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Melanie Nelson
Founder of BloggingBasics101.com
Shannon Lowe
Author of Rocks In My Dryer, a TypePad blog
Learn to:
• Start blogging with TypePad
• Select the best pricing plan for you
and your blog
• Personalize your blog
• Take advantage of TypePad’s built-in
SEO features and templates
TypePad
®
Making Everythin
g Easier!
™
Open the book and find:
• A primer on blogging etiquette
• How to add photo albums and
galleries
• Cool ways to beef up your blog
with TypeLists
• Things to do with widgets
• Tips for good blog posts
• How to encourage comments
from visitors
• Ten interesting TypePad blogs
to explore
• Advice on managing your blog
community
Melanie Nelson is a technical writer and the author of BloggingBasics101.
com, a leading resource for beginning and intermediate bloggers.
Shannon Lowe is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Good
Housekeeping, Chicken Soup for the New Mom’s Soul, and Parent and Child
Magazine.
$24.99 US / $29.99 CN / £17.99 UK
ISBN 978-0-470-55094-6
Internet/Blogging/Web Page Design
Go to Dummies.com®
for videos, step-by-step examples,
how-to articles, or to shop!
Eager to start blogging?
Find out how TypePad
makes it easy and fun!
If you’ve been thinking about breaking into the blogo-
sphere but didn’t know where to start, you’ve come to
the right place. First, you’ll get some pointers on what
blogging’s all about and how to develop your online
identity. Then you’ll find out how TypePad works, how to
use TypeLists and widgets, and what it takes to make your
blog a huge success!
• Blogging 101 — if you haven’t blogged before, explore the why
and how of blogging and learn to find your niche
• Your TypePad account — discover how to set one up, create your
Profile, choose settings, and track visitors
• Ready, set, blog! — write your first posts, format the text, add
images, and set keywords
• Make it your own — find out about TypePad tools that let you
customize your blog to suit your readers and your subject matter
• Import options — transfer an existing blog to TypePad
• Money making tips — learn how to make money with ads and
paid posts, and what your blog needs to attract advertisers
• Your blog has friends — see how to use Facebook®, Twitter®, and
other social media to promote your blog
• For the geek blogger — explore Advanced Templates and ways
to customize with code
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If you’ve set the Creative Commons license of your photo to None (which
means all rights reserved), your photo will not show up in your post. You
need to change the Creative Commons license to something more flexible to
use the Blog This Photo options. You can find out which Creative Commons
license is right for you at www.flickr.com/account/prefs/license
(we like the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs option).
1. Find the photo you want to use via Flickr.
You should see a page similar to the one in Figure 10-1. You know you’re
on the correct page if you see the toolbar above the photo. If you don’t
see the toolbar, click the photo until you do.
2. Click Blog This on the toolbar.
A pull-down menu appears.
3. Choose the name of the blog you want to post the picture to.
The Blog This Photo page appears, as shown in Figure 10-3.
4. Type the title of the post in the Title text box.
If you’ve titled your photo, that title may automatically appear in the
Title box. You can simply replace it with the title you’d like to use. The
text in this box is the title of your post.
Figure 10-3:
The Blog
this photo
page at
Flickr.
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5. Click inside the Your Post text box, and begin typing your post.
6. Click Post Entry.
7. Visit your blog to see your post.
If you visit your TypePad Dashboard, you’ll see that this post is listed in
the Posts tab.
Display a Flickr slideshow within a post
If you have several photos you’d like to share in your blog post, it may be
easier to share a slideshow with your audience. It’s an easy process; just
follow these instructions:
1. Choose the set, collection, or photo group you want to share.
2. Click the Slideshow button.
(The slideshow button is labeled in Figure 10-1.) A slideshow of your pic-
tures starts, as shown in Figure 10-4.
3. Click the Share link in the top-right corner.
Two HTML options appear:
• Grab the URL allows you to link to the slideshow.
