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HelloIn this course you are going to see how to be a blogger from scratch with no costHere we will be using a website called Blogger to create our blogs and publish it for freeIn this course I will be showing you all the tools available on Blogger which you can useGoogle Blogger also just called Blogger is an online content management system CMS that facilitates the creation of informal online discussion sites also called blogs Users can get a free blogspot com domain or buy a custom domainUsers can also customize their blogs with different templates flexible layouts and hundreds of background images In order to use Blogger users must create a Google account Individuals with existing Gmail email addresses can use this account Users can customize the name of their account the format is displayed as nameblogspot com Users are also able to create multiple blogs under one accountUsers must sign up for an AdSense account separately and then link advertisements to their individual blogs Not all blogs qualify for advertisements so interested users should doublecheck the eligibility checklist Blogger has its own builtin analytics tools that help users identify where their audience is coming from and what theyre interested in Users can also connect their blog directly to Google Analytics for more detailed informationUsers control the features of Blogger through the programs dashboard The dashboard displays the blogs activity news from Google or any updates to the program Users can manage a particular blog by clicking the blog title and editing it They can also create new posts from the dashboard Blogger websites can be viewed and accessed from a desktop or a mobile platform Users can email their posts to your blog with email posting you can use your mobile device to post to your blog The mobile application Blogger Mobile allows users to post pictures directly to their Blogger account from their mobile deviceAlthough there are blogging tools with more complex and sophisticated features available the fact that Blogger is free and offers some level of customization for users makes it an attractive system for individuals who may be novices at bloggingWhen Blogger was first started by Pyra Labs in 1999 it was one of the first blogpublishing tools on the Internet It was founded by Evan Williams one of the cofounders of Twitter and Meg Hourihan one of the cofounders of Kinja The company has been credited with helping to popularize the blog format of sharing content on the InternetGoogle acquired Blogger in 2003 when it purchased Pyra Labs for an undisclosed amount of money After the acquisition the CMS underwent a major redesign in 2004 and some of Bloggers premium services became free

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