If you want to make an online blog or you already have one and want to organize it better, Blogger is the platform for you. It is very simple to use, and it allows you to organize your content in very practical ways. In particular, today we will talk about how you can make a portfolio on a Blogger page.
To create your own page in Blogger you only need a Google or Gmail account that will allow you to access it totally free. When you log in for the first time, they will ask you to enter a username and will show you the option to create your blog. Making a portfolio on Blogger is very easy by following the steps that you will read below:
- Open your Blogger account.
- Click on the “Programming” tab, located in the upper left part of your blog.
- Select the option “New Blog”. It will show you a window called ¨List of blogs-Create a new blog¨.
- In the blank next to the word “Title”, put the subject of your portfolio.
- In the space located next to ¨Address¨, enter the address where you will be located on the network, and with which you identified your blog, in lowercase and without spaces.
- Select one of the default templates in the “Themes” section. You can change them according to your personality and the purpose for which you are creating your project.
- Click on the “Create blog” button.
- Go to the main Blogger page.
- Go to the upper left tab, ¨Ver blog¨.
- It will open a new tab in which you can verify if your blog or portfolio was created correctly.
Many people use Blogger as a platform to express their ideas, dreams or goals, but in reality, they do not want anyone to see them, or they want to direct it to a very small audience. If this is your case, you can always make your blog private so that they cannot access it freely.
Make a portfolio with interesting and eye-catching posts on a Blogger page
When you enter the blog that you have created you will realize that you will get a message saying: No posts have been found. To modify this status, close the tab that you opened in step 9 and on the main Blogger page click on “New entry”.
In the blank next to “Input”, put a name to identify it. Then enter the text you want in the blank document and customize it with the font, color or format of your choice. You can add images or even insert MP3 files to your blog so that your users have an experience that covers all the senses.
If you want to use a video in your post, you can select the ¨Video¨ icon, located in the menu at the top of the document and choose between these three options:
¨Subir¨, ¨From Youtube¨ and ¨My Youtube videos¨. To add a photo select the “Image” icon and choose from where to add it: “Upload”, “From this blog”, “From the Google album archive”, “From your phone”, “From your webcam” or ” From a URL¨.
The next thing you should do is configure your input. To do this, use the options on the right side of the entry you are working on.
Then click on ¨Preview¨ to see how your portfolio is looking. Then click on the “Publish” button. If you chose the dynamic template, upon entering, you can choose the style you prefer your portfolio to have by selecting one of the options that Blogger presents:
- Classic
- Flipcard
- Magazine
- Mosaic
- Sidebar
- Snapshot
- Timeslide
Incorporate static pages in your blog
Static pages will give your blog more aesthetics and professionalism. In addition, those interested in your portfolio will be able to view it more easily and in an organized way. To incorporate them, do the following:
- Enter the option ¨Design¨ in Blogger.
- Click on “Add gadget”.
- Select the “+” icon from the “Pages” option.
- Replace the phrase ¨Homepage¨ with ¨Home¨.
- In the “Add an external link” section add the name and web address of the entry (s) you created for your portfolio.
By following these instructions and tips you can be successful when making a portfolio on a Blogger page, and have many visits and followers in a short time. And if you also want to receive money for visits, you can put Adsense ads in the middle of the entries and charge for it.