Blogs - Day 3

Blogs Day 3 - More Designing

Assignment: Today you will add more features to the design of your blog and begin to write your first blog post.


Step 1) Welcome note. Login to your blog's "Layout" section. On the right side you will see a box that says "Welcome". In 2-3 sentences you should welcome readers to your blog and briefly explain what they should expect to read when they visit. This note should be a shorter version of your welcome note from Day 2.

Step 2) About Me section. Again in the Layout area you will see a box labeled "About Me". Click the "edit" button and tell your readers a little about yourself. Do not put personal information like your LAST NAME or ADDRESS!

Step 3) Link List. Click on "add a gadget" in your blog's layout area. Scroll until you see "Link List". Click the "+" sign and enter a title for a list of website you will link to your blog that relate to your topic. For example: If your topic is the LA Lakers, then you might enter the title "LA Laker Websites". When you are done, hit save.

Then, you will find 3-5 websites that relate to your topic and add them to your link list. Just hit the "edit" link on the box that now appears in your layout section.

Step 4) A Main Photo. You will need to locate and upload a "main" photo that will be located at the top of your blog or near the sidebar of your blog.

To put a photo at the top of your blog, click "edit" on box where the title of your blog is located.

To put a photo on the side of your blog, click "add a gadget" on the sidebar area of your layout, scroll until you find the picture option, and then follow the directions.