How to get the most out of your personal blog page
You will need to change your blog from the default setting and make it customized. To do this sign in and click MY STUFF on the purple navigation bar near the top of the site. Then click MANAGE _(YOUR BLOG)_. On the left of the screen you should now see several options... Click GLOBAL SETTINGS then CHANGE HOW MY BLOG LOOKS.
From there you will want to SELECT BLOG THEME. You can use any of the other blog templates available. You can modify any of these later.. once you pick one you will notice how your blog page changes.. Remember to save your changes at the bottom right after you have made your choice.
Next you will need to go to the option on the left of the page that says TITLE, DESCRIPTION and NEWS. Click the link.. It will give you some text boxes to add information to your blog page. This is where you should enter contact information like a link to your personal page, web site or email address ect. Put this info under the NEWS section. Then click SAVE. This will ensure that your contact info is easily accessible from all of your blog posts. This way people that find your blog on the web will know exactly how to find you.
Every time you blog, your entry is indexed by the search engines. When people search for certain keywords they find your blog rather than the community's web site. You will want to talk about yourself as much as you can in your blog and be as descriptive as possible. Your blog brings fans directly to YOU that are looking for you and only you.
If you describe yourself as having blond hair for example.. people that are looking for blonds are more likely to find your blog... if you put that in your blog. People looking for redheads or brunettes will find the girls that wrote about that in their blog. Blogs are amazing tools for self promotion as long as you know how to use them properly.
Be descriptive and tell all about youself and your interests or hobbies.. If you write that you like going fishing for example.. someone else that likes fishing is more likely to find you when they search for fishing. You will be found by people seeking for the similar interests that you share and you are more likely to hit it off nad make more fans, friends and clients.
This bit of knowledge will help you to be very successful. Make sure you understand it. After this is done.. go blog! The more frequent and current your blog posts, the more subscribers your blog will get and the larger your fan base will be!