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Blogspot is the blog host that is owned by Google. It is often chosen by beginning bloggers because it is customizable, easy to use and completely free. Bloggers don’t have to know anything about programming, even basic HTML, in order to customize a blog and create a site that they can use to promote their business or to sell items directly from the blog.

Free Blog Creation

Starting a blog with Blogspot is not only free, it’s also simple and easy to do in just a few minutes. The site has dozens of templates that can be used to create free blogs, each of which can be used with different fonts, images and components, giving the blog a truly customized look.

It has a number of different widgets to add to the websites, in order to make it easy to add a number of special features. Adding a blogroll, an archive or custom HTML to a site is easy to do with just a click. All of these items can be placed in a number of different locations on the site, and they can be moved around in just a few seconds.

Using AdSense on a Blog

Many people want to have a blog that brings in money with AdSense, and Blogspot is fully integrated with AdSense. With a single Google account, you can sign up for AdSense and a Blogspot blog and place the AdSense script on the site with just a click. This makes the process of monetizing a blog easy and accessible to everyone who wants a blog to bring in money.

Adding other ads to a Google blog is a way to make still more income from blogging. This is also an easy task when using Blogspot. The system allows bloggers to add a custom HTML widget anywhere they like, and this can be used for JavaScript as well. Either can be pasted directly into the widget for a quick and easy monetization.

Posting to a Google Blog

One of the best things about a blog is that it’s easy to write new posts for the site. The blog posts can be placed directly into a WYSIWYG box, eliminating the need for any coding. The blogger can add photos and videos directly into the posts, again without requiring any coding. This allows posts to be written quickly and to have them publish exactly the way they were envisioned rather than having to leave off parts of a blog because the blogger doesn’t have the coding knowledge needed to create them.

You can set up your own blog and start making money. You can get the whole thing set up in about 3 to 5 minutes, no joke. Just do the following and you are on your way: go to blogger and then the system will ask you for a blog title and then a blog address or URL. Searching for a URL that is not taken is probably the only delay you will run into.

b. When you enter the URL you would like you then click on the availability hyperlink and the system will either say that URL is available or it’s taken in which case you have to try to find another one which has not been selected yet. There will be a little security coded lettering you have to enter and then click on the continue key.

c. Now it’s time to chose the template you desire for your blog. It gives you several designs to select from. Don’t worry if you change your mind about a particular template because you can always go back and change it later even after you have posted some content. You can even change it right then if you like.

d. After you select your template you are up and running and ready to go with your first post. There are a lot of features and extras that can be added to your blog. For example Google adsense. These are ads place on your blog by Google which are consistent with the material you have written in your blog.

If you write about setting and achieving goals your ads from Google will be about goals and so on and so forth. Also do not click on your own ads or Google will kick you out of the program. This is how you make money when other people visit your blog and click on your ads. Again please do not click on your own ads because Google will know and you will be banned from participating.

You may want to let others know that use your computer. In order for you to see all the features that can be added go to the blogger logo in the upper left hand corner and click on it. Now click on Layout and then click on, “Add a page element and this will show every feature that can be added.
Some are summarized below.

Feature:
Newsreel=> this feature give you an option to add newsreel or current headlines from Google to your blog.
List ==> You can add you favorite list of books, movies, or anything you like.
Picture==> You can add a picture
Video Bar==> clips from youtube and google can be added.
Link list===> add a collection of your favorite sites, blogs or websites. So get started with your blog right now

Facebook is working hard to be the internet gathering place for social butterflies. Started in 2006, the social networking site has become one of the most visited websites on the internet. Therefore, Facebook marketing should be a part of any internet marketing strategy you develop.

To get started with Facebook marketing you want to, of course, register for an account. Then it is a good idea to integrate that account with your blog if you have one. If you use WordPress to power your website, here are five tools you can use to integrate Facebook with your WordPress blog.

Add Your Blog to Facebook – The social networking site has an application that allows you to plug the RSS feed of your blog into your Facebook profile. Whenever you post an article to your WordPress blog, it will show up on your profile. It’s Facebook marketing made easy.

To enable this application, log into Facebook and click on Account. Select Application Settings and then click on Notes. On the right hand side there will be a box asking if you want to import a blog. Click on the link available. Add your RSS feed and click Save. Your posts will not be posted onto Facebook.

Facebook Fan Box Plugin – If you created a fan page on Facebook as a part of your Facebook marketing strategy, then you can integrate it into your WordPress blog. The Facebook Fan Box plugin will display a box on your blog showing the recent updates made on your pages as well as the fans that joined your page. This is great for encouraging visitors to become fans on Facebook.

WordPress Facebook Connect – This WordPress plugin adds Facebook functionality to your WordPress blog. Visitors can sign in to comment on your blog with their Facebook account. The comments they leave will show up in the newsfeed and their Facebook profile pics will be used as their avatars. This is a great Facebook marketing plugin because it encourages the growth of a community around your blog.

Facebook Posted Items – This WordPress plugin will display a list of items you have posted to Facebook. If you are surfing the net and you find a website of interest, you can a post a link to it onto your Facebook profile. That same link will show up on a list on your blog so visitors can see what you’ve been up to online.

Facebook Live Stream – This is a Facebook Plugin that is best used when you have a live event happening online. This plugin lets users share comments and their activity on Facebook in real time. It’s a virtual equivalent of meeting everyone at the coffee shop to watch a favorite television show and commenting on what’s happening.

Engaging in Facebook marketing will boost your business brand and capture the attention of your target market. Use these tools to build a community around your blog and you’ll be rewarded with a loyal audience who spreads your marketing message around.