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In today's tutorial, we will learn how to change the sizes of images in Blogger. Blogger's default options make all images really small, even when the image size setting is large. So we will learn how to make images bigger. Click Read More to view this whole post.
Okay, so how do we change the size of an image? Simply put, HTML. However, this tutorial is going to be easy enough so that even if you don't know HTML or even what it is, you can follow this.
1)Log into your Blogger account, as always. Go to Posting>Create or Edit Posts, depending if you want to add a new image or edit a old one. 2)Upload your image as usual. 3)Switch to Edit HTML. This way, we can see the under code. 4)Find your image. It should be relatively easy to find. It usually begins with <.img src but with no dot '.' of course!
5.Look at the code of your image. Drag your eyes through it until you see width and height. My image had width: 400px; height: 300px. From here, it should be pretty obvious, change the values (the 400 and 300 in my example) to anything you want!
Below is an example of an un-modified image, and a modified one.
 Blogger 'Large' setting default
In the above case, I made it double the size by changing the HTML values.
I've kindly included a VIDEO TUTORIAL for all to enjoy. It outlines exactly what I did above, plus how to upload images if you don't know how!
In case you are wondering, I used Jing to make the video, and you can find more info here.
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 How to change image size in Blogger
If you've followed some of my tutorials, you may notice I've used http://pastebin.ca/ a whole lot. Pastebin is free and is super easy to use. Paste in your code and submit it. It'll give you the link and you can share it with everyone. http://pastebin.ca/?nomobile=1 is the full site if you like a more 'functioning' site.
NEW: Scroll down to the bottom to find out a new site.
NOTE: I just found that he also runs http://codebin.ca/, but it seems to be down for now. Check out http://slepp.ca/, where he also has Pretty much a bin to upload everything (image, voice, code). EDIT: So about the instance I posted this, I remembered/found RefractormyCode. It's similar to Pastebin and such but with SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING! Yipee! So I've updated the scripts for some of my tutorials... Here's an example: http://refactormycode.com/codes/823-test-script
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Useful site to post script/code
In today's tutorial, we'll learn how to use META tags on your blog and what they are for. We'll be using blogger for this example.
First off, what are META tags and what are they used for? Well, META tags are used partly to see what your sites content is about. Google and other search engines can read these META tags and place them in appropriate search topics. META tags can be repeated to a maximum of three times, depending on their worth.
Let's begin.
Step 1:
Log into your Blogger account, and click Layout. From their, click 'Edit HTML'.  Step 2: The next thing we need to do is edit it. Chances are, you have META tags already, but with nothing in them. Using Ctrl+F or Cmd+F, search for name='keywords'. You may or may not have this. If you do , skip to Step 3. If you don't, read on. First, find <.head> (without the dot). Then paste in this right after it: and after the last phrase . The current HTML can be found her e:
Step 3: So either you've got the base code or you've just added it after the head element. Now, we will populate the meta tags with keywords. Keyword s are pretty much META tags. For anyone that already had META tags, and have found name='keywords',go backwards up that line until you find meta content. The tricky part here is that you can't over shoot it- make sure that the meta content and name=keywords are in the same bracket. If you don't understand at all, go back to Step 2 and re-do the steps, pretending that you don't have them.
If you've just added it, find the code you just added, and in meta content='fill tags here', fill in fill tags here with, well, your own tags. Seperate all your tags with commas!  Here's the completed code!
Step 4: Save your template. Go to your blog again. There's going to be no apparent differences. Maybe some different ads for your visitors (finally!) because of your different keywords.
-Til next time.
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How to: Use META tags
A constant debate is simply Blogger vs Wordpress. My quick post here is going to give you my personal opinion on it, with no technical info (really!).
I would first like to say I currently like Blogger more than Wordpress. Read on to find out why.
Well, I like Blogger (for now) is because it's a lot more flexible when hosted by the default company. In Wordpress.com, you cannot change the theme or install plugins. You can in Blogger. But of course when it's self-hosted, all that changes. Wordpress has millions of more features than Blogger, bigger userbase, better plugins. Blogger is great for small, quick posts while Wordpress is great (Amazing) for professionals and novices alike.
End? Use Blogger if you want the free hosting with more features on your blog. Have your own host? Wordpress is the only way to go.
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Blogger vs Wordpress
If you own a blogger account, you may notice the favicon is usually the same: A 'B' surrounded by an orange square. In case you don't know what a favicon is, it is used to identifies sites on tabs, etc. Look at google- it's a 'g'.  <---Favicon example
Since this was highly requested, here's the tutorial for it: 1) Get/Create a favicon. This site is great for creating or turning your images into favicons. Favicon.cc should be easy to use- if you want to use a pre-defined image, select Import Image, open it, and then make all necessary adjustments. Then simply click 'Download Favicon' on the bottom! Viola. 2) Upload your favicon. Since you want your favicon to stay as long as your site stays, I recommend hosting it on the site that gives you the most bandwidth as possible. Sites include Flickr, ImageShack, Photobucket, and even Windows Live Skydrive. 3) Put your favicon into your HTML. On most image hosting sites, you should find a place where they give you a direct link. Copy that, and then log into your blogger blog, click Layout>Edit HTML. Use Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on Mac) and find <./title>. Remeber to remove the . (dot) from it. Then, go to this link and copy and paste the code from it:
Paste this code right after the <./title>
Just replace 'Your link here' with the link you copied. 4. Refresh you Blog page and enjoy!
