Add Social Icons To Your Email Signature: Video Tutorial

I'm sure you have received many Emails that have included a signature from the sender.More importantly I'm sure you have seen these signatures also included social icons connected to the senders social network profiles.This is something I have on my outgoing Email, I have icons connected to my Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest.Well a few people have asked me how I added them so in this post I will show you.

To make it as easy as possible I have created a Video tutorial that walks you through the process.In the video I am using the Gmail platform and the icons I use are our 3D social icons with names.

Add Social Icons To Your Gmail Signature

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Google Release New Must See SEO Videos To Help Your Blog On Google Search

You know when I started Blogging like all new Bloggers I immediately wondered how will I get my blog on Google.How can I get my Blog and posts to be displayed in search results and have visitors sent by Google.Once I started to learn about how Google works and the steps I could take to help my blogs rank on Google I somehow felt like I was in a way 'Fooling Google'.By optimizing my site I was for the want of a better word 'Tricking' Google into displaying my content in their results.

But the truth is Google want to crawl your content, Google want your content to be easy to crawl, They want your site optimized and if your content is unique and useful they want to rank it on the first page of their results for related searches.

It seems a lot of posts I have published recently especially guest posts have been on the topic of Search Engine Optimization; and many new Bloggers think SEO is somehow a shady thing.But Google through sources like webmaster tools openly promote the use of SEO and Google employees like Matt Cutts Posts on his blog through Q&A videos helps webmasters and bloggers improve their sites for search.

So in this post I have added 10 videos the Google search quality team created this week to help beginners get their sites and blogs on Google.These videos are listed in a 'Step By Step' format and I highly recommend everyone from beginners to experienced bloggers take a look.

In the final video Google Search quality team member Maile Ohye becomes your personal SEO adviser.

10 SEO Videos From Google

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How To Add Authors To Blogger Blogs Using The New Blogger Design

Many blogs have multiple blog authors and would be classed as community blogs.If you have a community blog or would just like to invite friends and family to your blog and give them access to publish posts on Blogger it couldn't be easier.On Blogger you can add up to 100 authors to a blog and you also have two levels of access you can give to authors.Firstly you can give author access, this will give the invited author access to write and publish posts only.Secondly you can give Admin access, this gives the invited author complete access to your blog.

In the video below I will walk you through the steps involved in Inviting authors to your blog, Granting different levels of access and Removing authors or revoking access.

How To Invite Authors To Blogger Blogs Video Tutorial

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How To Delete A Blogger Blog Using The New Dashboard Design - Video Tutorial

In the last post we had a video screen cast showing how to Back Up And Restore A Blogger Template in the new Blogger design.In this post we continue with the new Blogger design tips theme and show how to delete an unwanted blog.Remember when you delete a blog on Blogger you have the option to restore it within 90 days.Check out the video below and look out for more screen casts on using the new Blogger in upcoming posts.

How To Delete A Blog On The New Blogger Design

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Save, Back Up And Restore A Blogger Template Using The New Blogger Dashboard

Last week i was busy making some video screen casts with tutorials for the new Blogger design.In the next few posts i will be sharing the videos with you here on Spice Up Your Blog.Whether you like the new Interface or not we do need to familiarize ourselves with it.I'm sure as with all new Google products or updates the Blogger team will continue to make improvements.I'm certainly not over impressed with the new design and did leave feedback with 8 changes or additions I would like to see.

The first video covers Making a back up of your Template, as we know when you edit your template it's vital to make a back up in case of mistakes.

How To Make A Back Up Of Your Blogger Template Video Tutorial

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Blogger SEO - Add A Meta Description To Your Full Blog And Each Post (Video Tutorial)

Last month Blogger added some great new search options to help your blog be indexed and rank higher in search results on Google and other search engines.Two of the main options added are Meta descriptions, a full blog description and individual posts descriptions.In the video below we show you how to set up and add meta descriptions to your blog and posts.

Blog Meta Description - This is a description of your entire blog.You use this to describe your entire blog to search engines.

Posts Meta Description - This is a description added to every individual post on your blog.You use this to tell search engines what each post is about.

