Adding Stumble upon, digg it, facebook bookmarks

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These days, the age is that of driving traffic to your blog. An easy way to promote your blog is to have the ability of allowing the users to bookmark your blog on some bookmark sites like stumbleupon.com, digg.com, facebook.com, reddit.com etc. Here is how you can add the bookmark toolbar at the top of every new blog you write. So, if a reader liked your blog, he/she can bookmark it on one/more of these sites. Here is how to add this toolbar ...

1. Go to blogger Dashboard. (http://www.blogger.com/home)
2. Click "Edit Layout" for your blog which you want to have this toolbar.
   
3. When you are on Layout page ("Page Elements") page, click "Edit HTML".
4. On "Edit Template" page, check the "Expand Widget Templates" checkbox.
5. Now copy all the contents from the lower text box onto notepad.
6. Look for (Ctrl+F) < class='post-header-line-1'/> or <div class='post-body entry-content'>
7. Between <div class='post-body entry-content'> and end of div (</div> which will be just before < class='post-footer'> , add the following :
   

   
   <a expr:href='"http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_stumble"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjtdomAZcq1Z5xOmLiiWBePR9lxm-G6Sh4DIGB7hSUGpz1a0E7NSC6qS0AUZgTi8F_6rkdl9PWCtJlTCvJlgSd686gNQ4AXnB7g5KOfzyEnyrMgg33gykmqH-xVflrAfCgp2ePzGYvAg/s320/stumb.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Stumble</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://digg.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_digg"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJW-baqoZhRAXS3VtGfL2VUuve60VGeVZojKCaJZ7f-srlpgFVk5kUolMeWDDsRrEaxOjuXTJ27JZMD9EokdlZWIQd_5n9dUYVevZd5c-q4HQw0cFjilD3aKGC5kGsWaEfjmpT5X2gXo/s320/digg.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>
   <img src='http://digg.com/img/digg-it-tiny.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/></a>
   <a expr:href='"http://del.icio.us/post?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_delicious"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5YwLuYj4mC7I4zPmqKqHFaq1bg_NE6N6t-_x-JD0keaoxTbIsRtKSzvUwIMZ1W93gnBvDs3B16nrnKEJ8e9aQBCV4rMBbNAJDp4o1iy7HJkw0_kVb4s7GBrz0GqvIUAhDD7WATXuv6I/s320/del.jpg' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>del.icio.us</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://reddit.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_reddit"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mlJoDO4VmGC4wt0jR5Td6r8WsBdhbZu6KrY5IObMCr58Ur4y55aBfHltpLhgKOwLUEnEIWQAkXDCgFdmi74rx8Az7Qhud9hxb4fWLgzmhLlmdPze2dd2OiWWFqnjUVUwS-gUdU3qyyM/s320/reddit.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Reddit</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/myresults/bookmarklet?u=" + data:post.url + "&t=" + data:post.title' target='"_myweb"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mCBUZ2IM4F34-xLnrCg6moNNAgntaWiAkQboGo9AkKpxD6iOzHM6-rKBIvW69qszq0zJWQJr7D14sZ-8LyGiQd7WVwFTv2TJArmE0HWw6uV5YfQx7BOIV-aC3zPp4zjAzb1tzcN3Y28/s320/myWeb.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>MyWeb!</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=" + data:post.url + "&t=" + data:post.title' target='"_facebook"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmC4r-Qw352KPkvUhj10ZgHO3VlImLCm16LSgGksGusGCbTr2BEATyjJwKO4xRYYSWRlJdZ-R4LfKh5ON69Iv30XFxqawQ_val1KHZsQQT6ZA-jj_HzKqz2WPmI-46qM7-qRoXi_TNv4/s320/facebook.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Facebook</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=" + data:post.url + "&t=" + data:post.title' target='"_facebook"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7yKd-eOJZs2eMJdKJOplPoixNHoo7uBB-tHKNRqEeeop0uBDJisuaqQ0PpVU-eXzRZM_mfK0wZtgr8V7bPy2ygxXMJMEsJcANqWu3ABbnyK6iQ0d9W5kLFfMt03sXM565RrKo_lOPUM/s320/bookmark.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Google bookmark</a>
   <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
   <style>.fullpost{display:inline;}</style>
   <p><data:post.body/></p>
   <b:else/>
   <style>.fullpost{display:none;}</style>
   <p><data:post.body/></p>
   <a expr:href='data:post.url + "#continue"'>Continue >></a>
   </b:if>
   <div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->
   

   
   
   So that it becomes:
   

