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 Three Steps to changing the header image of your blogger blog  For a writer the header image of your blog should be a top concern. What should your header image be? Should it be an image of you? Your work such as a stack of published books? Or should it be an image of you lounging on a tropical island with a martini in one hand and a tablet or laptop in the other? Whatever you decide, it should reflect You, and Your brand, especially if you are going to be taking vantage of social media. As part of my research I visited StephenKing.com and check out his header. He is using wordpress and his header is just his name in a square at the top left. I also looked up R.L.Stine.com and his image is a little more fancier than Stephen King's. In big Goosebumpian letters it reads "The world of R.L.Stine" Perfect. Both authors are using their platforms to brand themselves.  So what should you do? That depends on whether you are freelancing or are an author of books. In this post your

     If you are using a WordPress blog on your domain you probably noticed that the blog is pretty plain looking – maybe even a little ugly. Today were going to change that ugly theme. Soon you’ll discover how to quickly and easily change the design of your blog using a theme. The good news… You don’t need to know anything about HTML or web design in order to change you’re blog’s design. That’s because there are thousands of free and paid (premium) “themes” (designs) available for your WordPress blog under THEMES in your dashboard.  Tip: If you have a unique theme in mind – or if you want something totally exclusive – then you can hire a WordPress theme designer. Just go to Upwork.com and post your request for a theme designer.     Since there are thousands of themes to choose from, you’re certain to find something that you like. You can start with a free theme and then have a designer “tweak” it to make it more exclusive or to better suit your purposes. For example, you can have a de

  How To Start A Blogger Blog When I first started blogging about 16 years ago, I didn't have a clue what I was doing. My wife set up my first WordPress blog on a self hosted server and all I had to do was learn and write. I managed to find a lot of information about blogging from other blogs such as ProBlogger, and Yaro Starak. There was a lot of information that I had to wade through especially tons of out of date, time sensitive and irrelevant information. I am developing this blog  as a way of distilling everything I have learned about blogging over the years into easily-digestible weekly chunks that you can instantly apply without having to wade through a ton of fluff!  This post details every aspect of developing a popular and profitable blog using Googles free blogging platform "Blogger:  Every detail from technical setup, content creation, traffic generation, link building, social media & monetization are covered!   Blogger Blogging What you should know