Using Custom Web Fonts

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It’s easy to implement custom fonts onto your blog or website!  This tutorial is for both Blogger and WordPress, and will teach you how to choose a custom font for various areas of your site using the free Google Web Font repository.  For a larger selection, you can also try a Typekit membership.  You can [...]

How to Format the Menu Bar in Blogger

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In Blogger you can easily add a menu bar underneath the header area to display your pages.  However, usually the menu bar does not come formatted and looks unsightly on blogs that have been customized.  Here is a quick and easy way to format this menu! Design your page to your specifications, then go to [...]

Custom Fonts for Blogger (Video Tutorial)

How to Make a Drop Down Menu in Blogger

NOTE:  This is for the MINIMA TEMPLATE ONLY and does not work on the new Blogger interface.  An update will follow soon.   Here is a simple, browser-friendly drop down menu bar that you can use in Blogger! FIRST, click here to see the preview of the menu bar you will be installing. You will [...]

Add the Link Within Gadget

The “Link Within” gadget is a great way for your readers to read related posts. So let’s show you how to add it to YOUR blog! Step 1:Start by vising the Link Within website. Found HERE. (this is what it will look like)  Step 2: You will then enter your information:Step 3: The website will [...]

Polaroid Effect for Images

Do you love the look of Polaroid photos? There is just something so cool about retro Polaroids, am I right or am I right?! Well today I’m going to show you how to give your post images a similar look. Step 1. Log in to your Blogger account. In the dashboard click “design” Step 2. [...]

How to Make All Links Open in a New Window

This code below will allow all your links and buttons to open in a new window without having to do any extra work (meaning - WITHOUT adding the target=”_blank” to each and every link). Yay!! The code below will scan your blog for external pages and add the target=”_blank” to each and every one of them. [...]

How to Align and Adjust the Sizes of your Buttons and Images

Ever wonder how someone was able to center a button or image. Maybe you loved the way their blog looked because all their buttons and images were the same size. Here’s how to do that and make your blog look organized and together. I will give you an example for a button in your sidebar. Step 1: When you [...]

How to Schedule Blog Posts in Blogger

Sometimes I would like to schedule when my new post will show on my blog at a certain date and time instead of me having to go in and post it manually. Here is how to do that: Step 1: After you have created a post click on “Post Options” under “Labels”. Step 2: Choose “Scheduled [...]

Applying Shadows to Elements in Blogger

As a designer, I do just about anything I can to save time. Save time on my designing and minimize load time for web readers. This doesn’t mean I skimp on quality. Just the opposite, in fact. Using CSS coding rather than imagery, you can speed up load time of your page and in this [...]