You can do this by copying the URL, returning to your TypePad
post, and highlighting the words to link. Then click the link icon in
your post toolbar (it looks like a piece of chain link), and paste the
slideshow URL in the URL box. Click OK.
• Grab the embed HTML allows you to embed the entire slideshow
directly in your blog post.
Just copy the embed code, return to your TypePad post, and click
the HTML tab. Paste the <embed> code, and publish as usual.
Use Flickr applications
Sometimes, of course, you don’t need to embed a photo in a post. You just
want to show off what you’re sharing on Flickr. In those instances, a simple
widget can help you out. Here are two you may like:
✓ The Flickr widget by Roy Tanck (www.roytanck.com/get-my-flickr-
widget) displays a rotating selection of your Flickr photos based on
your Flickr RSS feed.
✓ With the Flickr Badge generator (www.flickr.com/badge.gne), you
can choose an HTML badge or an Adobe Flash badge.
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Melanie Nelson
Founder of BloggingBasics101.com
Shannon Lowe
Author of Rocks In My Dryer, a TypePad blog
Learn to:
• Start blogging with TypePad
• Select the best pricing plan for you
and your blog
• Personalize your blog
• Take advantage of TypePad’s built-in
SEO features and templates
TypePad
®
Making Everythin
g Easier!
™
Open the book and find:
• A primer on blogging etiquette
• How to add photo albums and
galleries
• Cool ways to beef up your blog
with TypeLists
• Things to do with widgets
• Tips for good blog posts
• How to encourage comments
from visitors
• Ten interesting TypePad blogs
to explore
• Advice on managing your blog
community
Melanie Nelson is a technical writer and the author of BloggingBasics101.
com, a leading resource for beginning and intermediate bloggers.
Shannon Lowe is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Good
Housekeeping, Chicken Soup for the New Mom’s Soul, and Parent and Child
Magazine.
$24.99 US / $29.99 CN / £17.99 UK
ISBN 978-0-470-55094-6
Internet/Blogging/Web Page Design
Go to Dummies.com®
for videos, step-by-step examples,
how-to articles, or to shop!
Eager to start blogging?
Find out how TypePad
makes it easy and fun!
If you’ve been thinking about breaking into the blogo-
sphere but didn’t know where to start, you’ve come to
the right place. First, you’ll get some pointers on what
blogging’s all about and how to develop your online
identity. Then you’ll find out how TypePad works, how to
use TypeLists and widgets, and what it takes to make your
blog a huge success!
• Blogging 101 — if you haven’t blogged before, explore the why
and how of blogging and learn to find your niche
• Your TypePad account — discover how to set one up, create your
Profile, choose settings, and track visitors
• Ready, set, blog! — write your first posts, format the text, add
images, and set keywords
• Make it your own — find out about TypePad tools that let you
customize your blog to suit your readers and your subject matter
• Import options — transfer an existing blog to TypePad
• Money making tips — learn how to make money with ads and
paid posts, and what your blog needs to attract advertisers
• Your blog has friends — see how to use Facebook®, Twitter®, and
other social media to promote your blog
• For the geek blogger — explore Advanced Templates and ways
to customize with code
Typ
eP
a
d
®
Nelson
Lowe
spine=.8640”
Melanie Nelson
Founder of BloggingBasics101.com
Shannon Lowe
Author of Rocks In My Dryer, a TypePad blog
Learn to:
• Start blogging with TypePad
• Select the best pricing plan for you
and your blog
• Personalize your blog
• Take advantage of TypePad’s built-in
SEO features and templates
TypePad
®
Making Everythin
g Easier!
™
Open the book and find:
• A primer on blogging etiquette
• How to add photo albums and
galleries
• Cool ways to beef up your blog
with TypeLists
• Things to do with widgets
• Tips for good blog posts
• How to encourage comments
from visitors
• Ten interesting TypePad blogs
to explore
• Advice on managing your blog
community
Melanie Nelson is a technical writer and the author of BloggingBasics101.
com, a leading resource for beginning and intermediate bloggers.
