Do you have a Blogger blog? You must have noticed that Blogger has a better and cleaner interface. You can see your blog post compose area is now white in appearance. This seems to make you focus on writing the post. Add image from Phone or Webcam is now available, too.
This plainly white interface seems quite clean, but I'm still not really used to it. Also, you may need to take a little time to find where elements like Labels and Schedule has gone. Yes, it's on the right. Because, the Labels text box doesn't appear automatically (click required), you sometimes may have forgot to type in the labels. But, never mind, you'll get used to it soon.
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Blogger's new feature - Dynamic View on Template Designer
Blogger seems to have improved from day to day. When it has applied the Template Designer, which we can customize our own template easily, like changing the layout in column, changing the background easily, adjusting the width, adding CSS to the template. Those have been applied for quite a long time, but this morning when I was logging in to Blogger, I found that Blogger has applied "Dynamic View" on the Template Designer.
Template Designer has become more flexible with this Dynamic View. You can have better view of your post because they are arranged in a way that all posts are side by side. This also means that the new view can accommodate more post in a blog. The new template view seems to look more a bit like those wordpress templates called Magazine style.
Template Designer has become more flexible with this Dynamic View. You can have better view of your post because they are arranged in a way that all posts are side by side. This also means that the new view can accommodate more post in a blog. The new template view seems to look more a bit like those wordpress templates called Magazine style.
Step by step on how to earn money from blogging
People say "Hobby can be income". This is true when you dedicate yourself into doing it and you really enjoy and keen on improving / learning. If blogging is your hobby, then you may try to make your blogging hobby to help you earn money from it.
There are so many tutorial videos that teach you how to make money online. By using free blogging service like Blogger, you can start your first step to earn money. Don't think about how much you earn at first. But just focus on it. Here's a tutorial video that I found on youtube which can help you learn to earn money from blogging.
There are so many tutorial videos that teach you how to make money online. By using free blogging service like Blogger, you can start your first step to earn money. Don't think about how much you earn at first. But just focus on it. Here's a tutorial video that I found on youtube which can help you learn to earn money from blogging.
How to print an article of a webpage easily?
Normally, you can print a webpage by just using the menu File - Print of your browser. This kind of printing method will print everything, including the advertisement which you don't need at all. However, you may copy the webpage first, then paste it on a word processor like Microsoft Word. After that, remove the advertisement and other elements that you don't want to print. This is usually done to get a neat document and also to save ink and paper.
Well, you can also use an add-on called CLIPMARK for Firefox which lets you decide what to print. A bit like making clippings before printing. This is actually another easier manual way of getting what you print first. Still not very convenient cause it requires a lot of work in marking the area.
So, is there an easier way to remove those unnecessary elements automatically and then print it directly to printer neatly? Yes, there is. You can use Print Friend website to help you print all the text neatly on a paper, so that you can save paper and ink. It's so easy to use this service. But it focuses mainly on text printing and some images.
Here are the steps in using Print Friendly to print a webpage easily
1. Paste the url of the webpage on the Print Friendly website.
2. Then click Print Preview.
3. You can highlight the text you want to remove
4. Then click Delete to remove the unwanted text.
5. You can also choose not to print the images.
6. Adjust the text size to smaller size if you want to save paper and ink
7. When you're done, click the print button to print it directly
8. Or you can save it to PDF or e-mail it.
If you still find that it's troublesome to do copy and paste of the webpage url, you can still add the Print Friendly button to your browser. It can be used for 4 browsers only: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
You may also add a Print Friendly button to your website / blog if you want to let your reader print your articles. Copy the HTML code and paste it as a gadget in your website / blog.
Still don't understand? Here's a video tutorial on how to use Print Friendly to print your webpage easily.
Well, you can also use an add-on called CLIPMARK for Firefox which lets you decide what to print. A bit like making clippings before printing. This is actually another easier manual way of getting what you print first. Still not very convenient cause it requires a lot of work in marking the area.
So, is there an easier way to remove those unnecessary elements automatically and then print it directly to printer neatly? Yes, there is. You can use Print Friend website to help you print all the text neatly on a paper, so that you can save paper and ink. It's so easy to use this service. But it focuses mainly on text printing and some images.
Here are the steps in using Print Friendly to print a webpage easily
1. Paste the url of the webpage on the Print Friendly website.
2. Then click Print Preview.
3. You can highlight the text you want to remove
4. Then click Delete to remove the unwanted text.
5. You can also choose not to print the images.
6. Adjust the text size to smaller size if you want to save paper and ink
7. When you're done, click the print button to print it directly
8. Or you can save it to PDF or e-mail it.
If you still find that it's troublesome to do copy and paste of the webpage url, you can still add the Print Friendly button to your browser. It can be used for 4 browsers only: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
You may also add a Print Friendly button to your website / blog if you want to let your reader print your articles. Copy the HTML code and paste it as a gadget in your website / blog.
