If you have changed your blog template, you might feel there is something missing from the new look of your blog. Take a look, your blog article looks too long isn’t it? If you make a certain length articles, the entire article will be displayed. This makes your blog look less attractive and give some trouble to the reader to see all titles of articles on the front page of your blog.

It happened because you have not added the code "Read More" (Expandable Post Summaries) in your template. If you already added this "Read More" (Expandable Post Summaries) code, then only a part of your article will be displayed. The rest will be hidden and only displayed when the reader interested to continue reading and hit the "Read More" link or button.


If you are interested to make it, you can following this:

1. Log in to your blogger. com account
2. Check “settings” menu and then check “formatting” page
3. add the following code in the “post template” box

<span class="fullpost">

</ span>

Then Save.
4. Go to “layout” page, then check edit template
5. Check the expand templates widget box
7. It is better to download all of your templates first. If there is a mistake you'll easy upload it back.
8. Find the following code:

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>
<div class='post-body'>

(Can be also like this:

<div class='post-body entry-content'>

Just find the most similar)
9. If so, add the following code below:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<style>. fullpost (display: inline;) </ style>
<p> <data:post.body/> </ p>
<b:else/>
<style>. fullpost (display: none;) </ style>

10. Look down, there will be this code:

<p> <data:post.body/> </ p>
<div style='clear: both;'/> <! - clear for photos floats ->
</ div>

11. Among the code:

<p> <data:post.body/> </ p>

and

<div style='clear: both;'/> <! - clear for photos floats ->

Add the following code:

<a expr:href='data:post.url'> Read More .. </ a>
</ b: if>

12. If you've done, then save your template.


Now try to edit one of your post:
1. Check Edit HTML on your post page
Choose the section you want as your article summary, or which will appear on your blog page. Put code:

<span class="fullpost">

afterwards.
2. Put the code:

</ span>

on the bottom, so that the rest of your article will be among the code

<span class="fullpost">

And

</ span>

2. If you have done, save your article back.
3. Now, please check at the new look of your blog.
4. Done.



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If you have successfully created a blog on blogger.com, the next steps you need to do is publish your blog. The very best way, of course register your blog to various search engines. Why? Couse most internet visitors will come first to search engine to look for certain keywords that they want. They will not remember the URL address for thousands keywords is not it?

Well, because of that, you have to make sure that your blog is indexed by search engine. This time, I would like to share my experiences on registering a blog to google search engine. Google is a search engine that most used by visitors of the internet. Registered in the Google index, is the first step to get visitors to your blog.


Fortunately, Google has been providing services to registering a new website or blog to their search engine. Therefore, to ground your blog to the Google is very easy to do. Simply by fill three columns of the registration form only, you will come to the list on google index.

But keep in mind that your blog will not be listed in google index immedietly. Usually it takes at least three days to one week. To speed up the process of indexing, you must update your blog scheduled, and if possible as often as you can. That way, the spider robot of Google will visit your blog and indexing.

Well, here's how to register your blog on Google:

1. Open / type : http://www.google.com/addurl in addres browser (Or you can use the search engine google, type in: google index). You will go to the home page of google url submit.

2. Fill in the form that provided.

a. URL
Fill in your URL address on this column. Example: http://yourblogname.blogspot.com

b. Comment
Fill in the description or keyword of your blog. But it can also empty.

c. Word Verification
Type the characters / letters that you see. This is done to verify that you are truly human, not a robot program.

3. Click add URL button.

4. That all. Wait a few days until your blog indexed.

Note:
• To check, you can go directly to google.com.
• Then type the name of your blog in the search field.
• Click the search button.
• If your blog indexed, then it will listed on the search engine results page
• It may not exist on the first page, try to see the next page

Well, if you want to indexed in other search engines, you live search for the address of its URL submit. Alternatively, you can use the assistance of freewebsubmission.com.

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If you already have a gmail account, then you should do is have an account at blogger.com. Yup, a first step to start a blog. This is a case that's easy and fun to do. The only requirement you need is your gmail account. When you create a blog on blogger.com, then you're initiated an investment.

