How to restore your Blogger blog, template and posts from a backup
As I mentioned in my previous post, it is extremely important to back up your entire blog in case something happens. So now that you’ve all (hopefully) created a backup, how do you restore your blog if anything happens. Backing up and restoring your blogger blog is easy. Simply download the XML files, keep them…
How to backup your entire WordPress or Blogger/Blogspot blog
We all know how many hours go into creating the “perfect” blog. We also know how annoying and frustrating it can be when something crashes, fails to save or gets deleted. Imagine if one day poof your blog was gone – hacked, deleted or corrupted! It is so important to backup your blog on a…
How to edit CSS and tweak your blog design on Blogger
Since Blogger updated its HTML page, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about where to find the b:skin tags, so I thought I’d do this really quick post explaining the CSS section of your Blogger Template. I’ve written a post all about the Blogger update and new features if you want to read that…
How to choose your blog content and topics
In the previous Blogging Basics posts, we discussed coming up with a blog name, choosing a blogging platform and how to set up an account on WordPress and Blogger. This post is going to be about picking your blog topics. Content is another really important part of blogging, it’s the reason people visit blogs in…
An Overview of WordPress, Blogger and Other Blogging Platforms
Another big decision is choosing where you want to blog. There’s so many blogging platforms to choose from and it can be a little annoying to switch over once you’ve started – but it can be done. There are so many options and really it depends on you, your preference, your blog topic and what…
Beginners Guide to Using the WordPress (Hosted .COM) Platform
My recent post was about choosing a blogging platform – WordPress vs Blogger, now that you’ve decided to go with WordPress.com, it’s time to learn a little bit more about it. This guide will give you a quick insight into setting up a blog, finding your way around the dashboard, writing your first post and…
Beginners guide to the Blogger platform
My recent post was about choosing a blogging platform – WordPress vs Blogger, now that you’ve decided to start a blog on Blogger.com, it’s time to learn a little bit more about it. This guide will give you a quick insight into setting up a blog, finding your way around the dashboard, writing your first…
How to pick a name for your new blog
As blogging continues to grow, more and more people are joining in the fun and talking about setting up a blog. Deciding that you want to blog is the easy part, choosing where to begin is when things get tricky. I’ve seen hundreds of questions lately related t getting started as a blogger. So what…
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