Still don't understand? Here's a video tutorial on how to use Print Friendly to print your webpage easily.
Why suddenly only two adsense ads appear on my website / blog?
Have you ever encountered this problem? You are not using Adsense ads in blog posts, and only use two adsense ads content units in the blog. Generally adsense allows the use of three adsense ads in a blog / website. But suddenly only two ads appear in your blog. What has exactly happened?
Well, about this problem. You can start searching for solution at Google Adsense Forum. Have you done a search at the forum? If you haven't, let me tell you that it is actually a temporary problem. This problem isn't a new error in adsense ads placement in blog / website. It has ever happened in 2009. Don't worry to much about this. You may continue focusing on your content and other things. Be patient to wait for a while or another day. Sometimes adsense can have their maintenance in progress. So, no need to worry it. Here's a discussion on "only two ads appear on blog/website".
Make sure that you have enough post contents so that your keywords will show up the appropriate ads. If not, this situation will also happen.
Well, about this problem. You can start searching for solution at Google Adsense Forum. Have you done a search at the forum? If you haven't, let me tell you that it is actually a temporary problem. This problem isn't a new error in adsense ads placement in blog / website. It has ever happened in 2009. Don't worry to much about this. You may continue focusing on your content and other things. Be patient to wait for a while or another day. Sometimes adsense can have their maintenance in progress. So, no need to worry it. Here's a discussion on "only two ads appear on blog/website".
Make sure that you have enough post contents so that your keywords will show up the appropriate ads. If not, this situation will also happen.
Does your blogger have limitation?
Have you ever wondered how many articles you can post to your blogger? And how many images can you upload to blogger? How many characters are limited to this and that blogger elements? Well, to answer this question all you have to do is to go to Blogger Help and ask this in the search box. Don't know what to type and where the search box is? Here's the link to tell you the limitation of blogger account that you should know.
Youtube Widget for Blogger and Wordpress
Ever wonder of putting Youtube videos as a widget on your blog? Whether you are using Blogger or Wordpress, there is a widget from widgetbox.com where you can directly put videos according to username in Youtube or according to tag in Youtube. This widget enables you to show more videos than using the widget that provided by Blogger itself which is only 4 widgets at a time. This Youtube widget enables to scroll down to see all the related videos.
* Click here and then fill in the information like Youtube "username" or "tag".
* Then type in the title and then set the color as you like.
* And then you're ready to get your code for this Youtube widget.
* Go to Blogger and add your widget by pasting the code.
With this Youtube widget, you can put videos of your favorite Youtube MTV on your Blogger or Wordpress Blog.
* Click here and then fill in the information like Youtube "username" or "tag". * Then type in the title and then set the color as you like.
* And then you're ready to get your code for this Youtube widget.
* Go to Blogger and add your widget by pasting the code.
With this Youtube widget, you can put videos of your favorite Youtube MTV on your Blogger or Wordpress Blog.
Feed the Fish widget for blog
If you feel bored about your blog plain view, you may add some gadgets to enrich it. One of my favorite gadgets is the Fish Gadget, where you can see the fish swimming here and there. You can also feed the fish by just clicking on the gadget. The fish will swim and go closer to the point of fish food you drop. Seems a bit like old-fashioned Nintendo game of Insaniquarium.
You may use it on your blogger or wordpress blog. If you are interested in putting it in you blog, just Add the following HTML code to the blog. Click here to visit the site and get the code.
You may use it on your blogger or wordpress blog. If you are interested in putting it in you blog, just Add the following HTML code to the blog. Click here to visit the site and get the code.
Where can you download Hello Kitty blogger template?
If you are a Hello Kitty lover, I bet you must like a blog with Hello Kitty template. With the background pictures of Hello Kitty and pink color as the theme color. To create a blog with blogger is easy, but to find suitable template for a blog is rather difficult especially for your cartoon themed blog. Here's a link to download Hello Kitty blogger template.
How to change Blog*spot address?
I've ever had a blog*spot address which is too long and it seems that making a channel in adsense is not acceptable. So, that's a problem when we have a blog*spot address which is too long. Also long address name seems to be hard to remember or taking more time to type.
So, what's the solution? Can we change the address? Yes, we can change the blog*spot address as long as the new address is reserved. We can't take over an address that seems to be long abandoned. That can't be done in Blogger. So, think about a new shorter name for your blog*spot address. And also an easy-to-remember one.
Then how to change the blog*address? Well, just follow these simple steps.
