How Custom Domains Work?

Instead of using long blog addresses like "thestoryofmyschoolyearsinamerica.blogspot.com" you can use Custom Domains to redirect the above blog to somethng more Web 2.0ish like "www.sasn.com" (Short And Sweet Name). Now your visitors need only type 'sasn.com' to visit your site.To use Custom Domains you need only two things :1. Create a Blog on Blogger.com.2. Buy a Domain Name from a Domain

Blogger and Wordpress on same Domain.

You can have a Blogger blogspot blog and a Wordpress blog on the same domain. This will enable you to have the best of both worlds. The minimal cost is ten dollars for Blogger plus fifteen dollars for Wordpress (not including hosting).To illustrate this I bought a domain name and hosting on BLUEHOST.COM............... WHAT IS A DOMAIN?A domain is a group of computers on the Internet with a common

The Meta Gadget for Blogger.

Wordpress has a meta widget which can be added in the sidebar. It contains links to login, logout, feed links and the link to Wordpress.org. Blogger does not have such a gadget. Instead it has the Blogger Navbar which can lead you to nasty blogs.Here is a Blogger Meta Gadget and a Google Meta Gadget which you can add to the sidebar : Google Gadget.Blogger GadgetSince feed links are better shown

Delete Comments Without Trash Can Icon!

To delete a Blogger comment first click the '4 COMMENTS' link below the post on the Main Page to open the comments page. Then click the Trash Can icon below the comment. Sometimes the Trash Can icon is not present. In such cases follow this method to delete the comment..........The Blogger Help article on deleting comments suggests using the following methods to see the Trash can icon :1.

Upgrade Classic Template without the "UPGRADE YOUR TEMPLATE" button.

Authentic Blogger Statement :"I would like to change my 'Template' to 'Layout' but on the tab 'Customize Design' I don't even see the button of 'Upgrade', what should I do? "Recently have seen many such appeals in the Blogger Help Group so I decided to investigate. Apparently the Blogger Team is working on a fix. Till then you can try out what I discovered..............Blogger blogs have either

How to Change Slideshow Size?

The slideshow gadget in Blogger is quite small and may look minuscule in larger width templates. If you have a large width sidebar and wish to increase the size of the slideshow within it here is how you can do it.........Step 1. Add Slideshow Gadget to sidebar :Login at Blogger.com.Click Layout link under Blog Title on Dashboard.On Add Page Elements tab click 'Add Gadget' link.In popup window

Ajax Blog List Gadget with Post Preview.

Last week Blogger enabled Google Gadgets for Layout Blogs. You can now add a Google Gadget directly by login at Blogger.com, click Layout link on Dashboard and click 'Add a Gadget' link. This replaces the 'Add a Page Element' link.The first gadget on the Basics subtab in the popup window is the Blog List gadget. This gadget shows off what you read with a blogroll of your favorite blogs. It shows