This article covers all the steps for posting on the blog for the first time.
There is also a video tutorial that leads through all the steps. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/T-BybagbRtw
Steps to publish on the blog for the first time:
1) Accept the email invitation to be a blog contributor.
Go to your email and look for an email from Wix. Check your spam/junk folder if you can't find it.
It should look like the image above. Click accept now.
Sign up for a new account using your email address. Create a password. Make sure to write it down somewhere!
2) Set up your profile.
After signing up, you should be brought to a screen allowing you to choose your author name. Set it appropriately.
Then, you can also set your profile picture by clicking the round button to the left of the profile name. In the image above, that is the round green circle.
A screen will pop up allowing you to select any image that has been uploaded to the website already. Or, you can click the "Upload Media" button in the top left to add an image from your computer.
Once you have set up your profile picture and author name, you can close that tab. You are done with the set up.
3) Log in to the blog.
On the top bar, click the "Blog" page. If you are reading this article on the blog, then you are already there!
On the right side of the page there should be a log in/sign up button. Click it and sign in with the email address that you were invited with.
On the blog page, you should now see your profile picture where the Login/Sign Up button was.
4) Write the post.
On the blog page, click your profile picture. You should see a drop-down menu that includes "logout" and "create a post". Click create a post.
Compose your post. The title is the top larger font, text box. The body of the post is the smaller font text box.
Attach images by clicking on the plus button to the left of the body text box. Or, select the attach image button at the bottom of the composing box.
Before publishing the post, click the 3-dotted button to the left of the publish button and then click "choose category".
Select the category that the post belongs in best. Click save to return to the post.
Lastly, click publish.
Congratulations, you have posted on the blog!
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