So many of us are sometimes afraid of change, until someone gives it a try. And then we might like it. I have read that when writing while blogging, that you want to keep it simple and easy to read. I semi disagree, depending on your audience and depending on your message.
Just the other day, I wrote a blog about adjustable rate mortgages. I wanted to get a certain message across in regards to those that might not be getting the correct service when their loan is in processing longer than it should be. Here is an example of a sentence that I wrote. If you are starting to get the runaround, no return phone calls, your e-mails aren't being replied to, or it seems one excuse after another.... RED FLAG !!! As you can see, I wanted to get across to the reader that if they aren't getting the proper follow up, that this can be a major problem, hence the word Red Flag. To get my point across, I not only made the word red, but I made it larger.
I first learned these basic techniques from Karen George because she made it easy to learn. And because I wanted to incorporate some of this into my blogs. After knowing the basics, I then ran into some other issues when I wanted to space words or when I wanted to separate my paragraphs from each other. So I wanted to share some of these tips with you after much reading.
Before we get into this quick lesson, you need to know what is what and where to go when doing this. When you first write your blog, you are automatically in WYSIWYG mode. This stands for 'what you see is what you get'. Very simple and easy to understand. But if you clicked onto the HTML tag, you might think that you are seeing some type of foreign language. This is not the case, it's just codes that describes the difference between text headings, certain fonts, paragraphs, etc, etc.
So let's begin the lesson....... You write your blog in WYSIWYG and save it as a draft. If you want to make a certain word or sentence larger in font or to add a color, you need to then click edit and then click onto the HTML tag. Here are some examples on how to change font size or color. Reminder, when you write in WYSIWYG, the letters are in font size 1. When you are in the HTML mode, you need to find the word that you want to make larger or change the color. Yes, you have to search through all of the codes and smashed words together. But once you get use to it, it becomes very easy. Another reminder : When you first write in WYSIWYG, after you are done, you need to save it in draft mode. Then go over to the HTML mode and make your adjustments here. Once you are done with this, save it in draft mode and double check your work. If it looks good, then change it to public or members only. Just remember, if you go back to WYSIWYG mode, you could lose all of your work that was done in the HTML mode.
LESSON :
I find the sentence, I love blogging within the html tag section of the blog.
- I want to make it larger. This is what you do.
< font size = 3 >I love blogging< /font >
This what you would get.
I love blogging
- Now you want to add color to it. < font size = 3 color = blue >I love blogging< /font >
Result : I love blogging
Okay, that was somewhat easy. But when you write in HTML, it will push most of your blog together, making your spacing tight. Don't go back to the WYSIWYG mode and try to space it yourself. Stay in the HTML mode and you can space your paragraphs or sentences right here.
- If you wanted to move paragraphs down and/or away from each other, use this code. br with < > on both sides of these letters.
This stands for break. You can add more together to get the correct spacing.
You want to place this right in front of the first word of a paragraph that you want to separate from the other paragraphs. You can also use the code p < > which splits the sentence with a paragraph break. I personally like to use the br code.
Example :
I so love blogging so I can not only educate consumers with creative ways of financing when comparing certain mortgage programs, but it will allow them to get to know more about me. etc etc etc....
br br br (placing < > on each side of br) Because of my 15 years of experience, I have learned so much and I love sharing it with others.... etc etc etc
Result :
I so love blogging so I can not only educate consumers with creative ways of financing when comparing certain mortgage programs, but it will allow them to get to know more about me. etc etc etc....
Because of my 15 years of experience, I have learned so much and I love sharing it with others.... etc etc etc
- You want to add a horizontal break which is called the horizontal rule. This adds a line all away across your page to separate anything that you want.
Typing hr with < > on both sides of the word will produce a horizontal line across a document.
Example :
I would type in the code hr with < > on both sides of the letters hr. If I add this code directly above the words "I love Blogging" and directly below those words, the result is below. You can do single lines also.
Result :
I love blogging.....
Overall, I hope this helps some, because it took me a while to catch on to some of what I use now. Yes, I was afraid of some of this stuff at first because I don't know much about HTML codes. Gee, I don't even know that much about computers and the internet. But in order to compete with the best, you need to venture out. Sometimes making your blog look interesting and not just with pictures. Good luck.
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