How To Add Meta Tag In Blogger

A meta-tag is a code that is found inside html code of any website and contains information about the page. Search Engines used this data to display the search snippet. It will be very helpful for your blog if you add meta tag in your blog's html code because then only search engines can know about your blog contents more exactly and they can show it to all visitors. This is a very good Search Engine Optimization(SEO) technique used by many website or blog owners.


For Wordpress blogs there are many plugins available for SEO. In wordpress blog you can  download plugins by which you can add meta tags very easily. But for Blogger blog, no such plugins has been built till now. That does not mean that you can not add meta tag in Blogger blog or adding meta tag in Blogger blog is a very difficult task. Lets make it easy. You can add meta tag in your Blogger blog by adding few lines in the HTML section of your blog. I am elaborating the whole process in steps. Just follow the steps given below.

Steps To Add Meta Tag In Blogger
1) Log in to your blogger account.

2) Go to Blogger Admin--->Template--->Click on Edit HTML

3) Click on Proceed button.

4) Press Ctrl+F and search for tag

5) Below the tag, paste the following codes:-


          <b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'>
          ADD CODE FOR YOUR META-TAG HERE
          </b:if>


6) Replace the blue line with the following codes:-

<meta content='DESCRIPTION HERE' name='description'/>
<meta content='KEYWORDS HERE' name='keywords'/>
<meta content='AUTHOR NAME HERE' name='author'/>

7) Replace the red lines with the parameters.

8) Click on Save Template and you just added meta tags in your html code of your Blogger.

That was easy.  Hope you like it. Meta tags are very much important for search engine optimizaton. Choose your keywords intelligently and have a perfect description for your blog. After adding meta tags, blog will definitely get more help from search engines in terms of blog hits. Experience the difference. Happy blogging :))

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How To Install A Blogger Template

There are only few templates that are provided officially by Blogger. You can find a large number of blogs using same blog template. To avoid your blog just don't look like any other blog, it is advisable to use template other than that are provided by Blogger. But where you will get different template that doesn't look like the template provided by Blogger. If you know HTML/CSS coding then you can make your own template. If you dont have HTML knowledge to manually customize your template then what will you do. Okay here is the solution. You can always download templates from websites that provides free Blogger template services. Search for the best template that suits your needs and right for your blog and use it in your Blogger.





After downloading the template follow the steps given below to install the blogger template. Before applying any changes it is advisable to save your current template in your computer harddisk so that in case of any problem you can always get back your old template successfully.:
  
Steps To Install A Blogger Template

1:  First of all download the Blogger template from a website providing free Blogger templates to your PC and unzip it.

2:  Log in to your blogger account.


3:  Go to Blogger Admin>Template>Click on Backup/Restore.




4:  Click on Browse button and Go to the folder where you downloaded and unzipped the template files.



5:  The folder has a XML file. Select the XML file .



6:  Click Upload button and wait till it is uploaded completely .

It's all done. Check your blog template.

So why we use same template that many other bloggers are using.  If you know coding then it is advisable to make your own blog template. Be unique and have unique template for your blog just like your unique personality. Happy blogging!!!
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How To Add Floating Social Media Buttons

We all know that how much social media influences our daily life. Social media can be a good way in the promotion of any blog or website. Adding social media plugins or widgets can be a great helping tool in the success of any blog or website. Floating social media button is one of the widget that you can add in your blog. Floating social media button is a very popular widget that I guess you have notice in many blogs. It looks just like the screenshot given below. Floating Social Media Buttons is a great looking widget that you can also incorporate in your Blogger blogs.




It is not an hard task to add this widget in your blog. You have to just copy and paste some piece of codes in your blog. I am here to guide you in achieving this one without any mistake. All the steps for this task are given below. Just follow the steps carefully to get the floating social media button in your blog.

Steps To Add Floating Social Media Buttons

1) Log in to your blogger account.

2) Go to Blogger Admin >> Layout >> Click on Add a Gadget




3) Select HTML/Javascript in Add a Gadget window.



4) Copy and paste the given code below in the content box

<!-- floating page sharers Start --> <style> #pageshare {position:fixed; bottom:15%; margin-left:-71px; float:left; border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;background-color:#fff;padding:0 0 2px 0;z-index:10;} #pageshare .sbutton {float:left;clear:both;margin:5px 5px 0 5px;} .fb_share_count_top {width:48px !important;} .fb_share_count_top, .fb_share_count_inner {-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;} .FBConnectButton_Small, .FBConnectButton_RTL_Small {width:49px !important; -moz-border-radius:3px;/*bs-fsmsb*/-webkit-border-radius:3px;} .FBConnectButton_Small .FBConnectButton_Text {padding:2px 2px 3px !important;-moz-border-radius:3px;- webkit-border-radius:3px;font-size:8px;} </style> <div id='pageshare' title="Get this from http://bloglivead.blogspot.com/"> <div class='sbutton' id='fb'> <a name="fb_share" type="box_count" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script> </div> <div class='sbutton' id='rt'> <script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type='text/javascript'></script> </div> <div class='sbutton' id='digg' style='margin-left:3px;width:48px'> <script src='http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js' type='text/javascript'></script> <a class="DiggThisButton DiggMedium"></a> </div> <div class='sbutton' id='gplusone'> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script> <g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> </a></div> <div style="clear: both;font-size: 9px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://bloglivead.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-add-floating-social-media-buttons.html">Get this</a></div> </div> <!-- floating page sharers End -->


Click Save button and you have done it.

You can adjust the position of the this widget where you want this widget to be appeared.
In addition to this you can also add some more buttons of social networking sites. This widget is not only useful one but also great and amazing in look-wise.
Don't hesitate to ask any query. If you are facing any kind problem ask me. It will be my pleasure to answer your quieres.
Enjoy the great experience of social media sharing of your blog posts!!!
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How To Add Facebook Like Button To Blogger Blog Posts

Today's generation is all about Social Networking. People use social networking sites more than any other sites in the Internet. If you own any blog then you can even promote your blog using these social networking sites. Social media plays a large significant role in promoting a blog. Facebook is among the most popular social media site. It would not be wrong to say that Facebook is the king of the social network. A large traffic can be achieved into your blog via facebook. To make sharing of your blog posts easier adding a facebook like or share button in your blog will be always very intelligent.

You can add facebook like button in your Blogger blog posts. Adding this facebook like will definitely increase your blog's popularity to a great extent. I am going to give you step by step instructions to add facebook like button in your every blog posts just below your blog posts title. Save your template before doing it so that in case of any error you can recover your template easily. Carefully follow the steps given below.


Steps To Add Facebook Like Button To Blogger Blog Posts

1) Log in to your blogger account.

2) Go to Blogger Admin-->Template-->Click on Edit HTML



3) Click on Proceed



3) Check Expand Widget Templates.




4) Press CTRL+F and find following code

<div class="post-header-line-1">


5) After that paste the following code before the above given code.

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'> <iframe allowTransparency='true' expr:src='"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=" + data:post.url + "&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=arial&colorscheme=light"' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:40px;'/> </b:if>


6) Click on Save Template.

Now you can see facebook like button below blog posts title on your every blog posts. You can also add this button anywhere you like. Alongside this facebook like button you can also add other social button.
If you are facing any problem in adding this code in your blog then asked me, I would definitely help you.

Dont forget to like my post before leaving this page. Thanks.

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