TYPEPAD FOR DUMMIES(R)

Start, use, and customize a TypePad blog today!
TypePad is known for its intuitive user interface, built-in SEO features, optional advertising, free professionally designed templates, fully hosted blogs, and outstanding customer support. This book guides you through the technical tasks necessary for starting, using, and customizing a TypePad blog.
Step-by-step tutorials walk you through the process of signing up for a new TypePad blog, while screen shots from real-world blogs bring the book's concepts to life.
Guides you through choosing the right TypePad membership plan, signing up, configuring, using, and customizing a blog using the TypePad system
Explains the process of signing up for a new TypePad blog and publishing your content on the Web
Shares real-world examples that bring the book's ideas to life
Get blogging today with TypePad!

Melanie Nelson is a technical writer and the author of BloggingBasics101.com, a leading resource for beginning and intermediate bloggers.
Shannon Lowe is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Chicken Soup for the New Mom's Soul, and Parent and Child Magazine.

Introduction.
Part I: The Basics of Blogging.
Chapter 1: Understanding Blogging and TypePad.
Chapter 2: The Benefits of TypePad.
Part II: Getting Started with TypePad.
Chapter 3: Creating Your TypePad Account and Profile.
Chapter 4: Touring the TypePad Dashboard.
Chapter 5: Creating Your First Blog.
Chapter 6: Writing and Editing Your Blog Posts.
Chapter 7: Interacting on Your Blog.
Part III: Adding Useful Elements to Your TypePad Blog.
Chapter 8: Using TypeLists and Widgets.
Chapter 9: Adding Multimedia to Your Blog.
Chapter 10: Exploring Social Media.
Chapter 11: Finding and Using a TypePad Theme.
Part IV: Taking Your Blog to the Next Level.
Chapter 12: Making Money with Your Blog.
Chapter 13: Importing, Exporting, and Archiving.
Chapter 14: Tweaking Your TypePad Theme with Custom CSS or Advanced Templates.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 15: Ten Tips and Tricks.
Chapter 16: Ten Places to Find TypePad Resources.
Chapter 17: Ten Bloggers Using TypePad Well.
Chapter 18: Ten Blogging Etiquette Tips.
Appendix A: Domain Mapping.
Appendix B: Third-Party Stat Counters.
Index.