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__How to Personalize a Blog __ **by Jayleen Couture ** Click the audio player below to hear an audio version of this wikipage. You can just listen, or you can follow along as you read. media type="file" key="Personalized Blog Audio.mp3" width="301" height="41" There are many ways that you can personalize a blog. Why would you want to personalize a blog? A personalized blog will draw more readers in by catching their attention. Adding something, such as a photo, can help you make a point in your blog. Personalizing a blog makes your blog come alive.

Upload the images you want to use to your blog. Use images of good quality. Photos of bad quality don’t add, but take away from the quality of your blog. If you are using photos that you find on the internet, be sure to write the source of the photos somewhere in your blog, preferably at the bottom. You should align your photos to fit well with your text. You might have the text wrap around a photo, or you might want the photo to stand alone, placed above or below text. Be sure to resize images when necessary to fit within your blog. Videos can be uploaded to your blog like photos. Videos are a great way to expand on your blog. People are very interested in seeing videos. When creating or choosing a video, be sure it is one of good quality; otherwise, readers will probably not be interested in viewing it. You can use audio recordings to extend your blog. Use your computer’s media recorder; for example, you might use Windows Media Player. You need a microphone to record. After recording, save the file. Then upload the file to your blog. Allow your readers to another way to interact with you. The website that is hosting your blog may give you the ability to create a survey. If not, there are many free survey creating sites on the internet. You can create your survey at one of these sites. Then you will receive a code to put in your blog or you can add a link to the survey in your blog. You can add a special signature to each blog, rather than just signing your name at the end. You can create your signature using a photo editing program such as Photoshop or Gimp. After creating, you can upload your signature just like a photo. You can also use find a personal signature maker online, such as My Live Signature. Look at the examples of personalized signatures below. 
 * [[image:http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.showandtell-graphics.com/images/collage/picture-collage12.jpg&sa=X&ei=ys6YTY73J8PIgQfRyuiqDg&ved=0CAQQ8wc43wE&usg=AFQjCNFeRgkiMqkXprgPcspK0m7viO5yew width="275" height="161"]] Photos **
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 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif'; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif'; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">A udio [[image:http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.freedomscientific.com/lsg/imgs/200611-12_images/smiley01.gif&sa=X&ei=v9GYTZftHInZgAelhZDKCA&ved=0CAQQ8wc4CQ&usg=AFQjCNG9bzh4T7ihtArJkrgJSjabLYEfHw width="156" height="172"]] **
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif'; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">Poll/Survey **
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif'; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">Signature **

<span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s up to you how much you want to personalize your blog. These were just some of the things you could do to get started. Remember that you want your blog to stand out so that readers will return. Enhance your blog in a way that makes it “you”.