Of course, blogger.com is not the only one of free blog service provider, but as I ilustrated on my article about how to make an email at gmail.com, our blogging needs will be very much in touch with google (Google Adsense, YouTube, GoogleTalk, and others others). So I suggest to create a blog on blogger.com.

Well, let's begin. The way is as follows:

1. Open / type: http://blogger.com in addres browser (Or you can use the google search engine, type: blogger.com). You will go to the blogger.com home page.

2. Click the CREATE A BLOG. You will go to the form page that must be filled.

3. Fill out the registration form with:

a. Email address
Fill in the email address with your (once again, it's better if an email address at gmail.com).
In the Retype Email Address field, fill in the same email address above.

b. Password
This is the secret word that you need to access your blogger account. Choose the word that you will remember easily, but hard to guess by other people. Can be the same password with your gmail.
In the Retype Password field, fill in the password the same as the above.

c. Display Name
Fill with your name. This is the blog author who will appear on your blog later.

d. Word Verification
Type the characters / letters that you see. This is done to verify that you are truly human, not a robot program.

e. Check on the "I Agree the Service Term" box.

4. Click the Continue button. You will go to second form pages that must be filled.

5. Fill out the second registration form with:

a. Blog Title
Fill in the blog title you want.

b. Blog Address (URL)
Fill with the blog address you want. Click the check availability button. If you select a name that is not wearing, a description will appear that the name is available. If you select a name that people already use, select the alternative that is still available. Remember this is the address, which is to be your blog address. Example: http://namethatyouwant.blogspot.com

c. Word Verification
Type the characters / letters that you see. This is done to verify that you are truly human, not a robot program.

6. Click the Continue button. You will go to the template page. You can select a template that provided by Google. Choose according to your taste.

7. Click the Continue button. Next you will go to the new page. This welcome page is information that your blog has been completed.

8. Click the Start Blogging button. Next page will appear. You can start to post your blog articles. If you want to go out then, you live click on the sign out button in the top-right corner.

Congratulations, you have your own blog. And, ready to start blogging.

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For many people, create email accounts is easy and the work is often done. However, i just want to keep the post in this blog with a simple instructions on creating email account in gmail.com. I do this with the consideration that:

First, create an email accounts is important because it is the basic of the internet lessons. Almost all online registration you will do on the internet, requires you have email account. Often, to confirm registration. So an email, such as your home address on the Internet.

Second, make a gmail account carefully is the foundation if you want to create a blog on blogger.com. Of course, you will be able to use your email address in the other free providers. But remember, that your blogging needs will be very much in touch with google (Google Adsense, YouTube, GoogleTalk, and others). So I recommend to using google email.

Whether lets go to the steps to create email account in the Gmail.com.

1. Open or type gmail.com in browser addres (or you can use the google search engine, type: gmail). You will go to the home page of Gmail.

2. Click the Create Account button (on the right below). You will go to the page form that must be filled.

3. Fill out the registration form with:

a. Your name.
There are two columns, fill in first name and your last name.

b. The name you want as your email address.
Click the check availability button. If you select a name that is not wearing, a description will appear that the name is available. If you select a name that people already use, select the alternative that is still available. Remember this is the address, which is to be your email address. Example: thenamethatyouwant@gmail.com

c. Password.
This is the secret word that you want to be a key to access your account. Choose the word that you will remember easily, but hard to guess by other people.

d. Security question.
You can select from the list available, or create your own. Then fill in answers to these questions. This security question will be used at any time if you forget the keyword / password. This secret questions will be asked to you, and if you can answer, then you will be given the service to make a new password.

e. Secondary email.
This field can be filled, if you have another email address. If not empty it.

f. Location.
This field will usually be filled automatically according to the location where you are.

g. Verification word
Type the characters that you see on the box. This is done to verify that you are truly human, not a robot program.

4. If all are filled, click the button I accept. Create my account. Next you will go to the new page. This welcome page is the information that your account have done.

5. Click the Show my account button. Then the display will show your Gmail account. If you want to go out then, you live click on the sign out button in the top-right corner.

Congratulations, you have your gmail account. And, ready to create a blog in bloger.com.

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