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Tutorial - add a BuzzDash poll to your ActiveRain blog post

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Lets say you want to post the BuzzDash Poll I posted here...  Have you ever posted a poll on your blog? image above is a picture... the poll on the top of "Have you ever...." is a working poll.

Go to BuzzDash and join then

create your own BUZZBITE (center top of the page)

Step 1 Create

Type in a Question

Type in Answers

Add Answers as necessary

Choose a Poll Closing Date

Choose from:

  • Post this buzzbite to my own web page, blog or email
  • Suggest this buzzbite for posting to BuzzDash.com ( submission tips )
  • Both


Choose up to 3 categories to post it to.  I am not sure if this matters if you are not posting it to BuzzDash (I don't think I ever have...) but I choose a category. 

Click on Preview BUZZBITE

Step 2 Preview and customize

Edit if necessary

Choose color or theme (by clicking on the color or theme)

Click on submit button

Copy the code on the right side of the page.  Or click on the post button below and it will email the code to you and walk you through posting it on ActiveRain or elsewhere.

Meanwhile back on ActiveRain

Write the ActiveRain post EXCEPT the poll that you will embed. 

Spell check

Save

Edit

Click on the green HTML tab:

html button

 

You will see: 

editor pop up

But that is OK because you spell checked and saved!!!! click on OK

Paste in the html code where you want it.  Your code will look something like, but there will be live links.  I broke them here:

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="300" height="235" align="middle">
     <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.buzzdash.com/bb.swf?BB_id=164246" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
     <embed src="http://www.buzzdash.com/bb.swf?BB_id=164246" quality="high" wmode="transparent" width="300" height="235" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
     <noembed><a href="http://www.buzzdash.com/polls/have-you-ever-posted-a-poll-on-your-blog-164246/">Have you ever posted a poll on your blog? </a> | <a href="http://www.buzzdash.com">BuzzDash polls</a></noembed>
     </object>

I usually center it.  <center> </center> around the code works for me.  With BuzzDash buzzbites it does not center that last line with the two links so I center that line separately... just after the flash player.  A separate <center> </center> around the:

<noembed><a href="http://www.buzzdash.com/polls/have-you-ever-posted-a-poll-on-your-blog-164246/">Have you ever posted a poll on your blog? </a> | <a href="http://www.buzzdash.com">BuzzDash polls</a></noembed>
     </object>

so that is:

<center> <noembed><a href="http://www.buzzdash.com/polls/have-you-ever-posted-a-poll-on-your-blog-164246/">Have you ever posted a poll on your blog? </a> | <a href="http://www.buzzdash.com">BuzzDash polls</a></noembed>
     </object> </center>

Piece of cake huh?

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Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Maureen,

Nice looking poll and sound simple to do.  I may be trying poll later, thanks for sharing.

May 21, 2009 11:11 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thanks for sharing. I will bookmark and try it later.Good luck

May 21, 2009 11:56 AM
Steve Shatsky
Dallas, TX

Hi Maureen... I will definitely have to try this.  The big obstacle up until now has been having the time to figure out how to do this... you have taken care of that!  Thanks.

May 21, 2009 12:22 PM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

lather, rinse, repeat

; - )

May 21, 2009 12:53 PM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Ahhh...you make it all sound so easy...now if I can make my fingers work with your words..look out poll city...I am there !  Have an outstanding holiday weekend !

May 22, 2009 12:30 AM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

lather, rinse, repeat...

please sign my petition (leave a comment)  to get the PollDaddy Polls back up and running on ActiveRain.  They really, really are great polls and ActiveRain has been blocking the Flash Version for some reason.

I will do a tutorial on PollDaddy...  more steps, more option, lots more appealing IMHO.

May 22, 2009 01:02 AM
Andrew Haslett
Van Warren Home Inspections, NAHI CRI - Fort Knox, KY
Heartland of Kentuckynulls, Best Home Inspector

Maureen, my head is spinning. It's 11:47 pm. I did get a nap this afternoon, but am fading fast. And, I go and read something technical. I'll have to come back to this. But thanks!!!

 

BTW: I don't get the "lather, rinse, repeat ...." thing. Huh?

May 23, 2009 03:48 PM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

read the directions on a shampoo bottle step by step, just like washing your hair.  These are fast,  easy, ugly and limited.

May 23, 2009 10:29 PM