Free Blogger Backgrounds and Textures to Spice up Your Site

Background images can instantly transform the appearance of our Blogger sites. Using the Blogger template designer, we can easily upload and configure a new background image in just a few clicks, while those using older templates need only add a few lines of code to achieve a dramatic effect.



In this post, you'll find resources for hundreds of different free backgrounds, patterns and textures you can use to spice up your Blogger site, along with instructions for applying this simple but extensive effect.






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100 of the Best Free Blogger Templates from 2010

Last year was a great year for the production and quality of free Blogger templates. Designers from all corners of the world have produced literally hundreds of templates which we can use to enhance our sites.



To save you time browsing through the many galleries and websites, I've collected 100 of my favourite designs from 2010, with large screenshots and links to both live demos and instructional/download pages. Presented in no particular order, these are organized by Blogger template developer and offer a wide variety of styles to suit any type of site.



I hope you enjoy browsing through these gorgeous templates!

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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

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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.

Using Google Code to host scripts for your Blogger Template

Many methods used to customize our Blogger templates require the use of JavaScript. At present, we can only upload images and video to Blogger. So if we need to use JavaScript we must find alternative hosting for these files.



When using JavaScript in my own Blogger templates and customizations, I prefer to host the required scripts using Google Code's Project Hosting. In this post, I'll explain the methods and best practises for using Google Code to serve JavaScripts for your own Blogger tweaks.

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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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