not yours (I can't play windows media files on my mac, only at work).
Now, to get them into your blog so they'll show up when we get your
RSS feed working:
Go to blogger and sign in. You'll see your blog listed there, with a
plus icon and a little gear icon. Click the gear icon (this is to edit
the post you made).
Click the "Posting" tab at the top of the screen. Click the "Edit
Posts" link under the Posting tab.
Click the button marked "Edit" next to your most recent entry
("Finally! I Think"). You will see a form with your blog entry in it.
Somewhere in there is a line that says:
<a href="" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/519/1353/1600/testing%20for%20vblog.jpg">http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/519/1353/1600/testing%20for%20vblog.jpg"><img
style="CURSOR: hand" alt=""
src="" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/519/1353/320/testing%20for%20vblog.jpg">http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/519/1353/320/testing%20for%20vblog.jpg"
border="0" /></a>
The part that says "<a href="" href="http://photos...">http://photos..." creates the link from
your image to the same image as hosted on blogger photos. Select
everything between the quote marks in that link and delete it. In its
place, copy and paste in the URL you used for the "testing" link on
the right-hand sidebar
(http://www.zippyvideos.com/183387879732485.html). This will make it
so that when someone clicks on the image in your blog entry, it will
jump to the page with the video on it. It also means you won't have to
keep putting the link into your sidebar-- you don't have to do that
for every post, and it won't be included when you set up your RSS
Feed, so it's best to get in the habit of linking your graphic to your
video right away.
Zippyvideos also doesn't allow you to embed your video; it doesn't
even allow direct linking to the file (the FAQ contradicts itself,
says it does, then doesn't). So you will not be able to do enclosures
with this service. But, that's okay for now. Let's get the basics down
and keep looking.
After you finish editing the post, click the "Save and Publish" icon
at the bottom of the form and then refresh your blog. Click the big
picture in your blog entry-- does it show the video page? Can you play
the video? Congratulations-- you've got Step 1 down!
In Step Two, we'll clean up your sidebar and make a posting template
for you to use to make it quicker and easier to get those into your
blog.
Ourmedia/Archive.org were having some difficulties yesterday, moving
servers and URLs and such. Don't know if that's why you had trouble
creating an account there or not, but we will need to find a hosting
provider that allows you to at least link directly to your video
files. The reason so many people use ourmedia and the other services I
suggested is because these services understand the intricacies of RSS,
and they allow direct linking and enclosures, all of which are really
important when you get to that crucial Step Three.
Personally, I use my own web server, because I'm a control freak and
have enough bandwidth to do it without going broke. If you have any
budget at all, it may be worth getting an inexpensive web host
(someone recommended one that's only $7 a month), just so you can
avoid these kinds of hassles. But, you know, it's really up to you and
your budget and how much hassle you're willing to take on (having your
own web space brings its own set of hassles).
--Stephanie
On 7/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> To Stephanie and all the lovely people who help me. I have a hard time
> getting past the joing at ourmedia.com evertime I send to join it won't go
> through I tried like about 6 times to join but no can do. I think I found
> another way please check it out at millielaindia.blogspot.com I look forward
> to any advice. again thank you all.
> Millie
>
> http://millielaindia.blogspot.com
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