Getting Started
So you've signed up for your blog but you're just not sure what to do next. Well if you've got this far it really isn't much further. Here's a quick step-by-step guide to kick start your blogging experience:
1. Go to your blog
When you sign up for your blog you'll receive an email with your blog details. Open up your blog in a browser. You should see a page that look something like this (it will vary depending on the theme that you chose for your initial blog look):
2. Login
The first thing to do to start blogging is to login. Go to my blog or Log-In in your header and you will be taken to the next page. You will be asked to enter the email address that you used to sign up to your blog with (it's in the email we send you if you can't remember) and your password.
3. Create an entry
Now you've successfully logged in you'll see an extra bar at the top of your blog.
To create a new entry just click on the Compose tab, and enter your blog entry. The page will differ depending on which editor your browser supports.
From there it's just as simple as entering a title for you blog entry and entering some content. Once you're ready to publish your new entry click the Publish Entry icon on the control panel to the right as shown here:
That's all there is to it. If you go back to your main page by clicking the blogname web link in the admin bar at the top you'll see that you've successfully created your first blog entry.
If you're having problems at this point then you should check that you have cookies enabled and that permanent/persistent cookies are permitted. This is required for the adminstration to function correctly.
4. What next?
Now you know how to write and publish blog entries what else is there to do? Why dont you change the settings on your home page. ?You can change your blog header, add bookmarks, edit your theme... and that's just the start! Check out a whole host of other options and features.
Look out for tutorials at YouTube and by all means feel free to suggest topics that will be of most use to you.
Happy blogging!