HTML | Two Columns Side By Side In Blog PostSimple, Quick, Easy

This is for the HTML-challenged who do not want to become experts. If you want two columns side-by-side in a blog post, here's one way. Click here for the finished product that opens in a new window. The code is below. The beginning and ending of this HTML does not include all of the text in the finished product above and below the 2 column area.

The ability to extend knowledge into more knowledge is one of the main reasons we must use these keys.<br /><br /><br /> <style type="text/css"> #leftcolumn { width: 175px; margin: 0px; float: left; } #rightcolumn { width: 400px; margin: 0px; float: right; } </style> <div id="leftcolumn"><left><b><u>KEYS</u></b></left><p></p> 1. As above, so below.<p></p>2. Know yourself.<p></p>3. Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food.<p></p>4. Everything is free.<p></p>5. It takes a village to raise a child.<p></p>6. One in many, many in one.<br /><br /> </div> <div id="rightcolumn"><left><b><u>EXTENSIONS</u></b></left><p></p> 1. As below, so above, As within, so without, As without, so within.<p></p>2. Know all else.<p></p>3. What satisfies also purifies.<p></p> </br>4. Basically, resourcefully, naturally.<p></p>5. It takes shared values to raise a village.<p></p> </br>6. The singular and plural are in each other.<br /><br /> </div><div style="clear: both;"></div> <p></p>As you can see, "lucKY" is not one of the keys.<p></p>

Each user of this code might need to adjust “width” and “margin.” Play with it as a draft and save often.

Don't know if this displays properly on any browser or device. Any suggestions to simplify or clean up this code are appreciated.

Now, here's the pure code for those who do not need all my text:

<style type="text/css"> #leftcolumn { width: 175px; margin: 0px; float: left; } #rightcolumn { width: 400px; margin: 0px; float: right; } </style> <div id="leftcolumn">INSERT LEFT COLUMN TEXT HERE</div> <div id="rightcolumn"></div>INSERT RIGHT COLUMN TEXT HERE<div style="clear: both;"></div> <p></p>

Here's an idea. Unless it's already being done, someone interested in showing Blogger to Blogger Love could create a website for “HTML-Challenged Bloggers” that simply provides the final code solution for the many situations that come up. Help and forums are good but a lot to wade through and work through.

Blogging For Babies - Part II

With over 70 million blogs and growing and millions of websites with content, what makes me think anything other than a behemoth, all-consuming effort will land my writing blog anywhere near the top 40, unless I live, eat and breathe in the blogosphere. I created a blog to enhance my writing objectives, not take over. I’ve found myself trying to create a blogdom and my ambition, long since gone awry. Along the way, I have found a few things that don’t take much time:

1. Google Analytics helps me measure my website’s traffic.


2. I created a list of favorite websites using “Template,” “Add a Page Element,” “Link List.”


3. I maximized my ability to add page elements by going to “Template,” “Edit HTML” and searching for all occurrences of “showaddelement.” Then changing “no” to “yes.” I verified the results under “Template,” “Page Element.”


4. I’ve saved notes to refer to each time I post using “Settings,” “Formatting,” “Post Template.” Notes to “Read Aloud,” “Spell Check,” “Check Links,” etc. have been helpful reminders. This is the perfect place to save frequently used HTML code, copies of basic links, links opening in new pages, picture links and anchor text links.


5. I periodically type my name, user name, blog name, post titles and keywords into search engines to see what others see.


6. Google Alerts helps me monitor words, phrases and topics of my choice.


7. After accumulating content, I set up a Google AdSense Account. This allows advertisements related to my blog to be placed on my blog. In return I might earn money.

I love technology but hate technical stuff. Blogging is something I can do without an HTML degree as long as a steady, long-term perspective is maintained. I definitely can’t put all my energy into one blogsket. Ultimately, I am a wordsmith not a widget maker.

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