Blogging for Dummies

Be amazed at all the ways Google’s at your service!

Here’s how to find your way through all the information Google offers

More than a search engine, Google has become a lifestyle. This book introduces you to the rest of the Google family – valuable tools such as Google Maps, Google Video, Google Earth, Google Scholar, and Gmail. Play Google games, shop with Froogle, or find stuff on your own computer with Google Desktop. The possibilities will make you Google-eyed!

Discover how to
* Refine your results with search operators
* Use Google as an answer engine
* Enjoy one-click searching with Google Toolbar
* Get specific information with Google Labs services
* Simplify e-mail with Gmail

– The first-ever book to show businesses step by step how to capitalize on advertising programs offered by Google, the world’s #1 search engine, with more than 200 million search queries per day
– Written by a veteran For Dummies author working in cooperation with Google, which will help support the book
– From selecting the right keywords to crafting the right message, the book explains how to boost site traffic using AdWords, Google’s hugely successful sponsored-link advertising program, which now has more than 150,000 advertisers
– Also details how to make money with AdSense, a Google program that funnels relevant AdWords ads to other sites-and pays those sites whenever someone clicks on them

Are you bemused by blogs? Eager to become a blogger? Google Blogger For Dummies can help you start blogging sooner than you think.
More than 14 million people are promoting a business, connecting with family and friends, and sharing opinions with Google Blogger. This book helps you start a Blogger account, create content, build an audience, make money from your blog, and more, all without learning to program.

You’ll be able to:

Learn the parts of a blog, what Blogger does, and how to choose goals and blog topics
Choose a domain name, learn to use the dashboard, pick a template, and configure settings
Dress up your blog with themes and find out where to get plenty of free ones
Learn blogging etiquette and some secrets for long-term success
Make money from your blog with Google Adsense, contextual and text link ads, and merchandising with CafePress
Set up multi-user blogs or branch into mobile blogging, podcasting, or video blogging
Take advantage of social networking sites and learn simple search engine optimization techniques
Maintain your blog with tools like Blog This! and Quick Edit
Moderate comments effectively, track your stats, and more

Google Blogger is a great choice for beginning bloggers, and Google Blogger For Dummies gives you the know-how to venture confidently into the blogosphere.

The blogging bestseller, now fully updated to reflect the latest tools and techniques

Blogging is forever evolving, and remains essential for anyone who wants a distinctive Web presence. There are many options that surround blogging-on everything from blogging software to hosting services-and this fun and friendly guide gets you started so can begin logging in hours of blogging!

Building on the success of the two previous bestselling editions, this latest revision includes essential blogging basics, the elements required of a good blog, and the tools you’ll need to get started. You’ll discover how to determine the right blogging software for you, whether you should run your own blog or use a full-service hosting site, and how to set up an account and write your first post.

Builds on the two previous bestselling editions and covers the latest advertising tools to attract an audience, methods for making money with your blog, and ways to measure your blog’s success
Includes updates to the major blogging software utilities including Google’s Blogger, TypePad, and WordPress
Walks you through the latest search engine optimization techniques for increasing your blog’s visibility
Reviews the newest plug-ins and gadgets that will allow you to extend your blog

If you’re in a fog about how to blog, then this easy-to-understand guide is the right book for you.

This proven bestseller is fully updated and better than ever! Now in its fourth edition, Blogging For Dummies is fully updated and more practical than ever for today′s bloggers. Whether you′re just beginning or are already a full–tilt blogging maven, you′ll find the up–to–date information you need in these friendly pages. Want to integrate your blog with social media? Jump into the fast–moving world of microblogging on Twitter or Tumblr? Choose which blogging software to use? Optimize your current blog for search? This detailed book guide covers it all, and then some. Buy the book, build a better blog, and blog about it! Provides up–to–date information on blogging software choices and utilities Explains how to identify your unique niche and attract readers Walks you through setting up an account and writing your first post Shows you how to optimize your blog for search, so new readers find you Helps you integrate your blog with social media Reveals what you need to know to start microblogging on Twitter or Tumblr Explores the ways you can make money with your blog Start a conversation with the very latest blog–building tips and techniques in Blogging For Dummies .