Beginners Guide: How To Start A Blog With Blogger.com For Free

Many of my friends have been asking me, "Is there any way to create a blog for free?" Definitely yes! You don't need to spend so much if you only want a "diary" or a simple blog where you can share your personal thoughts or life story.

I'd recommend Blogger.com, it's one of the easiest blogging platform out there. It should only take you 5-10 minutes! Trust me, it's like signing up on Facebook :)

The only disadvantage is you won't have your own domain name. Your site's URL will be like this: yourname.blogspot.com.

Here's a tutorial on how to create a blog with Blogger:

1. Go to Blogger.com
2. Login using your Gmail account or Sign Up if you don't have a Gmail.
3. Google will ask you to confirm your Google+'s Profile first, so when you post, your profile will be shown.  If you want to post under a different name, click "Switch to a limited Blogger profile". 

       4.  Click "Continue to Blogger".

       5.  Click the "New Blog" button.

        6.  Enter your desired blog Title and Address then click "Create blog!" button

      7.  A notification will pop up "Your Blog has been created!". Now click "Start Posting" link to post a
           new blog post.

     8.  You can click the "View blog" button to see how your blog looks like and so you can experiment  
           with it!

How to start posting a new blog post

1. View your blog by visiting your url, for example, mine is twelveskip.blogspot.com
2.  Click "New Post" button.
3. Now you can start writing and experiment with their system. Change fonts, add images, links, quotes,  etc.

 

 

4.  Click "Publish" when you're done, or "Save" if you want to publish your article for later.

How to change your theme

1. Go to blogger's homepage, click the drop down menu beside your blog's URL, then select "Template"

           

    2.    Now there will few templates will show up, hover and click "Apply to Blog" to activate   
           the theme you like

 

     3.    Click "View Blog" from the top menu to see your new template!

How to Customize Your Blog

You may modify some parts or elements on your blog such as your blog title, description, sidebar, blog address etc. Here are some quick tips:

• To change your blog title, description, privacy, blog authors or blog address (or blog URL): go back to your homepage > click the drop down menu > Settings
• To re-arrange, add, edit or remove gadgets on your blog, go back to the homepage > select "Layout" from the drop down menu.
• To add a new page, go to the homepage > choose "Pages" from the menu.

 http://www.twelveskip.com/guide/blogging/946/beginners-guide-how-to-start-a-blog-with-bloggercom-for-free