Plug into Social Networking FAST with MyBlogLog.com

Do you have a blog?

Do you have a Yahoo account?

Then that's all you need to get started and make yourself a very nice widget like the one I have in the right column.

MyBlogLog.com is a Yahoo product that offers a free and paid service for Blog Writers. I have used a combination of both types of accounts and starting out with the Free service is a great way to get started... You can always upgrade to the paid later.

With a MyBlogLog.com account you can connect with other blog writers and join their communities. Keep track of who writes what and analyze where your visitors come from, what they read and how they leave your blog...

I especially like the Widget that can be made with links to so many different Social Networking site. Go ahead and click on the links in mine and visit the places I need to go visit and re-arrange or clean up. If you click on the FaceBook link then you will see My Facebook account... Click on the Yahoo Answers link and see the questions and answers I have made at Yahoo...

With MyBlogLog.com it's very simple and easy so... If you want a Widget like I have just click the link for MyBlogLog.com and you will be ready to open an account for your blog and make your own... Which is very simple even I could do it!

Part 1: Converting to a Custom Domain with my Blogger Blogspot Blog!

Today I am working on converting a Free Blogspot Blog to a Custom Domain Blog. As I have been getting more and more talented with my blogging skills I decided it might be a good time to find out what taking it up another notch might do for me… Not only in terms of the SEO and Networking benefits, but just exactly how much work will it create for me?

A few days ago I started the process and while tinkering around in my Blogger Dashboard I went through the steps of setting up a paid Custom Domain name. I have been working on building another Blog that isn’t just about Adoption or any specific thing at all--but rather a Blog just for moms in general. A Mother’s Guide to Sanity -- so, far it is still very immature and has some real work to be done! So--it seemed like a great place to start my journey into Blogging with more then just the Free Tools.

It was a relatively simply process to complete and eventually I ended up with an email receipt for the $10.00 a year fee to Own my own domain name for my New and growing Blog. I decided that I would opt for the choice of ordering via Blogger instead of the long list of other steps it might take me to put it on one of my website hosting accounts -- Bravenet or Hostican. By choosing to order directly through my Blogger account the new URL is registered with GoDaddy.com which is a new sevice provider for me, however Blogger automatically takes care of some of the steps when I pick what they offer! And, $10.00 is a small price to pay for somethings!


Things appear to be working, and according to my Blogger Dashboard my site is in Transition! (Anyone who knows me -- knows how much I do not like Transmissions!) Right now I am being ever so careful not to make myself more work by doing anything else too dramatic.

I have let MyBlogLog.com know that this change is taking place as I noticed that the Graphic of the old site has disappeared from my Blog Sites list… After looking around in MyBlogLog.com account I found the advice to make the change which was to open a support ticket contact. So I am waiting for more follow up with how that goes!

The lucky thing for me is that I haven’t plugged this Blog into too many different places yet so any big problems I encounter may help me decided if I will ever want to do this again!

Today I will be trying to figure out if I have any problems with the Feedburner.com on this Blog. It does appear that I will need to change the feed and any “Subscribers” to it will need to also change. This is important information for me… As, I wouldn’t want to do this kind of dramatic change on one of my other more developed Blogs especially if there were a lot of subscribers. Lucky for me in this case, and for this Blog I suspect that the majority of subscribers I currently have, may be my own by way of places I have used it to create widgets and profiles for services that create widgets!

After I figure out how to change the feed I currently have with Feedburner.com then I need to figure out what I need to do in the Blogger settings or whatever in order to have the correct feed going to the right spots.

I also need to think about going into my Google Webmaster account and figure out how to make sure the OLD pages with the old URL don’t cause the New Pages with the New URL to look like duplicated content and cause a black-mark for the new URL right out of the gate!

Wow--It appears I have my work cut out for me this morning and it doesn’t even include much time to write! I will just have to squeeze that in… I will keep you posted on my networking progress so be sure to check back later!

You really do need to Get a Blog!

Many of us have tinkered with a blog here or there, over the years. I know I have had several blogs scattered around in different places. Most of the standard "member" and "forum" websites have offered different blogging services and because I am a sucker for leaving my words scattered all over the Internet I know I have started several blogs along the way.

Several months ago, when I began learning about some of the New ways the Internet will be delivering content I realized that things are really going to change. I have always been one of those kinds of people who learn how to do things, and jump right in. I honestly couldn't explain How or What I have learned to anyone by using the techno-babble I have needed to read along the way.

I never have learned all the technical words for most of the things I have learned to do--so any of my Blogs on this blog will use Standard--Middle Aged--Blond housewife English Translation. Otherwise I just can't share what I am learning if you want me to get all Geeky. That is the dude I married--and in the area of Blogging and Social Networking I know more then he does.

The most important thing I can tell anyone who really wants to enjoy the future of surfing the web and catching the Big Waves is "YOU REALLY DO NEED TO GET A BLOG" One main blog that is all your own.

I like the Blogger.com For so many reasons! First, it is part of the Google Account which means that when I log into my Blog I am also logged into my Gmail account, have access to my Webmaster tools and can look at any Adsense account information all with just a few clicks...

I also like the Blogger.com Blogspot blogs because in many cases while I surf I can add things right to my Blog with just a few clicks. I find that it is pretty simple to make a basic blog and that learning to add new things is easy and requires the skills of Copy -- Paste and clicking "Save" with perhaps the added talent of Drag and Drop to put things where you want them. It can hardly be more simple!

Blogspot users can be added and write on each other's blogs! And it's easy because once a blogger is added to the blogspot they will see the blog in their own dashboard and not need to sign in and out of anything except their own account in order to add a blog.

The important thing is that anyone who wanting to join social networking really needs to have a central blog If You don't then be sure to take the time to start one now!

Lets Start Acting Like A Network!

The Adoptive Parent's Network has the name and it's time we jump in and start acting like the future of the Internet.

It's all about Networking and connecting which has always been one of the goals for this site! We have things all set up in the background and one step at a time everyone is about to step into the Next Phase of the Internet and start connecting in new ways.

This Blog is Anna's Network Blog... Check here often for New ways to Network, and tips on how to get started.

AdoptiveParentsNetwork.com is about to take it to the next level! If you are planning to be a part of the future and have fun with Social Networking the first time is to Pick Your Internet Identity (If you haven't already) and start your own Blog!

Gone are the days of needing a little blog here and a little blog there on different websites with different log-in's... It's time to get serious, collect all your great Blog Posts and put them in One Spot--Your Spot...

I suggest that everyone who wants to move into the future of Social Networking get their Blog spot up and going--or go back and check things out!

It doesn't need to be fancy right now and most people who can use a forum will be able to get the hang of a REAL Blog...

So... Get Ready....Get Set.... Now go and make a blog!

I will see everyone in my next post and can't wait for the Adoptive Parents Network to start living up to it's name!