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How to add custom favicon to your blog
This guy called blanked allowed me to post his post on my website. It is an excellent post, recieving much hits, but since he is a friend of mine, I can now post it on my blog. It's an honor. He'll write for my blog as well from now on.
Anyways, this wildly successful post teaches you new ways to find music. His description reads:
"Listening to the same old band over and over? Like to find new ones? Don't fear, this will teach you how."
. That's exactly what it's about. Since so many people suffer from it, I thought it was ideal to have it on here.
Enjoy.
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Listening to the same songsover and over again are bound to get boring sometime. But below are a few ways to discover new music, and bands, so you'll never get bored! Last.fmLast.fm is a website that calls itself an 'online radio'. You can type in a band's name, and then you can listen to a band's 'radio'- which contains songs that are related/sound similar to the original artist or song. This method is the best if you want to find a band or song of a similar sound. Website Genius Feature of iTunesSimilar to Last.fm is the genius feature of Itunes, in the new Itunes 8. It also gives you similar songs based on the ones already in your library. Website PandoraNow avaliable exclusively to the USA, it also allows you to find new music. I have not used this (because it is US exclusive) but many reviews tell me this is an excellent site. Website MusicoveryOne of the most hilarious sites in the world that works. Choose a genre, which is represented in color, and you can also choose a mood. It will show you some related songs, and you can change it by pulling a slider which can show you songs in a different time group. Website Signal Patterns|Music Patterns
(Thanks to David for showing me this site). Based on research, you'll listen to a variety of clips and rate them. After the results are in, it'll show you the 'real you' and show you songs based on the clips you rated high, Website Conclusion
I've provided you five great ways to find new hit songs that you may enjoy. Hopefully you will not be as bored now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you have any other ways to find music, feel free to hit my up on the comments. Like this? Suscribe to my RSS feed for more! New Ways to Find New Music
I found this amazing site called 'Plinky'. It is a site that gives you daily prompts that you can answer. What does this mean? This means you can always have ideas to post something, no matter what. Take today's prompt for example:
"How good are you at sweet-talking?"
You could easily answer this on your blog, AND on Plinky, where other users show their answers. Registration is required to see all prompts, but it's free and will worth it! Plinky is located here. Plinky was also featured on Blogger Buzz, but I don't think it's made by Google.
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Don`t have ideas for posts? Try Plinky.
Google Analytics is really, really popular because it gives you information about your site like where people came from, which page is the most popular, etc, for free. This information is important for you so you can tell where to focus your efforts on.
Well, this is a quick tutorial teaching you how to successfully install Google Analytics on any Blogger-hosted blog. This technique is easily applied to other blog sites and even normal sites. The concept is the same.
Prequistes -A blog -Basic skill on how to use computer (copy and pasting for example!)
Steps 2. Click 'Access Analytics' 3. Sign in with your Google Account; if you don't have one, sign up here. 4. You will be on the main page of Google Analytics. Click '+Add new account' (Tip: Use Ctrl+F or Cmd+F to find it) 5.Click Sign up on the next page, then enter in all necessary info. Click continue. 6.You'll be prompt to add your Contact Information. Do so and continue. 7. Check 'Yes, I agree to the above terms and conditions.' to continue. 8. You'll be presented with a page that shows you your Tracking Code. Click the code once to select it all, then right click>Copy. 9. Log into your Blogger account, and select the blog you want to add the code to. Click 'Layout'. 9. Then in the sub-menu, click Edit HTML 10. Click on the HTML code to focus it, then either scroll down or Ctrl+F and search for <./body> IMPORTANT: REMOVE THE . FROM <./body> first! . 11. Paste the code from Google Analytics (Your Tracking Code) right before it (Place your cursor before <./body> (remove the dot!) and right click>paste or Ctrl+V.) 12. Done! Go back to Google Analytics, click continue if you are on the Tracking Code screen, and check 'Status' on the table. If, when moused over, or it looks like a clock, your done!
Troubleshooting - When I'm at my site, it says 'Tracking Unknown' and I have a exclamation mark in a triangle. Help?
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How to install Google Analytics in Blogger
Ever had a time where you are installing Google Analytics and then when you go check the status, it says 'Tracking Unknown'? And are you too lazy to wait 24 hours for Google to find it by itself? Follow the steps below to fix it, but please make sure the tracking is already installed correctly before proceeding at all!
Note: If you want to learn how to install Google Analytics on your blog in the first place, click here.
1)Sign in to Google Analytics and select your site. 2)Find 'Edit' on the end of the bar: (Click to Enlarge)
3) At the top of the page, on the same line as 'Profile Settings', you'll find something that says 'Tracking Unknown ( Check Status )' 4)Simply click 'Check Status'; if your tracking javascript is installed, Tracking Status: will turn into something like "Loading" and after a while, it will be successfully tracked!
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How to fix 'Tracking Unknown' in Google Analytics
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