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Navigate to www.blogger.com using your web browser of choice.
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Sign in using your Google Account to get started.
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If you do not have a Google Account, click “Get Started” to create one.
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Enter a “Display Name” to be used to sign your blog posts and click “Continue”.
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Click “Create Your Blog Now”
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Select a “Blog title” and an available URL for your blog.
You can check if the URL you are considering is available by clicking
"Check Availability"(if it is unavailable try adding more letters and
don't use things like hyphens,under scores, colons etc).
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Enter the word verification and click continue.
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Choose a starter template, which will act as the basic design/layout of your blog.
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Click “Start Blogging”
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You can create new blog posts, edit posts, and edit pages from under the “Posting” tab.
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The title of your post goes in the text box next to “Title”.
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The body of your post will get entered into the “Compose”
text editor, where you will also be able to access basic text editor
functions such as font size, text color, the ability to insert links.
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You can also use the “Edit HTML” tab to insert your post in HTML format, if you prefer.
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The “Post Options” section located underneath the
“Compose” text editor will allow you to enable reader comments, HTML
settings, and post the time and date.
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You can now either select “Save Now” to save your post,
“Preview” to preview your post before publishing to your blog, or
“Publish Post” to publish your post directly to your newly created blog.
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If you wish to change the design of your blog from the
starter template you selected when initially creating your blog, you can
do so under the “Design” tab.
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From within the “Design Tab” you will be able to edit Page Elements, HTML, and change your template with Temple Designer.
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If you want to adjust other settings such as who is able
to view, contribute to, or comment on your blog etc, click the
“Settings” tab.
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You
can adjust publishing, comments, archiving, permissions, and all other
settings from within the sub-tabs located under the main “Settings” tab.
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You
can add new authors that are able to contribute to and edit your blog
by clicking the “Settings” tab> “Permissions” sub-tab, and selecting
“Add Authors”.