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Typepad On Pinterest: From Zombos' Closet

Did you know Typepad is on Pinterest? It's true! We love pinning and repinning great content from Typepad blogs in every genre, and we're always looking for great, inspirational content. Are you on Pinterest? Drop your link in the comments, and don't forget to follow Typepad right here! If you're not on Pinterest yet, check it out - it's a great way to promote your blog and connect with others!

Want some inspiration? Check out our featured pinner, From Zombos Closet

With Halloween tomorrow, today's pinner is John Cozzoli aka "Zombos", a fan of horror and things that go bump in the night.  He covers the spectrum from old nostalgia horror to current movies and books.  Pay him a visit if you dare!

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Want to promote your pinterest account on your Typepad blog? Just go to Blogs > Content and add the Pinterest Widget to your Sidebar via the center menu. While you're there, make your blog posts "pinable" by adding the Pin It button to your post footers.

Want even more? Learn how to promote your blog on Pinterest and follow Typepad at www.pinterest.com/typepad.

Out to Beta: A New Compose Experience

The most important thing that your blog does is create content through posts and Pages for you to share with your readers.  Without content, there's not much need for a blog, after all!

With that in mind, we're excited to announce that we've upgraded the Compose experience significantly and have just rolled it out to our Beta Team members.  The Compose editor has been updated and now sports this sleek new look:

While it's a little different, all of the functions that you used previously are still there, but we've added some new features.

What's new

Let's take a look at some of the new features in the Compose section.

First, you now have the option to add tables to your posts easily.  You no longer have to use a third-party editor or compose your own HTML to do so.  With just the a click of your mouse, you can set how many rows and columns your table has, different colors for rows or columns, add borders, and more.  Check out the Table menu option to add one to your own posts.

You also can now click the Source Code option (the <> button) to add HTML to your posts without switching tabs, making it a little faster to work on your posts.  We've also added a new option to put special characters into your post without the need to find the proper HTML code to do so.  Click the Ω button (See how easy it was to add the omega symbol?) to give it a try.

The Restore Content option has also been upgraded and now saves various versions of your post.  This should help you recover your post in the event that you have a computer crash or lose connectivity and are unable to post.

The Compose page itself has also been made responsive so that it will scale and fit your browser better.  This should make it easier for you to create your posts on any size browser.  We've also widened the Compose editor so that you have more room to type and it's easier to see more of your post as you create it.

Beta Only... For Now

The new Compose experience is currently out in Beta, so only members of the Beta Team will see it today.  Once we get their feedback on improvements or anything that might need tweaking, we'll start pushing it out to the rest of Typepad in a staggered rollout.  If you want to try it out now, you can join the Beta Team by going to the Account tab and checking the box.

We think you'll like this newer editor and we can't wait to hear what you think about it!

Featured Blog: Velvet & Linen

NAME: Brooke Giannetti
BLOG: Velvet & Linen
TYPEPAD MEMBER SINCE: 2008
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Brooke Giannetti is a Calfornia-based interior decorator, shop owner, and blogger, who started blogging in 2009 in order to share her inspirations, and the projects she and her husband Steve are working on. Velvet & Linen now reaches over 150,000 readers every month and was named by the Washington Post as one of the Top 10 Design Blogs. Brooke and Steve live in Ojai with their children, 3 dogs, 3 mini goats, 2 mini donkeys, 12 chickens, and a house bunny.

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Typepad on Pinterest: EAB Designs

Did you know Typepad is on Pinterest? It's true! We love pinning and repinning great content from Typepad blogs in every genre, and we're always looking for great, inspirational content. Are you on Pinterest? Drop your link in the comments, and don't forget to follow Typepad right here! If you're not on Pinterest yet, check it out - it's a great way to promote your blog and connect with others!

Want some inspiration? Check out our featured pinner, EAB Designs.

