Tuesday, January 02, 2007
STAGE 2: BUILDING YOUR FREE ONLINE APPEAL SITE
I spent nothing but time to create a website that was able to take payments from donors. I did it in an evening. I used free services I found on the Internet. (I have been teaching myself how to do simple online things for about a year. I am an idiot about computers. My son seems to know more about it. But I plod on. If I can do it, you can.) The two systems I used are called Blogger and PayPal - Blogger for the website and PayPal for the online banking operation. A "blog" site is not your standard website. It is an online diary, so anyone can use it. I adapted it for our adoption campaign.
HOW TO BUILD A BLOGGER SITE
1. Search for www.blogger.com
2. Register by clicking on the button "Create a blog in 3 easy steps"
3. Name your blog - I found that "Adopt A Sheep" was free, so I grabbed it. You'll have to try something else. Make it snappy and make it simple. Don't make it too long because people have got to remember it. You could try "Adopt Our Sheep" or something similar.
4. Choose a template - Blogger makes it all easy because everything is automatic. You select a design template and everytime you write a "post", it appears in the colours and background design you have chosen.
5. Start posting. You can write words and upload photos and illustrations by pointing and clicking. If you run into problems, you can read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section on Blogger's home page. Or you can go online and ask users. Or you can ask for help from Bloggers Help Desk.
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HOW TO BUILD A BLOGGER SITE
1. Search for www.blogger.com
2. Register by clicking on the button "Create a blog in 3 easy steps"
3. Name your blog - I found that "Adopt A Sheep" was free, so I grabbed it. You'll have to try something else. Make it snappy and make it simple. Don't make it too long because people have got to remember it. You could try "Adopt Our Sheep" or something similar.
4. Choose a template - Blogger makes it all easy because everything is automatic. You select a design template and everytime you write a "post", it appears in the colours and background design you have chosen.
5. Start posting. You can write words and upload photos and illustrations by pointing and clicking. If you run into problems, you can read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section on Blogger's home page. Or you can go online and ask users. Or you can ask for help from Bloggers Help Desk.
MORETOCOME
