Blogging tips and tricks

Customize Texts Beside the Image in "Post a Comment"

By goldenworks on 5/08/2013

Please click here for the complete and updated tutorial about this post.
Yesterday, I posted an article about replacing the text "Post a Comment" with an image or texts in order to encourage our viewers to leave a comment in our articles made. But the texts that we had put is not properly styled, so let us put some css on it to make it beautiful.

Customize Texts Beside the Image in "Post a Comment"

Click here for the tutorial if you had not yet replace an an image in your "Post a Comment" above comment box.
Step 1. Go to Blogger >> Template (Always Back-up Template) >> Edit HTML,

Step 2. Find/Control F the tag ]]></b:skin> and just above it paste the code below,

#comments h4 {
color: #4E555A;
font-size: 23px;
font-family: Arial, Verdana !important;
line-height: 1.6em !important;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 0 0 20px;
padding: 10px 0 0;
}

Short Customization (Optional):

1. Change #4E555A to change the color of the text beside the image. You can select hexadecimal colors here.
2. Replace the value of font- size (23px) in order to change the size of the text.

Step 4. Always click Preview to see the initial result of the code applied then hit the Save button and you are done.
Hope you enjoy this short post and if you have some questions, don't forget to leave a comment.
Thank you and Enjoy!

Changing "Post a Comment" With Image and Text

By goldenworks on 5/07/2013

I really made a lot of research in order to implement this kind of trick in my blog, for I want that my unique visitors will give some comments regarding my posts for the development of my writing skills, in delivering my tutorials and to be complemented as well. So let us jump with the tutorial on how to change or replace the text "Post a Comment" with an image and some encouraging texts.

Changing "Post a Comment" With Image and Texts

Step 1. Go to Blogger Dashboard >> Template >> Edit HTML

Step 2. Look/Control F the code below,

<h4 id='comment-post-message'> <data:postCommentMsg/></h4>

Step 4. Replace the text in blue (data:postCommentMsg) above with one of the image URL below

img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TFKoSLS0BtU/UYiyfhFXqII/AAAAAAAAAnY/lN9Pbiq5RUw/s1600/animated+comment+arrow+7.gif'

img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4a-3Odt1HVU/UYiykf_bhFI/AAAAAAAAAng/Fl8wMvVX1bU/s1600/colored+comment++2.png'

img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WjVdZah6goo/UYiyo3h7sqI/AAAAAAAAAno/NjE9jUdpRQM/s1600/comment+9.gif'

img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dy1ItNfWQac/UYiyr0Q6egI/AAAAAAAAAnw/MwihZrPMcl0/s1600/comment+cloud+3.png'

img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TJao0dCwyLY/UYiyvUnisDI/AAAAAAAAAn4/8deFiLcGUNo/s1600/leave+a+comment+8.png'

img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5bJ7lcZkcqQ/UYiyz8AIO2I/AAAAAAAAAoA/Iuy9ZMrWR8U/s1600/comment+here+blue+4.gif'

img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZeRKmwtEgE4/UYiy4yjW_cI/AAAAAAAAAoI/gErJwLflBmQ/s1600/leave+a+comment+1.png'

img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CzbTH4ojep8/UYiy_Oqg0yI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/VbHlse7pR0I/s1600/comment+here+flowers+5.png'

img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7wsQzULWIwo/SvZuZbFMFVI/AAAAAAAACJg/GcDGjs2LOik/s800/what-question-mark.gif'

img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dkjGDzKNQ-0/UYjCj5MiPFI/AAAAAAAAAo8/g9d0XHd67x0/s1600/thinking+man.gif'

Step 5. If you want to add some encouraging text beside your selected image, place it in behalf of the text Your Text Here

<h4 id='comment-post-message'> <data:postCommentMsg/>Your Text Here</h4>

Step 6. Click preview to see the initial effect and then hit the Save button.

In the above trick about replacing the texts "Post a Comment" with an image or texts in order to encourage our viewers to leave a comment in our articles made. But the texts that we had put are not properly styled, so let us put some css on it to make it beautiful.

Customize Texts Beside the Image in "Post a Comment"

Step 1. Go to Blogger >> Template (Always Back-up Template) >> Edit HTML,

Step 2. Find/Control F the tag ]]></b:skin> and just above it paste the code below,

#comments h4 {
color: #4E555A;
font-size: 23px;
font-family: Arial, Verdana !important;
line-height: 1.6em !important;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 0 0 20px;
padding: 10px 0 0;
}

Short Customization (Optional):

1. Change #4E555A to change the color of the text beside the image. You can select hexadecimal colors here..
2. Replace the value of font- size (23px) in order to change the size of the text.

Step 4. Always click Preview to see the initial result of the code applied then hit the Save button and you are done.To add texts below the line "Post a Comment", click here for the tutorial.
Hope you enjoy this short post and if you have some questions, don't forget to leave a comment below.
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How to Earn Money Through Adf.ly

By goldenworks on 5/06/2013

In my previous post, I have shared an article on how to monetize your blog/website via Infolinks. Now in order to boost your earning power, why not shrink the URL of some of your posts in the internet and at the same time earn a revenue from it? In this section, I'm gonna show you the simple steps on how to make it.