Blog Meta Description An Post Meta Description Video Tutorial

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How To Edit Template Html And Add Gadgets In The New Blogger Dashboard

Blogger have been introducing the new Dashboard or Interface via Blogger In Draft over the last few months.This is a complete re-design and a post yesterday on the Blogger in draft blog told us all users can now use the new interface.To check it out go to www.draft.blogger.com.I think it could be another few months before the new design is default on the main Blogger site and maybe then you will still be able to switch to and use the current dashboard.But if you like the new interface and are going to use Blogger In Draft as your default following the tutorials on Spice Up Your Blog will be a little different.So i have made a video to show you how to Edit your template html, Add gadgets, Use the template designer and more.This will allow you to follow all our tutorials while in the new dashboard.
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How And Why To Log Into Facebook As Your Fan Or Like Page Not Your Profile - Video Post

In this Video Post we look at a feature of Facebook some of you may not know, I didn't know myself until recently.Most of you will have a Facebook Fan Page or Like Page for your Blog and If you have not you should create a fan page for your blog.Did you know you can log into Facebook as your Fan Page Or Like page (I keep saying both Fan and Like as Facebook are trying to have them referred to as like pages but many still know them as fan pages).Now the advantage of logging in as your Fan Page or Like Page is two fold, the notifications and other updates that are displayed are for the page not your profile and as you navigate your way around Facebook any comments or information you leave will also be left as your page not your profile.Confused Yet ? In the video i show exactly how it's done and the advantages, it can even help you get more fans !

How To Log Into Facebook As Your Fan Page Video Tutorial

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Create Email Addresses Connected To Your Blogger Custom Domain Plus Access DNS Settings And More

This week we looked at using custom domains on Blogger Blogs, why you should get a custom domain and the steps to buy and connect a custom domain on Blogger.Those posts have been popular and I'm delighted to see many of you have took my advice and bought domains for your blog getting rid of the ugly blogspot.In those posts i mentioned Google Apps and how when you buy a domain through Blogger you get a free Google apps account.Google apps actually offer some great features that are all available to you once you buy your domain.Two of the main features of Google apps are the option to create Email addresses associated with the domain you bought.So you can create for example yourname @yourblog.com or info @yourblog.com and so on.Another feature of Google apps is the option to access your DNS or Domain Settings.So you can log into your domain host account and access things like Cname records.

In this video post i do my best to explain the whole process from accessing your Google apps account to creating multiple Emails connected to your domain, enjoy !

Google Apps Video Tutorial

That's it for this Blogger Tip, have to admit it was hard to explain so the video went a bit long (As did the title of the post :p).Luckily YouTube did take the full video so hopefully you have learned just some of the Google Apps features available to you.

Remember Google apps offer many many more features and we only touched on the basics, you should take 30 minutes when you get the chance to look through all it offers.The Google Apps Support center is a great place to start.

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How To Buy A Custom Domain Directly From Blogger And Connect It To Your Blog - Video Post

In the last post i told you how i though Not having a custom domain on your blog was stupid.For me getting rid of the blogspot sub domain is very important.In this post i want to show you exactly how to get a custom domain directly from Blogger.When you buy a domain from Blogger you can do it from your dashboard, use your Google/Blogger account to set it up and best of all the job of connecting the domain to your blog is done for you.

This is a video post and in the video below i go through each step.

Connect Custom Domain To Blogger Video Tutorial

Update - Make sure to also check out this post on How you can choose between eNom and GoDaddy when buying your domain.

That's it follow the steps and your done !

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Use Snipping Tool To Take Screenshots On Windows 7 And Vista

On Spice Up Your Blog i use screenshots in nearly every post to make it easier for people to follow tutorials.In the past i have used a FireFox Add-On to take the screenshots but now i use a great tool built into Windows 7 and Windows Vista called Snipping Tool.With snipping tool you have no need to download any plug-ins or add-ons and you can take professional and customizable screenshots.

How To Find And Use Windows Snipping Tool

Snipping Tool is easy to use and i have created a video to show you how to find it and start taking quality screenshots.

That's Snipping Tool a great way to take screenshots for your blog.Make sure to Check out more of our Image Tips and Blog Gadgets.

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