<h1 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h1" dir="ltr">Blogging 101</h1> Using the Blog feature, you can create and optimize blog posts. The easy-to-use feature allows you to focus on content marketing, and SEO optimization, and you can distribute your blog anywhere to attract readers to your blog!Step 1: Creating Blog Posts with Settings and SEO Details<ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Navigate to Sites &gt; Blogs, and here you can create a new Blog Post. Give it a Title, Description, and Blog Post image.</li></ul><img src="https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469331905305" alt="" width="inherit" height="inherit"><img src="https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469360964249" alt="" width="inherit" height="inherit"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Using the editor toolbar, add your content and customize the font, images, etc.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Customize font styles and designs.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Add indentations and various list formats including numbered, bulleted, and to-do</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Add image(s) and/or video(s) from your Media Library</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You can also add YouTube videos or insert hyperlinks</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Save your changes.</li></ul></li></ul><img src="https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469336596249" alt="" width="inherit" height="inherit"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Once you’ve added the content, you will need to set up the details for your blog. This includes:</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">URL Slug : the path for your post</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Category (determined from blog settings)</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Keywords</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Author (determined from blog settings)</li></ul></li></ul><img src="https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469336776345" alt="" width="inherit" height="inherit"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">After setting up the details, you can publish them or keep them saved in draft mode.</li></ul> Step 2: Adding a Website or Funnel with the Blog Post List ElementNOTE: This funnel or website page will be your main Blog page with all your blog posts.<ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Create a new Funnel / Website, or you can add a step/page to an existing one</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Within the step, go to the edit button.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click on the element titled “Blog Post List”</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Choose the element and type of layout - either Standard or Compact</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Make any additional customizations you wish to set up</li></ul></li></ul><img src="https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469336935065" alt="" width="inherit" height="inherit"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Add the domain to the site within Funnel / Website Settings.</li></ul><img src="https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469345097753" alt="" width="inherit" height="inherit"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">If you want the blog page to open when you enter your domain without any path you can navigate to Settings &gt; Domains &gt; Edit Domain &gt; Select the blog page as the default page. You can set it up so that the blog opens at blog.thedemoaccount.com instead of blog.thedemoaccount.com/home</li></ul>Step 3: How do domains work within the blog?You add the domain to the Funnel or Website where the blog element is added. Here is a Blog URL format example:<ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Domain: XYZ.com</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Slug of the post: b/sample-demo</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Final url: XYZ.com/b/sample-demo</li></ul>Pro Tips:<ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Categories: Blog Post details will require Category. You can add multiple categories.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Category details such as name, slug, and SEO details can be customized within Blogs Settings.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Blog Author and Keywords are optional. Author details can be customized in Blogs Settings with a name, photo, and also social media information. Keywords can be set from the “publish” section.</li></ul>

# Blogging 101

Using the Blog feature, you can create and optimize blog posts. The easy-to-use feature allows you to focus on content marketing, and SEO optimization, and you can distribute your blog anywhere to attract readers to your blog!

Step 1: Creating Blog Posts with Settings and SEO Details

* Navigate to Sites > Blogs, and here you can create a new Blog Post. Give it a Title, Description, and Blog Post image.

![](https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469331905305)

![](https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469360964249)

* Using the editor toolbar, add your content and customize the font, images, etc.
* * Customize font styles and designs.
  * Add indentations and various list formats including numbered, bulleted, and to-do
  * Add image(s) and/or video(s) from your Media Library
  * You can also add YouTube videos or insert hyperlinks
  * Save your changes.

![](https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469336596249)

* Once you’ve added the content, you will need to set up the details for your blog. This includes:
* * URL Slug : the path for your post
  * Category (determined from blog settings)
  * Keywords
  * Author (determined from blog settings)

![](https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469336776345)

* After setting up the details, you can publish them or keep them saved in draft mode.

Step 2: Adding a Website or Funnel with the Blog Post List Element

**NOTE:** This funnel or website page will be your main Blog page with all your blog posts.

* Create a new Funnel / Website, or you can add a step/page to an existing one
* Within the step, go to the edit button.
* Click on the element titled “Blog Post List”
* * Choose the element and type of layout - either Standard or Compact
  * Make any additional customizations you wish to set up

![](https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469336935065)

* Add the domain to the site within Funnel / Website Settings.

![](https://autogrowthsupport.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/28469345097753)

* If you want the blog page to open when you enter your domain without any path you can navigate to Settings > Domains > Edit Domain > Select the blog page as the default page. You can set it up so that the blog opens at blog.thedemoaccount.com instead of blog.thedemoaccount.com/home

Step 3: How do domains work within the blog?

You add the domain to the Funnel or Website where the blog element is added. Here is a Blog URL format example:

* Domain: XYZ.com
* Slug of the post: b/sample-demo
* Final url: XYZ.com/b/sample-demo

Pro Tips:

* Categories: Blog Post details will require Category. You can add multiple categories.
* Category details such as name, slug, and SEO details can be customized within Blogs Settings.
* Blog Author and Keywords are optional. Author details can be customized in Blogs Settings with a name, photo, and also social media information. Keywords can be set from the “publish” section.

Blogging 101

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