How To Post A Temporary, Sitewide Announcement On Your Art Blog

By Alyice Edrich in Art Business Advice > Art Marketing Tips

Have you ever wanted to post a text announcement at the top of your blog and have it appear on every single page?

Perhaps you’re promoting a 24 hour sale of your art, or a local art event. Whatever it is that you want to announce, with Blogger you can do it effortlessly and quickly. Just follow these 3 steps below:

1. Sign into your blog

Go to http://blogger.com, enter your user name and password, and click sign in.

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2. Go to the design page

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Click on the blue “Add a Gadget” link.

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A new page will pop up asking you to select a gadget. Select the “Text” gadget by clicking on the blue plus sign.

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When you click on the blue “+” sign, a new window will pop up.

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Type your message inside the box, then click on the orange “Save” button to close the new window and return you to the previous page.

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You should see the new “Text” box where the “Add a Gadget” link once was.

3. View your changes

To make sure the changes took effect, click on the blue “View Blog” link visible in the top middle part of the screen.

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Clicking on the “View Blog” link will open a new window to the homepage of your blog. You should now see the announcement that you just typed at the top of your screen.

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And that’s all it takes to add an announcement to the top of your art blog. Enjoy!

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