My Own Website Step By Step

Becoming a contributing author on someone’s blog is an exciting learning opportunity! Imagine being able to launch your own blog.

Create your own Photography, Art, or Family History Blog or website. 

Click HERE to get started.

Or HERE (for greater detail) Rob Woodgate is a great guide. Go as far as you can. Call me when you hit a wall, I'll help you navigate the the sticky places.

My family members are accepting invitations to become contributing authors on our Family History Site.  This page will show you what to do next.

[Coming soon: a page where you will learn how to customize a site for your personal goals.]

Here's how for those who have received and invitation to be a contributing author.

Your most excellent beginners toolbar:

1 Font                   2 Size             3 Headings       4 Bold         5 Italic           6 Underscore        

7 Strikethrough     8 Font color    9 Text background color     10 link           11 insert photo      

12 insert video     13 align text    14 indent >      15 < indent  16 bullet        17 numbers 

Step 1

1. Open your web page

2. Click on      New Post      in the upper right hand corner.

3. You'll land on a page like this (below).

4. Add your content by clicking in the upper left to begin typing (or pasting).

5 To add a photo... click on #11, the photo icon on the tool bar. For video click on #12.

6. Next, select      Choose files     ...   to select a photo from your computer.

7. When a thumbnail of that photo appears, click on it. The thumbnail will be framed in blue... 

Now click     Add selected

8. Click on the photo on the edit page and select a smaller or larger photo size as desired.

Step 9. From the upper right corner ... Click        Publish

Step 10. From the upper left corner ... Click      View blog

To edit your new page, or change a photo size, repeat these steps.

Hey... You're a Blogger!!!