July 2006 - Orble - Blogging Tips

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Using this guide you will learn everything from how to submit a Post to advanced strategies for attracting readers and getting the Search Engines to send you traffic.

Remember, if you have any questions about anything discussed in this guide you can either email me at support@orble.com, or even better post a comment!

You will also want to read Cibby's Blog, especially the post about Copyright.

Throughout this guide the words "blog" and "website" will be used interchangeably. Most Orble websites have a blog as their main component.

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Submit a Posting Image

July 4th 2006 09:10

Before we get started with the ins and outs of publishing your posts make sure you have submitted a Display Image and a Posting Image.

Your Display Image will be shown on your home page. Your Posting Image will be displayed next to any comments you make.

To submit your Display and Posting images go to my.orble.com and click on "Edit Profile".

A Display Image on jon's Homepage.

Your Posting image will be shown next to any comments you make.

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How to submit a Post

July 4th 2006 01:27

Submitting a post to an Orble Blog is dead simple.

First load your new blog into your browser by typing in it's URL. A brand new blog should look something like this:

Next, click on the "Create a New Post" link. This link will always be present at the bottom of your blog.

If you are not already logged in you will now be asked to enter your email address and password and then you will be presented with the post creation page.

To create a very simple post all you need to do is enter some text into the Title and Content fields and then click on the "Create Post" button at the bottom of the page. You will then be taken to the web page where your new post is displayed.

Remember not to use the browser's back button to return to the post creation page to make changes as you will end up creating a duplicate post. If you want to edit or add to your post then click on the "Modify" link underneath your new post.

It is often a good idea to see what your post will look like before it appears on your blog. To do this click on the "Preview Post" button instead of "Create Post". You will be shown what your post will look like and you can make any changes you think are necessary.
When you are happy with how your post looks click on "Create Post" and it will be uploaded to your blog. You can preview each post as many times as you like.

A common mistake for new bloggers is to not realise that the Display Time for each post is in GMT which may be different from their local time. If you set the Display Time for a post into the future it will not appear on your blog until that time.

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Formatting text

July 3rd 2006 05:07

Across the top of the Content box on the post creation page you will see 2 drop down menus and a number of buttons:

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How to edit a post

July 3rd 2006 01:30

You can edit a post by clicking on the "Modify" link shown underneath. The Modify link will only be present if you are logged in and you were the author of the post or the owner of the blog.

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Inserting pictures and links

July 2nd 2006 05:26

Just about every post should include at least one picture as they make the text so much more appealing. Which post would you be more likely to read? This one, or this one?

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Creating and using categories

July 1st 2006 05:57

Categories allow your readers to more easily browse all your old posts and find what they are looking for more efficiently. They are also useful for attracting search engine traffic -- a topic for another post.

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