AdSense, Chitika and advertising alternatives

Having covered recently how to modify a Blogger template (i.e., Layout) to add AdSense to your Blogger / Blogspot blog, we shall now look at a different way of placing said ads and also other advertisers, beyond Google’s AdSense.

Back to AdSense

I recently decided to add AdSense to an older blog, hosted on Blogger, and using the old Layout. Here's how that went. This is one of the articles that is not necessarily meant for everyone, but rather for me to keep track of what I’m doing (i.e., it doesn’t take you from zero level, but the info here is probably more useful than what you get in such articles).

Customizing your 404 - Page Not Found

Earlier this year Blogger made it possible for its publishers to customize its "404 - Not Found" page, the page someone sees when going to non-existent address. Today we look at donating it as space for a PSA (Public Service Announcement)..

Join the BlogIdol Movimiento!

Paying annually for a domain name is a drag. Getting a free one chains you to your service provider. If you want a domain solution that will not cost you yearly and dearly but you can take with you, we have it right here: introducing The BlogIdol Movimiento (right now in Beta)

Adding floating buttons (Facebook, Reddit, Pinterest, Twitter, GPlus) to Blogger

Sometimes, the Blogger provided buttons just don’t work. Here, rather than bother with that, we’ll just make buttons float to the right (though they can also float on the left.

Fixing Aspire blog template bug

I’ve been meaning for a while to take a look into a blog template based on Aspire bug (I added a widget section that spans the two shorter ones and it’s moved down). Before doing so, I looked at the only blog that has implemented it successfully.

Add +1 and other social buttons to your blog

Adding the new +1 button is incredibly simple. And since it serves a clear social / marketing / SEO role, we’re looking at the other options for Blogger or Blogspot blogs as well.

Add Print and PDF buttons to your posts

I see more and more blogs with articles containing an invitation to print it. If implemented properly this can be a significant convenience for the reader and as such it is worth exploring.

The Top 3 Multi Tab Widgets for Blogger I

Sometimes you want to have certain widgets in your blog sidebar but you might not need the to show all the time. You can "hide" them in tabs, saving precious screen real estate. Here's how to do that.

Windows Live Writer Portable upgrade

I was prompted today to upgrade my portable install of Windows Live Writer. In case you have not heard about it, WLW is one of the few Windows applications that have no equivalent in the Linux world, causing many to keep Windows virtual machine or windows partition just so they can use it. This being the best blogging editor there is, I thought it's a good idea to share this experience (and much more) with you.

Adding GreetBox to Blogger

Wordpress blogs have enjoyed for quite a while the GreetBox, a plugin that greets visitors based on their traffic source (referrer). In 2009 ClassicTutorials released an adaptation of that plugin for the Blogger platform hosted on GoogleCode. In this article, we'll be looking at implementing that script with customized messages.

Encryption on Blogger III – Vincent Cheung

Vincent has updated his code to a newer, better version, and we're trying to keep up with the times.

Encyrption on Blogger II - veenix

The best and most complete real encryption function for Blogger (and probably other platforms as well) was done by Vinnie, a student at the same U of T Engineering department where I studied as well.

Encryption on Blogger I - obfuscation

I often find myself publishing articles on Blogger / Blogspot that I do not want to be read in their entirety by everybody. I want to hide parts of them and make them available only to a select group of people, or nobody at all. If you ever feel this way, this article's for you.

The Ultimate Youtube Hacking Compendium

I often find myself needing to use a certain youtube hack or switch that I'm sure I've used before, but can't remember how. This article is meant as a resource for me as well as anybody else who might find it useful.

Add Drag to Share to your blogspot blog

On Mashable and other sites, a message "Drag to Share" is displayed when hovering with the mouse on some images and other objects. You can now add this functionality on your Blogger blog as well.