Get to know your Blog!

I had a mate, once, who decided he would buy a new motor cycle. I didn't ask questions at the time, as it wasn't my business what he did. The trouble was, as I found out later, he hadn't even been a pillion-passenger before, let alone ridden one ... and, naturally, did not have a licence, either. He bought a brand-new Norton Twin Roadster! Had it delivered. Smashed it up the first day - and nearly killed himself.

That reminds me a lot of many people who start blogging. They want to get a shiny, attractive, well-working blog - yet they have NO idea how to drive it, change it, modify it, or, what the parts are called. The example given in that link wanted to know how to find out what the Blog Template name was. Dear, oh Dear. Did he ever take a look around his blog?

They have NO licence, either... AND, it's NOT totally their fault! At least, not 100%. Blogger doesn't help, here. I alluded to that back in October, 2006

If you notice, when you create a blog, the first screen you see, after it has been created, is the post editor! You'd think that Blogger would link to the 'Settings' screens, or at least, have a 'Tour' of the blog. Nah. Too much to expect from techie-nerds. They think everyone can drive - just like the motorcycle salesmen?

Get to know your Blogs. Look at them. Ask questions of them - and yourself. Check out the 'Help'. Don't expect people (helpers) on the Google/Blogger Groups, to be constantly spoon-feeding you with answers to questions which should NEVER have been posted there. Grow up a little bit. Get your licence, first!


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