LindaB
2008-10-18 08:37:23 UTC
Note: I am having problems posting to (but not reading) usenet groups
at the minute. So if you have specific questions, it may be better to
e-mail me
I won't be going into this sort of detail in the Forum - they have
only given me 20 minutes. But the short tutorial is:
You need somewhere on the web to load your photos.
I use http://www.flickr.com/ They have a free account that will
allow up to 200 photographs, with monthly upload limits for the free
accounts. Once you reach 200 the old ones drop off, but they still
show up in your blog.
People also on Flickr can choose to be shown your photos whenever you
upload, and don't necessarily have to read your blog. There is a
strong community of people who do that on Flickr, and some interesting
groups. eg
http://www.flickr.com/groups/compost/
(I think you can see that without an account)
You then need a blog provider. I use
http://www.blogger.com/
These come up with "blogspot" in the address.
It is free. You sign up and go through the steps of creating a basic
blog. You pick up a html code from Flickr for your photos, and paste
them into the blog posts. The photo then shows up in your posts.
The final trick is to read a lot of other people's blogs, to get an
idea what it is about. The way I do it is by using a blog aggregator,
where I just check in once a day and see who has updated their blog. I
use:
http://www.bloglines.com/
There is a fair bit more tweaking to it than that, but I am happy to
mentor anyone offlist. I post here with my full e-mail, so feel free
to contact me and I will talk you through it. Or anyone else that is
interested.
Or, if you cannot find it, it is kapana[at]netspace.net.au
But before you do that, you need to set yourself up with a photo site
and have established a basic blog.
And, once again, if you want a few blogs to look at, to practice
subscribing to bloglines:
http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/ (Chookie should not need
introduction)
http://organicveggrowing.blogspot.com/ (The one I posted that caused
all the problems. It is not mine)
http://scarecrowsgarden.blogspot.com/ is an interesting edible garden
in northern South Australia. There are all sorts of things being grown
in a dry environment.
http://gardenamateur.blogspot.com/ is in Sydney, and just starting
out. It looks like a good start.
http://chloesgarden.blogspot.com/ (which is mine. I am off to blog
the progress of our seedlings in the various pots. You can get a look
at the corn starch pots there.)
Cheers
Linda
at the minute. So if you have specific questions, it may be better to
e-mail me
How 'bout giving a quick and dirty lesson here for we people who are more
computer challenged and tell us how to go about doing a blog? It might even
help with preparing for your talk.
Thank you for the invitation. :)computer challenged and tell us how to go about doing a blog? It might even
help with preparing for your talk.
I won't be going into this sort of detail in the Forum - they have
only given me 20 minutes. But the short tutorial is:
You need somewhere on the web to load your photos.
I use http://www.flickr.com/ They have a free account that will
allow up to 200 photographs, with monthly upload limits for the free
accounts. Once you reach 200 the old ones drop off, but they still
show up in your blog.
People also on Flickr can choose to be shown your photos whenever you
upload, and don't necessarily have to read your blog. There is a
strong community of people who do that on Flickr, and some interesting
groups. eg
http://www.flickr.com/groups/compost/
(I think you can see that without an account)
You then need a blog provider. I use
http://www.blogger.com/
These come up with "blogspot" in the address.
It is free. You sign up and go through the steps of creating a basic
blog. You pick up a html code from Flickr for your photos, and paste
them into the blog posts. The photo then shows up in your posts.
The final trick is to read a lot of other people's blogs, to get an
idea what it is about. The way I do it is by using a blog aggregator,
where I just check in once a day and see who has updated their blog. I
use:
http://www.bloglines.com/
There is a fair bit more tweaking to it than that, but I am happy to
mentor anyone offlist. I post here with my full e-mail, so feel free
to contact me and I will talk you through it. Or anyone else that is
interested.
Or, if you cannot find it, it is kapana[at]netspace.net.au
But before you do that, you need to set yourself up with a photo site
and have established a basic blog.
And, once again, if you want a few blogs to look at, to practice
subscribing to bloglines:
http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/ (Chookie should not need
introduction)
http://organicveggrowing.blogspot.com/ (The one I posted that caused
all the problems. It is not mine)
http://scarecrowsgarden.blogspot.com/ is an interesting edible garden
in northern South Australia. There are all sorts of things being grown
in a dry environment.
http://gardenamateur.blogspot.com/ is in Sydney, and just starting
out. It looks like a good start.
http://chloesgarden.blogspot.com/ (which is mine. I am off to blog
the progress of our seedlings in the various pots. You can get a look
at the corn starch pots there.)
Cheers
Linda