Ways to make your button:
If you are adept at using programs such as Photoshop, Flash or some other drawing or photo manipulation software, you wont have a problem. However if not, what can you do to make a button?
1) Draw a picture, scan it and upload it. (If you didn't understand that.... oh boy. Why not make cookies instead?)
2) Use the snipping tool and take part of your blog header.
3) If you have a better idea, let me know.
Now putting your blog button up for people to take:
1) Go to your 'dashboard'
2) Click 'Design' under your blog
3) Under the 'Page Elements' tab, click add gadget where you want a gadget
4) Select the add HTML
5) Copy and paste the text below into an HTML (make sure you add the appropriate addresses)
Here are some problems you might run into:
<div align="center">
<a href="YOUR BLOG ADDRESS HERE" target="_blank"><img src="YOUR PHOTO SOURCE HERE" /></a>
</div>
<div align="center">
<form><textarea rows="6" cols="19" readonly="readonly"><center><a href="YOUR BLOG ADDRESS HERE" target="_blank"><img src="YOUR PHOTO SOURCE HERE" /></a></center></textarea></form>
</div>
1) If the code doesn't work (or when you click on your photo, your blog does not appear), check the quote marks... Sometimes the quote marks need to be retyped in the code section.
2) Make sure you have the photo sources and the blog source correctly written between the quote marks.
Clarissa - I never visit your blog without learning or being reminded of something important and useful. This is no exception. Thanks : ).
ReplyDeleteI'm like Margot, I'm always learning something new when I stop by here. Now share what program or gadget you use to display the buttons of other blogs below (the one that scrolls)?
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Margot, thank you. That's such a compliment.
ReplyDeleteMason, that's the Sunday blog next week. Hope it works out.
CD
I have a button but I've never set up the code - thanks for posting this!
ReplyDeleteNo problem, Alex. Glad you found it helpful.
ReplyDeleteCD
I've just been working on how to do this myself, so thank you Clarissa. Thanks for stopping by and reading my 'fire' story..:)
ReplyDeleteI liked your story, L'Aussie, and glad you found the coding helpful.
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Your blog is always full of helpful tips. When I started blogging it took me ages to work out all this. AGES! Wish I'd found your blog earlier :)
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Hey great help. You explained it very well. Thanks a lot for this wonderful and helpful post. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I think I may have to make cookies instead. Not really because I didn't understand the above excellent tutorial (though I'm no friend of Photoshop), but because I don't exactly get the point of having a blog button. I mean, they do look really neat and spiffy in your side bar there, but I rarely ever click one. Hm... I will have to ponder this (and now I crave cookies...)
ReplyDeleteWhat great information. I'll have to incorporate this into my blog. You might have noticed, I'm kind of "blogging knowledge" challenged. You are such a great source in helping me overcome.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis is cool. Another project for a rainy weekend. Thanks for posting these kinds of things. I need to take a class.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, Clarissa. Love your blog tips!
ReplyDeleteWow, is this ever useful. Thanks for this.
ReplyDeleteAll the best, Boonsong
Do you know what I've realized from all your comments? I'm going to have to collect a bunch of blog buttons to add to my blog roll. Oh well, I love blog buttons...so. Can't wait to see all of yours.
ReplyDeleteCruella, if you make cookies, can I have some? And what's the point of blog buttons? I have no idea... I guess we do it because everyone's doing it. Isn't that why we do everything? Oh wait... ;)
Have a great week, guys!
Wow, your blog is very information and fun. I'm so glad to be here. Thank you for making a blog button, too! I've been thinking about making one for ever. *hugs* :D And, because of you, you've made it easier!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, I'm glad you found it helpful.
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Thanks! I was wondering about these things!
ReplyDeleteI just made my first one. *HUGS* You're my hero!!!
ReplyDeleteClarissa,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all your hard work. Kittie Howard from the Block, suggested your blog. I just signed up to follow. Do you know if there are any actual blogging confrences. i would love to meet other bloggers in person and learn a lot of what you are talking about here. People who visit my blog, really enjoy it. But, I would like to keep improving it. I guess I will simply keep returning to your site. YOu are a gift to us bloggers.
Thanks for the info on making the blog buttons! It really helped!
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