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Saturday, August 20, 2005
The Blog And Ping Tutorial - At Last You Can Learn More About Blogging

Here is the complete list of contents for your advancement into blogging. The information is of great value and contains many tricks that will improve your blogging experience.

If your a beginner, this manual is a superb start, enjoy and keep coming back for more. I will try and post two parts of this manual twice daily. I will try and post the complete manual in 21 days.

The BLOG AND PING TUTORIAL

Table of Contents:

Just What Is Blogging and Pinging??? 6

Why Is Blogging and Pinging The Newest Marketing Tool? 7

What Do The Spiders See? 9

Simple Steps Lead to Big Results 11


Chapter 1: Creating Your Blog 13

Step1: Go To Blogger.com 13


Step 2: Create an Account 14


Step 3: Naming Your Blog 15


Step 4: Choosing a Template 18


Step 5: Creating a Test Post 19


Chapter 2 – Making Your Blog Settings Count 22


Why Settings Matter 22

Step 1: The Settings Tab 22


Step 2: Settings – Publishing Tab 24

Step 3: Settings – Formatting Tab 26


Step 4: Settings – Comments Tab 27


Step 5: Settings – Archiving Tab 28


Step 6: Settings – Site Feed Tab 29


Step 7: Republish 30


Chapter 3: Creating a Yahoo Account 31


Why A Yahoo Account Is Needed 31


Step 1: Create Your Yahoo ID and Password 32


Step 2: Security, Customization, Verification, and Terms of Service 34


Chapter 4 – Yahoo and Your Blog RSS Feed 36


What Is An RSS Feed? 36


Why Use the Yahoo RSS Feed? 36


Subscribing to Your Blog 37


Chapter 5 – Blog This! 43


What is BlogThis!? 43


Installing BlogThis! 44


Using BlogThis! 45


Chapter 6: Pinging Yahoo 49


Pinging – The Next Step 49


Step 1: Changing the Code 49


Step 2: Creating a Yahoo Ping 52


Chapter 7: Pinging Other Search Engines 54


Creating a Technorati Ping 54


Using Ping-O-Matic 60


How Do You Know If It Is Working? 62


Chapter 8: Using Business Blogs Instead of Websites 65


Blogs Vs. Websites For Small Business 65


Your Business Blog’s Name and URL Matter 66


Creating a URL That Works 75


Your Business Blog’s Content 79


Pinging Your Business Blog 85


Chapter 9: Tips and Tricks 86


Tips For Blog and Ping Blogs 86


Changes to Your Business Blog Template 88


Adding Links 90


Change About Me 92


Changes to Your Business Blog Settings 93


Conclusion 95


Appendix 1 - Blogging Submission Sites 96
Appendix 2 – Weblog Providers 99
Appendix 3 – Photo Blog Software 104

 

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