Saturday, February 27, 2010

Google Deskbar is one of many great google programs that allows you to search the internet from your desktop. Customized search is one of the great features. You can search through other searchbars on web pages.

Step:
  1. If not already done, download the Google Deskbar.




  2. Click the small down arrow next to the search bar.
  3. Click options on the top of the drop down menu.
  4. Click the "Customized Searches" tab.
  5. Click "Add..."
  6. Open the page with the search bar you would like to add, leaving open the "Custom Search Description" window. EX. www.wikihow.com
  7. Type a word (any word) into the search bar and click search.
  8. Copy the address in the address bar.
  9. Paste into the "URL" section of the "Custom Search Description" window.
  10. Read through the URL until you get to where it has the search term you typed earlier.
  11. Replace the term with {1} . Must be typed exactly. EX. http://www.wikihow.com/Special:Search?search={1}&fulltext=Search
  12. Name the Customized Search. EX. wikiHow
  13. Give it a shortcut letter or symbol. EX. W (Optional)
  14. Click "OK"
  15. Click "OK" again unless your going to make more changes or add more Customized Searches.
  16. From then on, when (this is with the wikiHow example) one wants to search wikiHow for (example) artichokes, all one would have to do is type 'artichoke' into the Google Deskbar and click Control(Ctrl)+W.
Source: www.wikihow.com

Thursday, February 25, 2010

How to Add Google Analytics to Blogger

Do you know which websites refer the most visitors to your site? Or the most common keywords used to find your site? Google Analytics can provide the valuable answers to these questions, and many more.
  1. Open a Gmail account if you don’t already have one.
  2. Create a Google Analytics Account.
  3. Click on: 'Add Website Profile.' Installing Google Analytics does not require knowledge of HTML, but there is a piece of HTML code that must be copied onto your blog.
  4. In the box, enter your URL. (For example: www.yourwebsite.com or yourblog.blogspt.com.)
  5. Set your Country and Time zone, and hit Continue.
  6. Highlight the tracking code displayed in the large box and 'Copy'.
  7. Sign into Blogger. Click on the 'Layout' Tab, then click on 'Edit HTML'
  8. Click on 'Download Full Template' to back up your template onto your computer. It's always a good idea to back up your template before you make any changes.
  9. Scroll down to the bottom and paste the tracking code just before the closing 'body' tag.
  10. Press 'Save Template' to save the changes.
  11. Back in Google Analytics, click on 'Check Status' or 'Verify Tracking Code' under the Status column. Once your tracking code has been verified, the status will change to: 'Receiving Data.'
Source : www.wikihow.com