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How to Submit your Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools

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Started a New Blogger Blog? Want to rank it better in search results? Without optimization it is not possible? There are hundreds of free SEO tools to optimize your blog. But the best free tool that i prefer is Google Webmaster tools. Google Webmaster tool gives all the information about your appearance in search results. In order to make your blog appear in Google search results it is important to submit your blog's sitemap to Google webmaster tools. What happens on submitting your sitemap to Google? In simple words, submitting your sitemap to Google means to notify Google about your blog posts. On submitting your sitemap to Google, it start sending bots to your blog, and crawling your blog pages thus your blog starts appearing in Google search results. So today we are going to learn that How to Submit your Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools. Also Read How to Submit your Blog to Google Webmaster Tools

How to Submit your Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools

Step 1. First of all, you've to Submit your site to Google webmaster tools
Step 2. After step 1 go to Webmaster tools homepage and select your site
Step 3. In the left sidebar click on Crawl and then select Sitemaps
Step 4. Now click on Add/Test Sitemap button and type sitemap.xml in the empty field
Step 5. Click on submit sitemap and refresh the page

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How to Add Keyboard Keys Effect to your Text in Blogger

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Unique design is necessary for a blog. To get organic traffic and user attention you need to develop the blog user friendly and search engine friendly as well. It is possible only if your blog's design is simple, attractive and easy to navigate. Sometimes we need to mention keyboard shortcuts in our blog posts. So, if you add keyboard keys effect instead of simple text, it will impress your visitors and they'll get more interested in your blog. Oh sorry, let me tell you that what is Keyboard Keys Effect? In simple words, keyboard keys effect is just normal text, styled using CSS. In this tutorial, we are going to show you How to Add Keyboard Keys Effect to your Text in Blogger.

How to Add Keyboard Keys Effect to your Text in Blogger

Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Account
Step 2. Go to Template and Click on Edit HTML Button
Step 3. Now search Ctrl + F for the ]]></b:skin> tag and paste Ctrl + V the below code just above/before it

kbd{
border:1px solid gray;
font-size:1.2em;
box-shadow:1px 0 1px 0 #eee, 0 2px 0 2px #ccc, 0 2px 0 3px #444;
-webkit-border-radius:3px;
-moz-border-radius:3px;
border-radius:3px;
margin:2px 3px;
padding:1px 5px;
}

Step 4. Click on Save Template Button

How to Use Keyboard Keys Effect

To use this Keyboard Keys Effect to your text, you need to add <kbd> and </kbd> tags to your text. See the below example to see how it works:

<kbd> This is my Text </kbd>

Create a New Post and switch it to HTML by clicking on HTML tab in the Post Editor
Example 1.
For Ctrl + C

<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd>

Result:

Ctrl + C

Example 2.
For Ctrl + F

<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>F</kbd>

Result:

Ctrl + F

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How to Customize Blockquote in Blogger

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First of all let me tell you that What is Blockquote? Blockquotes are sections of text which are used to highlight quotes from other text or simply a blockquote is used to highlight a text to make it different from other text on the page. Blockquotes are used to draw attention of your readers to particular parts of your blog or if you're a blogger then you can use blockquotes for highlighting code snippets of widgets/CSS codes. Whatever your purpose, using blockquotes is a perfect way to draw your readers attention. So today, in this tutorial we'll show you How to Customize Blockquote in Blogger. Check the image below to see how this blockquote looks that we are going to share today.

How to Customize Blockquote in Blogger

Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Account
Step 2. Go to Template >> Backup your Template and click on Edit HTML
Step 3. Search for .post blockquote and delete the code with all its occurrences. In most templates code looks like this

.post-body blockquote { blaa blaa blaa } 

If your couldn't find it then no problem, its ok
Step 4. Now search for ]]></b:skin> and paste the following code just above/before it

.post blockquote{background:#ddd;border-left:1px solid #333;border-bottom:17px solid #333;border-top:1px solid #333;border-right:1px solid #333; margin-left:20px}
.post blockquote p{padding:10px}

Step 5. Click on Save Template button
And you're done!

