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 Great Ways To Personalize Your Blog

I have had a few people ask me how I created this blog and how they can personalize their own blog pages.  So on behalf of the many newbies here at Homeschoolblogger I wanted to share a few tips and tricks to help you customize your own pages. This is just a summary, and much more is needed to be able to do your own personalized pages, but atleast it is a start :-).

START WITH A SIMPLE TEMPLATE
Homeschoolblogger has a myriad of great templates to choose from, and this is the place to start if you are a new blogger, or an html programming newbie. If you go into your Blog Manager, you'll see a category on the left side titled "Edit Template." Click on it and then you will see all the html programming for your page inside the box.  Just above the box is the title "Edit Current Template."  Click where it says to "click here" and then enter the blog template designs area. The main template design I use is called "In The Library." That is my favorite base template and I can change and add just about anything if I have that as my base. Feel free to use the template of your choice; they are all absolutely wonderful! 

LEARN THE BASICS OF HTML

If you want to create a personalized wep page you must learn about html/javascript.  It can sound intimidating, but once you learn the basics then you can build from there, and it can become addictive (lol).  My advice if to go to your local bookstore and purchase a good visual html book. The one I have is called Teach Yourself Visually HTML (2nd Edition)

I use this as a resource all the time and it has everything you need to know to help create your own blog and webpages. It costs about $24.99, but is a well-worth-it investment if you want to get into blogging.

CONTACT SOMEONE TO DO YOUR PAGES FOR YOU

If you find that you just don't have the time or the energy to invest in getting to know html, then I suggest paying for the services of someone to create your web page for you.  This can either be extremely costly or little-to-no-cost depending on who you contact.  Check around and see what you find.  If you can't find anyone, then let me know and I'd be happy to help.  My cost is $8 per hour and it usually takes me anywhere from 4-6 hours to get a blog completed. I would be happy to work with you to help you create your web page. Simply email me at Kellyque@juno.com .

Have Fun, because that is what blogging is supposed to be - an outlet that reflects your life, experiences, thoughts and dreams. Just like a house is a reflection of your life, so is a blog.  The more personalized you can make your webpages, the more people will want to read  them.

Happy Blogging :-)

<>< Kelly