Julie is the maker behind EAB Designs blog. She has a French Inspired Home Decor Etsy shop by the same name and a second shop selling her jewelry, Pemberley Collection. Her blog is where she shares her beautiful inspirations and talk about things that bring her joy.

FOLLOW: Blog | Pinterest

Want to promote your Pinterest account on your Typepad blog? Just go to Blogs > Content and add the Pinterest Widget to your Sidebar via the center menu. While you're there, make your blog posts "pinable" by adding the Pin It button to your post footers.

Want even more? Learn how to promote your blog on Pinterest and follow Typepad at www.pinterest.com/typepad.

Blogging Best Practices: Make It Easy To Subscribe To Your Blog

Welcome to our series of posts on Blogging Best Practices! Each Thursday for 10 weeks, we'll debut a new post designed to help you create great content, share it with the world, and become a better blogger. Check out other posts in the series here!

Visitors to your site need an easy way to be notified when you publish new posts to your blog. You should let your audience choose how they prefer to be notified of updates, and it is a good idea to offer a variety of options for subscribing.

• Enable Post Feeds: By enabling the Post Feed at Settings > Feeds, readers of your site can subscribe to your feed in their preferred feed reader.

 

• Add The Subscribe Link: At Design > Content, add the Post Feed module to place the Subscribe link and RSS chicklet in your blog's sidebar.

 

• Add Facebook Like Button: At Settings > Sharing, click to connect to Facebook to add the Like button. Anyone who clicks the Facebook Like button added to your blog will see any updates to your blog directly in their Facebook newsfeed. Click here to get started! (Facebook also has other Like button options if you would prefer a Like Box or a Badge.)

 

• Add Follow Me Module: At Design > Content, add the Follow Me Module to your blog's sidebar to give others in the Typepad community the option to follow your Typepad activity directly from their Typepad Dashboard. (more info)

By offering options to subscribe in a feed reader, sign up for email notifications, track updates in their Facebook newsfeed, and follow with Typepad, you are making sure no one misses the great content you publish to your blog!

FAQ: All About Domain Mapping

As a Typepad subscriber, if you've ever had a question about blogging, chances are you've either perused our handy Knowledge Base, browsed the archives here at Everything Typepad, or opened a Help Ticket in your Dashboard. Our Community and Support team receives many of these every day, and in this special series, we'll be answering some of our best, most Frequently Asked Questions.

What is domain mapping?

By default, your blog will use the Typepad URL you selected during registration. It's in the form example.typepad.com. Domain mapping involves purchasing a custom domain, like www.myawesomeblog.com, from a registrar and then setting that domain as the URL for your blog.

Why should I use domain mapping?

Simply put, domain mapping allows you to own the address for your blog. Visitors won't see the typepad.com URL, they'll see the custom domain that you've selected. The URL will also generally be shorter and easier to remember. If you ever decide to move your site to another platform, you'll be able to use that domain on your new site, preventing the loss of readers.

Typepad On Pinterest: Sunshine and Mint

Did you know Typepad is on Pinterest? It's true! We love pinning and repinning great content from Typepad blogs in every genre, and we're always looking for great, inspirational content. Are you on Pinterest? Drop your link in the comments, and don't forget to follow Typepad right here! If you're not on Pinterest yet, check it out - it's a great way to promote your blog and connect with others!

Want some inspiration? Check out our featured pinner, Sunshine and Mint.
Sarah is a Lifestyle blogger who survived graduate school fueled by coffee. A self-proclaimed "Design Nerd", her blog is a creative outlet writing about small business, good food, crafts, and more.

FOLLOW: Blog | Pinterest

Want to promote your pinterest account on your Typepad blog? Just go to Blogs > Content and add the Pinterest Widget to your Sidebar via the center menu. While you're there, make your blog posts "pinable" by adding the Pin It button to your post footers.

Want even more? Learn how to promote your blog on Pinterest and follow Typepad at www.pinterest.com/typepad.