Blogging 101 for Demonstrators

Does setting up a blog intimidate you? Let me help!

In a small class setting, I'll teach you how to setup & maintain your own blog using blogger (free)- you can even publish on a custom domain (like mine, http://www.enjoystamping.com/) which I pay $10 a year for (less if you register for more than a year), but get all the cost savings of using a free blogging application.

There are lots of tools and tricks available to personalizing your blog - I'll show you the basics in this class:

• Setting up your Blogger account
• Custom domain options
• Choosing a template and simple changes not requiring any HTML
• How to use Headers, Watermarks & Signatures (we don't create them)
• Working with gadgets- anything on the sidebars or footers - pictures, text, labels
• Linking - within your blog and to anywhere else
• Other tips & tricks

See for example: http://www.kronbergconsulting.com/ - This is a VERY simple blog which took about 10 minutes to setup (I don't blog most of my consults.. who wants to read about quickbooks?!!). Your blog can have pictures, links and colours as you like!

Bring your laptop and connect to my wireless internet (not required, but you can actually do the steps with me if you like, and have a finished blog by the time we're done!) I'll be demonstrating with my projector, so you can watch me do each step.

• Date: TBA Spring 2010
• Time: 7-9pm
• Location: my home in Kanata Lakes
• Cost: $35,

If you know the basics and want to learn how to do more (like the nav menus, 3 columns, backgrounds and more), please sign up for my Blogger 201 Class.

I also offer one-on-one customization or support later on if you need it.

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