Shannon Lowe is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Good
Housekeeping, Chicken Soup for the New Mom’s Soul, and Parent and Child
Magazine.
$24.99 US / $29.99 CN / £17.99 UK
ISBN 978-0-470-55094-6
Internet/Blogging/Web Page Design
Go to Dummies.com®
for videos, step-by-step examples,
how-to articles, or to shop!
Eager to start blogging?
Find out how TypePad
makes it easy and fun!
If you’ve been thinking about breaking into the blogo-
sphere but didn’t know where to start, you’ve come to
the right place. First, you’ll get some pointers on what
blogging’s all about and how to develop your online
identity. Then you’ll find out how TypePad works, how to
use TypeLists and widgets, and what it takes to make your
blog a huge success!
• Blogging 101 — if you haven’t blogged before, explore the why
and how of blogging and learn to find your niche
• Your TypePad account — discover how to set one up, create your
Profile, choose settings, and track visitors
• Ready, set, blog! — write your first posts, format the text, add
images, and set keywords
• Make it your own — find out about TypePad tools that let you
customize your blog to suit your readers and your subject matter
• Import options — transfer an existing blog to TypePad
• Money making tips — learn how to make money with ads and
paid posts, and what your blog needs to attract advertisers
• Your blog has friends — see how to use Facebook®, Twitter®, and
other social media to promote your blog
• For the geek blogger — explore Advanced Templates and ways
to customize with code
Typ
eP
a
d
®
Nelson
Lowe
spine=.8640”
Page 2
spine=.8640”
Start with FREE Cheat Sheets
Cheat Sheets include
• Checklists
• Charts
• Common Instructions
• And Other Good Stuff!
Get Smart at Dummies.com
Dummies.com makes your life easier with 1,000s
of answers on everything from removing wallpaper
to using the latest version of Windows.
Check out our
• Videos
• Illustrated Articles
• Step-by-Step Instructions
Plus, each month you can win valuable prizes by entering
our Dummies.com sweepstakes. *
Want a weekly dose of Dummies? Sign up for Newsletters on
• Digital Photography
• Microsoft Windows & Office
• Personal Finance & Investing
• Health & Wellness
• Computing, iPods & Cell Phones
• eBay
• Internet
• Food, Home & Garden
Find out “HOW” at Dummies.com
*Sweepstakes not currently available in all countries; visit Dummies.com for official rules.
Get More and Do More at Dummies.com®
To access the Cheat Sheet created specifically for this book, go to
www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/typepad
Page 217
195 Chapter 10: Exploring Social Media
If you’ve set the Creative Commons license of your photo to None (which
means all rights reserved), your photo will not show up in your post. You
need to change the Creative Commons license to something more flexible to
use the Blog This Photo options. You can find out which Creative Commons
license is right for you at www.flickr.com/account/prefs/license
(we like the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs option).
1. Find the photo you want to use via Flickr.
You should see a page similar to the one in Figure 10-1. You know you’re
on the correct page if you see the toolbar above the photo. If you don’t
see the toolbar, click the photo until you do.
2. Click Blog This on the toolbar.
A pull-down menu appears.
3. Choose the name of the blog you want to post the picture to.
The Blog This Photo page appears, as shown in Figure 10-3.
4. Type the title of the post in the Title text box.
If you’ve titled your photo, that title may automatically appear in the
Title box. You can simply replace it with the title you’d like to use. The
text in this box is the title of your post.
Figure 10-3:
The Blog
this photo
page at
Flickr.
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196 Part III: Adding Useful Elements to Your TypePad Blog
5. Click inside the Your Post text box, and begin typing your post.
6. Click Post Entry.
7. Visit your blog to see your post.
If you visit your TypePad Dashboard, you’ll see that this post is listed in
the Posts tab.
