Quilting Lovers - Why Start Blogging? [Blogger Tutorial]

Quilting Lovers Do You Need a Blog? Yes!

Quilting Lovers often have a Facebook profile, or a Twitter account, or other Social Media presence, but sometimes don't have a blog.
In my humble opinion, if you could only have one social media presence, it should be a Blogger blog.
Why?

Quilting Lovers Need Blogs

Some people don't "do" Twitter, and others don't "do" Facebook. The beauty of a blog is - no one needs to sign in to read your information - unless you want to create that option.


Today's post is about why I  recommend  quilters create blogs and how to set up a Blogger blog.
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My  Blogging Story

I started blogging one summer after wasting my time and ink printing out a coupon that was only good in the USA.
Have you experienced that kind of aggravation?
I  was determined that if I found a coupon valid in Canada, I would find out how to put it online and share it with others.
After a couple of frustrating starts with Google sites and WordPress,  my first Blogger blog - Coupons 4 Canada was born.
Since then, I  have been using the Internet as a kind of filing system -blogging about a variety of topics and sharing information with others.

Why I recommend Blogger for blogs. 

Yes, many people will recommend you get a WordPress blog.
Did you know they can get a commission for that?
I  tried WordPress several times and each time was sadly disappointed. It has so many limitations on what you can do on Blogger for free! Plus I  couldn't navigate the dashboard due to low colour contrast and much of the Dashboard was inaccessible on mobile devices.
Bah! What a waste of time!
Yes, I know I  could be missing out on affiliate income by not signing people up for WordPress,but I  cannot in good faith promote anything that is not good for my readers.

Here is What I  Love About Blogger

1. Blogger is easy to use.If you can write an email, you can use Blogger.
2. Blogger offers infinite layout and colour opportunities.
3. Blogger is connected to Google +and has built in sharing buttons for increased reach.
4. Blogger can be easily monetized with Google Adsense.
5. Blogger has built in responsive design for mobile users.
6. I can blog on Blogger directly, via email or even by text message.

So how do you set up a Blogger blog?
Here are easy peas instructions.

Get started with Blogger

1.  You will need a free gmail account to set up your free Blogger blog. BTW You can use that Gmail account to create a slew of free blogs. Already have a Gmail account? Great!
2. Sign into your Gmail account.
3. Go to Blogger.com
4. In the top left, click "New Blog". 
5. Enter a name for your blog. You can change this later if you like.
6. Choose a blog address, or URL. It may take a few attempts to find onr that isn't being used by someone. This will be used by readers to view your blog and will end in .blogspot.com. 
7. Choose a template. You can change this later.
8. Click "Create blog". 

Voila!
You have a brand new blog!

Questions?
Problems?
Have a blog to share?

Please pop a quick comment below or Tweet me on Twitter @QuiltingLovers

Looking forward to chatting with you,
Suzanne

P.S.This is not sponsored by Blogger it is simply my personal experience.