1. First you need to sign in with your current Blogger account and password.
2. Then go to Settings of your blog.
3. After that, click Publishing.
4. You'll then see the box of your blogspot name. Click it and change it with a new one.
5. Type in the Word Verification. And click Save Settings. And you're done.
Remember to tell your friends your new blogger address.
Simple Tips for faster blog loading
Anybody would want to create fast loading blog/website. Simply saying, when elements on the blog are getting more and more, the blog will take a longer time to load itself. Here are some simple tips to make your blog load faster.
# Don't use pictures with big size. To do this, you probably need picture converter. Whether to convert the picture resolution, picture format, etc.
# Remove any unused widget. You probably know that there are lots of widgets (from widgetbox.com for example) with many different types of usage. But you should consider using those that meet your needs.
# Adjust the number of posts that displayed on your blog. The more posts you put on your blog, the more the time it takes to load the whole blog.
# Consider using simpler template. Using beautiful template with beautiful header is of course nice to see. But it will certainly take up your blog loading time. Remember, image header takes longer to load than simple text header.
# Don't use pictures with big size. To do this, you probably need picture converter. Whether to convert the picture resolution, picture format, etc.
# Remove any unused widget. You probably know that there are lots of widgets (from widgetbox.com for example) with many different types of usage. But you should consider using those that meet your needs.
# Adjust the number of posts that displayed on your blog. The more posts you put on your blog, the more the time it takes to load the whole blog.
# Consider using simpler template. Using beautiful template with beautiful header is of course nice to see. But it will certainly take up your blog loading time. Remember, image header takes longer to load than simple text header.
How to create a blog with Blogger - a short video
So, you want to create a blog with blogger? Don't know how to start? Here's a short video that teaches you the basics of creating blogs with blogger. You'll know how by just watching the video.
Blog This! - Google Chrome Extension
I'm going to recommend you an easy way of writing posts for you blog. This post is actually what I'm going to do about writing a post when idea suddenly strikes my mind.
Browsing the internet and reading information on the internet is a very common activity to every blogger. Sometimes, while reading other's blogs/websites, ideas may pop out suddenly from your brain. What do you do after this happens? You'll probably think that you can write the idea directly as a new post for your blog. You might also write it down on a notebook and use it for future use. Or perhaps you want to bookmark it first.
But I think, there's an easier way to do with the idea. Just click the icon "Blog This!" extension on the upper side of your Google Chrome browser, you will then be able to do the writing.
Once you've sign in blogger, you can use Blog This! in your Google Chrome browser to help you write posts easily. How does it works? Try opening a website and then click the Blog This! button. The text content of the website will appear in the new post window. You can edit the text and then publish it.
You can also select the text and click the button. This seems to work as copy and paste text content of a webpage to blogger post window. But of course it gives you more convenience. Click here to read more information about Blog This! extension.
Browsing the internet and reading information on the internet is a very common activity to every blogger. Sometimes, while reading other's blogs/websites, ideas may pop out suddenly from your brain. What do you do after this happens? You'll probably think that you can write the idea directly as a new post for your blog. You might also write it down on a notebook and use it for future use. Or perhaps you want to bookmark it first.
But I think, there's an easier way to do with the idea. Just click the icon "Blog This!" extension on the upper side of your Google Chrome browser, you will then be able to do the writing.
Once you've sign in blogger, you can use Blog This! in your Google Chrome browser to help you write posts easily. How does it works? Try opening a website and then click the Blog This! button. The text content of the website will appear in the new post window. You can edit the text and then publish it.
You can also select the text and click the button. This seems to work as copy and paste text content of a webpage to blogger post window. But of course it gives you more convenience. Click here to read more information about Blog This! extension.
How to check if your new blog or site is indexed in Google search engine?
You have just created a new blog with blogger and you are curious whether your site is indexed in Google Search engine. This actually takes time to complete the index. But actually Google index is quite fast. Being indexed in the search engine is so important for you to gain traffic. Such traffic gained from search engine is called organic traffic.
Then, how to check if it's indexed? It's very simple. Follow these steps.
1. Open your browser.
2. Go to www.google.com
3. In the search box, just type site: followed by your site/blog name.
For example: if your blog is yummy-vegetarian.blogspot.com, then you should type:
site:yummy-vegetarian.blogspot.com
If your site/blog link is listed, then it means that your blog/site is indexed by Google.
Then, how to check if it's indexed? It's very simple. Follow these steps.
1. Open your browser.
2. Go to www.google.com
3. In the search box, just type site: followed by your site/blog name.
For example: if your blog is yummy-vegetarian.blogspot.com, then you should type:
site:yummy-vegetarian.blogspot.com
If your site/blog link is listed, then it means that your blog/site is indexed by Google.
Yahoo-style blogger template
Blogger template is important to any blogger because it decides the appearance of your blog. Color theme, images of the header and the placement of column and widgets are also elements of the blog template.
