Google Basics

When you sit down at your computer and do a Google search, you're almost instantly presented with a list of results from all over the web. How does Google find web pages matching your query, and determine the order of search results?In the simplest terms, you could think of searching the web as looking in a very large book with an impressive index telling you exactly where everything is located. When you perform a Google search, our programs check our index to determine the most relevant search...

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Feeding the Web 2.0 | All about RSS and Feeds

One of the things that confuse a new blogger more than anything is RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. In this article we will become friendly with RSS feeds. This article aims to answer following questions: 1.) What is RSS? What are feeds? 2.) What is its use? 3.) Why should I use it? 4.) Who should use it? 5.) When should I use it? 6.) How to use it? 7.) What are other benefits of RSS? After answering these common queries, we will move to implementation details: 1. Default RSS feeds...

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Importing blogs from Wordpress

While Google doesn't offer this feature directly within the Blogger UI, a handy little service called Wordpress2Blogger (which is hosted on App Engine) will help you convert your Wordpress blog into a Blogger blog. Then from your dashboard, click "Import" to import the converted file. Other Convertors: wordpress2blogger blogger2wordpress livejournal2blogger movabletype2blogg...

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12 Best Blogger Template Providers | Download Free and Premium Blogger Templates

As recommended by the Official Blogger Blog , Here are some top sites that provide quality Blogger Templates ,not in any particular order:   BTemplates. A free directory of user-submitted templates, classified by type and/or features. The Cutest Blog on the Block. Run by Becky and Ashley of 2 Moms Talk, this site offers free, premade layouts, as well as customizable backgrounds. Blogger Styles. Gallery of submitted templates, ranked by visitors and includes detailed configuration...

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PUBLICIZE YOUR CONTENT/POST

After Choosing the Platform and making your first Post, Here you are preparing to be discovered. So how exactly do people reach blogs? How can they reach your blog among the millions other? How soon can your content be discovered after you first post it? All these questions will be answered with explanations in the coming lines. After posting your content, you want it to be discovered. Of course, The Internet is the widest platform for showcasing your content and its real time but is it really so?...

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10 Tips for a Better Post | START BLOGGING

Now that you have decided on Blogging Platform (Blogger or Wordpress), you can start Blogging!I will be using the term “Blog” for both Blogger and Wordpress blogs. Wherever I need to mention any specific detail about the provider (Blogger or Wordpress), I will do so explicitly. This post onwards, I will be embedding SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tips within the post. So if you are just starting blogging, you need not worry about optimizations. However, there will be further separate posts on...

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