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DID YOU KNOW....
I have added new "Make a Payment" options to my blog, www.blogsbyheather.com to make paying for my services easier.
May is National Scrapbooking Month.
You can add a poll or survey to your blog using Vizu:
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A Blogger Tip
Adding a Class Kit to the sidebar and have it link to an existing post.
Saving a Smaller Picture
You may already have an image editing software program to edit and resize your pictures. If not you can use this free program and view the tutorial I have written: http://www.blogsbyheather.com/2008/10/free-image-resizing-and-watermark-program.html.
Storing a Picture
Since Blogger doesn't have a file manager to upload photos, you can either use your Picasa Web Album if you use that with your Blogger gallery, or you can create a FREE Photobucket account ( www.photobucket.com) and upload the image there.
- Then once it is uploaded, put your mouse over the image and select and copy the Direct Link.
- You will need that path (location of the image). Save it some place like a temporary email or document.
In Blogger
- Login to Blogger.
- Create a new post and publish it.
- View the new post and right click on the Post's title and choose Copy Shortcut (to copy and select that path). Store the path, you will need it.
From the Dashboard, click on Layout.
Click or go to Page Elements.
Click Add a Gadget.
Choose HTML/JavaScript from the list.
For Title you can enter a title for class kit like "April's Class Kit".
In the Content area you will copy and paste code like this:
<a href="this is the path you copied for the post title">
<img src="this is the path of the small image you uploaded to Photobucket">
<BR>
Click here to view this month's featured class kit!
</a>
So for example....(links are not real but to show you what it may look like)
<a href="http://www.handstampedbyheather.com/AprilClassKit.html">
<img src="http://www.handstampedbyheather.com/AprilClassKit.jpg">
<BR>
Click here to view this month's featured class kit!
</a>
- Save Changes.
- Drag and drop where you want the new sidebar item.
- Save.
- You're done!
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A Typepad Tip
Adding a Class Kit to the sidebar and have it link to an existing post.
- First save a smaller or reduced-size version of the image (this will be for the sidebar) and upload it to your Typepad file manager (Control Panel, Files tab, then click Browse to find it on your computer, then click upload).
- Then the file name appears in the list of files on the left.
- Right click on the file name and choose Copy Shortcut (this stores the path of the newly uploaded picture).
- Create a temp email or Word document and paste the link in there temporarily.
- Then, post your Class Kit info.
- Then view your blog and right-click on the Post or Page Title (for your Class Kit), and click Copy Shortcut.
- Go to the temp email or Word document and post that there as well. You will need both shortcuts.
- Now, go to Typelists.
- Create New Typelist.
- Title = April Class Kit.
- Make sure you click a NOTES typelist.
- Then click Create New Typelist button.
- Then for the label you can leave it blank or give it the name of your kit, such as Parisian Breeze (if it was based on that DSP for example).
- Then in the NOTES area you would write your HTML CODE like this.
<a href=" this is the path you copied for the post title ">
<img src=" this is the path of the small image you uploaded to your typepad file manager">
<BR>
Click here to view this month's featured class kit!
</a>
So for example....(links are not real but to show you what it may look like)
<a href="http://www.handstampedbyheather.com/AprilClassKit.html">
<img src="http://www.handstampedbyheather.com/AprilClassKit.jpg">
<BR>
Click here to view this month's featured class kit!
</a>
- Then Save.
- Click Publish since it's a new typelist.
- Then check off your weblog and click Save.
- Then click the Content link (blue text) and that brings you to your blog's layout.
- Then click and drag the April Class Kit wherever you want it to be placed on your blog.
- Save changes.
- You're done!
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BLOG MAINTENANCE
www.blogsbyheather.com
It's almost that time again where May will bring new promotions -- especially since it's National Scrapbooking Month!
Come May, Michelle Laycock will update her site with all the new, beautiful promotional buttons she has available: www.laycockdesigns.com, and I would be more than happy to maintain your sidebars for you! Or last month's newsletter gave you instructions on how to do it on your own!
BLOG MAINTENANCE (Sidebar Maintenance)
This is service to help you maintain the sidebars of your blog when new Stampin' Up! promotions or catalogs are released. I will go into your blog and add the new sidebar items and remove old promotions/catalogs.
For this service I bill on a monthly basis and here is the pricing - basically it is $5 per sidebar item being added, where you get one done for FREE!
3 updates = $10
4 updates = $15
5 updates = $20
6 updates = $25
7 updates = $30 and so on (I have never had more than 7 in a month so far!)
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