Welcome

How easy was that? Blogger.com made it really easy but there was such an array of sites available that in the end I just looked at the templates for a few until I found something I liked. I'm a first time blogger but off and running now so look forward to a continuous update of my progress in my very first unit of the BA (Internet Studies)

NET 11 The Internet: Communications

First task: set up a Blog - Check.
Second task:
My Top Five Tips for new Bloggers: (or as many as I can think of at this stage!)

1. If you are a complete novice like me, it can be quite intimidating choosing one blog site from another. Like anything, I think experience and personal recommendations count for a lot so ASK someone who they used. Then look at their blog site and decide if you like the look of it. If one Blog site is more popular than others, there is probably a good reason.
2. If you like demos, this site was very helpful in demonstrating how to set one up.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY
3. In many blog pages you have the ability to customise colours of headings, sub headings etc. Choose background colours and design that appeal to you. Use contrasting colours to aid legibility and make the design appropriate for the content.
   
4. Don't forget the location of your Blog! Bookmark it before you forget
5. Remember that you will be able to go back and edit the text later so don't stress too much about how it reads for now, just get it all down but remember that there is a bloggiquette that you should adhere to when blogging....see links above.