We think that Every Traveler Needs a Blog! It is the best way to keep your travel journal – or your life’s journal for that matter. Blogger.com has been around longer than any other blogging system and is by far the easiest of all the choices. These video lessons will get you started on the right track with using Blogger. You’ll notice a few videos labeled *FREE, the rest require a Geeks on Tour membership. Click on any video listed below to watch it, then click your back button to return to this page. We’ve grouped the videos into expandable categories, but if you’re not sure what category you need, there is also a group for All Videos. Also take a look at the Related Articles for further reading.
Getting Started With Blogger.com
After watching this video series, you will be able to create your profile and and your first post:
- 008.What is a Blog?
- 036.Create a Blog in 3 Steps
- 307.Creating Posts
- 270.Adding Pictures from your computer
- 473.Blogger: Adding photos from Google Photos
- 263.Editing a Post
- 308.Adding Links to your Posts
- 311.Navigating around a Blog
- 039.Get a Gmail Account
Also read these Related Articles:
Building Your Blog
After watching this video series, you will be able to add additional features to your blog; such as sidebars, pictures, maps, and pages.
- 080.Adding a Picture to your Blog Header
- 180.Template Designer
- 164.Third Party Templates for Blogger
- 165.Edit a Custom Template
- 167.Link to a Single Post
- 262.Uploading Video to Youtube prior to adding to your blog
- 264.Insert Video in Blog
- 142.Understanding HTML Errors in Blogger
- 229.Comment Moderation
- 473.Blogger: Adding photos from Google Photos
- 099.Adding a Map to your Sidebar
- 255.Add a ‘Follow by Email’ Gadget to Your Sidebar
- 381. Creating a Blog Page and Menu
- 078.Adding a Link List to your Blog
- 382. External Links on Blog Menu
- 141.Adding Labels to Categorize your Posts by Topics
- 408. Open Live Writer, Setting it Up
- 409. Open Live Writer – Special Features
- 256.Blogger Pages for Websites
Maintaining your Blog
The information in this video series covers such topics as “Exporting your blog for Back-Up”.
Blogger Special Features and Updates
Watching these Videos keep you current on Blogger.com program development.
All the Blogger Lessons
Click on any video listed below to watch it, then click your back button to return to this page. Note: these are *all* the Blogger videos, including the ‘Getting Started Videos’ in the series above.
Blogger
- 008.BL-What is a Blog?
- 036.BL-Create a Blog in 3 Steps with Blogger *FREE
- 038.BL-Changing Settings like Time Zone or Authors
- 039.BL-Get a Gmail Account
- 057.BL-Back up your Blog, Including Pictures
- 078.BL-Adding a Link List to your Blog
- 080.BL-Adding a Picture to your Blog Header
- 099.BL-Adding a Map to your Sidebar
- 102.BL-old-Duplicate your Blog to WordPress.com
- 141.BL-Adding Labels to Categorize your Posts by Topics
- 142.BL-Understanding HTML Errors in Blogger
- 144.BL-Export your Blog for Backup Purposes
- 164.BL-Third Party Templates for Blogger
- 165.BL-Edit a Custom Template
- 167.BL-Link to a Single Post
- 180.BL-Template Designer (now Themes)
- 181.BL-Reader Statistics
- 229.BL-Comment Moderation
- 255.BL-Add a ‘Follow by Email’ Gadget to Your Sidebar
- 256.BL-Blogger Pages for Websites
- 262.BL-Uploading Video to Youtube
- 263.BL-Edit an Existing Post
- 264.BL-Insert Video in Blog
- 270.BL-Adding Pictures from your Computer
- 271.BL-Change the Date of a Post
- 275.BL-old-Adding Pictures from the Web
- 307.BL-Creating Your First Blog Post *FREE
- 308.BL-Adding Links to your Blog Posts
- 309.BL-Deleting Posts or Blog
- 310.BL-Blogger’s Menus
- 311.BL-Navigating around a Blog
- 341.BL-old-Uploading Pictures to Google+, then using in a Blogger Blog
- 369.BL-Embed Google Map into Blog Post
- 381.BL-Creating a Blog Page and Menu
- 382.BL-External Links on Blog Menu
- 408.BL-Open Live Writer, Setting it Up
- 409.BL-Open Live Writer – Special Features
- 473.BL-Adding photos from Google Photos
- 546.BL-How to make a Blog page listing your Google Photos albums
- 551.BL-How to use a Blog as a Travel Journal
- 602.OT-Blog Book
- 625.BL-Private Blog
- 626.BL-Find Blog
- 627.BL-Create Blog under 3 minutes
- 628.BL-New Blogger
- 690.BL-Make Permissions Private
- 805.BL-Album Archive
- Starting on July 19, 2023, Album Archive will no longer be available. What should you do?
