Bits and Pieces

I vaguely recall saying something about how it was annoying that so many people were latching onto blogger, simply because they weren't aware of any other options. Now there are so many blogs of family members that look exactly the same. I, for one, would want a signature layout...something to establish my individuality (however lame that may sound, it's too true to ignore).
So I did a little research, and I've put together the following information, which I will title:

ADVICE FOR NEW BLOGGERS:

Not that I think I'm capable of giving anything that could be called "advice"...God I hate that word.

1. FIND SOMETHING NEW. Almost everyone has a blogger account. Do something different. May I suggest the following sites. I haven't used them, myself, so there may be a feature or two difference among them, but it's worth it to look different.
www.blogsome.com
www.blog.com
www.livejournal.com
To name a few. You can easily do a google search for more stuff.

2. IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE BLOGGER, CUSTOMIZE YOUR TEMPLATE. Don't settle for the default templates. And certainly don't persuade yourself to ignore the the annoying navbar and blogger button that rape your website, because you don't NEED THEM.

To get rid of the navbar, follow these simple instructions:
Click the TEMPLATE button. Scroll down to
/* Footer ----------------------------------------------- */

Below this section, there should be something that reads "/head" and "body"...both enclosed by <> those thingies. I can't add the raw code otherwise my post swallows it.


Use your thrifty fingers and insert so that it looks like this:








To get rid of the Blogger button, follow these instructions:
Find the code that's highlighted in the following screenshot:

DELETE IT. Yes, all of it.
Viola. Sayonara annoying blogger associates.

WE ARE FREE.


Maybe I'll waste time typing out the rest of my tips later. Cheerio.