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Tutorial: Design Your Blog with Gadgets

This is a tutorial on how to customize the style of your blog by using Blogger’s Gadgets. This post was inspired by the Blogger Document, titled Change the design of your blog . “Gadgets” are tools a user can add to sections of their blog, such as the sidebar. Each gadget has a different feature, like search bars, follower counts, and more! Steps: 1. Log into Blogger. 2. On the left sidebar, select the “Layout” tab. 3. Click on the blue “Add a Gadget” hyperlinked text. In my example, I will be adding the gadget in the sidebar. 4. Select the Gadget. 5. Customize the gadget’s settings and select “Save.” 6. The gadget should now be displayed!

Tutorial: How To Add Multiple Authors

This is a tutorial on how invite multiple team members to contribute to your Blogger site. This post was inspired by the Blogger Document, titled Control access to your blog . An “author” is another writer who can add content to your blog. Steps: 1. Log into your Blogger account. 2. On the left sidebar, select “Settings.” 3. Scroll to the “Permissions” section and select “Invite more authors.” 4. Type in the author’s email and click “Send.”

Tutorial: Add an Account

This is a tutorial showing how to add another account on Blogger. This post was inspired by the Blogger Document, titled Sign in to multiple accounts . Blogger allows users to easily “add and switch between multiple Blogger accounts,” (support.google.com). Steps: 1. Click sign in on Blogger’s home page. 2. You will be redirected to Google’s login. Instead of selecting the usual account name/profile picture/initial, click “Use another account.” 3. Log into the other account(s).

Favorite Blogger Feature

One of my favorite design techniques is to Add Images To Your Blog with Blogger’s “WYSIWYG” editor. There are multiple ways to insert an image including uploading it from the computer, Photos, Blogger, or a URL. I uploaded a free stock photo of an example PNG image, from my computer.

Review: Wix

This is a review on the CMS, Wix.com . A CMS is a content management system. Review: Wix is a free platform, (that offers premium plans), where a user can create and post different styles of sites. This includes blogs, portfolios, or professional websites. The CMS offers multiple applications that provide different tools such as different/custom fonts, SEO features, and more. These applications are Wix Editor, Wix ADI, and Velo by Wix. The platform also offers custom URLs and an accessibility checker. Overall, Wix is a free, accessible, professional, and dynamic CMS that would benefit bloggers, artists, and business owners.

Tutorial: Custom Domain

This is a tutorial on how to create a custom domain. This post was created using the Support Document on Blogger, titled Set up a custom domain . You can create and purchase a custom domain (the text within the blog's link) for your blog. Steps to buy the domain: 1. On your preferred browser, log into your Blogger account. 2. Select the “Settings” tab on the left side bar. 3. Scroll to “Publishing” and select “Custom domain.” 4. Click “Buy A Domain.” 5. Search the domain name in the search bar, select the domain you’d like to purchase, and click “Buy.” 6. Choose your preferred purchase options and click “Check out.” Steps to update the domain: 1. Log into Blogger. 2. Select the “Settings” tab. 3. Scroll down to “Publishing” and select “Custom domain.” 4. Type in the custom domain and select “Save.”