Display a Flickr slideshow within a post
If you have several photos you’d like to share in your blog post, it may be
easier to share a slideshow with your audience. It’s an easy process; just
follow these instructions:
1. Choose the set, collection, or photo group you want to share.
2. Click the Slideshow button.
(The slideshow button is labeled in Figure 10-1.) A slideshow of your pic-
tures starts, as shown in Figure 10-4.
3. Click the Share link in the top-right corner.
Two HTML options appear:
• Grab the URL allows you to link to the slideshow.
You can do this by copying the URL, returning to your TypePad
post, and highlighting the words to link. Then click the link icon in
your post toolbar (it looks like a piece of chain link), and paste the
slideshow URL in the URL box. Click OK.
• Grab the embed HTML allows you to embed the entire slideshow
directly in your blog post.
Just copy the embed code, return to your TypePad post, and click
the HTML tab. Paste the <embed> code, and publish as usual.
Use Flickr applications
Sometimes, of course, you don’t need to embed a photo in a post. You just
want to show off what you’re sharing on Flickr. In those instances, a simple
widget can help you out. Here are two you may like:
✓ The Flickr widget by Roy Tanck (www.roytanck.com/get-my-flickr-
widget) displays a rotating selection of your Flickr photos based on
your Flickr RSS feed.
✓ With the Flickr Badge generator (www.flickr.com/badge.gne), you
can choose an HTML badge or an Adobe Flash badge.
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DVDs • Music • Games •
DIY • Consumer Electronics •
Software • Crafts • Hobbies •
Cookware • and more!
For more information, go to
Dummies.com® and search
the store by category.
Dummies products
make life easier!
Making everything easier!™
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97804705509452499.eps
Melanie Nelson
Founder of BloggingBasics101.com
Shannon Lowe
Author of Rocks In My Dryer, a TypePad blog
Learn to:
• Start blogging with TypePad
• Select the best pricing plan for you
and your blog
• Personalize your blog
• Take advantage of TypePad’s built-in
SEO features and templates
TypePad
®
Making Everythin
g Easier!
™
Open the book and find:
• A primer on blogging etiquette
• How to add photo albums and
galleries
• Cool ways to beef up your blog
with TypeLists
• Things to do with widgets
• Tips for good blog posts
• How to encourage comments
from visitors
• Ten interesting TypePad blogs
to explore
• Advice on managing your blog
community
Melanie Nelson is a technical writer and the author of BloggingBasics101.
com, a leading resource for beginning and intermediate bloggers.
Shannon Lowe is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Good
Housekeeping, Chicken Soup for the New Mom’s Soul, and Parent and Child
Magazine.
$24.99 US / $29.99 CN / £17.99 UK
ISBN 978-0-470-55094-6
Internet/Blogging/Web Page Design
Go to Dummies.com®
for videos, step-by-step examples,
how-to articles, or to shop!
Eager to start blogging?
Find out how TypePad
makes it easy and fun!
If you’ve been thinking about breaking into the blogo-
sphere but didn’t know where to start, you’ve come to
the right place. First, you’ll get some pointers on what
blogging’s all about and how to develop your online
identity. Then you’ll find out how TypePad works, how to
use TypeLists and widgets, and what it takes to make your
blog a huge success!
• Blogging 101 — if you haven’t blogged before, explore the why
and how of blogging and learn to find your niche
• Your TypePad account — discover how to set one up, create your
Profile, choose settings, and track visitors
• Ready, set, blog! — write your first posts, format the text, add
images, and set keywords
• Make it your own — find out about TypePad tools that let you
customize your blog to suit your readers and your subject matter
• Import options — transfer an existing blog to TypePad
• Money making tips — learn how to make money with ads and
paid posts, and what your blog needs to attract advertisers
• Your blog has friends — see how to use Facebook®, Twitter®, and
other social media to promote your blog
• For the geek blogger — explore Advanced Templates and ways
to customize with code
Typ
eP
a
d
®
Nelson
Lowe
spine=.8640”
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