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In today's Blogger tutorial I will show how to add your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog) to Facebook so that your updated content can be read right from your Facebook profile. Importing your Blogger blog into Facebook will only take you a few minutes to set up but will likely produce quite a few extra readers. By importing your blog into Facebook your Blogger posts become available to all your Facebook friends and family. Everytime you post new articles to your Blogger blog they will automatically appear on your Wall in Facebook and in your friends News Feeds. It is also possible to remove any content that you do not wish to be displayed which may be handy for some. Advantages of Importing Your Blog into Facebook Increase your web presence Enjoy added interest in your blog articles and new readers No need to replicate your blog articles or content on Facebook Disadvantages of Importing Your Blog into Facebook If you blog for profit think carefully about importing your Blogger blog into...

Today I will show you how easy it is to have Blogger (Blogspot) display profile images in the embedded comments section of your blog even if you are using a custom template. About a month ago Blogger announced that it was enabling profile images (profile avatars) in the embedded comments section on Blogger (Blogspot) as part of its 10th birthday feature series. The new profile image feature which has been available on other commenting options has now been extended to the embedded comments option. This is good news if you are using a default template as you will now see a small avatar next to your visitors comments and your own avatar if you have uploaded a profile image. Default Blogger Templates - Enabling Profile Images Profile images work on default Blogger templates and have been automatically enabled by Blogger. If you are using a default Blogger template with embedded comments enabled and have recent comments on a post you will see a profile image to the left of visitor comments...

Today I continue the series of Blogger tutorials (Blogspot tutorials) by showing you how to apply CSS styling to blockquotes in a Blogger template. Other articles I have already published on the subject of CSS styling include: How to Add, Delete or Remove Blogger Image Borders How to Align and Justify Posts in Blogger How to Add a Divider Between Blogger Posts How to Add or Change a Background Image in a Blogger Template . Today's tutorial on Blogger blockquotes will be useful if you are using a default Blogger template or a third party custom template. It will show you how to change your blockquote area in the following ways: Add a background color to the blockquote Add a border around the background of the blockquote Add or change the color of the blockquote text Add or change padding around the text Add or change the margin Add a background image Blogger beginners you can relax as I have written this Blogger tutorial with you in mind. I will walk you through the steps of styl...

In today's Blogger tutorial (Blogspot tutorial) I will show you how to both add a background image to a Blogger template if you don't have one already or change the existing background of your Blogger template. I have chosen to write this article not because there aren't any how to articles already on the net but because they assume quite a bit of knowledge. I have taken a different tack with this post in that I assume you are an absolute beginner with no knowledge of Blogger templates. For this reason I have provided some sample backgrounds for you to play around with. By just cutting and pasting these images you can see first hand how dramatically adding a different background to your Blogger template can change it. You will see that replacing your background image with these images isn't that difficult and hopefully it will give the confidence to branch out further and change the background of your Blogger template to suit your own needs. All that is needed is to ...

In today's Blogger tutorial I show you how to enhance your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog) by adding a post divider to your Blogger template. Used effectively post dividers can really jazz up your blog and will lend it that individual feel which most of us are hoping to create. This tweak is very easy and well within the capabilities of any Blogspot blogger. Only a few simple changes to your Blogger template are required and these are in the CSS styling section. By way of example I will use a divider that I downloaded from the internet free by searching for free divider graphics . Here are some sample dividers you can use to get started: URL address: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77uNK_cfFmJp9Zz3IzuROQjenjOhaWAKETv7dl6jRdmkdvx5J20F3WPXrzn5lAX_P-oHusS45kWghGpU3GdS84EthhNcI7lkPHej7wa6fLyMw_Ir6qLqOZYc62FAmYqBVHbsiw83l-F0/s400/ribbon.gif URL address: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9uBBT9LcRUT7k0awmN3iihQDjL7RS0f8ZWrlBtSBerIVuCC...

If you use Twitter then you are going to want to let your Blogger readers know about it. One effective way to show your Twitter updates on Blogger is to add a Twitter profile widget to the sidebar of your blog. This widget is quite a bit more fancy than the current Twitter Updates Widget available through Blogger which I showed you how to insert into your blog in my recent article Add a Twitter Updates Widget to Blogger . On the minus side the widget may slow your blog down so test it out first if fast loading time is crucial to you. How to Insert a Twitter Profile Widget into Blogger Go to Twitter Widgets and sign in Choose Profile Widget and you will be taken to a default profile widget page where you can customize your Twitter widget according to your needs. Choose Settings and make sure that your username is correct Choose Appearance and make any custom color changes you need to so that the widget will blend into your blog. At the very least you will need to change the shell...

In today's Blogger tutorial I show you how to add a simple drop down menu widget sometimes called a select box to the sidebar of your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog). If you want to add lots of links to your Blogger blog but are worried about the amount of space this will take up on your blog this tutorial is for you. A drop down widget is a neat solution to the cluttered sidebar problem as it is both space saving and easy to install. The convenience of a drop down menu widget can be seen on many blogs where it is used for lists like a long Blogroll, Categories list, Labels list or a Recommended Posts list. How to Add a Drop Down Menu Widget to Blogger Adding a drop down menu to Blogger is well within the capabilities of even beginner bloggers. Most of the work is in cutting and pasting the links which is not difficult for anyone with basic computer skills. So let's get started but first here is a working drop down menu list with links to various posts in my blog: - Blog Know H...