How to Earn Money Through Adf.ly

Step 1. Go to Adf.ly and log in

Step 2. Look for a URL/ link in your blog/site that you want to shorten as shown in screenshot below,

Step 3. Paste it inside the empty box in the adf.ly box and hit the shrink button

Step 4. Copy the shrink link and put that in your blog posts or anywhere you want in behalf of the original URL.

It means that every time your users click that shrink URL, they will be directed to see adds from adf.ly site.

Thank you for reading this post and hope that this answers your problem pal.

Peace on Earth and HAPPY Blogging To All Of Us!!!!

Adding Sharing Buttons Enclosed in an Eggshell

By goldenworks on 5/05/2013

I have already shared in my previous posts the different styles of putting sharing buttons in our blog i.e. below post titles and sidebar but this time we gonna make it more unique because we will put that inside an eggshell. Consequently, viewers will be amazed and at the same time they will share our posts to the different social media. So let's jump to the process.

Adding Sharing Buttons Enclosed In An Eggshell

Step 1. Go to Blogger Dashboard >> Template >> Edit HTML button (Always back-up your template before editing)

Step 2. Look (Control F) for the code </head> and just above it paste the code below,

<script src='http://w.sharethis.com/gallery/shareegg/shareegg.js' type='text/javascript'/><script src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js' type='text/javascript'/><script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher: "bea50586-2b9f-448d-947a-01385f28e305", onhover:false}); </script><link href='http://w.sharethis.com/gallery/shareegg/shareegg.css' media='screen' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/>

Step 4. Find the tag </body> and paste the code below just above it,

<div style='position: fixed; bottom: 2%; left: 2%;'><div class='shareEgg' id='shareThisShareEgg'/></div><script type='text/javascript'>stlib.shareEgg.createEgg('shareThisShareEgg', ['facebook','twitter','googleplus','linkedin','blogger','stumbleupon','sharethis'],{title:'<data:blog.pageTitle/>',url:'<data:blog.url/>',theme:'shareegg'});</script>

Step 5. Click Preview first to see the initial effect then hit the Save button. :- )

Short Customization (Optional):
1. To change the position of the "egg", replace fixed into static to make appear only at the bottom of your page.
2. Replace left to right to make visible at the right side of your blog
3. Adjust 2% in order to adjust the vertical marginal position of the "egg". Increase value will also move the egg to the top and decrease the value will also move it to the bottom.
4. Adjust 2% in order to adjust the horizontal marginal position of the "egg". Increase value will also move the egg to the right and decrease the value will also move it to the left.

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Credits goes to bloggertricks with some modification from the author.

Monetize Your Blog in Infolinks

By goldenworks on 5/03/2013

The most exciting part of being a blogger is we know how to monetize our site for us to be complemented the effort that we have made every single day of our blogging career. There are many sites that accept application to publish ads in our blogs/websites and one of that is infolinks which is known for giving maximum revenue sharing. I'm gonna show you the steps on how to apply infolinks

ads publishers.

Applying Infolinks Ads Publisher

Step 1.

1.1 Go to Infolinks or log in if you have already an account,

1.2 Click publishers button and select among the four ads choices/styles i.e. insearch, in text, intag and frame to put in your site then click the Get It button,

1.3 After clicking the Get It button, you are requested to enter your website URL, Full Name, Email Address and its password,

1.4 Click Join.

Step 2. Adding Infolinks Widget to your Blogger Lay- out page

2.1 After clicking the Join button, you will be asked what platform where infolinks ads will be integrated

i.e. Wordpress, Blogger, Drupal and Joomla or simply click Java Script and get the code inside the box ( this is applicable for any platform).

2.2 If you one among the four platforms you will be directed choose Click Install Plug-in,

2.3 Then Add Widget,

2.4 Drag the widget to the place where you want to place the plug- in.

2.5 Finally, click Save Arrangement and you are done.

the screenshot below will elaborate more the above step (2).

Note: Please wait for four to seven (2-3) days depending upon the process of your application and be sure to have a quality contents for infolinks will not approve duplicated and poor quality contents.
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Hope you Enjoy this article and Happy Blogging to all of us !!!

Add Facebook Like/Fan Box In Blogger Sidebar

By goldenworks on 5/01/2013

It is very important to have a Facebook Like Box in our Blogger Sidebar for it tells how many users had liked our page and at the same time encourage them to do the same in just one click without visiting our Fan Page.

Add Facebook Like/Fan Box In Blogger Sidebar

Step 1
1.1 Open your Facebook Fan Page Account,

1.2 Get the URL from the browser address bar as shown in the screenshot below,

Step 2
2.1 After getting your face book fan page url, it is now time to configure it.
2.2 Fill up the information needed (Facebook Page URL, width, height, show faces, color schemes, stream, border color, and header),

2.3 Get the code, there are four options i.e. HTML5, XFBML, IFRAME and URL. Among these four options, choose the third one, the IFRAME,

2.4 Copy the code and in your Blogger Lay-out page, click the Add Gadget Button then scroll down and select HTML/Javascript. Paste the code inside the empty box,

2.5 Click Save Arrangement and you are done.
Note: According to some pro bloggers, blog with less than 100 likes should not show their Facebook Like Box to their visitors for it discourage them to give you a "like". But anyway, the important is, we know how to install it in our blogger sidebar. Hope you find this article useful. Please take care of your love ones and happy blogging to all of us :-)