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Once you sign in to google, you'll be directed to the Blogger screen.
You will have some set-up and design decisions to make before composing your first blog entry. Many of these decisions can be edited and adjusted later if you decide you don't like your selections.
1. Settings
Settings:
Basic
Basic:
Title – fancy
schmantsy or straight ahead?
Description –
tells us what you blog is about
Privacy –
selections for spiders to find your blog
Publishing:
Blog Address – the
address you selected, may include your blog’s name.
Permissions:
Blog Authors
– you. Listing your google email, username, and photo
Blog Readers - usually “public”
Posts and comments
Posts:
Show at most –
how many posts do you want to display – others are listed in archives.
Determines
length of blog page and how much scrolling you
have to do. Select number based on how
often you plan to post and how lengthy you expect your posts to be. How visible
do you want your footer? Lots of scrolling means some people will not see the
footer.
Post Template –
you can pre-determine how blog posts will look, perhaps font choices, sizes,
and other
formatting. Background color, images, etc.
Showcase images
with Lightbox – How do you want your photos set off from the text?
Comments:
Comment Location – Where and how comments are displayed
Who can comment
– Selects classes of readers that can post
Comment Moderation
– How often do you want to read comments before they are posted
Show word
verification – those annoyingly difficult nonsensical “words” to re-type
Show Backlinks – can take you to the site from which the
commenter is writing, also other web pages
Comment Form
Message – do you want to offer advice or warnings about posting on your
blog?
Mobile and email
Mobile:
Posting using SMS/MMS – Do you want to post by sending text messages from a
smart phone?
Email:
Posting using email – Do you want to post to your blog by writing emails?
You don’t have to be
logged into your blog in order to post
Comment Notification Email – Which email do you want to use to let you know
someone has
commented
on a blog post? Helps with moderating comments
