Zach's First Blog

 Student Review The blog I will be reviewing is called  DTMs Spring 2023 JJC CIS 210 Blogger Demo Blog . From first impressions, the blog itself is extremely impressive. The theme layout and choice of topics gives this person's blog variety and a nice colorful flair. The author has created almost all of the necessary blogs to fully complete their Blogger adventures, and they even added various tags. One of the only critiques I have for this blog is the fact that some of the images would extend outside of the post's resolution, as displayed on the image below.  The author's blog includes alt text for all of their images, clear step-by-step instructions for each of their tutorials, and overall did an amazing job. 

 Add Pages to your Blog When it comes to diversifying your blogs, it's important to add more pages to a blog to make it more interesting. Here are the steps needed to add pages to your blog ! 1) After signing into your blogger, select which blog you'd like to alter. 2) On the left side of the page, click the Layout button. 3) Click the "Add a Gadget" button to display a plethora of various gadgets. 4) In the pop-up window, click on "Pages" and fill out the necessary details. 

Change the Design of your Blog While you may be able to change the overall theme of your blog, you are able to have more control over the DESIGN of your blog. Design differs, as it takes into account layout and color scheme of each individual blog. In order to  Change the design of your blog , perform the following steps: 1) Sign into blogger and select which blog you'd like to alter 2) On the left side menu, select the Layout button. 3) In the page area you'd like to modify, click on Add a gadget. 4) In the window that opens, choose the gadget and click Add *Note: It's important to consider that users are able edit HTML/CSS scripts within your theme, but do so at your own risk!  

Report inappropriate content  While blogs generally give a form of free speech and freedom, not everyone is as considerate towards their fellow blogger. Due to the fact that everyone is able to create and post anything, there will be individuals who will post offensive and derogatory content. In the event that something like this appears, it's important to report inappropriate content . In order to do so, follow these simple steps: 1) Sign into blogger and go to this webpage.  2) Scroll towards the bottom of the page and click the "Report Content" button.  3) After clicking the "Report Content" button, you'll be redirected to a community violation form. From there, you'll be prompted to answer a series of questions regarding the post and the content.

 Manage Blogs you Follow Following and allowing others to follow your blog can be a great way to keep yourself and others updated on what's new. In order to allow people to follow you ( Manage blogs you follow ), follow these steps:  1) After signing in to blogger, select which blog you'd like to edit. 2) On the left menu, select Layout 3) Choose where you want to add the Follower's gadget, and click Add a Gadget. 4) In the window that pops up, click the Followers gadget.  And that's all! This gadget allows for a list of user who follow your blog to be displayed. 

 Use Analytics with Blogger Analytics are a great way to find out where your readers come from and what they read on your blog. In order to enable this feature ( Use Analytics with Blogger ), follow these steps: 1) First and foremost, you have to create an Analytics account 2) After creating your Analytics account, sign into blogger and select the blog you want to analyze. 3) From the panel on the left, select the Settings button. 4) Under "Basic", click on Google Analytics Measurement. 5) Type in your Analytics "G-" ID. And you're done! Analytics are essential to figuring out where most of your consumers are coming from.

Help people find your blog on search engines In order for your post to be found though search engines ( Help people find your blog on search engines ), follow these steps:  1) Sign into blogger and select your desired blog from the top left 2) From the menu on the left, click Settings 3)  Under "Privacy," turn on Visible to search engines. And that's all! Hoped this tutorial helped. 

Sign in to Multiple Accounts When working on your blog posts, it's often common practice to swap between multiple accounts. In order to do so, several steps have to be followed ( Sign in to multiple accounts ).  1) At the top right of the page, click on your initial/profile picture. 2) Click "Add another account" 3) Sign in to the account you'd like to use.  And that's it! Hope this tutorial helped with swapping between accounts.