How to Use Blockquote

Using blockquote is extremely easy, from the post editor type or paste whatever you want. Select the text/code that you want to show in blockquote and click on Quote tool.

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Add Page Peel Effect with jQuery in Blogger

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Page Peel effect is actually a page flip effect, when you move your cursor on over it, it flip and shows that whats behind it. There are many ways for adding this effect, and today we are going to share one of them. Just like other Peel effect widgets, it would also appear at the top right corner of your blog and whenever your visitors would move their cursor over the top right corner of your website, it would display the RSS Image with its link. Check the following screenshot to see how it works.

How to Add Page Peel Effect

Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard
Step 2. Go to Template >> Edit HTML >> Search for the <head> tag
Step 3. Now Copy and Paste the following code below/after <head> tag
Note: If your blog already have jQuery plugin, then ignore this step

<script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'/>

Step 4. Now search for </head> tag and paste the following piece of code just above/before it

<style type='text/css'>
img { behavior: url(iepngfix.htc) }
#pageflip {
position: absolute;
right: 0; top: 0;
float: right;
}
#pageflip img {
width: 50px; height: 52px;
z-index: 99;
position: absolute;
right: 0; top: 0;
-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;
}
#pageflip .back-img {
width: 50px; height: 50px;
overflow: hidden;
position: absolute;
right: 0; top: 0;z-index:98;
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihz3q3h2zCv7CfnjbVW3Qf06uFaWlBrVKQSLud-kTbP9TPVdOMl1g7fTyj6E6ASKoEspj3a7ZqUjX_xBvzlWGaVo3vreRS5imzfG9AUjpKFB48TUUtXaL6-h_4D9H2n7XIcN10kyAVp8A/s1600/mini_rss.png) no-repeat right top #fff;
}
</style><a href='http://blogolect.blogspot.com'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOOskp1gqv0QqtqnuJnHX00nJ2WgEcdPi3HTTJRQtY31Q_GnKf8VljKvkRF-ZKbacVAUdzly0Rqx4dYx0RwJQEwXMFkK_k3Lym-kF-bdd9tE-up7AmsRmTYo7584cmbDP0M8LZ6Cg26I/s1600/1x1juice.png'/></a><script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(function(){
//Page Flip on hover
$(&quot;#pageflip&quot;).hover(function() {
$(&quot;#pageflip img , .back-img&quot;).stop()
    .animate({
    width: &#39;307px&#39;,
    height: &#39;319px&#39;
    }, 500);
    } , function() {
    $(&quot;#pageflip img&quot;).stop()
    .animate({
    width: &#39;50px&#39;,
    height: &#39;52px&#39;
    }, 220);
$(&quot;.back-img&quot;).stop()
    .animate({
    width: &#39;50px&#39;,
    height: &#39;50px&#39;
    }, 200);
});
});
</script>

Step 5. Now search for <body> tag and paste the following piece of code just after the close tag '>'

<div id='pageflip'>
<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogolect'><img alt='Blogolect' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRzDkdCzX1NFeCnXV6pyc0eTACmDS0ca4pqthkuDpAt0MSHP0z6w7t7fDrqgu8A_bku1H1trfd8GtlT4t4slFFTziYEeqelRwuYdIBKDAx3yKyOnS4jMjaq4THkx2JAwdNQisWuiQzUBN/s1600/page_flip.png'/></a>
<div class='back-img'/>
</div> 
  • Replace http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogolect with your Link
  • Replace https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihz3q3h2zCv7CfnjbVW3Qf06uFaWlBrVKQSLud-kTbP9TPVdOMl1g7fTyj6E6ASKoEspj3a7ZqUjX_xBvzlWGaVo3vreRS5imzfG9AUjpKFB48TUUtXaL6-h_4D9H2n7XIcN10kyAVp8A/s1600/mini_rss.png with your Image URL or keep it default
Step 6. Hit the Save Template Button
And you're done.

How to Schedule Posts in Blogger for Auto Publish

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Updating your Blog regularly is not only important for SEO but also for Alexa Ranking. We should update our blog daily in order to maintain our traffic which we're receiving currently and our ranking on the web. And one more thing that updating your blog daily on the same time also increases you ranking and traffic. But sometimes we don't have time to publish the post or we are unable to update our blog at accurate time. So, the solution of this problem is to schedule posts. You can also schedule you posts when you are busy in your exams or other occasion. Today in this article we'll learn How to Schedule Posts in Blogger for Auto Publish in Blogger.

