Lesson 2: Create a Club Blog

Now that you have a club Blogger account, you can create a club Blogger blog.  Before you start, make sure that you have decided on a name for your club website/blog and the website link you would like to use.  In this example, I will create a blog using the default free blogspot.com domain.

Here are the steps to create a club blog:

1. From your Blogger club account dashboard, click on "Create Your Blog Now".
   
   
   
   
   
2. In the "Name Your Blog" page, provide a name for your blog and the desired name for your website link, for example http://edmontondinneroptimists.blogspot.com.
   
   
   
   
   Make sure that you click the "Check Availability" link and confirm that the blog address is available.  Click the "Continue" arrow.
   
   
3. In the "Choose Template" page, you need to select a starter template.  I usually select the "Simple" template.  You can change the template and modify template settings later.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Your blog site is now created.  Click the "Start Blogging" arrow to open your new blog dashboard.
   
   
   
   
   

Your admin account dashboard will appear and display the administration panels to manage your blog.  Only the account that created the blog and accounts assigned admin rights can access all the options in the admin dashboard.

Your most important task after creating a club blog is to lock it down so that it is not visible on the internet and is not being indexed in the various search engines.