How to Blog, Step-By-Step
Hi Oils Enthusiasts,
We’ve had a few questions on HOW to post articles / comments on this blog (webLOG). Here’s how. (Don’t be intimidated, it’s not complicated. And if you make a ‘newbie’ mistake, no problem, we can fix it!)
1. First – REGISTER as a member. Use the REGISTER link at the very top of your web browser window OR select the JOIN OUR COMMUNITY link just below the masthead.
2. After filling out the new subscriber form, you’ll be sent an email with a password. You now have permission to post articles and pictures.
3. When you want to post something, use the MEMBER LOGIN link (just below the masthead). Fill in your password and in a few seconds (sometimes quite a few), you’ll be presented with the blue and white member dashboard.
4. Select the WRITE link. When you land on the WRITE page…select the POST tab at the top of the editing window…not the PAGE tab.
5. You’ll be presented with a page similar to Microsoft Word. Go ahead and enter your post title and start typing. You will see a basic editing toolbar for emboldening and italicizing your text. You may also add a picture…if you’ve imported it. We’ll go into pictures in another set of instructions, which we’ll add later. So be patient.
6. When you’re finished writing…select the SAVE button (on the right side in the black box). Then click on PREVIEW THIS PAGE in the turquoise box to preview your post. If you don’t like your article…go back to the edit window and edit your post. Then select SAVE again, preview again, until it’s styled the way you like.
7. Be sure before you save the final version, to check the menu (on the right of the page)…and select a category for your post. Also look at the POST AUTHOR section, being sure to select your name from the drop down menu. (Click the image to the left of this paragraph to enlarge for an example.)
8. When your post looks the way you want it to…
Click the SAVE button (on the right in the black box). You can then return to the blog by using the convenient VIEW SITE link (at the top of the page, to the right of the big ESSENTIAL OILS for HEALING.com/weblog title).
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