Using Blogger

I hope you have done your homework and have a ready subject or a business to promote.

First log in to Blogger, you need a GMail account for it. If you have than just use your Gmail login. If not sign up for an account. Try using your name or a close approximation to it. Its your choice, and do bear in mind you could use the email for your business. Examples like "Your Shop Name @ gmail.com" or "Your Biz Name @ gmail.com", or "My Passion @ gmail.com", I leave it to your imagination.

First timers will be greeted with this screen:

Fill up the relevant details, next screen will be:

Key-in your Blog Title  and blog Address. Then click "Check Availability". Example of Title: Cozy Homes in Singapore and blog address could be: http://cozy-homes.blogspot.com. That's a useful tip for property agents. Quick register it before someone else does! Next will be to choose your template.

Just choose what you like and click "Continue". Don't worry, if you don't like the template, you can always change it later. Next:

What just happened?. You created your very first website. Click "Start Blogging" and it will bring you to the built-in editor. Key in your post and click "Publish Post".

Congratulations on your first website and posting something to the world.

Your now have your own domain name, http://YourNameOrBusiness.blogspot.com hosted free on Google servers. Isn't that remarkable.

What you need to do now, is to experiment. Go ahead, change anything, get use to the User Interface. I'll leave you at that. Enjoy yourself.

My next post will be showing you how to get a better looking templates for free, and explain to you the finer details of Blogger and how to monetize your website and get a fully customize domain name like http://www.YourNameOrBusiness.com