I just got mine finished and thought it was pretty easy.
I went to My Home and clicked on the customize outside blog link that was in my menu. You may have to be an ActiveRain Rainmaker or pay for the outside blog if you are not.
This took me to my outside blog in a manner that was easy to follow the customization menus:
# Theme # Customize # Widgets # Info # Domain # Links # Members
Theme, there were many different themes to choose from so I did, done.
Customize, I simply uploaded a digital vertical card that I made in MS Publisher, done.
Widgets, this is where I spent the most time. This is where you can insert you sidebar image, custom links, searches, contributors, hit routers, and google analytics if you are using it. Spend some good time setting up this section for driving traffic to your website through searches, your facebook page, and more; done.
Info, Very simple title and description for you to enter here, done.
Domain, you can search for you own personal domain or use one that you might already own. I used mine at www.propertysolutionsproviders.com, it was very simple. I just went to godaddy and point my nameservers to the ones that activerian provides by clicking the "how does this work" link.
Links, this is where I set up links to my other websites or predetermined searches. Copy and paste the url and title into the boxes and your are (you guessed it) done.
If you want to invite other active rain users to contribute to your blog, then you can invite them under the members menu.
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