How to Schedule Posts for Auto Publish

Step 1. From your Blogger Dashboard open or create a new post and write your complete post
Step 2. From the Post Editor's sidebar click on the Schedule option >> Set date and time 
Step 3. Now you've to set the exact date and time on which you want to publish that post.
Step 4. Click on Done and you're Done
Congratulations:
Now you post will be automatically publish on the time that you've set.

How to Find forgotten email address of your Blogger Blog

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If you don't remember which email address you used to sign up and you don't remember which email address you used to create your Blogger blog OR If you've forgotten the email address you use to sign in to Blogger or your blog's URL. Blogger all of its features also provides you to find your forgotten email address or your blog's URL. Finding forgotten email address of your Blogger Blog is extremely easy all you have to do is just enter the URL of the blog you're trying to gain access. Follow the steps below to Find forgotten email address of your Blogger Blog.

How to a Find forgotten email address

To find your forgotten email address go to www.blogger.com/forgot.g a page will open.
On that page enter your blog name in the box and hit the Lookup button. After that Blogger will send you a message on the email associated with the blog you've entered.

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How to Add Arrow Key Page Navigation to Blogger

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Default Blogger template displays older and newer page link for navigation that appears at the bottom on post pages. If you are tired of using this old navigation, so today we've another page navigation system called Keyboard Arrow Key Navigation. You might have seen this feature on many blogs. This navigation allow you visitors to navigate your blog using the keyboard arrow keys i.e Left Arrow or Right Arrow. This navigation is simple, clean and it's really easy to implement this navigation on your blog. Today, in this article we'll show you How to Add Arrow Key Page Navigation to Blogger.

How to Works

It works on every page Homepage, Archive Pages and also on Post Pages. If you are on homepage the arrow keys will navigate for older and newer posts, and if you are on Post page then the keys will help you to navigate for Next or Previous Posts.

How to Add Arrow Key Page Navigation to Blogger

Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard
Step 2. Go to Layout >> Add a Gadget >> A pop up will open containing gadgets, scroll down and select HTML/JavaScript Gadget from the list of gadgets
Step 4. Copy the below code and paste it in the Empty Widget box

<script type='text/javascript'>
window.onload = function()
{
document.onkeyup = function(event)
{
if (document.activeElement.nodeName == 'TEXTAREA' || document.activeElement.nodeName == 'INPUT') return;
event = event || window.event;
switch(event.keyCode)
{
case 37:
var newerLink = document.getElementById('Blog1_blog-pager-newer-link');
if(newerLink !=null) window.location.href = newerLink.href;
break;
case 39:
var olderLink = document.getElementById('Blog1_blog-pager-older-link');
if(olderLink!=null) window.location.href = olderLink.href;
}
};
};
</script>

Step 5. Hit the Save Button
And You're done!

How to Stop Tracking your own Pageviews in Blogger

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Blogger Provides its default Pageview tracker to its users. It provides you all the information about your pageviews that which system or browser your visitors are using, from which country you are getting most of your visitors etc. But the problem is that it also tracks your own pageviews. As a Blog owner, you might visit your blog 20 to 30 times a day and during your visits you might visit your blog thousands of times, so it gets difficult to get your accurate number of visitors. To get accurate statistics of your blog, you have to stop tracking your own pageviews. So, today in this article we are going to learn that How to Stop Tracking your own Pageviews in Blogger.

Stop Tracking your own Pageviews in Blogger

Log in to your Blogger Dashboard. Select a Blog >> Stats >> Overview and Click on Don't track your own pageviews button under your Blog's Pageviews statistics. A Popup will open and from that popup make on Don't track your own pageviews.
And hit the Save button.
Note: Now blogger will stop tracking your own pageviews for the browser you are using at the moment but it'll track your pageviews when you visit your blog from another browsers. If you've cleared your browser cookies then you have to repeat the same steps again :)
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