Simple Steps to Turn OFF Word Verification and Moderate Comments

I participate in several online challenges each week and have for several years.  I'm sure I'm like most of you and my Internet time is limited,  so I want to make the most of what time I have to be able to visit your blogs and leave you a comment or two.  With the changes to blogger, it has become increasingly more difficult to leave comments on quite a few blogs because of the double word verification that blogger has put in place.  I personally find the two words difficult to read sometimes, and if I input it incorrectly, I have to keep trying to get the right letters before my comment will be accepted.  

So, with all of this being said...I have a favor to ask.  It would be so nice if word verification was turned off and we all just used comment moderation.  

What knowledge I have about blogger, I've learned through trial and error, but I have discovered how to turn OFF word verification and set my blog to comment moderation.  So, for those of you who use blogger, I thought I'd share the steps with you, in case you don't know how to do this.

Go to the design area (where you see the layout of your blog), select the settings tab…then comments.  This is the screen you’ll see: 

Then scroll down the page to the comment moderation section and click the always button…this turns on comment moderation.  Under the Show word Verification for comments…. Check the no button.  This turns off word verification but leaves comment moderation ON and makes it SO much easier for people to leave a comment on your blog.

I know I enjoy getting feedback and blog luv from my followers, so I wanted to make it as easy as possible for everyone to leave me a comment.  I know this looks like a lot of stuff, but it’s super simple and I've found that I get more comments now that I have my verification turned off.  

If you have any questions about how to do this, don't hesitate to shoot me an email (just click on the envelope that says contact me) and I'll do the best I can to help out. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...

Hugs!

I'll Be Back....

In about two weeks, I'll be having surgery on my right hand (AND that's my dominate hand!), so I'll be away for a while until I can type again. I guess I could type with one hand, but I know from trying it for the past few weeks that it would take me F-O-R-E-V-A-H!!

So, hang in there...I'll be back before you know it!

See ya soon!

Ideas for Scrapbookers - Meet the Contributing Artists

I am so excited about this new adventure!

I have been invited to be a Contributing Artist with Ideas for Scrapbookers! I found out yesterday that I would be a part of this awesome group! If you're not familiar with this site, you need to check it out. Pam has done a wonderful job of providing some great resources and inspiration for scrapbookers, and best of all -- it's free! You can visit the blog at: http://www.ideasforscrapbookers.blogspot.com/

I am so excited to be a part of this great group of scrapping artists and I plan to draw inspiration and ideas as well as contribute to the blog. Formal introductions won't begin until tomorrow but you can check out these wonderful designers by following the links to their blogs, below...

Delaina Burns: http://delainas.blogspot.com/ Danielle Holsapple: http://danielleholsapple.blogspot.com/ Heather Landry: http://miraclesmommadesigns.blogspot.com/ Julie Howard: http://retrojulie.blogspot.com/ Sarah De Guzman: http://redoaklines.com/ Melanie Holzwarth: http://www.arkmom-scrappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/

BTW...Did I mention how excited I am to be a part of this? Oh, and even better, one of Pam's good friends Heidi Sonboul at GDC Studios is having a contest for readers to use one of Pam's templates. Wouldn't you like to participate? Just visit... http://ideasforscrapbookers.blogspot.com/2009/11/chance-at-50-gc-to-gcd-studios.html for more information.

Things will be happening fast - loads of information and inspiration, so visit often in the coming weeks for more fun and excitement at Ideas for Scrapbookers. You WILL be inspired!