To create a do follow comment (you comment I follow) in Blogger.com / blogspot follow this simple step:

1. After login to your blogger.com account, -> Layout -> Edit HTML -> Expand Widget Template
2. Find the code <a expr:href=’data:comment.authorUrl’ rel=’nofollow’>
3. Delete rel=’nofollow’ or just delete and replace it with this code: <a expr:href=’data:comment.authorUrl’>
4. Save. Done.

Tips: To find the wanted code in blogger template, press CTRL+F and enter the wanted code in FIND box at the bottom of the browser. Example: enter <a expr:href=’data:comment.authorUrl’ rel=’nofollow’>

Note: Do follow modification is necessary to encourage your blog visitors to comment in your blogspot blog since any link in the comment box will be regarded by Google and other search engines as “Vote” to a particular link in the comment box.

Related: Blogging Tips and Tutorial

Realtrix has  a very good hack on making Related Posts for blogger.com / blogspot.  It works well. This is the simple way how to do it (visit Realtrix post for more details):

1. After login to your blogger.com -> layout -> Edit HTML -> Expand Widget Templates
2. Find the following code

<div class=’post-body’>
<p><data:post.body/></p>
<div style=’clear: both;’/> <!– clear for photos floats –>
</div>

<div class=’post-footer’>

3. Copy this code -> <div id=’related_posts’/> and put it between
<p><data:post.body/></p>
<div style=’clear: both;’/> <!– clear for photos floats –>
</div>
and

<div class=’post-footer’> (See the screenshot)

4. Copy this code (update 28 Nov 09) There’s a rule change, you have to get the following code along with a key, see the details here.

<script src=’http://www.google.com/jsapi’/>
<script src=’http://brps.appspot.com/brps.js’ type=’text/javascript’/>

And put it precisely ABOVE </body>
</html>

5. SAVE. Done.

NOTE: The position of code number 3 might differ from template to template. The point is you should put it so that it appears in single page (that is a page when you click a particular article or blog post), not in the frontpage / homepage of your blog. See the live demo here.

Picture / screenshot Code #3 position

Problem occur sometimes when you update or edit your blogger.com template. The error message as follows:
Blogger Problems: Error Performing Your Request bX-7e4k5s

We’re sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.

When reporting this error to Blogger Support or on the Blogger Help Group, please:

Describe what you were doing when you got this error.
Provide the following error code and additional information.
bX-7e4k5s
Solution:

There’s no real and fixed solution to be honest because the blogger.com team never gives any official answer. But here are some tricks which may work one way or the other:

• Try clearing your browser’s cache and cookies, then reloading your blog.
• Try changing your browser. For example if you use IE, change to Firefox or Google Chrome, etc.

Please share with us your experience in solving this kind of problem. It might benefit everyone facing similar error frustrating problem.

Question:

I had a blogspot blog, last wednesday I thought I would make ‘it official’ and got a custom doman through blogger. It says I do not have to do anything else if it was purchased through them. I haven’t done anything but register my domain address with google. When I try to access my page atwiredjuice.com, it says HTTP 404 NOT FOUND. It has been a week and my site should have been working by now correct? Is there something I am not doing right? I have done everything it says on their HELP page and emailed them, but again, nothing.

Answer:

1. By Wiesel:
I was having a very similar problem. I switched back my blogger custom domain to my blogspot address contestedfooty.blogspot.com then back to the custom domain contestedfooty.com/ and it seems to have worked. It might be a problem in blogger, or maybe finally the DNS settings propagated, i don’t know. It’s a least worth a try.

2. By Nitecruzr:

OK, the primary symptom is normal:
“Server Not Found Error 404″

DNS is normal (needs improvement):
wiredjuice.com. 1800 IN A 64.233.179.121
wiredjuice.com. 1800 IN A 66.249.81.121
wiredjuice.com. 1800 IN A 72.14.207.121
www.wiredjuice.com. 1800 IN CNAME ghs.google.com.

Better would be:
wiredjuice.com. 1800 IN A 64.233.179.121
wiredjuice.com. 1800 IN A 72.14.207.121
www.wiredjuice.com. 1800 IN CNAME ghs.google.com.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2008/11/custom-domain-publishing-and-go…

Having improved your DNS (if you’re able), publish the blog back to BlogSpot, then re publish to “www.wiredjuice.com”.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2007/11/custom-domain-publishing-and-40…

Chuck
Real Blogger Status: http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/

Source: groups.google.com/group/blogger-help-troubleshoot/

Some useful tips:

• Custom domain publishing and 404 error
• Magical Custom Domain Form.
• 404 Error on Custom Domain with Blog
• 404 blogger custom domain error

If you see this message “Another blog is already hosted at this address” while you made custom domain at blogger.com ad you wonder how to fix it, here is how:

Clear the setting by visiting this URL and fill out your URL address you want to fix:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/