How to create a post in blogger

In this post, I have given step-by-step procedure on how to create a post by your own; in order to make you aware of how to share your designs or other works in this blog. Trust me, creating a post in blogger is much easier than filling your CEED registration form!.

To be an author in this blog, you are required to send your mail ID's to 'Stuff You Look' Facebook official page. As far as possible, share your Gmail Id's insted of others. You mail ID's are protected and will not be shared with anyone !

Step - 1

Once, you share your mail ID in SYL FB page, and when I add you as a author, you will get an invitation to your mail. Accept that invitation (by clicking the provided link in the mail), which will direct you to the blogger page.

Step - 2

You may land in a page that might look like this

Like I pointed in the above picture with a arrow, click on the link with the name - Stuff You Design. Which will redirect you to a new page.

Step - 3

Then you will see a list of already created posts in this blog. Remember, the pages/post that was created by someone else, will not be accessible by you. Your permission to limited to creating new posts, or editing (making changes to) your existing posts. Click on the pen tab as indicated by the arrow in the below picture. Clicking this means you are about to create a new post.

Step - 4

That will take you to a new interface as shown in the below picture. This is the page which allows you to create/edit a post.

As pointed by the arrow, fill in the space which will be the Title of your post. Here we wil maintain a standard format in naming the title. Follow the below

"(Your Name) - (Design stream of that work)"

For example, if i'm posting my work, which is related to product design, then I will type

"Bhanu Chander - Product Design"

If your works are not limited to a single design stream and covers multi design works, then better just include something like

"(You name) designs and sketches"

Example : "Bhanu Chander sketches and designs"

Step - 5

On the same page, you may look to the right of the screen, to see the links as shown in the image. As indicated by the number "1" in the picture, you may click that link named "Permalink", which will display the URL (link) given to your post. You may save that somewhere for your own reference. You can use that link to share with your friends or even in Facebook/groups to get reviews.

In addition, if you can, you may give some labels to your post, to get easily identified in searches. Labels are like tags and indicates what are the key terms in your post. Examples like your name, product design, Visual communications, sketches, design, drawings, reviews, animation design, logos and so on. You don't have to take the pain of filling other details in the remaining links. It's just for Google search engine, we are not concerned much on that anyway.

Step - 6

The main page where you can type, upload images is shown below.

You can see some symbols just below the post title space on the top. Those are more similar to that of Microsoft word and are easy to understand. Anyway, the one mentioned as "1" is mostly handy to you - that will allow you to upload pictures from your system. You may also explore and experiment other symbols too. The empty space is where you are allowed to include your content and picture.

Step - 7

Once you are done with all the uploads and typing, click the "Publish" button, available at the top right of the page. To get it publishes. Remember, the link will not work until you publish your post. If your upload are not  completed and you wish to make changes/publish later, simply click "Save/Draft", which will be available later for editing.

That's it, so simple right ? ok if not at the first instance, but once you create a post, you will agree with me. You now are a professional blogger :P

Hope, you got an idea on how to create a post. I guess, you all will try your hands on blogging and write for others, if not now but later when you find time :P