This wikiHow teaches you how to create a blog on Google's popular easy-to-use blogging platform.
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Method 1 of 2: Creating a Blog
Step 1. Visit the Blogger website
Step 2. Click the Sign In button
It's in the upper-right corner of the window. After that, enter your Google account username and password.
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If you don't have a Google account, click “ Create Your Blog After that, you will be taken to the account creation page which can later be used on Blogger.
- Select a profile type. Click " Create a Google+ profile ” to create a single account that can be used across all Google properties. If you want to use a pseudonym or limit your exposure on Google, click “ Create a limited Blogger profile ”.
- Follow the prompts shown to finish creating a Google+ profile or a restricted Blogger profile.
Step 3. Enter a display name and click Continue to Blogger
Your display name is the name that readers see to identify you.
Step 4. Click Create New Blog
Step 5. Type in the blog title
Step 6. Type in the blog URL
If it's not available, try a different variation on the name/URL you want to use. However, don't use symbols such as dashes, underscores, or colons.
Step 7. Enter the word verification and click Continue
Step 8. Select the initial template
This is the basic design and layout for your blog.
Step 9. Click Create blog
Step 10. Click Themes
It's at the bottom of the menu, on the left side of the page. With this option, you can modify the appearance of the blog further than the elements shown in the original template.
Step 11. Choose a design modification method
Click Customize ” if you want to get option with guide. You can also click “ Edit HTML ” if you are a more advanced user.
Step 12. Click Settings
It's in the middle of the left menu. From here, you can adjust other settings such as language. You can also specify whether your blog can appear in search engine results, and whether you want to receive emails.
Step 13. Click Posts, comments and sharing
In this menu, you can customize publishing, commenting, and content/blog sharing methods outside of the Blogger platform.
Step 14. Click Basic and select +Add authors
The next link is in the lower-right corner of the screen, under the "Permissions" menu segment. This setting allows you to add other contributors to the blog so that the writing “responsibility” is not entirely with you.
Method 2 of 2: Creating a Post
Step 1. Click New post
It's at the top of the screen.
You can create posts, edit posts, and change pages in the “ Posts ” in the left menu of the screen.
Step 2. Enter the post title
Type a title in the text box to the right of Post ”.
Step 3. Write a post
Click Compose ” to type a post, just as you would when you use a plain text editor field. This field contains several functions such as font selection and text size, color, and features for inserting links.
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If you want to use HTML, click “ HTML ”.
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Step 4. Click Post Settings
It's in the upper-right corner of the window. From this menu, you can enable reader comments, choose HTML settings, and upload the time and date. Click Done after finishing making changes.
Step 5. Click Save
Once clicked, the changes/jobs will be saved. Click " Preview ” to see what the post looks like when it's finished. Click " Publish ” to publish it and present it to readers.
Tips
- Get the Blogger app on your mobile device so you can access your blog any time (eg when you can't use your computer).
- You can review the current appearance of your blog at any time by clicking the " View Blog " button at the top of the page.
- You can add more content to your blog after publishing it. Remember to click on the '”Update” button once done.
