Tuesday, April 13, 2010

BLOG

REVIEW

A blog is a place for anyone to say anything to everyone at any time. Blogs are so easy and accessible that even a novice computer-user can begin and maintain one and gain a dedicated readership.
WHAT NEXT?

In Step Two of this tutorial we will look at how to get started, what costs you can expect and what pitfalls to avoid.
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ADSENSE GOOGLE

COMPONENTS

1. Advertising - Many blogs have advertising banners on them. Most often the money generated by advertising goes to the company providing the blog software, not the individual blogger.
2. Title - The blog's title.
3. Date - The date of the most recent post. You will notice that previous posts have been pushed down on the page to fit below the most recent one.
4. Post Title - The title of the most recent post.
5. Text - The actual text of the most recent post.
6. Posting Information - Information telling who wrote that particular post and when it was posted to the blog.
7. Comments - An area for readers of the blog to add their comments. This is an option some bloggers use and others avoid.
8. Previous Posts - A list of the most recent posts.
9. Archives - A link to view the archive section which contains older posts.

Though there may be variety from one to another depending on the preferences of the individual blogger, most blogs have all or most of those components.
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HISTORY BLOGG

So you've heard the term "blog" and you want to know what blogs are all about. Well you've come to the right place. In this series of four articles we will take you from asking what a blog is to having all the knowledge you need to start a blog of your own so you can share your thoughts with hundreds or even thousands of readers.
WHAT IS A BLOG?

Let's begin with some definitions. A bit dry, we realize, but this is a necessary evil. First we'll define the word this whole site is based around - blog.

A blog is a frequently updated online personal journal or diary. It is a place to express yourself to the world. A place to share your thoughts and your passions. Really, it's anything you want it to be. For our purposes we'll say that a blog is your own Web site that you are going to update on an ongoing basis. Blog is a short form for the word weblog and the two words are used interchangeably.

Here are a couple of other definitions:

"...the first journalistic model that actually harnesses rather than merely exploits the true democratic nature of the web. It's a new medium finally finding a unique voice."--Andrew Sullivan

"[a] collection of posts...short, informal, sometimes controversial, and sometimes deeply personal...with the freshest information at the top."--Meg Hourihan

TERMINOLOGY

As so often happens in the English language, many derivates of the word blog have been created. One who participates in the activities of maintaining a blog is known as a blogger and the activity of keeping a blog is known as blogging. So we could say that the blogger blogs in his blog, but that might cause your English teacher to weep. We are going to use these terms with alarming frequency, so make sure you understand what they mean before you go on.

Blog (noun) - a journal or diary that is on the Internet - Andrew Sullivan has the most popular blog on the Internet.

Blogger (noun) - a person who keeps a blog - Bloggers are revolutionizing the way news is shared.

Blog (verb) - to write a blog - I am going to blog before breakfast this morning.

Blogging (verb) - the action of writing a blog - Blogging is my way of sharing my passions with the world.

Originally blogs were known primarily as places for people to write about their day-to-day activities. Their mundane, everyday tasks became fodder for journal entries. Somehow these writers gained a following and the hobby of blogging was born. Today people write about far more interesting topics. But we'll get to that in a minute.
WHO BLOGS?

So who are these fearless people who would be willing to post about their lives in as public a forum as the Internet? They are people just like you. Once the haven of technical know-it-alls, blogging has suddenly caught-on as a legitimate hobby and has entered the mainstream. Every day millions of people, some of whom have no technical ability whatsoever, write on their blogs. To meet this demand some amazing tools have been created that will allow anyone, even people with very little knowledge of computers, to have their own blog. If you can find your way onto the Internet and follow some basic instructions you can have your own blog. It's just that easy.
WHY DO PEOPLE BLOG?

So you may be asking why anyone would want to have their own blog. We believe the answer lies in the fact that every human has a voice and wishes their voice to be heard. The Internet is a medium that is unparalleled in its reach. Never before have average people like you or me been able to reach a global audience with so little trouble. Bloggers have the opportunity of reaching hundreds or even thousands of people each and every day.

There are still many people who like to share the details of their days. They may post twenty or thirty times a day, detailing when they ate lunch and when they headed home from work. On the other hand there are bloggers who give almost no detail about their lives, but write instead about a hobby or interest of theirs. They may dedicate their blog to something they are passionate about. Let me give you some examples:

TEMPLATE BLOG

How to change the template

At this opportunity, I will discuss about how to change template in blogger.com. First matter to be in considering in changing template is you have to make a backing up your old template, this good for if you feeling not match with your newly template. if you not yet known the way to back up template, please read at the post how to backup template, and also don't forget to back up your widgets (this is very important). For back up your widgets, please read at the post how to backup your widgets.


To change the template, of course you must had a new template to uploaded. If still not yet had, you can download for free template at uniQue Template or at other sites. Have ready for changing your old template with newly template? Please follow the steps below :

1. Login to blogger with your ID

2. After entering the dasboard page , click Layout. Please saw the picture :




3. Then click edit HTML tab. Please saw the picture :




4. Click the Download full template link. Save your template:




5. Click browse... button. Choose your new template. and then click Upload button.


browse button image

6. Usually go out commemoration that your data in your widgets will be delete forever (so don't forget to backup your widgets).

For example, the image will show like this :



7. Click at Convirm & Save button.

8. Finish. Please look he result.

Widgets

How to backup your "Widgets"

Be like my promise at my previous post that is i will posting how to backup the data in the widget / page element.

