Happy New Year!

Wishing all Blogger Buster readers a very happy start to the New Year!

Blogger for Beginners - Free eBook Guide (PDF)

New to Blogger? Need to know the basics of Google's blogging platform to start your first blog?



Blogger for Beginners is a free guide for those new to the Blogger publishing platform. From creating your very first blog through to customising the appearance of your site and publishing feeds, this ebook covers all the basic knowledge you need with detailed instructions and full colour screenshots.



Download Blogger for Beginners (PDF)



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What are the top Blogger blogs of 2012?

Back in 2008, I posted the top 50 Blogger powered blogs - the result of extensive research and analysis into blogs hosted on the Blogger platform.



I'd love to update this list for 2012 to include the most popular and influential sites hosted on the Blogger platform.



Can you help by recommending your favorite Blogger-powered sites?



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Atticus One Page Portfolio Template for Blogger - Now Available

View Demo | Buy Now

I'm very excited to release my new Premium Blogger Template: Atticus Portfolio!



Designed as a "one-page" portfolio website, this template includes many unique features, including a slideshow which can be configured via a simple gadget and automatic lightbox-enabled thumbnails to show off your work!



My main consideration when designing this template ws to ensure that anyone would be able to use this template quickly and easily, with no requirement whatsoever to edit the HTML or add custom CSS. In the process I learn discovered several new techniques for designing intuitive Blogger templates and am very pleased with the final result of this design.



Currently priced at only $2.95 for a limited period (the regular price will be $5.95), Atticus Portfolio is robust, responsive and well worth a look!



Take a look at the demo site and scroll down to discover more about the features of this stylish new Blogger template.

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Community College - A Premium Blogger Template

Community College is a premium Blogger template with a difference! This design offers a means of creating a simple web presence rather than a simple Blogger "blog". It is incredibly customizable, and when using this template you can create a fully fledged website in a matter of clicks!



Ideal for those wishing to develop a website for a school, college or community organization, it works equally well for small businesses or freelancers.



Take a look at the live demo for this template to see the design in action or find for high-resolution sceenshots below.



For a limited time, this template will be available at the introductory price of just $2.95!



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Blogging for your Business Hangout

Updated!



If you missed the Blogging for your Business hangout on Google+ today, you can watch it here instead:

I've created the official page for Bloggerbuster on Google+. Take a look and if you like what you see please follow us =)

Updating My Template to use Blogger's New Features

As many of you may have noticed, I've not been actively using Blogger for some time due to illness and maternity leave. So many updates have happened in my absence and until now I have barely had time to update my own sites.



Looking through all of Blogger's recent updates and settings, I've realized there are lots of tweaks I need to perform to update this site. Since I haven't already written about most of these Blogger customizations, I'll be documenting my progress for anyone else wishing to update their sites to use Blogger's new features over the next few days.

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Like Blogger Buster? Join us on Facebook (Plus 15% eBook Discount!)

I've been working on the Blogger Buster Facebook page in recent weeks to include a better landing page, gallery of my recent Blogger templates and content exclusively available for Facebook fans:

Blogger Buster Landing Page

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Happy New Year!

Image credit: [Mooi]

Wishing you all a very happy start to 2011!

Last chance to get 25% off my new eBook - Building Websites with Blogger

Use discount code BBXMAS25

The introductory offer for 25% off Building Websites with Blogger ends at Midnight tonight!



Use discount code BBXMAS25 to get yours for only $9.95 $7.46 (including 3 Bonus Blogger templates).



For more information about Building Websites with Blogger, please take a look at the dedicated eBook page which includes a free preview to download.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

New eBook Released: Building Websites with Blogger (Plus a Limited 25% Discount)

I'm thrilled to announce the release of my new eBook, Building Websites with Blogger.



This premium guide explains the process of design and maintenance of a beautifully crafted Blogger-based website for a personal portfolio, business presence or eCommerce outlet.



Including details of Blogger's latest features and based on original content, Building Websites with Blogger is illustrated throughout and beautifully laid out. As an added bonus, this eBook is bundled with three exclusive Blogger templates which can be used for both personal and commercial projects.



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Sneak Peek at the new Blogger eBook - Building Websites with Blogger

Update: Building Websites with Blogger is now available to purchase for only $9.95



For the past few weeks I've been working like crazy on a new eBook, Building Websites with Blogger.



This will my first premium eBook, featuring exclusive customization, maintenance and promotional techniques using Blogger's latest features.



Bundled with three gorgeous Blogger templates (one of which you'll learn to design using this guide) and beautifully laid out, I'm sure you'll agree this was a labour of love and will enjoy reading it as much as I have in development.

Preview of the Template #1, built to accompany the eBook

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Preview the Christmas Blogger Template

I've just finished work on my latest template which I'll be releasing for free download on Monday.



Here's a preview screenshot:

Check back Monday for full details and to download this free Christmas Blogger Template and let me know your initial thoughts in the comments section below.

What Type of Blogger Template are you Using? (Poll)

I'm curious to learn which type of Blogger templates are most popular among Blogger Buster readers.



Do you prefer to customize the design of your blog using the new Template Designer? Perhaps you're happier to use a third-party (free or paid) template, or have edited the HTML to create a design which is unique to you?



If you have a moment spare, please let me know about your Blogger Template preferences by voting in this poll or leaving a comment below:

Blogger Buster - Relaunched!

Those of you who have visited Blogger Buster over the past few weeks will have noticed gradual changes to the site, complete with a countdown timer to the date of relaunch.



Several weeks in the making (and still with a few tweaks to finalize), Blogger Buster's new look is finally unveiled:

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Blogger Buster eBooks - Updated Links

As many Blogger Buster readers have reported, the links to download my eBooks had become corrupted during my extended hiatus.



Today I have uploaded both The Blogger Template Book and The Cheats' Guide to Customizing Blogger templates to Google Documents, a relocation I hope will prove far more reliable than my previous hosting solution!



I've updated the download links for these eBooks and hope everyone can now read and download these resources without any problems.



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Declaring Email Bankruptcy

After leaving my inbox virtually unchecked for the past six months, I'm declaring email bankruptcy.



If you've sent me an email before today and are not a family member or colleague, you may want to send it again.



Blogger Buster is starting over, and anything you send now should get through to my new Gmail powered (and hopefully, spam-free) set-up.



I have literally hundreds of unopened mail in my inbox (which would take weeks to sort through), and feel that declaring email bankruptcy is the only fair method to deal with this in lieu of a new start for the site. My sincerest apologies for anyone inconvenienced by this decision.

Help! My Template Disappeared!

As many of you may now realize, I've been on a somewhat lengthy hiatus...



Unfortunately in my absence, one of my websites used for hosting older templates and related images has disappeared! This means that many of you currently using these templates now find them unusable, or downright ugly.

Luckily, I've managed to find an old backup CD which includes most of these templates and I'm now in the process of updating them.



Unfortunately, the backup CDs are mostly corrupted. I'm unable to access the images used for these files in order to update the templates.



The templates affected by this issue are:

• Sunset


• Girly Web 2.0


• Magical - Now updated - see below


• Sweet Dreams (all versions)

If by any chance any Blogger Buster readers still have the original Zip files or images (and would be willing to send these over) please do get in touch!

I'm truly truly sorry for those affected by this problem and will endeavor to do all I can to retrieve and update these older templates wherever possible.

I'll update this post regularly with details of any templates I am able to update with links to the updated files. Please let me know if you're experiencing issues with a template not listed here so I can attempt to resolve all problems as soon as possible

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