This is for those following the DU Journal: Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever! (Tips for political bloggers.)

Although this journal is less than a week old, I've gotten several IMs requesting step-by-step instructions on how to use some of the basic features of the DU Journals. Therefore, I've decided to expand this this journal's subject matter a bit to include tutorials for people new to this blogging phenomenon.

I will still be covering SEO and writing tips for political bloggers, but it's important that people who are new to this system get over their fear of the new technology as soon as possible.

Be will start simply, then move up through all the wonderful ways to customize your DU Journal.

Please don't be scared to ask questions. There is a profound difference between stupidity and ignorance. No one will laugh at you.

Okay, I might snicker a little bit ... but you can't see me, and neither can anyone else.

The first tutorial will be something very easy: Adding a DUers Journal and/or blog to your blogroll. A "blogroll" is just a fancy name for a list of links.

If you follow these instructions, you'll be able to keep track of the rest of this series easily because you'll have a handy-dandy link to my DU Journal.

Ready?

Okay.

Step one: Get a beer from the fridge. I am partial to Guinness myself.

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Pat yourself of the back, and finish your beer.

Like I mentioned earlier, this is just the first tutorial. If there is a tutorial you'd like to see done, please go ahead and suggest it!