Your first blog... Creating a blog on blogger.com
(note: these directions are also available as a narrated screencast.)
- Launch a web browser and type in the address bar: www.blogger.com
- Click the large, orange arrow: "Create your blog now"
- Enter an existing Google email address (follow provided link to create a new account if necessary)
- Re-enter the same address
- Enter a password of at least 8 characters
- Re-enter the same password
- Enter a display name that your audience will see (probably not your real name)
- Type out the Word Verification in the box provided
- Click box to accept terms of service and click "continue"
- Enter a title for your blog (this will appear in large type at the top of each page)
- Enter a blog address, which must be unique on the Blogger service. This can be challenging--it's often easiest to use a word with numbers. Note that this address will be your blog's URL. In my example, the URL is http://ProfCorse.blogspot.com
- Click "continue"
- Scroll through the available templates and select a design that appeals to you; click "continue"
- Click the "Start Posting" button once your blog is created
- For each post, you will create a title (e.g., "Some topics I considered") and text for the body of the post.
- Click "Publish Post"
- Click "View Blog" to see your published blog
