First steps for Eyelash Pros' Blogs end-users

This short guide is designed merely to get a beginning user working on the system. There are, obviously, MANY things not covered in this document.

Everything in this guide will reference aspects of the admin portal. Log into the admin portal for your blog by: a) clicking "log in" on the domain homepage; or b) clicking "log in" on your blog. From this admin portal, you have access to the features of your blog, some of which you will be adjusting now.

If you do not have a website you can singup to get a free blog here and then you can add it to your listing within the directory or if you prefer we can setup your own website on your own domain name at an affordable cost (mention Eyelash Pros to get the special price).

Blog title

Blog title is what is displayed at the top of your actual blog pages. When you create a new blog on Eyelash Pros (as of .33) the slug you select as part of the URL (web address) becomes your default title. (i.e. http://www.eyelashpros.com/blog/icecream exhibit the slug "icecream") Even though your slug is icecream, maybe your title should be "I actually hate ice cream."

To change your blog title, click on the Options tab in the admin panel. Under the General tab, you should see a line that says "Weblog title." Edit. Click the "update options" button at the bottom of the screen.

Blog tagline

The tagline is the line of text appearing under your blog title on every page of your blog. In a default blog installation, this automatically reads "just another Eyelash Pros weblog." So, if you've changed your blog title to "I actually hate ice cream," your slugline might need to change a little to reflect this. Maybe "dealing with adult-onset lactose intollerance" is an appropriate tagline to let your readers know what your blog is really about.

To change your blog tagline, click on the Options tab in the admin panel. Under the General tab, you should see a line that says "Tagline." Edit. Click the "update options" button at the bottom of the screen.

Fill in your "About" page

Here's another spot that the system has pre-filled for you. It is a web page (not a blog post) that always has a link showing on the side of your blog. If you look on your blog, there is a link under the heading Pages called About. So, continuing with the lactose intolerance example, this is where you would tell people that you discovered you were lactose intollerant at 36 and want to educate others.

To edit your about pag, click on Manage in the admin panel. Then click on Pages. Click the Edit button that is toward the right-hand side. This is your first introduction to the blog text editor. Think of it as an online word processor. Type, edit, etc. Then click the save button. Your About page is instantly updated on the server.

Before you write your first post...

Delete the default post. This is a quick and painless process. No one wants to visit your blog and read the auto-generated "Hello world!" entry. They are visiting to hear about how you hate ice cream.

To delete the default post (and any posts in the future), click the Manage tab in the admin panel. You should see a line right in the middle of the screen with the title "Hello world!" in it. Toward the far right side, there is a link that says "Delete." Click it. When the box pops up asking for confirmation, click "ok."

Write a first post

Now it is time to start blogging (thank goodness). Click write. The blog editor opens up -- oh this isn't new to you anymore. Insert title. Type type type. Click publish. Voila. Now you are officially blogging.

Extra credit for the first post

Adopt good habits early! When starting a new post, it is much better if you first assign a category. Before you click "publish" (or you can go back in and edit the post), click the plus sign (+) on the blue bar labeled "Categories". Make up a new category for the post (since it is your first one). Next time, you can put another post into this category or create even more categories.

Categories help your visitors know what type of content is on your site.

If you need more help, you can contact us here