May 21, 2020

Create a blog with blogger

Creating a blog with blogger is easy and free. If you have  gmail account, you can easily  create a blog.
Go to www.blogger.com
It is a simple process, no coding skills required. It is a free blogging platform were you can post your content for free. Publish your blog online within a few minutes. On blogger with one gmail account, you can create multiple blogs.

Choose a name for your blog address. This is the important task in creating a blog. You may  or may not get the blog address you want. So Prepare a list of names for your blog address. With blogger you will get a free subdomain address , it looks like this,

What is custom domain address and Subdomain address?
If your blog address name is "abcdef", then your blog address looks like this abcdef.blogspot.com. This is called as subdomain address.

If you want a custom domain address, you have to purchase a domain, then your blog looks like this abcdef.com  To give a rich look your blog, purchase a domain name and link the domain name with your blog.

In this post learn how to create a blog for free. Because this is a free blogging platform you will be having less options to customize your blog. You will be having a few templates to choose, select the best template that will suit your needs.

The main advantage of blogger is storage, space for your blog. Normally free blogging platforms will give you limited storage, but with blogger your blog space is your google drive space. Google drive space is 15GB, if you want more storage you can purchase more storage.

Another advantage of blogger is adsense. With google blog you can apply for adsense from your blogger account dashboard. Till your blog become eligible for adsense account, you will see a message, your blog is not ready for adsense.
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How to Create a blog on blogger?
With blogger you can create and manage your own blog.

To Create a blog on blogger; you need gmail account.
1. Sign in to Blogger. www.blogger.com  with your gmail account
2. On the left, click the Down arrow. Click on New blog.
3. Enter a name for your blog. Select a good name for your blog. You blog name will give idea to your blog readers, your blog is about what.
4. Choose a blog address, or URL. Choose a powerful name for your blog address. This is the name you are going to share with you blog audience. Make your your blog address name should reflect your blog content.
5. Choose a template. From the available templates select the beautiful template.
6. Click Create blog. - Your blog is created. Start creating posts and publish.

Note: During the blog creation process, google will offer you to choose a custom domain name for  your blog. This custom domain is a paid feature from google domain, you have to pay money to purchase and register a domain. You can skip this process, and if required later you can purchase a domain name.

If you don't want to purchase a domain name from google, you can purchase from other hosing companies like Bluehost
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If you have created multiple blogs, to create, edit, manage or delete a post, sign in to blogger account, your dash board will open, from here all your blogs can managed. First select the blog you want to edit from your dash board on the top left side.
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How to create, edit, manage, or delete a post
You can write, edit, or delete posts and drafts at any time.
To write a new post sign in to Blogger.
Click on "New Post". A new post editor will open. Type the content, you can insert links and images.
Optional: To see how your post will look, click Preview.

1) To save your post without publishing it, click Save it will saved as draft.
2) To publish your post, click Publish, your post is created

Note: Follow above steps to Create a PAGEs.

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How to Edit a post?
To edit a published post or saved draft post - Sign in to Blogger account.
your dashboard will open, on top left select the blog you want to edit, then click "Posts".
You will see  the list of post on the right side. Select he post you want to edit.
Click Edit. Your post will open in editor page. Edit your post and make all the changes.
Optional: To see how your post will look, click Preview.

1) For posts that have already been published, click Update or Revert to draft.
2) For posts that haven’t been published yet, click Publish or Save.

Note: Follow above steps to Edit a PAGEs

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How to Delete a post?
To delete a post, sign in to Blogger account.
your dashboard will open, on top left select the blog. Click on "posts".
You will see  the list of post on the right side. Select he post you want to edit.
Select the post you want to delete.
Click Delete. Your post is deleted.

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If you want to create a professional responsive website you have to purchase a hosting were you will have a full control on you blog or website.
If you don't want to invest money for hosting and domain name continue with blogger. If you can afford little money for hosting continue with Bluehost or Site ground.


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