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Blogger offers us the ability to change our default templates. By uploading a new template or customizing your existing template, you can create a design more suitable for your blogging needs. his eBook offers practical advice for your Blogger template requirements. From choosing a third party template through to customizing an existing design and beyond, this eBook is intended to help you make the most of your template and build a better blog with Google's Blogger platform.

An overview of chapters

Chapter One explains why you should use a non-standard template for your blog, providing an introduction to third party templates and customizing your existing blog design.

Chapter Two will draw your attention to the different styles of layout and design. Here you will find inspiration and examples of free Blogger templates which you can download for use in your own projects.

Chapter Three explains the basic process of uploading a new Blogger template, with clear instructions and troubleshooting tips.

Chapter Four offers an advanced method of uploading a new template, which enables you to retain important widgets from your current design.

Chapter Five provides useful tutorials for basic customizations of your Blogger template, which are useful adaptations for both third party and existing template designs.

Chapter Six will help you understand how fast your blog loads and offers useful tips to help your blog load more quickly.

Chapter Seven covers methods of optimizing your blog template for search engines which enables search engine spiders to index your blog content more efficiently.

Chapter Eight provides links and resources to take your Blogger template design to the next level.

Who is this eBook for?

This eBook is written for those using the current Google Blogger platform who would like to use a new Blogger template or customize their existing design. The code and examples provided in this eBook are primarily useful for those using the XML Layout template style, though many references are useful for those using Classic HTML based templates too. The methods used in this eBook do not require you to have any prior knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML or related technologies; instead, everything you need to know is covered in the relevant chapter or section. You can also find useful information for technical terms covered in the glossary.

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