introduction
what you’ll do
how this book works
the web site
useful tools
getting help
an additional resource
1. starting your blog
start at blogger.com
set up an account
name your blog
choose a template
publish your first post
the dashboard
sign out and in
extra bits
2. writing your blog
add a new post
edit a post
link to another blog
save a draft
publish a draft
add formatting
add a picture
delete a post
extra bits
3. blogging from afar
blog via email
blog from the toolbar
set up audioblogger
blog via telephone
label the audio blog
extra bits
4. personalizing your blog
add a description
about templates
pick a new template
add real links to sidebar
remove the “about me”
rename “archives”
add “previous posts”
find the right tag
change the header
unify the color scheme
add a footer
save and republish
backup the template
change date display
archive by week
specify the time zone
extra bits
5. telling others about yourself
change the template
view your profile
edit your profile
add photo to profile
add general info
add a blurb
add searchable bits
search other profiles
format the “about me”
extra bits
6. getting others to contribute
change your template
leave comments
view comments
allow anonymity
delete comments
stop comments
hide comments
bar comments
add a team member
join a team blog
format members’ posts
share responsibility
remove a member
extra bits
7. hosting your blog yourself
get a web host
get a web domain
change template
switch to ftp
enter ftp settings
test ftp’d blog
post to ftp’d blog
add photos to ftp’d blog
remove navbar
extra bits
8. getting the word out
list your blog
announce new posts
syndicate your blog
offer link to site feed
let visitors email posts
ping weblogs.com
get indexed
extra bits