CREATING A "GRAB MY BUTTON"

Buttons are the new advertisments of your blog! Whats a better way to get your blog name out there to share with as many people as you can! You can now create your own button and then all of your visitors can "grab it" and post it to their blog.

To CREATE your own button:

-Open a new page in your editing program. The size should be no larger than 200x200(so that it will fit in your side bar).

-Create your button using text, papers,ribbons,buttons,etc., or even pictures.

-Save it as a .png(PS) or .gif(gimp)

-Upload your image to tinypics.com or Imagehost.org. And copy the Directlink(tinypic) or Hotlink(imagehost).

-Paste your link into the code below IN BOTH SPOTS and also place your blog address in the right location too:

<img src="http://YOURBUTTONLOCATION.jpg" /> <br /> <textarea style="text-align:center" rows="4" cols="22"><a border="0" href="http://YOURBLOGADDRESS.com" target="_blank"><img src=http://YOURBUTTONLOCATION.jpg></a></textarea>


-Go to Layout, Page Elements

-"Add a gadget". You will want to choose one on the side. After you create your gadget, you can move it lower on your list if you would like by just clicking and holding it down and moving it to the right spot.

- Place the whole code into the "content" box

-Save!

Your button and its code will now be available for all your visitors and followers to grab and post it on their blog!

To GRAB someone else's button (BUTTON....NOT BUTT):
Most will have a code box just like on yours. You can copy their code and place it in a new gadget(not the same as your button gadget). You can grab as many buttons as you would like and add them all to the same gadget by putting
in between each one. This < br> means a space break. You can add it twice if you want a bigger break between buttons. I do mine twice.

If you find someone's button who DOESNT have a code under the button, simply click on it and it will bring you to their flickr or photobucket account. Right click the image and hit SHARE, then select Blogger. Enter YOUR blog information, and it will post it to your blog automatically.


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