tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65585757340198871302024-03-05T14:22:22.384+08:00Blogger And MoneyNew Blogger And Making Money Online TipsSimple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-79042098479929894722007-09-08T16:01:00.000+08:002007-09-08T16:41:00.749+08:00How To Place Adsense Ads In Between Blog Posts in New BloggerGood news for all New Blogger users who want to make more money through Adsense!One of the most strategic place to put adsense is in between posts.Recently, Blogger has enabled a feature which allows us to place adsense ads in between blog posts.Here are the links from Blogger and Googles Adsense Blog for the instructions to do so:* http://adsense.blogspot.com/2007/08/get-inline.html* http://Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-64875594745285442322007-06-30T00:07:00.000+08:002007-06-30T00:09:38.428+08:00Learn Basic HTMLFor bloggers, sometimes we can’t avoid to deal with HTML. Although we don’t need to become an “expert” in HTML codes, understanding at least the very basic of HTML can really help to improve the appearance of your blog.Here are some websites that I like for learning basic HTML:* http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp (You can do experimenting HTML in this website too)* http://Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-18942289548802731022007-06-21T03:48:00.000+08:002007-06-21T03:54:12.465+08:00How To Hide Blogs From Blogger’s ProfileWhen you create a few blogs under one Blogger account, all the blogs you created will be shown in your profile when the readers click “View My Complete Profile” link under “About Me”. However, if the blog has just been created or not ready to be published yet and you don’t want other people to view them first, you can “hide” it to prevent people from viewing it.There are 2 possible ways that I Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-49010558752900913342007-06-17T18:31:00.000+08:002008-11-13T18:43:04.244+08:00How To Add A Backgound Image / Picture To Your Blogger’s HeaderThere are a few ways to add an image or a picture to a Blogger’s header as the background of blog’s title and description. However, some of the ways are more complex or need some changes to the HTML codes. I prefer the easy and simpler way.Here are the steps of a simpler way to add an image to the Header:1) Log in to Blogger. In the Dashboard, click “Layout” and it will bring you to “Template” >>Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-70900813253305659722007-06-14T15:17:00.000+08:002007-12-04T23:31:17.400+08:00How To Add A New Page Element (For Adsense Ads or Image / Picture) In Blog Header Of Blogger TemplatesThe updated Google Adsense Program Policy allows the publishers to place maximum of 3 Link Units on a single page, instead of 1. One strategic place to put Link Unit is below or above the blog header, as it works like a navigation link.To do so in New Blogger template, we need to add a new page element widget at the blog header part. However, the New Blogger templates, both standard and modified Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-35493511988671648862007-06-12T12:03:00.000+08:002007-12-04T23:27:42.228+08:00How To Change The Text Alignment For The Blog Header’s Title And DescriptionSuppose the text alignment of the blog’s header (for blog’s title and description) is center. However, you prefer the text alignment for the blog’s title and description to be left-aligned, instead of centered-aligned.Here are the steps to change the text alignment of the header:1) Log in to Blogger. In the Dashboard, click “Layout” and it will bring you to “Template” tab. Then click “Edit HTML”.Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-91465581126614662752007-06-10T23:11:00.000+08:002007-12-04T23:21:39.699+08:00How To Add A New Page Element (For Adsense Ads/Link Unit, Google Search Bar, or Text) At The Top Of The Main Column (Blog Posts) Of Blogger TemplatesThe new Blogger standard templates or some other modified templates available in the web generally do not provide an “Add a Page Element” widget for us to add a page element at the top of the main column (blog posts column). The “Add a Page Element” widget is usually only available for sidebar and footer.For instance, you want to place Adsense at the top the main column in every page. Or perhaps Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-49302206875083947562007-06-09T00:03:00.000+08:002007-12-04T23:15:47.631+08:00How To Change The Width Of The Blogger TemplatesSometimes you may find the new Blogger (Blogger Beta) templates that you like for your blog. However, you’re not very happy with the width of the template. And you want to make some changes to the width of the template.For example:You are using standard Minima (2 column) template and you’d like to put adsense’s Banner format (468 x 60) at the top of the main column. However, the main column for Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-55723419388083587162007-06-07T15:19:00.000+08:002007-06-14T16:56:58.675+08:00How To Find The Width Of The Header, Main Column And Sidebar Of The Blogger TemplatesSometimes, we need to know the width of the header, main column or sidebar of our blog.For example, when we are selecting the format for the adsense code. Suppose I’d like to place Banner format (468 x 60) on top of the main column. That means the width of the main column must at least have 468px width.Here is how you can find out the width of the header, main column or sidebar of your blog:1) Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-74543517324128587832007-06-05T23:05:00.000+08:002008-11-13T18:43:04.448+08:00How To Backup Your Blogger Template CodesBefore you make any changes to the Blogger template codes, please remember to save a copy of your original codes first as a backup. In case there is something wrong, you can get back your original template again.There are 2 ways of backing up your Blogger template codes that I usually use:ALTERNATIVE 1:In the “Template” >> “Edit HTML” tab, click “Download Full Template”.This way, the template Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-58428733937351775702007-06-04T12:00:00.000+08:002007-06-04T12:01:24.450+08:00How To Find Your Site Encoding For Your Google Adsense Search CodeFrankly, I have no idea what site encoding is for. But you need to know this info when you’re setting up Google Adsense for Search to get the HTML codes to be put in your site.If you don’t select the correct option, your Google Search could not work properly.After searching, I found the answer in Google Adsense Help.Here is how to find out what your site encoding.Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-12208627100526909152007-06-03T02:22:00.000+08:002007-06-14T16:55:03.368+08:00Some Tips To Solve Problems in New BloggerI encounter problems with New Blogger quite often. Among the problems I ever had are weird looks in my Dashboard or “create post” template, cannot publish any posting, cannot upload pictures / images in a post, cannot add new page element as the “Add a Page Element” buttons in the “Layout” disappear, cannot edit the existing page element, cannot publish or save a long post, etc.When you also faceSimple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-56622257510414355212007-06-02T01:05:00.000+08:002007-06-02T01:28:00.122+08:00How To Clear Cache and CookiesIf you use Window Internet Explorer (IE) as the browser:a. If you open more than one IE screen, just leave one screen open and close the other screens.b. In your IE browser’s screen, go to the toolbar at the top of the screen and click “Tools” >> “Internet Options”.c. A new window will pop up. In the “General” tab, you will find “Temporary Internet File” section at the middle of the window.d. Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-54878661173948223282007-06-01T01:30:00.000+08:002008-11-13T18:43:04.734+08:00How To Add, Remove, or Edit Labels On Multiple Posts At Once in New BloggerHere are the steps on how to manage (add, remove, or edit) labels/categories/tags on multiple posts at once in new Blogger:1. From Dashboard, click Manage “Posts” link, then it will bring you to “Posting” >> “Edit Post” tab.2. This page has a list of all labels used in the blog (at the left-hand side). If you click on a certain label in that list, the list of posts will be narrowed down to Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558575734019887130.post-45526367397198195262007-05-31T02:22:00.000+08:002007-06-14T16:21:51.599+08:00How To Label A Post And Add A Label Widget (Create Categories) At The Side Bar In New BloggerCategories or Tags are called LABELS in new Blogger. Labels are important keywords which describe what your post is all about. Labels are normally shown below the post. To make your blog more reader-friendly, add a Label Widget in the sidebar which allows the viewers to instantly locate the posts that are relevant to his topic of interest. By clicking on a label below a post or in the Label Simple Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951437458675109380noreply@blogger.com