I Want To Start A Blog. How Do I Customize My Site And Add An Image Of Character That I Create?

2010-01-06 at 09:46 pm hugege

Also, where can I find a site that will create a “cartoonized” character for FREE that can be added to my blog later?

One Response to “I Want To Start A Blog. How Do I Customize My Site And Add An Image Of Character That I Create?”

  1. kee

    You can download or export the Yahoo! Avatar that you have to use with other web sites. See http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/avatars… and http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/avatars… .
    As for creating a blog, there are many services and options. Once you pick a particular method for creating a blog, then perhaps specifics can be provided on customization issues in the Computers & Internet > Internet OR Computers & Internet > Programming & Design categories of Yahoo! Answers.
    You can either run a blog-centered web site mostly by yourself or use a developer-hosted blog service to start a blog.
    If you want to create a web site controlled mostly by you (i.e. a stand-alone blog), then you would likely need money – $10 to $160 – to pay for a web host and/or domain name (prices vary regarding time range and offered features). You may need to purchase blogging software as well. There are some services that are all-inclusive – web hosting, domain name, blogging software in one package. See http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/… , for more details regarding your choices.
    There are typically free options, which are developer-hosted blogging services, where most of the blogging functions are automated and provided by the blogging service. Rules regarding content may be more restrictive. You would have to check the site’s policies regarding the use of their service to generate profit or advertise. Less web page coding skills are required. Also, visitors may need to be a member of the service and/or a connected “friend” in order to comment on content. Social-networking sites have features that extend beyond just blogging and are geared toward connecting with other profiles. Investigate and register with one of the following services to begin creating blog entries:
    Free blogging services:
    Blogger/Blogspot (http://blogger.com ), Wordpress (http://wordpress.com ), Livejournal (http://livejournal.com ), Vox (http://vox.com ), Typepad (http://typepad.com ), Travelpod (http://www.travelpod.com/ ), Tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/ ), Yahoo! Shine (http://shine.yahoo.com )
    Free social-networking services with blogging capabilities:
    MySpace (http://myspace.com ), Facebook (http://facebook.com ), Multiply (http://multiply.com ), Xanga (http://xanga.com ), Windows Live Spaces (http://spaces.live.com/ ), Yahoo! Profile (http://profiles.yahoo.com ). Bebo (http://www.bebo.com/ ) and Gaia (http://www.gaiaonline.com/ ) are sites geared toward teenagers.
    See these sites for general blogging tips. You would have to consult the Help pages of the blog site that you choose for further service-related specifics:
    Problogger: http://problogger.net
    Daily Blog Tips: http://www.dailyblogtips.com/
    Blogging Tips: http://www.bloggingtips.com/
    You also may want to check out http://blog-services-review.toptenreview… , which provides a listing of top blogging services and features (excluding Yahoo! 360 from that list).

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