Blog Questions

Andie

I would like to set up a blog and link from my smugmug website. Question, and please ignore my ignorance on the "blogging" craze, but first, do you have a recommendation of a blog host and second, will I be able to link my new blog "site" from my smugmug website.

Greatly appreciate. Trying to keep up with the times!!! Thanks, Andie

LiquidAir

I have linked my smugmug site and my blog together. I am using the Google blogger, and I have a few blog posts which document the customizations I have done to give the blog a Smugmugish look and feel.

http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com
http://blog.liquidairphoto.com/2007/02/changing-width-of-minima-black.html
http://blog.liquidairphoto.com/2007/02/jpeg-banner-for-minima-black.html

My next project is to add my nav bar to the blog. I'll add a how-to post to my blog when I have the nav bar up and running.

denisegoldberg

Andie wrote:

I would like to set up a blog and link from my smugmug website. Question, and please ignore my ignorance on the "blogging" craze, but first, do you have a recommendation of a blog host and second, will I be able to link my new blog "site" from my smugmug website.

Greatly appreciate. Trying to keep up with the times!!! Thanks, Andie

Andie -
As you know, there are a number of blogging sites available, and I believe most of them are at no cost.

I have been using www.blogger.com for quite a number of years. I recently changed my smugmug site to have a link to my blog in my navbar, and my blog links back to my smugmug site. What I haven't done yet is to change the header on my blog so that it matches my smugmug header. One of these days I'll probably do that.

For an example, my blog is at http://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com (yes, the site names are different, blogger.com is where you write your blog, <your site name>.blogspot.com is where it is viewed), and my smugmug site is at http://denise.smugmug.com.

--- Denise

Added note: blogger was acquired by Google last year, so the post by LiquidAir and this post are referring to the same tool.

Andie

Thanks.
this is exactly what I was looking for. I have heard of a few - blogger.com, typepad, google's, etc. this is great. thanks so much for quick response. I appreciate. Andie

denisegoldberg wrote:

Andie -
As you know, there are a number of blogging sites available, and I believe most of them are at no cost.

I have been using www.blogger.com for quite a number of years. I recently changed my smugmug site to have a link to my blog in my navbar, and my blog links back to my smugmug site. What I haven't done yet is to change the header on my blog so that it matches my smugmug header. One of these days I'll probably do that.

For an example, my blog is at http://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com (yes, the site names are different, blogger.com is where you write your blog, <your site name>.blogspot.com is where it is viewed), and my smugmug site is at http://denise.smugmug.com.

--- Denise

Barb

Andie wrote:

I would like to set up a blog and link from my smugmug website. Question, and please ignore my ignorance on the "blogging" craze, but first, do you have a recommendation of a blog host and second, will I be able to link my new blog "site" from my smugmug website.

Greatly appreciate. Trying to keep up with the times!!! Thanks, Andie

Hi Andie

You have been given some great information above! I currently have a Wordpress blog hosted with a web host (not free). I have used CSS to customize it to look very close to my SmugMug site and linked to it from my SmugMug site in my navbar:

http://photoscapedesign.smugmug.com

As the only thing I use my other web host for is the blog, I am currently looking for an alternative that will allow me to customize my blog like I can with Wordpress. I can then get rid of the other web host altogether.

Anyway, with a little CSS knowledge, and Firefox and the Web Developer extension, you will be surprised what you can accomplish

Andie

Thanks Barb - yours looks great. Unfortunately I'm not as ssavvy when it comes to the CSS and web developing - thank goodness for smugmug or I wouldn't have a site! :-) I just need something basic to ease my way into this venture. thanks again for your tips.

Barb wrote:

Hi Andie

You have been given some great information above! I currently have a Wordpress blog hosted with a web host (not free). I have used CSS to customize it to look very close to my SmugMug site and linked to it from my SmugMug site in my navbar:

http://photoscapedesign.smugmug.com

As the only thing I use my other web host for is the blog, I am currently looking for an alternative that will allow me to customize my blog like I can with Wordpress. I can then get rid of the other web host altogether.

Anyway, with a little CSS knowledge, and Firefox and the Web Developer extension, you will be surprised what you can accomplish

ethemoon

How do i add my blog to smugmug

LiquidAir wrote:

I have linked my smugmug site and my blog together. I am using the Google blogger, and I have a few blog posts which document the customizations I have done to give the blog a Smugmugish look and feel.

http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com
http://blog.liquidairphoto.com/2007/02/changing-width-of-minima-black.html
http://blog.liquidairphoto.com/2007/02/jpeg-banner-for-minima-black.html

My next project is to add my nav bar to the blog. I'll add a how-to post to my blog when I have the nav bar up and running.

I like how you added your blog into smugmug..how do i do that? Everything you did, i love..i want to copy you is what i am saying!

ethemoon

How do i put smugmug navigation bar on Blogger

ethemoon wrote:

I like how you added your blog into smugmug..how do i do that? Everything you did, i love..i want to copy you is what i am saying!

ok i figured out how to put my blogger on smugmug.. now the big question is how to put the navigation and banner from smugmug onto blogger and have it link back to smugmug.. ???? anyone know how? Please Help!

Kory Lidstrom

Hey liquid, have you figured out how to add your Navbar to your blog yet? I'd love to know how to do it.