Google Blogger Tips and Tricks

Blogger is Google’s free tool for creating blogs. Blogs, short for web-logs, are a form of online journal. You can use them for everything from updating your friends and family about your life, giving your own advice column, discussing your political views, or relating your experience in a topic of interest.

Did you start with a Blogger account and now want to move it to WordPress? Do you have a LiveJournal account and want to move it Movable Type? Don't worry, there is a solution.

Blogger lets you easily add all sorts of widgets and gadgets to your blog. You don't have to know any programming to add really nice features, like photo slide albums, games, "blogrolls," and more.

AdSense for Feeds is a Google service that will automatically put ads into blog feeds, so you can make money from your blog even when people read it through a feed reader, such as Google Reader.

YouTube has all sorts of interesting, funny, silly, and provocative content. One of the most appealing things about YouTube is how easy it is to share this content with others. You can easily embed any video on YouTube into your own blog. Here's how you do it.

You can start making money from your blog by adding unobtrusive Google AdSense ads. Adding Ads to Blogger is very easy, and you can apply for your AdSense account at the same time.

Skill level: Intermediate. Use your Blogger account to make a Podcast feed that can be downloaded into iTunes and other “podcatchers.” You must know how to make your own mp3 or video file, first.

Do you want an easy way to connect with members who like your blog or website? Google Friend Connect is a great alternative to Facebook Connect that lets you create community on any blog or website that allows you to add embed tags.

Google Blogger for Dummies is a good introduction to blogging using Blogger. In addition to using the tools in Blogger, Susan Gunelius gives excellent advice about blogging in general.

Did you start with a Blogger account and now want to move it to WordPress? Do you have a LiveJournal account and want to move it Movable Type? Don't worry, there is a solution.

Blogger lets you easily add all sorts of widgets and gadgets to your blog. You don't have to know any programming to add really nice features, like photo slide albums, games, "blogrolls," and more.

AdSense for Feeds is a Google service that will automatically put ads into blog feeds, so you can make money from your blog even when people read it through a feed reader, such as Google Reader.

You can start making money from your blog by adding unobtrusive Google AdSense ads. Adding Ads to Blogger is very easy, and you can apply for your AdSense account at the same time.

Blogger is Google’s free tool for creating blogs. Blogs, short for web-logs, are a form of online journal. You can use them for everything from updating your friends and family about your life, giving your own advice column, discussing your political views, or relating your experience in a topic of interest.

Skill level: Intermediate. Use your Blogger account to make a Podcast feed that can be downloaded into iTunes and other “podcatchers.” You must know how to make your own mp3 or video file, first.

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