JJC CIS 210 Social Website Development VC

Feature Story: Blogger Today We'll be reviewing a peer blog. This one is called How to Create and Use a Blogger Blog .            I quite enjoy this blog overall. It has very friendly and descriptive content. These posts go above and beyond just being a tutorial and explain why these things are good to know. I appreciate the neat makings on each post like these red circles here. This is overall good content.           The theme is pleasing to look at. However, The banner photo is a leafless forest at night. It inflicts a sort of uneasy and mysterious feeling upon the reader, which is definitely something you don't want to do. Otherwise, it looks quite nice. Everything is neatly organized and presented in a professional manner. I commend this creator.

 Tutorial: How to Import Content to Your Blog This guide was adapted from Google's Blogger Help: Back up or import your blog 1. click the "layout" button on Blogger's left-side menu. 2. In the layout interface, scroll down until you find the "Manage blog" section. Then click "Import content." 3. On the popup, click "Import" 4. You will then be directed to your file folder, where you will need to select a file to import. note that it will need to be a .xml file. When you've selected your file, click "Open." You will have successfully imported content to your blog. Keep in mind that depending on your settings, the content will automatically be published when imported.

Tutorial: How to Enable Followers on a Blog This guide was adapted from Google's Blogger Help:  Manage Blogs You Follow 1. Click the "layout" button on the left side of your screen from the blog menu. 2. Blogger has followers as a gadget, so you'll need to add a gadget to allow followers. In the picture below, the two circled areas are where you can add this gadget. For the purpose of this tutorial, we'll be putting it in the "sidebar (top)" location. 3. When you click "+ Add a Gadget," a menu will pop up. Select "followers" from this list. 4. A menu will pop up and you will be prompted to name your followers section. Click "save" to save your selection. Your fans will now have a way to follow your content!

 Tutorial: How to Show Share Buttons This guide was adapted from Google's Blogger Help:  Share content on other sites 1. On your desired blog, click "layout" on the left side of the screen. 2. In the "Page Body" section, click the edit button next to "Blog Posts." 3. In the blog posts popup menu, scroll down and make sure that the "Show share buttons" switch is toggled to the "on" position as shown in the photo below. 4. Click "save." Youre all set! You will now have share buttons on your blog site.