section of Google Groups where I answer questions not for a living but for cerebral stimulation. ( Doesn't say much for my cerebrum does it? LOL ) This is intended to guide bloggers old and new into the promised land of New Blogger......While I do not see

Feedburner and Blog Feeds.

Blog Feeds are a method by which viewers can view your blog and updated content without visiting your blog. Their importance is further enhanced by Google's frequent indexing of feed content........To make sure that your blog content appears in the Search Engine results turn on your feeds. For this go to Settings------->Site Feed------>Select Short or Full Feeds and Save Settings.Your blog

Anchor Links and Mail To Links

Anchor Links are used to jump directly into a specific section on a page, instead of letting the user scroll around to find what he/she is looking for......Anchor Links are mainly used in making FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)type pages. Such pages contain a list of FAQs at the top and detailed answers to each question at the bottom. Clicking on each question makes the page shift directly to

Making an Image Link.

There are several situations where you may need to construct an image link in your blog. The most frequent is when you want arrows pointing to the next page or the previous page as navigation links.......Other uses are when you wish to post the image as a preview. For example the image of a bookcover used to link to Amazon.com. WHAT IS A LINK A link in a document to information within that

Customize the Post Footer.

The Post Footer contains many elements like the Posted by line, the timestamp, the labels, comments, backlinks and others which you can customize to your blog........The primary customization canbe made by going to Template------->Page Elements------>Click the Edit link in Blog Posts section-------->In popup window choose which items you would like to appear in the post footer by putting a check

Google Groups Tips and Tricks for Bloggers.

Google Groups is a simple, reliable service for managing and archiving mailing lists and here are some tips and tricks for bloggers using this service.........Google Groups is a free service which helps groups of people communicate effectively using email and the Web. Every group has a home page hosted by Google where members can start new discussions or reply to older topics. Every group also

Clickable Image Maps for Blogs.

A Clickable Image Map is a picture with multiple clickable areas. An Image Map in a blog can be used for navigating the site. Each area on the map is linked to a different target or web page or a different section on the same page........Image maps present visual choices and hence are more intuitive for viewers. It must be obvious that the graphic is clickable or else you need to tell the

Migrating to the New Blogger - Authentic Blogger Experience.

Migrating to the New Blogger has caused so many complaints and heartburns that I decided to have a show and tell of my personal authentic experience in pictures.......Frankly I was dreading the time when I would be forced to migrate to the new blogger. I took all the precautions of backing up my old blogs with their templates and also the new blogs which I had made with a Google account in the

Google Gadgets for Blogs.

Google Gadgets are mini-applications that work with the Google homepage, Google Desktop, or any page on the web. In the real world a gadget or gizmo is a device that has a useful specific purpose and function. Gadgets tend to be more unusual or cleverly designed than normal technology. Google Gadgets range from simple HTML to complex applications, and can be a calendar, a weather globe, a media

Linking to Another Article in the New Blogger.

You can link your post to another article in the New Blogger. This is done when you are commenting on the other article or your blog post is about the other article......In your blog post you will write about the other article and below the blog post you can show a link to the other article in case the blog reader after reading your post wishes to visit the other article to find out more about

Post a Book in the New Blogger.

Do you wish to write an online novel or book? You can customize the new blogger templates so that your blog looks and behaves just like a book.......If you want to see an example of a book in the new blogger posted with this method, check out The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. (Thanks to Project Gutenberg for the text.) See the screenshot below :The first step is to create a blog

Add a Table of Contents to Main Blog Posts Column.

A Table of Contents can be added to your main Blog Posts column. This Table of Contents will list all your posts titles as links. You can arrange this Table to appear before your Blog Posts or after..............To do this you will first have to add extra Page Elements to your Blog Posts column. Login to Dashboard and click on Layouts of the blog you want to modify. Then click on Edit Html

Keyword Tips and Tricks for Bloggers.

Keywords are the means by which your blog is indexed and placed in the search rankings. It pays to do keyword research on your subject and use these keywords at appropriate places in your blog.........After deciding on the subject of your blog (if it is based on a single subject) you will have to do some research to find out the correct keywords for your blog. First to see the competition for

Mumbai Marathon Map Pedometer.

The Mumbai Marathon will be held on 21 st January 2007. For marathon afficionados and fitness enthusiasts and those training for the Mumbai Marathon here is a way to map the route and see how many calories you will spend.......For doing this we will use an online pedometer which uses Google Maps to measure distances and also gives the amount of calories spent. There is also an elevation profile

Error Messages in New Blogger Templates.

New Blogger Templates are coded in XHTML which is based on XML. XHTML is a much stricter language than HTML and you will encounter more error messages while working on the new templates...........USING OLD BLOGGER TEMPLATE. The commonest mistake made is pasting a HTML old blogger template into the Edit Template text box. The error message given when you attempt to Preview or save a HTML

XHTML Tips and Tricks for Bloggers.

The new blogger uses XHTML templates which are based on XML. Hence it is important for old bloggers switching to the new bloggers to see how different the new language is.......TO CONVERT HTML TO XHTML you can use Tidy a utility from http://sourceforge.net/projects/tidyNOTE : When you download Full Template using the Download Full Template link under the Edit Html subtab of the Template tab it