When I'm writing my post in the edit window, there is something at the
bottom called "Labels" -- what are these and why should I label my
post?
How do I switch to the new Blogger?
How will I know I have successfully made the switch to the new Blogger?
How can I keep track of the comments I leave on our blog? What if I want to carry on the conversation I started?
Why did my blog post disappear off the main blog page?
Why can't you just have it so every post it on the main page?
Can I put some links in that sidebar linkie-thingie, too?
We have a kid/partner/parent aunt/uncle/etc who wants to post to our blog -- how can they do that?
Can I put a short video clip in my blog post?
Can I put a photo in my blog post?
Can I put a song file in my blog post?
How do I search for something in our blog, that I know I posted months ago?
Why do the photos in my post come out smaller than everybody else's photos?
If I use a photo off of my computer, can somebody use that photo as a backdoor to hack into my computer and steal my passwords?
Why even have a family blog? Why would I want to read this thing anyway?
Who is in charge of this blog?
What is an "admin" and who is our admin?
Can I be an admin if I want to?
Can the admin go in and change things in MY blog posts?
Why should I include my email on my profile? Won't that mean anybody in the world can get my email?
I lost my password and can't get in to post to the blog! Help!
LABELS
The first change you may notice when you're writing a blog post is that there is a space at the bottom of the post to enter Labels for that post. This is one of the cool things about the new blogger. These labels will act as "categories" on our blog -- we'll have a list of these on the sidebar and all you have to do to go to all posts in a certain category is click on one of those categories and boom! It brings up all those posts.
This is something I've been wanting to have on our blog for a long time. Trouble is, with labels in a team blog, we could get carried away with too many labels and pretty soon the sidebar will have a mile-long list of categories. So for now I am going to make a rule (I get to -- I'm admin) that we stick to pre-determined categories. If you think of better category labels, or want to change them, please let me know by emailing me and I will try to shift things around. The goal is to have a manageable list of categories.
Here are some suggested categories. If you're a couple, use both first names like this:
Pat
Mark and Judy
Maureen and Tim
Peter and Roma
Kathy and Jerry
Margie and Al
Tommy
Moira and Brian
Marybeth and Julian
Tootsie and Johnny
Edward and MaryLynn
Grandkids, for now, let's try using your first names, too. Like this:
Gabe
Mickey
Brenda
David and Amy
Chris and Elena
Steph
Mel
Josh
Nicholas
Ollie
etc
Hoo boy! I can see the list is going to be long. This might not work. Hmmmmm, well let's try it and if it gets too long we'll figure out something different. I might be able to put the list of categories on it's own separate page within the blog.
Other Suggested Categories:
Travel
Recipes
Photos
Reunion
Birthdays
Celebrate
Announcements
Cool Stuff
Homemade Stuff
Crafts
Artwork
Gardening
Building
Fun
Pets
Videos
Music
Blogging (for tips and how-tos on blogging)
Alerts (stuff like this - techie bloggie announcement thingies)
I'm all thinked-out. Gotta go to the market to get fish for dinner. I expect to hear some discussion of the categories thingie. Check out the list of categories in the side bar the blog home page ... I put category labels on a couple dozen posts, so you can see how it works. I would really appreciate everyone going back through their past posts and labeling them (that is, if you want them to be included in the categories links) because it is a bit time consuming for me to have to label all of the 330+ posts myself.