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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Templates for blog

There are many websites that offer links to download free Blogger templates. Following are three (will be add more) sites that together offer hundreds of free Blogger templates for you to choose from to enhance your blog.

1. Blogger Buster
The themes from Blogger Buster are well made and easy to use.

2. BTemplates.com
A wide variety of free Blogger themes categorized by number of columns, colors, style and more.

3. BlogFlux
BlogFlux offers over 100 free Blogger themes
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Blogger for beginner

New in Blogging? But still don't know how to start?

Now, this my present for you. Tutorial to start in blogger.com. Have fun!


(1)Visit the Blogger.com home page and select the "Create Your Blog Now" button to begin the process to start your new Blogger.com blog.


(2) If you don't already have a Google account, you'll need to create one by completing the form on this page.
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(3)If you already have a Google account, you can bypass the "Create Google Account" step and simply sign in with your existing Google account username and password.
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(4) Enter the blog name and corresponding domain name (to precede '.blogspot.com') in the spaces provided.
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(5)Select a standard template for your new blog.
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(6)Your blog is now live and ready for you to start writing content.
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(7) That's all there is to it! You're now ready to write your first blog post in your new Blogger.com blog and join the blogosphere.
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Have fun!!

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Get The Widget : Popular Post

Are you curious to know what your readers think about your content? Do you want to enhance their experience on your site? By adding the outbrain ratings and recommendations widget you will get immediate feedback from your readers and provide them with personalized links to more great content.


The outbrain widget is free and is very simple to add to your Blogger, TypePad, WordPress (hosted) or Drupal blog. After adding the widget, we will automatically insert a beautiful 5-star ratings and recommendations widget to the bottom of every post you publish:


The outbrain widget is available in 5 popular flavors. Select your blog platform, and/or add to your RSS feed:


We also offer a FeedFlare for adding ratings to your FeedBurner RSS feed:


If you like our stuff and feel like writing about it, here are some screenshots and texts you can grab for your blog!

Click this WebSite : http://www.outbrain.com/get/ratings

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What is blog?

So what is a Blog anyway? I am asked every week via emails, conversation and Instant Messaging chats to define: ‘what is a blog’. If you’re reading this you may well be asking the same question.There are a number of ways I could answer this question ranging from the broad to the highly technical.




Before I define the ‘what is a blog’ question - here are a few definitions from other much wiser people to get us started:

Definitions of blog on the Web:

read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
web log: a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
A blog (a contraction of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal, with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written, especially as ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blog
blogger - a person who keeps and updates a blog
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Blogger is a blog publishing system. It was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogger_(service)
blogging - The design and editing of a blog; weblogging
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blogging
blogger - A contributor to a blog or online journal
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blogger
Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. ...
www.feedforall.com/rss-glossary.htm
The word blog is derived from the combination of the two words web and log. Blogs are virtual diaries created by individuals and stored on the ...
www.netalert.gov.au/advice/publications/guides/a_teachers_guide_to_internet_safety/glossary.html
Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. ...
www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml
An online diary with entries made on a regular basis. Blogs can be maintained by anonymous authors using nicknames.
www.baseonesearch.co.uk/search-glossary/
An online journal, news site or diary. Blog is an abbreviation of web log, the log part being the diary and the web part because the diary is on ...
knol.google.com/k/michael-beckett/a-glossary-of-search-engine-terms/19crrwvltybg3/2
is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally in reverse chronological order) posted by individuals or groups. ...
www.chatmine.com/glossary/index.htm
A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger".
validwebdesigns.com/glossary/
A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.
icasino.typepad.com/digital_products/marketing_terminology/
A Blog style within Mambo is the listing of records in a summary form. Example: It could be by link only, or showing just the introductory text with a link to the complete text. Often the "News" page is written in Blog style.
kanarenmarkt.com/portal/help/mambo.glossary.html
Templates for Blogging generally provide a text box structure for easy entry of content to publish quickly and may optionally provide ways to also ...
eportfolio.edutools.info/glossary.jsp
A Web site that provides commentary or news on a particular subject; other blogs function as more personal online diaries. ...
uclaevents.com/acced-i/glossary-of-web-terms/
(from “web log”) A journal on the web, which may be public or private, individual or collaborative. Blogs defined in wikipedia [top of page]
iws.cit.cornell.edu/iws2/technology/techinfo.cfm
a journal or diary that is posted on the Internet.
www.luminafoundation.org/grants/grantee_resources/comm101/glossary.html
This is a web log or online diary hosted on specific sites such as www.blogger.com . It offers readers the opportunity to reply to opinions and ...
www.iab.ie/FAQs/DefinitionofTerms/
short for web log. It is a specialized site that allows an individual or group of individuals to share a running log of events and personal ...
www.chrsolutions.com/TelecomGlossary.html
Web log. Similar to an electronic bulletin board, except that only one individual or group can create the initial post and participants can only ...
www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/E-learning-glossary/
A blog (short for "web log") is a discussion forum where you can make posts and others can post comments in response. ...
www.elbelconsultingservices.com/website_design_hosting/internet_terminology.html
Web log that is widely known as blog is a user generated content on the internet. The subject of blog can range from personal diaries to music ...
www.searchengine-optimization-guru.com/internet-marketing-terms.html
A blog is a 'web log' that can be like a personal journal or one maintained by a website. It provides information and provides a chance ...
www.alza.edu.in/seo-glossary.htm
A website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. ...
web2.burke.k12.nc.us/blogs/itsblog/tech-terms/
A public web site where users post informal journals of their thoughts, comments, and philosophies, updated frequently and normally reflecting the views of the blog's creator.
www.keydegree.com/glossaryb.html
Short for weblog, it's an easily updated online journal, usually in text form.
www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071705/lif_podcast2.shtml
or WEB LOG
www.meccano.it/nuovo%20corso/documenti/inglese/GLOSSARIES%20FROM%20THE%20LESSONS/Glossary%20of%20Internet%20&%20Web%20Jargon2.doc
A blog (short for "web log") is essentially an online journal or diary where one can post messages, photos, music and video on their own ...
absolute-digital.co.uk/glossary.php
blogger - The author of a blog.
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/SARC/E-Democracy/Final_Report/Glossary.htm

