How To Blog or Journal - Quick Tips

When I started at the DG site, I had these questions and then got my answers by "learning by web navigation" and I thought I would share these quick tips.

To Start a Blog:

1) Log In
2) On the Left Menu, under "Main Sections", click "My blog".
3) Click "Post New Blog Entry"
4) What you post here gets posted in your own blog. (viewable by others if they click your profile)

To Start a Journal (or start a Forum Entry):

1) Log-In
2) On the Left Menu, under "Main Sections", click "Member Journals".
3) Click "Post New Forum Topic"
4) Start Writing Your Journal. Submit Forum Topic
5) As you submit this, it will be shown on the right side of the screen, under "Active Forum Topics", click the "more" link (under the 5 most "active forum topics" - it will go the the same "Forum" area)

Personally, I prefer the "Journal Entry" (which is actually categorized as a Forum Topic) because it allows other DG Members to see it, comment on it. and be part of the forum. In comparison,the Blog Entry, one has to drill down and click your name, see your bio (User Account), go to the "Track Tab", and look under "Type" whether or not you have actually started a blog. If your blog has something extremely good and is worth sharing, it might get chosen to be posted on the Front Page of the site (DG family or DGadmin, correct me if I'm wrong here ).

The forum is a great resource to get quick answers to quick questions. OR just type your query into the "Search Box" (it is located at the upper left hand side of your screen, under Dean's picture) - usually whatever question you will ask has already been answered in the forums! (Ofcourse we all also have to follow the guidelines and abide by the DG website rules below)

http://www.deangraziosi.com/rules

I hope this helps!

Cris