   
   <div class='post-header-line-1'/>
   
   <div class='post-body entry-content'>
   <a expr:href='"http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_stumble"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjtdomAZcq1Z5xOmLiiWBePR9lxm-G6Sh4DIGB7hSUGpz1a0E7NSC6qS0AUZgTi8F_6rkdl9PWCtJlTCvJlgSd686gNQ4AXnB7g5KOfzyEnyrMgg33gykmqH-xVflrAfCgp2ePzGYvAg/s320/stumb.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Stumble</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://digg.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_digg"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJW-baqoZhRAXS3VtGfL2VUuve60VGeVZojKCaJZ7f-srlpgFVk5kUolMeWDDsRrEaxOjuXTJ27JZMD9EokdlZWIQd_5n9dUYVevZd5c-q4HQw0cFjilD3aKGC5kGsWaEfjmpT5X2gXo/s320/digg.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>
   <img src='http://digg.com/img/digg-it-tiny.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/></a>
   <a expr:href='"http://del.icio.us/post?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_delicious"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5YwLuYj4mC7I4zPmqKqHFaq1bg_NE6N6t-_x-JD0keaoxTbIsRtKSzvUwIMZ1W93gnBvDs3B16nrnKEJ8e9aQBCV4rMBbNAJDp4o1iy7HJkw0_kVb4s7GBrz0GqvIUAhDD7WATXuv6I/s320/del.jpg' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>del.icio.us</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://reddit.com/submit?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='"_reddit"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mlJoDO4VmGC4wt0jR5Td6r8WsBdhbZu6KrY5IObMCr58Ur4y55aBfHltpLhgKOwLUEnEIWQAkXDCgFdmi74rx8Az7Qhud9hxb4fWLgzmhLlmdPze2dd2OiWWFqnjUVUwS-gUdU3qyyM/s320/reddit.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Reddit</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/myresults/bookmarklet?u=" + data:post.url + "&t=" + data:post.title' target='"_myweb"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mCBUZ2IM4F34-xLnrCg6moNNAgntaWiAkQboGo9AkKpxD6iOzHM6-rKBIvW69qszq0zJWQJr7D14sZ-8LyGiQd7WVwFTv2TJArmE0HWw6uV5YfQx7BOIV-aC3zPp4zjAzb1tzcN3Y28/s320/myWeb.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>MyWeb!</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=" + data:post.url + "&t=" + data:post.title' target='"_facebook"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmC4r-Qw352KPkvUhj10ZgHO3VlImLCm16LSgGksGusGCbTr2BEATyjJwKO4xRYYSWRlJdZ-R4LfKh5ON69Iv30XFxqawQ_val1KHZsQQT6ZA-jj_HzKqz2WPmI-46qM7-qRoXi_TNv4/s320/facebook.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Facebook</a>
   <a expr:href='"http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=" + data:post.url + "&t=" + data:post.title' target='"_facebook"'>
   <img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7yKd-eOJZs2eMJdKJOplPoixNHoo7uBB-tHKNRqEeeop0uBDJisuaqQ0PpVU-eXzRZM_mfK0wZtgr8V7bPy2ygxXMJMEsJcANqWu3ABbnyK6iQ0d9W5kLFfMt03sXM565RrKo_lOPUM/s320/bookmark.gif' style='padding: 0px; border:0px solid black;'/>Google bookmark</a>
   <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
   <style>.fullpost{display:inline;}</style>
   <p><data:post.body/></p>
   <b:else/>
   <style>.fullpost{display:none;}</style>
   <p><data:post.body/></p>
   <a expr:href='data:post.url + "#continue"'>Continue >></a>
   </b:if>
   <div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->
   </div>
   
   <div class='post-footer'> .... etc ..etc ...
   

   
   

Copy everything and paste it into the "Edit HTML" text box that you had opened earlier. Save it and you will be all set.Good luck and Enjoy !!!

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Addinng Adsense : Getting paid for your blogging capabilities :)

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In this blog I'll walk you through the steps on how to monetize your blog meaning how to ask Google to help you monetarily for being a good blogger.
Here is how ...

1. Login to your blogger account by going to http://blogger.com/start.
2. Goto dashboard : http://www.blogger.com/home.
3. Now if you have multiple blogs, you will see a list of blogs on your dashboard. If you have just one, that blog will be listed. For the blog which you want monetized, click on Monetize link as shown here in the picture:
4. The wizard will take you through a number of steps. Follow the steps. It's pretty easy. If you already have a Gmail/Google account, you will be all set in a few seconds. If you do not have a Gmail account yet, it might take upto 2-3 days to activate your Google Adsense account. So wait until then.
5. As soon as your account is activated (for Gmail account holders, this will be immediate), goto the dashboard again (see link in step 2). Now hit Layout . It will take you Layout page. By default, "Page Elements" tab is selected. If you are comfortable with html programming, you may like to go ahead and click "Edit HTML" at the top. But for all practical purposes, yu can do well on this "Page Elements" tab. So stay here, and click on "Add a Gadget".
6. From the pop-up window select "Adsense".
7. You should be on "Configure Adsense" page now.
8. Choose the format (shape and size). I suggest not to change the default colors. Select Blend Template from colors drop down. This makes the advertisements mix well with the content.
9. Hit save.
10. Again Hit Save on the Layout Page.
11. You are all set. you should see advertisements appearing on your blog now. :)
12. You may also like to read through my other blogs on how to add blogger search box and how to add Google Search Box.
13. Keep in mind that Search options are far better than any link advertisements.
    

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