Blog Template Setup

Watch the video and set up your Me 2.0 blog. The appearance and setup instructions may look a little different since it was recorded a couple years ago but you should be able to figure it out.

This blog will be used to host all of your work for Me 2.0. When you go to http://blogger.com and choose one of the templates from the Blogger Template Designer (shown above). Do not choose a template that uses a dark theme background but use the "Picture Window" theme and choose one of the three options.

Then in the background tab, choose "None" for an image background because you are attempting to make a professional blog to advertise yourself (not someone's photo) so you want your content on the site to stand out (not someone's photo). Then choose a color theme.

Go to the Advanced tab and customize your colors even more. Choose backgrounds to get the exact color combination you want. Make sure the colors are professional and flow well together.

Remove Blogger Banner

You will now want to remove the Blogger banner at the top of your blog.

In the same Blogger Template Designer, now choose Advanced > Add CSS (the last item) and paste ALL of the following code in that box:

#navbar-iframe {display: none !important;}

Remove

Go to the Design > Page Elements that shows all the gadgets you are using. Remove Followers and Blog Archives.

Post

When you are finished, take a screenshot of your published blog and post to posterous and the link to the spreadsheet.