You probably want your blog template simple like the famous website, Yahoo. Who doesn't know Yahoo? Yahoo has very simple design, yet user-friendly appearance. The white background lets you enjoy browsing and reading the text conveniently. It's also a website with 3-column.
When I was searching for some templates for my blogger blog, I found a template which looks like Yahoo-style. It's simple and with white color as the background. If you think, you need a simple-designed 3-column template for Blogger, this one could the your choice. Click here to see the template.
You probably want your blog template simple like the famous website, Yahoo. Who doesn't know Yahoo? Yahoo has very simple design, yet user-friendly appearance. The white background lets you enjoy browsing and reading the text conveniently. It's also a website with 3-column.
When I was searching for some templates for my blogger blog, I found a template which looks like Yahoo-style. It's simple and with white color as the background. If you think, you need a simple-designed 3-column template for Blogger, this one could the your choice. Click here to see the template.
Print your blog and make a book out of it with online service
You probably wonder how you can get your hard copy of your blog which is well-organized into a book. Well, there's a new service for your blog which helps you to do the task easily. But this is not free service.You can print and sell or just keep your printed blog book easily by using a service from sharedbook.com called Blog2Print. This service helps you create your blog book with hard cover or soft cover with reasonable prices. They also provides service to create pdf file from your blog. So, you can keep all your blog post easily by using their service. To use this service, simply click here and then type in your blog address and follow the on-screen instructions.
More websites for downloading blogger templates
In my earlier posts, I have ever introduced finalsense.com where you can get free blogger templates (including 4 column templates). In this post, I will introduce another one where you can download more templates that suit your need whether for blog or website. Not only for Blogger, you can also download templates for Joomla and Drupal. Also available 4 column and 5 column blogger template which you seldom see. Click here to visit the site.
LinkWithin Widget - a great widget to link to your past blog posts
Using backlink to keep all your blogs together is a good way to increase your blogs traffic. This is important when you have a lot of blogs. Backlink is necessary. You can do this easily by using the blog list or blog roll widget of blogger.
To keep your readers stay longer reading your blog, you can also use Recent Comments or Recent Posts widget from Blogger. You can use Popular Pages Today from Feedjit, too. These widgets link your posts from within.
To keep your readers stay longer reading your blog, you can also use Recent Comments or Recent Posts widget from Blogger. You can use Popular Pages Today from Feedjit, too. These widgets link your posts from within.Add or embed Youtube videos in blogger post
Do you know how to embed a video in your post like the one you see in my previous post? Well, that's very simple. You just need to have the skill of Copy and Paste in doing this.Step 1: Write your blogger post as usual.
Step 2: Open the Youtube video you want to embed.
Step 3: Locate the Embed text box where the the codes are.
Step 4: Double click the code to highlight it. Right click and select Copy.
Step 5: Back to your post and paste it inside.
Step 6: Publish your post and you're done.
You can also customize your video size, border and movie control bar color by clicking the Customize button next to your embed code at Youtube.
You may also embed online games.
How to add "Recent posts" gadget
Bloggers sometimes will put "Recent Posts" in their blogs if they have quite a lot of posts or 
update their blogs very often. This "Recent Posts" gadget is quite useful when you want to attract your reader to stay longer on your blog. In blogspot you can add up to 5 recent posts using your feed url.
Here's how:
First, click Layout on your blogger menu. Then click Add a gadget and choose Feed.
Next, type your blog url. Click Continue.
After that, type "Recent Posts" in the title box. And click Save. You're done.
When you have finished adding the gadget, you should place this gadget in a noticable location on your blog, so that your reader will be able to see and click the recent post easily.
Note that your reader may come from Search Engine. If they reached your blog in this way, they won't notice your recent posts because they will be brought to the post where it contains the keyword they type. But if they visit your blog by typing the url on address bar on their browsers, of course they'll be able to see your recent post eventhough you don't have this gadget on the blog.
update their blogs very often. This "Recent Posts" gadget is quite useful when you want to attract your reader to stay longer on your blog. In blogspot you can add up to 5 recent posts using your feed url.Here's how:
First, click Layout on your blogger menu. Then click Add a gadget and choose Feed.
Next, type your blog url. Click Continue.
After that, type "Recent Posts" in the title box. And click Save. You're done.
When you have finished adding the gadget, you should place this gadget in a noticable location on your blog, so that your reader will be able to see and click the recent post easily.
Note that your reader may come from Search Engine. If they reached your blog in this way, they won't notice your recent posts because they will be brought to the post where it contains the keyword they type. But if they visit your blog by typing the url on address bar on their browsers, of course they'll be able to see your recent post eventhough you don't have this gadget on the blog.
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