Tuesday, January 4, 2011

How to Create a Blog For Beginners

Blogs are now very popular. Because of its simplicity, each person can make a blog with a very quick and easy. different to create a website, create a blog does not need programming skills. We can also more easily distribute ideas and our creativity, because blog content easily updated every time we want. Let's not miss each other, create a blog right now ...! do not miss it ... Read it goes
In a way this blog will discuss how blogging on wordpress.com only. Because WordPress is free blog service providers are very popular (in addition to wordpress.com, there are no less popular blogger.com her with wordpress.com).

1. Application Process and Setup
1. Registration. click here: http://id.wordpress.com click on "Sign Up Now" or "List"
2. Follow the registration process until completed and then try to login with your user name and password.
3. To note:
o The title of your blog and your blog description must be unique, do not let you leave this section is not editable.
o Fill in your email is active.
o Select Indonesian if you want to write a blog in Indonesian.
4. Then you get into the dashboard (dashboard)
Back to Dashboard, the top menu (light blue) is called the main menu and the menu is called the sub menus underneath. Dashboard menu has sub menu Dashboard, Blog Stats (statistics blog), Blog Tag Surfer and Surfer (to search the blog) and My Comments. For the moment let alone what it is.
First to be opened is the Options menu (option) make sure the title, tagline, language, and your email correctly. Allow people post comments without having to log into wordpress.
Blog Language Interface Language is different. Blog Language is the language of the blog contents, such as the contents of your blog in Indonesian language, then choose Indonesian Language Blog (on the Options menu or option).
While Interface Language is the language used in the Control Panel when you log on WordPress.com. I prefer the English Language Interface. (on the menu User -> Your Profile, or User -> Your Profile).
Go to sub menu Discussion (discussion). Eliminate check the option "user must have approved comment". This means that anyone can comment on your blog, although have never commented at all.
2. Change the theme of your blog, go to the menu presentation (look)

This section is usually the longest in the setup because you will face many choices. After selecting a theme, you can configure the widget:
1. In the sub menu Themes, you can choose a theme that you like, want one column, two columns, or any other model up to you.
2. You can open a sub menu Widgets, in this sub menu, you can lift the hold in (drag & drop) Widgets. Widgets are an additional but very important facility to beautify our blog.
3. You can open a sub menu Custom Image Header, if you want to change the header image with a special picture.
Registration and setup process is complete. Let me see your blog at the address http://username_anda.wordpress.com
You can not wait to try to fill your blog? Let us continue by writing articles / posts.
3. Write a Post - Open the Write
There are two sub menus:
1. Sub menu Write Post used to write articles on your blog. This is the most often you do later.
2. Sub menu Write Page use to create static pages (eg your profile).
When we activate the sub menus Write Post then a window will appear similar to Microsoft Word, that is where we type in our articles.
Note the numbers shown above:
1. The title of your post is placed here.
2. You can choose to edit visually or code.
3. Enable show advanced toolbar icon.
4. Fill in your writing here.
5. Fill your tags with keywords (keyword), can be more than one.
6. Content Category by category your post, can be more than one. For example: Graphic Design.
7. To upload (upload) images.
8. Allow Comments Enable or not is up to you.
9. Press Save & Continue Editing to save your blog.
At the top there are small icons as a tool for writing. The most commonly used are:
1. Bold (Control + B)
2. Italic (Control + I)
3. Creating links, text blocks and press (Alt + Shift A) or Ctr + K
4. Inserting images (Alt + Shift + M).
If you want to insert a picture, then upload your image first (there is the option Upload / Upload at the bottom). Selah image is uploaded, select the image above, click the right mouse button and choose Copy Shortcut, Copy Link Location or Copy Link Address field, you just press Alt + Shift + M followed by Control + V to fill the address of Fig.
These shortcuts may be different for each browser, you can feel the mouse these icons to find out what shortcuts to suit your browser.
When you are finished writing, press the Save & Continue Editing. Then go back to your blog on http://username.wordpress.com
It's good? If you want to edit again, read your own blog, if you're still logged in wordpress, then you can click the EDIT menu or edit to any article that is on your blog. To edit or delete a literary, use the Manage menu -> Post / Page or Manage -> Posts / Pages.
If everything is okey, it's time you introduce your blog on your friends.
good luck...........!!!

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