Getting Started With Google And Blogger

Getting Started with Google and Blogger A guide for the absolute novice Author: Andrew Read

Meet Jack
Jack is a Jack Russell and Fox Terrier Cross
He wants his own Google account and blog in Blogger

To Google’s homepage
www.google.com.au

Sign in
Click “sign in” in the top right corner

Create an account
Click “Create an account now”

Fill in your details
Complete the form

Open your email
Open your email
Find the message from google
Click the link in the message

Manage your account
Click on the link

Sign in

Now what?
With a google account you can use any of the google services
Including blogger

Finding Google services
Click “more”

Using Blogger
Click “Blogger”

Create your Blogger account
Click “Create Your Blog Now”

Sign up
Fill in the form after reading the terms of service
Click the check box if you accept the terms of service
Click “Continue”

Choose a blog name and URL
Fill in the form and click continue
Click the “check availability” for the URL to confirm it is available

Choose a template
Choose the template you like and click “Continue”

Create your blog
Click “Start Posting”

Write your blog
Choose a title
Write your blog
Click “Publish Post”

Success!
Click “Settings” to customise your blog

Permissions
Choose who can view your blog
Click “Permissions”

Keeping it private
Blogs are public by default
Click the “Only People I Choose” radio button to restrict access

Invite readers
Enter the email address of the people who you want to read your blog
Click “Invite”

What next in Blogger?
The essentials are complete
Some enhancements you may want to consider include:
Creating a profile with a description of yourself
Posting your photo to your blog
Change the layout of your blog

What next in Google?
Google provides some great services that you may want to use
The services are free but they will have ads displayed when you use them
Some you may what to explore include:
Gmail
Google Reader
Google Docs

Other Titles
Other titles in this series include:
Getting started with Facebook
Getting started with del.icio.us

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Getting Started With Google And Blogger

by Andrew Read on Feb 07, 2008

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