Related Articles
Also See our Q&A Forum topic on Blogs.
- If You Can Send an Email, You Can Write a Blog
- Add Video to your Blog
- Blogger and Live Writer
- Can I use my Google Photos Pictures in my Blog?
- Where to Share your Travel Photos? Web Album, Blog, or Facebook?
- Web Albums, Blogs, or Both?
- Using a Blogger Blog for your Club Newsletter
- Backup Your Blog!
- Blogger and Pictures
- Backup Your Blog with a Book
- Use Live Writer to Create your Blogger Blog Posts
- Preserving your Travels with Blogs and Photo Albums in the Cloud.
- Pictures from Picasa to Blogger thru Google+
- Use Blogger to Keep Your Journals
- Genealogists need Picasa, Blogger, and Photo Story too!
- If You Travel and Don’t Blog About it, Did it Ever Happen?
- Blogger Tip: Display Excerpts rather than full Posts
- Feedburner: Send Readers an Email of every Blog Post
- Travel Blogs and Travel Maps
- Adding Maps to your Blog Posts, using Screenshots
Click on any video listed below to watch it, then click your back button to return to this page. Note: these are *all* the Blogger videos, including the ‘Getting Started Videos’ in the series above.
Blogger
- 008.BL-What is a Blog?
- 036.BL-Create a Blog in 3 Steps with Blogger *FREE
- 038.BL-Changing Settings like Time Zone or Authors
- 039.BL-Get a Gmail Account
- 057.BL-Back up your Blog, Including Pictures
- 078.BL-Adding a Link List to your Blog
- 080.BL-Adding a Picture to your Blog Header
- 099.BL-Adding a Map to your Sidebar
- 102.BL-old-Duplicate your Blog to WordPress.com
- 141.BL-Adding Labels to Categorize your Posts by Topics
- 142.BL-Understanding HTML Errors in Blogger
- 144.BL-Export your Blog for Backup Purposes
- 164.BL-Third Party Templates for Blogger
- 165.BL-Edit a Custom Template
- 167.BL-Link to a Single Post
- 180.BL-Template Designer (now Themes)
- 181.BL-Reader Statistics
- 229.BL-Comment Moderation
- 255.BL-Add a ‘Follow by Email’ Gadget to Your Sidebar
- 256.BL-Blogger Pages for Websites
- 262.BL-Uploading Video to Youtube
- 263.BL-Edit an Existing Post
- 264.BL-Insert Video in Blog
- 270.BL-Adding Pictures from your Computer
- 271.BL-Change the Date of a Post
- 275.BL-old-Adding Pictures from the Web
- 307.BL-Creating Your First Blog Post *FREE
- 308.BL-Adding Links to your Blog Posts
- 309.BL-Deleting Posts or Blog
- 310.BL-Blogger’s Menus
- 311.BL-Navigating around a Blog
- 341.BL-old-Uploading Pictures to Google+, then using in a Blogger Blog
- 369.BL-Embed Google Map into Blog Post
- 381.BL-Creating a Blog Page and Menu
- 382.BL-External Links on Blog Menu
- 408.BL-Open Live Writer, Setting it Up
- 409.BL-Open Live Writer – Special Features
- 473.BL-Adding photos from Google Photos
- 546.BL-How to make a Blog page listing your Google Photos albums
- 551.BL-How to use a Blog as a Travel Journal
- 602.OT-Blog Book
- 625.BL-Private Blog
- 626.BL-Find Blog
- 627.BL-Create Blog under 3 minutes
- 628.BL-New Blogger
- 690.BL-Make Permissions Private
- 805.BL-Album Archive
- Starting on July 19, 2023, Album Archive will no longer be available. What should you do?
Also See our Q&A Forum topic on Blogs.
- If You Can Send an Email, You Can Write a Blog
- Add Video to your Blog
- Blogger and Live Writer
- Can I use my Google Photos Pictures in my Blog?
- Where to Share your Travel Photos? Web Album, Blog, or Facebook?
- Web Albums, Blogs, or Both?
- Using a Blogger Blog for your Club Newsletter
- Backup Your Blog!
- Blogger and Pictures
- Backup Your Blog with a Book
- Use Live Writer to Create your Blogger Blog Posts
- Preserving your Travels with Blogs and Photo Albums in the Cloud.
- Pictures from Picasa to Blogger thru Google+
- Use Blogger to Keep Your Journals
- Genealogists need Picasa, Blogger, and Photo Story too!
- If You Travel and Don’t Blog About it, Did it Ever Happen?
- Blogger Tip: Display Excerpts rather than full Posts
- Feedburner: Send Readers an Email of every Blog Post
- Travel Blogs and Travel Maps
- Adding Maps to your Blog Posts, using Screenshots
Additional Information on Blogger, Blogs, and Photos is also available in: Free Technology Articles and the Q & A Forum.
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