# 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.

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* 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.

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* 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)

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* After setting up the details, you can publish them right away or schedule them for a certain day and time to post 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

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

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* 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 a 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.
