How to upload a Video in blog?

If you already have a Video on your computer, you can upload it to your blog as follows:

1. Click the video slate icon on the post editor toolbar.

    2.   In the popup window, click "Browse" to find the video on your computer.

    3. Click "Upload Video."

That's it! Is it easy?  So you know now how to insert video in your Blog. Any tips about blog if you want to know,please feel free to ask. I am happy and really enjoy making blog, especially providing good tips for everyone. ^.^

Add 'Email subscribe form' in your blog

Let's see how to add a "Email Subscription form" at Feedburner in your blog:

In order to set up an email subscription link or form at Feedburner you first need to have your feed burned by Feedburner. If you are not sure how to do this please read my step by step article on burning a Blogger RSS Feed at Feedburner or follow these brief instructions

1. If you are using your Google Account click on the My Account link and choose Feedburner from the list. Alternatively go to Feedburner and sign in. If you aren't registered you can quickly create a free account using your Google Account.

2. After logging in you will be taken to the My Feeds Page. If you already have your feed burned skip to Step 3 otherwise follow these instructions to burn your feed.

If you need to burn your feed first enter the URL of your Blogger blog into the Burn a Feed Right This Instant box and click Next.

You will need to enter the title of your new feed. I suggest you use your blog title as your title. You will also be asked to choose a feed so choose the RSS Feed. You will then be taken to a success page and a message something like Congrats! Your FeedBurner feed is now live. After clicking Next you will now be prompted to customize your options. Read how to do this in my article about burning a Blogger RSS Feed at Feedburner. Once you have finished customizing your options click Next to proceed to the My Feeds Page.

3. Once you have your feed click on the link to it from the My Feeds Page. This will direct you to the Feedburner dashboard.

4. Now select the Publicize tab.

5. From the left sidebar click Email Subscriptions

6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Activate button. If you are not sure what email address you are using for your account you can check this first.

7. You will now be taken to the Subscription Management Page.

8. Choose your language. The default is English

9. From the dropdown menu Use a Widget in select Blogger. The default is Typepad. The orange Blogger favicon will now show up.

 Insert the Subscribe By Email Widget into Blogger

1. Copy the code and navigate to the Layout > Page Elements screen in Blogger.
2. Select Add a Gadget in the area you wish the subscribe by email widget to appear (in most cases this will be the sidebar).
3. Choose HTML/Javascript widget
4. Paste the widget code into the content box
5. Click on the Save Button
6. Reposition the widget if necessary. A good place is at the top of the right sidebar and Save.
7. Click on View Blog to see your new email form in your blog

Use a real domain name instead of blogger’s default naming conventions

In the beginning before we knew any better we though using a free service like Blogger meant being locked into certain things like the sub-domain name off of Blogspot. Google lets you “Brand” your blog and link up a real domain name to forward to your Blogspot address. But they did one better and redirect their address’s to yours. 

How to add recent comments in your blog?

These Recent Posts and Recent Comments are very easy to install: simply follow the links for the gadget you would like to add, and choose how many posts/comments you would like to display.

Step 1 : Select >> Design
Step 2 : Add gadget - Recent comments
Step 3 : Make changes according to your needs
Step 4 : Click Save

When you press "Update" you will be presented with an example of how the gadget will appear in your blog, and can then proceed to save your gadget.

How to Add the Facebook Like Button Below every Post

1. Login to your Blogger Account and go to Design > Edit HTML

 

 and click on the check box which says “Expand Widget Templates”

 

2. Look for <data:post.body/> and immediately after that place the following code.

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> 

<iframe allowTransparency='true' expr:src='&quot;http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=100&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&quot;' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:40px;'/>

</b:if>

This code will show the Like Button on Post pages only. If you want to display it everywhere, then remove the two lines of code in red.

3. Save the template and you should see the Like Button Below each of your posts.

src: http://www.bloggerplugins.org/2010/04/facebook-like-button-for-blogger.html

How do I add a poll to my blog?

Do you ever wonder about your visitors' opinions? Maybe you'd like to find out what your readers think about controversial subjects, or perhaps you just want a vote on whether your should change your blog's font to Verdana. Either way, it's simple to do by adding a poll to your blog.

You'll start by going to the Layout | Page Elements tab for your blog:

Click the "Add a Page Element" link that appears in the sidebar for your layout. You'll get a popup window with all the different types of page elements you can add to your blog. Look for the one called "Poll" and click on "Add to Blog."

The poll settings let you enter the question you want to ask, and the possible answers you want to allow. You can enter as few or as many possible answers as you like; if you need more than are shown, just click the "add another answer" link.

By default, polls are set to run for a week before they stop accepting new votes, but you can change this time frame by entering a new date in the settings. You can also check the option to allow people to vote for multiple answers, if appropriate.

Once you've saved your poll, it will appear on your blog. The "Vote" button will cast a vote for whatever option is selected, and will display the current tally of all votes. You can also click "Show Results" to see what votes have already been cast without making a vote of your own.

 

How to add gadget to your blog ?

For many reasons we need to add gadgets to the blog. Here you will get step by step process to add gadgets. There is also a video tutorial below. Many of may think what Gadget is. So I will shortly describe it here.

What is a Gadget

A gadget is a small technological object (such as device or an appliance) that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than normal technological objects at the time of their invention. -------by en.wikipedia.org

So gadget is a small application that is used to make your work more easy.

 

How to Add Gadget

Step 1: Login to Blogger and go to Layout Tab.
Step 2: Click on Add Gadgets or Add page element Tab.

Step 3: Search for HTML/Javascript . Then click on it.

Step 4: Now paste your code there. Then save it.

You are done !! : )

How to install a Blogger Template

1. Click in Download button and save file in PC [hard drive].

2. File that you have downloaded is .ZIP file so need to be extracted. Extract / Unzip it.

3. Log in Blogger dashboard

4. Click Design link in dashboard panel.

5. Now click in Edit HTML link in tab bar.

6. Click Browse button and look for folder that is created after extracted file that you have downloaded.

7. Folder has a XML file and TXT file or Internet shortcut, you select only XML file.

8. Click Upload button.

9. Confirm and Save.