Blogging Tips

Discussion Options for Blogger: Comments, Tweetbacks and more!

Like most blogging systems, Google Blogger includes many features by default and offers users the opportunity to add more functions should they be required.

By default, Blogger offers several options to encourage reader discussion of our blogs including: star ratings; reactions; polls (as sidebar widgets); comments and “Links to this post” (trackbacks). Despite this array of discussion options, you may find that certain needs …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on January 26th, 2009 and filed under Blogger
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Blogger in 2008 and Beyond…

2008 could easily be seen as the year in which Google’s influence became truly apparent for the Blogger platform. In these past twelve months we have seen Google features become well integrated into this free blogging platform, making it a true “Google” product and incorporating features which both new and seasoned bloggers alike have found both useful and functional for their daily posting needs.

In this post, …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on December 29th, 2008 and filed under Blogger
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8 Free Festive Blogger Templates

As Christmas is less than one week away, many bloggers are searching for festive themed templates to add a little holiday spirit to their blogs.

Here are 8 free festive themed templates for the Blogger platform which you can download for free!

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on December 15th, 2008 and filed under Blogger
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Change the “Subscribe to posts/comments” link in your Blogger template

In most Blogger templates, you will see a link beneath the main posts section which says “Subscribe to posts (Atom)” or “Subscribe to post comments (Atom)”, depending on the type of page you are viewing.

This basic link is intended to encourage visitors to subscribe to one of your blog’s feeds after reading your blog posts. However, with a little manipulation we can make …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on December 8th, 2008 and filed under Blogger
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Show Date For All Posts in Blogger

Most bloggers prefer to display the date a post was published, which is often relevant to the subject matter of the post. Indeed, most blog templates include some elements of CSS styling for the post date (or date heading as it is often known).

When using Blogger to publish your blog, the date heading is only displayed for the most recent post of any …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on November 17th, 2008 and filed under Blogger
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Posting to Blogger while on the move!

Those using Blogger to publish their blogs have several tools at their disposal for publishing posts remotely. This is especially useful for those publishing travel-blogs, photo-blogs, or simply to break news while away from your computer.

In this article, I’ll explain several different methods you could use to post to your Blogger blog while you are away from your computer including any caveats and …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on November 10th, 2008 and filed under Blogger
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How to create Blogger widgets for others to install on their blogs

Widgets offer interesting and functional ways of adding content to the layout of a Blogger blog. Using the Blogger widget API, many third party providers offer widgets for Blogger users to install in only a few clicks. Such widgets can be used to add content (eg: banners, slideshows, JavaScript functions) to the end-users blog, and also to help promote the sites from …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on November 3rd, 2008 and filed under Blogger
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