How to START my own Blog

Want to be adventurous and start your own blog? Here is how:

Assuming you are already logged into this blog and that you are on the blog home page...click on CUSTOMIZE located in the top right corner of the page (next to your email address). Once here click on Dashboard (top right corner). Once inside the dashboard, you will see your name and profile. Directly across from your name it should say Create a Blog. From there you will need to follow the steps. The template you choose depends on you want the lay out to be. Click on view several times to see if that is what you will like.

To add fun things to your blog or delete them you need to be in Layout. Go through and delete things you don't want on there first. To add things to your blog you will need to click on Add a Gadget. Once you click on that there is a list of things to choose from. Pay attention to the left side, there is more Gadgets to choose from than the BASIC ones that are default.

If you would like to add a fun background there are several sites you can go to choose a free blog background. To make this easier keep your blog page open in the Layout section.
For starters try http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/. You can google free blog backgrounds and find more. Once you are there, choose free backgrounds then blogspot backgrounds. The sky is the limit here!

1. Once you have chosen one you like, click on the picture.
2. Scroll down to where is says, Copy & Paste this code.
3. Now, you want to copy all that code by using your mouse to select the text. After you have selected it, right click on your mouse and choose copy.
4. Go back to your blog.
5. Click on Add a Gadget.
6. click on Add Gadget and then choose HTML/JavaScript by choosing the plus sign
7. Place the cursor in the Comment section.(Just click the mouse in there) Now right click on the mouse and select paste
8. Once you have been successful in that click, Save. Do not Title this!

Select View Blog and your new background should appear!

Good Luck! If any of you start a blog, let me know and I will post it up on the site. Also, you can make your blog private and only let people you want to view it do so.