Templates: Flying Solo

From this tab, you can skip all the other stuff and just choose a template that you like.  This allows you to view all choices on one screen and compare one against the other without actually having to remember which one you liked and scrolling through them all, then you can avoid all that other stuff you aren't necessarily ready for right now too!  I like choosing from here rather than the other way, but ultimately it's your choice.
  I know there are other blogs about blogs.  I wonder now if blogger has one.  I bet they do.  Oh well, I'm personalizing mine and making it education based.  So, I will continue on.  Is anyone reading this at this point?

Don't Fool Yourself! Looks Are Everything!

From the layout tab, just click on template designer link.  (see previous post) It's on the top right ish of the page.  Then you will get the above options:

Templates: Click on a style that you like and then from that, it allows you to have other choices.  See how the top right template is chosen and then linked to the templates below it?  Lots of choices!
Background:  Allows you to choose background color(if template allows) and a few other things but why worry about those details right now?
Adjust widths: Allows you to make columns on your blog bigger or smaller.  Also has a default choice just in case you goof it up.
Layout:  See below: too much to type up here!

As you can see above, the layout is how your blog will look.  This I think is important because if it looks good, people will stick around, read your blog and maybe even come back!  Choose one, try it for a week or so, then maybe change it and see what you think.  Remember then you can go back and add some gadgets.

Advanced:  Ok, it's just that, advanced!  Not really important in getting your blog up and running but something you can tinker with when you have spare time.  Or just leave it be!  Just allows you to have default fonts, background colors, text colors and such.  I'd just leave it at first.  I waited till just recently to mess with this stuff.

Let's Do This!

Now, you have the basic requirements, so let's make a B-L-O-G!  Aren't you excited?  I am!  Random fact, since I started my blog in October I have had almost 3,000 views.  That's only about 2,998 more than assign a day got in 5 years.  Last month alone I had over 400 views.  Someone is looking at it!  My time isn't being wasted and yours won't either if you use your blog, advertise it, push it, encourage it and UPDATE IT!

Alright, so now what.....Go to www.blogger.com and hit create a blog!

Above:

*Choose a title for your blog

*Choose an address on the web for your blog.

*Then choose a template (this can be changed anytime)

*Then click create blog!

**Note:  If your address is the same as someone else, you will have to choose another.