Pimping my Blog #3

I need to take a class on code.  I saw a blog the other day and I really liked the format. Rather than seeing only one lengthy post, the blog used a jump break and had a really nice "read more" button. I made it my goal to try this out.  I started off easy.  I just went back into my old posts and used the "jump break" button. It worked but it looked boring, just those two words in black.  I wanted more...

So, again I began searching out sites where others have done this and shared their information.  First, I tried adding code... no luck.  Then, I found one person who explained how to add "read more" and "read more backgrounds" to my advanced blogger customization screen.  This was exactly what I was looking for...

Pimping my Blog #2

No work today due to the snow, so while I'm rearranging some things in my sidebars, I found myself slightly annoyed because there seemed to be so much extra space between each widget/item.  I wanted my widgets to be closer together so that less space would be wasted and people wouldn't have to scroll down so far to find everything.  I just thought it would look nicer and be more efficient so I began to research if this was possible.

So easy!  I love the way my sidebars look now.  I thought other "newer" bloggers might want to fix this as well so I thought I would share how simple it was so that you can do it too.

Step #1:
Go to "Design" in Blogger.  Choose "Template" and click the "Customize" button
Step #2:
Choose "Advanced" and then scroll down to "Add CSS"
Step #3:
Add this code (you can change the 5px to a larger number if you feel items are now too close):

.widget {
    margin: 5px 0 0 0;
}

*Make sure you hit "enter" on your keyboard after the last line.  Finally, apply to your blog.  That's it!

 I think it makes a nice difference.  Enjoy!

                                                                     

Pimping my blog #1

One of my goals for 2014 as a blogger was to learn some new techniques to improve my blog.  My first goal was to create my own signature for my blog posts.  I've been seeing a lot of them lately and of course, because I am who I am, I wanted one for myself.  It was actually really easy and so I've included the blog site where I got the directions in case any other newer bloggers want to give it a shot as well.  If you want to try it, go to Hubby Jack's Blog Attack.

Have fun! And check out my cool new signature!  :)