We all have to get started somewhere, even your favorite fabulous blogger was a novice at one point. While starting a blog can be pretty intuitive, somethings you only learn through trial and error…that is if you don’t have a nifty guide like this one to get you started.

Dear Readers,
If you follow my other blogs you may have noticed that I have been on a re-design bender. I am finally turning my attention to Girls Guide to Blogging for some much needed TLC.
In addition to a full makeover, there will be a big shift in focus and content here on GG2B. I plan to make the website into more of a blog than a “community.” I’ll being doing away with the forum section, which was initially added mostly because I wanted to challenge myself with a new design …

I’m looking for a few good women to Guest Post here on Girls Guide to Blogging! I’ve included a list of articles that will help you come up to speed on why and how to Guest Post.

An analysis of NxE’s Fifty Most Influential ‘Female’ Bloggers list…what does it take to be successful in the blogosphere?

Feedburner has recently added the option to add Google Adsense Advertisements to your website. I am currently experimenting with the feature. I originally thought this feature would add Adsense to my feed, this is NOT the case. Hopefully they will add that feature soon!
So, since originally I thought that the new advertisements would only show up in feeds, I activated it on all my blogs. I visited Chic and Charming after activating the service and discovered advertisements were added to the end of each post. As a result had about …

Recently I joined Plurk, a social media network which is quite similar to Twitter, a site I have been using for about a month. While Plurk has many cool features and many fewer technical issues (right now), I don’t think I will be trading in Twitter just yet.

Dita Von Teese is is famous for carrying her on stage persona as a vintage burlesque dancer into her everyday life. She really loves what she does. She puts it out there without fear of being judged, and there is a lot that a girl can learn from Dita about how to brand a successful blog!

Blogher, “the community for women who blog” is currently holding a contest to honor the most inspiring bloggers on the internet with a free trip to San Francisco and tickets to their annual conference. They are looking for bloggers who have passion for their work, are innovative and who inspire their community.

What is a tumblelog?
a) a minimalist blog, with no comments and super easy posting
b) a virtual scrap book, which allows you to collect your favorite things from around the internet from quotes to videos with the click of a button
c) a place to store scraps of information that inspire you, and which you would like to turn into a full blogpost else where at a later time
d) a personal homepage on Tumblr.com