A New File Host for my Free Blogger Templates!

For a long time I've been wrestling with my web/file host. I think I have found the solution! I found MediaFire. I'm using the free account and have uploaded all my blogger templates.



I'm confident that that my readers will be able to download all the templates without any problems. If, by chance, you have a problem, please email me what happened.

Change Your Blog Font!

While looking at a fellow photog's blog, Little Kiwis Photography, I was admiring her blog's font. Then I saw a link that said "I changed my font at the cutestblog.com" so I clicked. Well, I was excited. Here is how my photography blog looks now at SeaSide Sharon.

If you want to do this, follow this link, How to change the font on your blog, for a quick and easy installation!

Widen the Post Section

Thank you so much for the tips!
it really helps :]
and do you know how to enlarge the postings column? Because my posting column is kinda too small somehow in my blog .
Thanks :]


This was from sararocks. This is a easy little fix. You have to make two little changes in your CSS style sheet. Look for this piece of code:

#outer-wrapper {
width: 660px;
margin:0 auto;
padding:10px;
text-align:$startSide;
font: $bodyfont;
}

#main-wrapper {
width: 410px;
float: $startSide;
word-wrap: break-word; /* fix for long text breaking sidebar float in IE */
overflow: hidden; /* fix for long non-text content breaking IE sidebar float */
}

Then make changes to the width. Add the same amount of to each area like this:

#outer-wrapper {
width: 860px;
margin:0 auto;
padding:10px;
text-align:$startSide;
font: $bodyfont;
}

#main-wrapper {
width: 610px;
float: $startSide;
word-wrap: break-word; /* fix for long text breaking sidebar float in IE */
overflow: hidden; /* fix for long non-text content breaking IE sidebar float */
}

Here I added 200px to each area. All that is left to do is save your work!

Moving FeedBurner accounts to Google

I got a tweet message from rajtilak saying that I may be interested in this. And sure enough, I am.

I hurried on over to Feedburner and this is the message I found:

"Hey! We are moving FeedBurner accounts to Google. Learn more or Move your account now."

It was a simple painless process. A couple of clicks and it automatically transferred all of my feedburner accounts. As a matter of fact, it is still transferring...it said it may take a bit.

Thanks, Ratjilak for the heads up!

Free Twitter Buttons Roundup!!

While I was researching Twitter for Twit This, I came across a couple of sites with all sorts of twitter goodies! Well, more than a couple, as you will see. Some of them are animated, most are not. All are creative and really fun!

LimeShot Marketing

Make your own personalized button...twignature

All sorts of cute ones here! Twitter Buttons

Many different ones...VincentAubry.com


FWD

Function

Randa Clay

LoonDesign

IconTexto

Productive Dreams

Monkey Works

Smashing Magazine

I am Paddy

Fasticon

Milk Addict

Siah Designs

So, what are you waiting for? Get yourself a cute litte twitter bird!!

Twit This

Let's get back to our blogging roots. It is all about connecting and sharing. Twitter is a master at doing just that. I found a great way at woork to get a TwitThis button in each post. When a reader Twits a post, it is shared with their Twitter network and traffic to your blog will increase!



Here is how to install it in your posts. I added to woork's tutorial...sorta filling in the blanks to make it easier for my readers to follow.

Go to your Dashboard | Layout | Edit HTML | check 'Expand Widget Templates'. Then add the following code to your CSS style sheet.

.share-twitthis{
background:url(http://tinyurl.com/ay2jsc) 10px top no-repeat;
padding-left:42px;
font-size:11px;
line-height:18px;
}

Now scroll down further till you find this:

<div class='post-footer'>

Add this code right after that line:

<div class='share-twitthis'>
<a expr:href='&quot;http://twitthis.com/twit?url=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;title=&quot; + data:post.title'>Twit This!</a></div>

He also included this sweet little graphic to use. Thanks to Antonio for such a great post!

Classic Blogger Favicon Fix!!

I was missing my favicon on Buttermilk Clouds, which happens to be a classic blogger template. I tried several different things and nothing worked until I tried this.

In your template (towards the top) find this:

<$BlogMetaData$>

Then place the following code right after it.

<link rel="icon" href="FAVICON URL" type="favicon" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="FAVICON URL" type="favicon" />

If you have the new blogger template (formerly known as blogger beta) there is a fix for them, also.

Pretty easy. I really love my favicon, and I'm very upset with Blogger for attempting to do away with it. Shame, shame on you Blogger!