If emerging question do we require to back up the data in page element? the answer is very require to. Because if you change your old template with new template, hence the data in page element will follow to be vanished, and you'd lose all data be like : guest book, blog accessory, blog tool, and also all which have been attached in your blog forever.


Many the way to back up the data in Widgets / page element, but i'm limitation of time to comment it in detail, hence I will try explain just two way, that is backing up directly from Page element and also backup from template source code.

# Back up widgets From Page Element


Back up widgets in this way be in fact very disturbing, however than we lose various accessory and also tool which have been attached, wiser likely to do so.

Please follow the steps below :

1. Login to blogger with your ID

2. Click Layout.

3. Click menu Page Elemet, you will see the page be like this ( just example):

example for page element

4. At representative of above seen the article edit which I give red circle, You must click at Edit in each the page element, hence will emerge popup window figuring in the code have in input to that. Pay attention the picture below :

example image for pop up window

5. Copy the code inside there, and paste to Notepad.

6. Repeat the step above at all the elements.

7. Finish.



There is the step how to back the data inside page element. This is the other way to backup your widgets.


# Back up widget through Template Source Code

I think this way is more quickly and efisian, you need a few time to do this. This is the steps :

1. Visit your blog address.

2. After you at your self blog, click the menu View at the bar menu. See the picture below :

this is the example for see the template source code

3. After click the menu View, will be out the sub menu, then click Source.

4. if your browser is Internet Explorer, so there is automatically will out the notepad with your template source code. If your browser is Mozilla Firefox or Opera, so there is out the new page with your template source code For example, see the picture below :

the example for source code at the notpad

5. Save your template source code.

6. Finish.
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template OF BLOGGER

How to backup the template

If you were interested to replace new template or want to redesign your template, It is best to backup your template before you changing any code. this step was as prevented to reduce the fatal risk if the mistake happening in redesign or changing your template. For you that did not yet know how to backup your template, please followed steps below :


1. Login to blogger with your ID

2. After entering the dasboard page , click Layout. Please saw the picture :




3. Then click edit HTML tab. Please saw the picture :




4. Click the Download full template link. Please saw the picture :




5. After you click Download full template link, then will emerge new window just to download. Click the Save button. Saw the picture :




6. You could choose this data would in kept where and with what file name what, Afterwards ended with click of the Save button. Please saw the picture :




7. Finish.



Now you had back up the template, if next time you needed him, you could use this came back. But must be known, backing up the template like steps above could not back up the data inside widget. How to back up the data widget? This would in discussed in next post.

See you at my next post .

SETTING BLOG

How to Settings your blog?

If your blog want caried by google, you must doing several settings. This is how to setting your blog:

1. Login to blogger.com with your ID.


2. If your blog more than 1, click at the blog title want to setting.


3. Click Setting and then click Basic. Several form that must in the contents to the menu basic:


* Title : Content with your blog title. Example : Blog Tutorial.


* Description : Content with your description blog. Example : All about blogging can find here.


* Add your blog to our listing : chose Yes, so that every time posting always entered the Blogger.com list.


* Show Quick Editing on your blog : Chose Yes.


* Show Email post link : It is best to chose Yes, but if you chose No also it's allright.


* Show compose Mode for all your blog : Chose Yes.


* Show transliteration button for your post : chose Yes if the you wanted to be button to change normally alphabet to hindi (India) alphabet, Chose No if being the reverse.


* Click Save Settings.


* Finish.


4. Click Publishing to arrange the publishing menu.


* Blog’Spot Address : Content with your blog address. Example : kolom-tutorial.


* Send Pings : Chose Yes.


* Click Save Settings.


* Finish.


5. Click Formatting to arrange the formatting menu.


* Show : Chose the number of post want you to display in your blog. Example : Show : 6 post, it's means your posting will display in your page Totally six posting. Chose Post (don't days) at pulldown menu


* Date header Format : Chose the style of date/month what you wanted, this date/month will display above your post.


* Archive Index Date Format : Chose the style for your archive


* Timestamp Format : Chose the style of the time, what you wanted.


* Time Zone : Chose the matching zone with your place. Example for WIB : [UTC+7.00] jakarta.


* Language : Chose language what you wanted.


* Convert line break : Chose Yes, but if you chose No it's allright.


* Show Link Field : Chose No, but if you chose Yes it's allright.


* Enable Float aligment : Chose Yes, but if you chose No it's allright.


* Click Save Settings.

* Finish.


6. Click Comment to arrange the Comment menu.


* Comments : Chose Show.


* Who Comment? Chose Anyone. It's means anyone can comment to your post.


* Comments Default for Post : Chose New post Have Comments


* Back links : Chose Show. It's means you will know if another people has linked to your post.


* Backlinks default for Posts : Chose New post have Backlinks.


* Show comments in a popup window? : Chose Yes. It's means when the people click Comment link your blog not lost.


* Show word verification for comments? : It's better to chose Yes


* Enable comment moderation? : Chose No, but if you wanted chose Yes it's allright.


* Show profile images on comments? : Chose Yes. It's means the photo of commentator of blogger member can display.


* Comment Notification Address : Content with your email address.


* Click SAVE SETTINGS.


* Finish.


7. Click ARCHIVING to arrange the archiving menu.


* Archive Frequency : Chose monthly.


* enable Post Pages? : Chose Yes.


* Click SAVE SETTINGS.


* Finish.


8. Click Site Feed.


* Publish Site Feed : Chose Yes.


* Descriptions : Chose Full


* Article Footer : If you have advertising code like Google Adsense, you can insert the code here.


* Click SAVE SETTINGS.


* Finish.