B for blogger: April 2007

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Sky k2 template for download

Another version of the k2 template with a sky theme,suits for

Diary blogs
Good for adsense
widgets support
Extended temlate(width=1000)

Download sky k2 extended template(width=1000)
Download sky-k2 template(width=750)
anyone needs help with template designing,please comment..

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Lightning K2 template

Everybody knows the famous k2 template,i have edited to make lightning themed template for our readers.

it is a beautiful template of which's body is white it is kind of a made for adsense template,

Good for adsense
Excellent for photo blogs

Download - Lightning_K2.xml
Mirror:Download

Add google talk to blogger beta

make your blog readers feel at home with a google tak widget,now your readers can chat as well as read your blog at the same time..

Now you can add gtalk to your blogger beta blog just copy the following code and follow these steps

Go to template tab in your blogger beta blog
click on "Add a page element"
click on "add to blog" button of "Html/javascript" tab
Paste the code and click on save changes

tags:Adding gtalk to blogger beta

Friday, April 27, 2007

My blog image header

Blogger just added a new feature to it's template page and that is add header image option,i was about to write a trick on how to put a header image on blogger,and today as i was getting ready to write that,i simply checked my layout page and was surprised to see that google added the feature already,i am sure it wasn't there yesterday!,so here are a few tips on how to put your own header image on blog.

Go to template page>edit html
Click on expand widgets

From the html code find code like this


#header {
margin: 0;
padding: 25px 60px 160px 160px;
color: $pagetitlecolor;
background: url(http://imageserver.com/bgnv2.jpg)
no-repeat bottom left;
}

Now from the above code copy the image url i.e(http://imageserver.com/bgnv2.jpg in this case copy and paste to address bar and save the image)
now open the image with photoshop or paint make your own header without changing the resolution of the image
Now save the image
Go to template layout click on header edit button seen in picture
Now from the window that opens upload the header you made from computer
if you have already made a text in your header image then tick "instead of title and description" and if else you just have made the background then tick "behind title and description"
Save and publish

I am designing image headers,anyone interested in a free image header please comment.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

'Rounder's' classic blogger template in 3 columns

Info on template:
Template style:3 column template
it is a 3 column template of the old classic tic tac template,

Download

how to put new template on blog:

First download your existing template by going to template>Edit html
Now upload the *.xml file you just downloaded

That is it now preview your page,Don't forget to keep html code for all widgets saved before uploading the new template.
Template courtesy:Blog crowds
Edited by:Bforblogger

Keep track of your site readers with sitemeter

snapshot from sitemeter stats of one of my other blogs

Q)sitemeter?,what is that?
Ans)Sitemeter is a small widget for blogger which keeps track of your visitor's.it gives info such as

No of visitors per day/per hour/per week
No page views per hour/per day/per week
Average Page views per visitor
Entry pages(the url of your blog to which your which the visitor came)
Exit pages(The url at which he left the page)
Out clicks
Location of visiitor and other info

it is better to customise the blog design before post something.if you don't have site meter yet you can get it from www.sitemeter.com,you can signup for a free account here.
after you have signed up with sitemeter go to :

>manager tab>html code>add sitemeter to blogger.com site
now copy the code from the page and go to your template tab in bloggger
click on add new page element
then add html/javascript and copy and paste html code you got from siemeter and save template

ok that is it you would now be able to see detailed statistics from sitemeter...

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Add emoticons for your blogger post's

Make your Blog post's look a bit more friendly by using emoticons , emoticons make your posts more friendly with your blog readers,this time i have came up with a blogger beta hack to put emoticons on your blogger post's,its really easy,believe me

first of all you gotta have the following

Mozilla firefox browser(if you don't have it yet you can get it from here)
after installing you have to install the greese monkey addon from here click on install when this tab appears
After that you have to install this script by clicking here
Now login to your blogger account to see emoticons in your create blog post's page

'B for blogger' template for download

Info on template:
Template style:3 column template
it is a 3 column template of the old classic tic tac template,

Download

how to put new template on blog:

First download your existing template by going to template>Edit html
Now upload the *.xml file you just downloaded

That is it now preview your page,Don't forget to keep html code for all widgets saved before uploading the new template.
Template courtesy:Blog crowds
Edited By:bforblogger

Blogs of note:Digital Inspiration

The Best blog of indian blogosphere,the blog which makes the cash register's ringing,Amit agarwal the author of DI(digital inspiration) is the first professional blogger in india,he holds a computer science degree from an IIT,In 2004 Amit quit his job to concentrate more on his blog,He is the most influential person in the indian blogosphere,Amit agarwal is one of the oldest bloggers in india he started blogging in 1990.

Digital Inspiration info:
Author:Amit Agarwal
Url:http://labnol.blogspot.com
category:Technology
Achievements:
#40 top favourited blog of all time
#339 on technorati
Best Technology Blog award at Indibloggies 2006

Blogging an introduction:some tips to become a good blogger!

As a child your parent's must have advised you to maintain a personal diary,which served two purposes

Language skill improving
Handwriting improving

Blogging ain't entirely different,what is different here is that,your personal diary is exposed to your friends and the whole world,so that you can convey your thought's and ideas with your friends,family and the whole world,blogging can be tricky,you have to follow these steps to become a good blogger

Never write sms language(i.e 'u' of 'you' or '4' of 'four')
Never put copy paste stuff on your blog(don't rip of articles from other blogs or website)
Be prepared to have no readers at the start
Update once in a while(2-3 days update would be fine).Don't stay for too long
Reply to comments you get
Comment on top blogs(don't say like "i like your blog,you might like mine")
adding a bit of humor to your blog would do good(who likes to see serious stuff on a personal blog?)
remember to spell check your post's before you publish
Dont spam around(i.e "my blog is at xyz.com please visit",give links to friend's when you think you have some awesome exclusive post,otherwise they will find it boring)

these are just the basics,the rest is coming soon!

'B for blogger':An introduction

B for blogger beta is a dream come true for me,well it is a blog about blogging(on blogger).I have been blogging for quite a while now at techno-tips and Amazing pics have earned quite a few bucks from blogging.at start me too was struggling with adsense optimisation and sort but soon i got used to it,all the post' will be from my experience in the indian blogosphere.

I am dedicating this blog to all those amateur blogger's in the blogosphere,who is finding it tough initiallyb for blogger will cover topics ranging from what to blog to search engine optimisation and Monetizing your blog.

so are you guys ready?

B for blogger