Are you bemused by blogs? Eager to become a blogger? Google Blogger For Dummies can help you start blogging sooner than you think.
More than 14 million people are promoting a business, connecting with family and friends, and sharing opinions with Google Blogger. This book helps you start a Blogger account, create content, build an audience, make money from your blog, and more, all without learning to program. You’ll be able to:
Google Blogger is a great choice for beginning bloggers, and Google Blogger For Dummies gives you the know-how to venture confidently into the blogosphere.
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing Google Blogger.
Chapter 1: Choosing Blogger as Your Blogging Software.
Chapter 2: Welcome to the Blogosphere.
Chapter 3: Blogging Basics and Buzzwords.
Part II: Using Google Blogger.
Chapter 4: Getting Started with Blogger.
Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Blog.
Chapter 6: Writing and Publishing Blog Posts.
Chapter 7: Enhancing Your Blog with Templates.
Chapter 8: Adding Features and Functionality with Elements and Gadgets.
Chapter 9: Managing Your Blog.
Part III: Making Money with Blogger.
Chapter 10: The Business of Blogging.
Chapter 11: Maximizing Revenue with Google AdSense.
Part IV: Growing Your Audience.
Chapter 12: The Power of Networking and Relationship Building.
Chapter 13: Boosting Your Search Engine Ranking.
Part V: Extending Your Blog.
Chapter 14: Growing or Downsizing Your Blog.
Chapter 15: Blogging from Different Media.
Chapter 16: Moving Beyond Blogger.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Useful Social Networking and Social Bookmarking Sites.
Chapter 18: Ten Common Blogger Problems and Possible Solutions.
Chapter 19: Ten Places to Find Free Blogger Themes and Templates.
Glossary.
Index.
This is a great resource for anyone considering a blog creation. I had already created my blog, however, there were some great applications and suggestions that I was not aware of and picked up as a result of this book. This reference guide will walk you through every step of creating your blog to things you can do to monitor traffic, drive traffic to your blog, give suggestions for layout and applications that are available as well as walking you through the process of using Google Blogger with your own domain name. I found the book very helpful and there were several things I learned and implemented. The great thing about these series of books is that each chapter is stand alone. Choose the chapters or topics that you are interested in and in whatever order you wish. Some of the features that were discussed were already outdated, as Google is constantly making upgrades, but there is usually another similar application that will do virtually the same thing.
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Posted July 7, 2009
It was a great guide to skim through and get a lot of good tips. Now I simply refer to it when I have a question.
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Posted February 15, 2013
I decided I would start a blog on Google, and so I was really looking forward to a book specifically on this subject. However, Google has changed its dashboard subsequent to the publishing of this book, so the book was not quite as helpful as I had hoped. It is time for a new edition of the book.
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Posted June 30, 2012
This is getting one star because I read the sample part first before buying. After I bought it wouldn't let me past the sample part. I had to delete it and rebuy it. No matter good the book is, it sucks to have to pay for it twice.
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Overview
Are you bemused by blogs? Eager to become a blogger? Google Blogger For Dummies can help you start blogging sooner than you think.
More than 14 million people are promoting a business, connecting with family and friends, and sharing opinions with Google Blogger. This book helps you start a Blogger account, create content, build an audience, make money from your blog, and more, all without learning to program. ...