Confused yet? Don’t be - its really quite simple. To put it as simply as possible - a blog is a type of website that is usually arranged in chronological order from the most recent ‘post’ (or entry) at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom.

Have a look at the main page of my blog at here for an example. for a different example you might like to look at this one (another of mine).

Ok - now you are a seasoned blog reader - you’ve seen two already at least.

Blogs are usually (but not always) written by one person and are updated pretty regularly. Blogs are often (but not always) written on a particular topic - there are blogs on virtually any topic you can think of. From photography, to spirituality, to recipes, to personal diaries to hobbies - blogging has as many applications and varieties as you can imagine. Whole blog communities have sprung up around some of these topics putting people into contact with each other in relationships where they can learn, share ideas, make friends with and even do business with people with similar interests from around the world.

Blogs usually have a few features that are useful to know about if you want to get the most out of them as a reader. Lets examine a couple briefly.

Archives - You might look at the front page of a blog and think that there is not much to them. A few recent entries, some links to other sites and not much else. However its worth knowing that there is a lot more going on under the surface that might initially meet the eye. For example in addition to the main page of this blog - at the time of writing this post there are over 520 other pages or posts below the surface that I’ve written over the past few months.

When I write a post like this one it goes to the top of the front page. As it gets older and as I add more current posts it begins its journey down the page until it disappears from it. This is not the end of its life however, because it goes into the ‘Archives’ of my blog. It sounds like a dusty dark place but its really just like a filing cabinet that is easily accessible in a couple of ways. You can read my ‘archives’ simply by looking on the ’sidebar’ (over on the left of this blog) at the ‘archives’ or ‘categories’ section. There you will see links to all my old posts which you can access either by category. You’ll see a category for ‘Advertising’ - click that link and you’ll see all my old posts on the topic of Advertising with the most recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom.

Comments - Not all blogs use comments - but most do. This blog is not a monologue but a conversation. You can give me feedback on almost everything I write simply by clicking the ‘comments’ link at the bottom of each one of my posts. This will take you to a little form where you leave your name, email and a link to your own blog if you have one as well as your feedback, comment, critique, question, essay on why you love my blog, promise of money…. etc). Try it now. Scroll to the bottom of this page, click ‘comments’ and fill in the blanks with a little introduction to yourself.

A great way to learn about blogs is to read a few. Leave some comments, ask questions and bookmark your favourites. An even better way to learn about blogs is to start your own. Ok - you might be laughing at me now - you think you are not web savy enough to have your own site? You wouldn’t know where to start? You don’t know how?

My Secret
Let me share a secret with you - three years ago I knew nothing about blogs, I had never used the internet for anything more than email, surfing and chatting to friends and I could only barely do any of that! But one day I discovered a blog and after surfing from one to another (blogs tend to link up to other blogs a lot) for a few hours I was hooked and wanted to start my own. I found that there are free blog services that almost anyone could set up in a matter of minutes. Really it is that simple. Literally millions of people blog from around the world. Its not just something for young people, or geeks, or cool folk, or Westerners, or even for people with their own computers - instead its something virtually anyone with access to a computer and the internet once or twice a week can start up.

Are you still confused? Would you like more information? Below are a few helpful articles on the topic - there are many more on the web - just do a search on your favourite search engine. Otherwise shoot me an email using my ‘contact’ button with your question and I’ll do my best to get back to you.

Rebecca Blood has written a helpful history of blogging for those who are interested in learning more about the blogging evolution over the past few years.
Harvard Law has a helpful article titled What makes a Weblog a Weblog
Trudy Schuett writes a good article title What is a blog and why do we need one?
WordPress: Introduction to Blogging
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