How to Join this Blog:
1. You will receive an email invitation from Jane Freeman (
no-reply@google.com) to join a private blog: Hagen Chatter. That is if you will send me your email at
Jane@janefreeman.com.2. To become an author or contributor, click on the link in the email.
3. Sign in to your Google Account. If you do not have a Google Account, you must create one. Click on "Create your account now."
4. Follow Google instructions. Enter your email address. This email address will not show on the blog unless you later set it show.
5. Enter a password. Remember your email and password. This is how you get into the blog to post.
6. Enter a display name. This is how you want your name to show on the contributor list.
7. Type in the word verification letters.
8. Accept the terms of service after you read them.
9. Click on continue at the lower right of the page.
10. The next page says Dashboard and Blogger Buzz. This is where you read the latest blogger news and also where you manage your blogs. You will see Hagen Chatter listed under Manage Your Blogs. You can view the blog or you can click on New Post here and write your first post . You can also Edit your Profile here or edit your Account.
11. Once finished here, click on Sign out in the blue bar in the upper right hand corner of the page.
Now that you have your Google Account:
1. Go to
http://Hagenchatter.blogspot.com in your browser window.
2. Click on Sign In in the upper right hand corner of the page. It is way up in the banner bar where you see Search Blog, Flag Blog, Next Blog, Create Blog and Sign In.
3. You are now at the Blogger start page. In the upper right it says Sign in to use Blogger. Click on New Blogger using your Google account.
4. Enter Username. This is the email address you used when you set up your Google Account. Nothing else will work.
5. Enter your Password. This is the password you used to set up your Google Account.
6. Click on Sign In.
7. If you are a new user, you may have to verify your account in a Google email. Check your email now. If you do not find an email, then click on the Resend email button. It might take a few minutes to receive the email. If you still do not receive an email, go on to step 8.
8. Once you are verified with Google, the Hagen Chatter sign in button will take you back to the Blogger Dashboard page where you will see a list of your blogs (Hagen Chatter) and Edit Profile, etc.
9. Click on New Post to write or View Blog to read.
10. If you clicked on View Blog and decide after reading that you want to post something, click on New Post in the upper right of Hagen Chatter window and write your post, then click on Publish.
This may seem like alot but that is what you do the first time. After that you will be just signing in with your password and you are in. If you want to post pictures, they must be on your computer and there is a blue square icon where you are writing your post. It is right next to ABC and if you click on that you can brouse your computer to bring up a picture and it will post...just follow the directions. Remember to hit publish when you are done then you can go to view the blog again to read more or to see if you post is how you want it. You will find this all very simple after only one time.
