How to Publish a Blog Post

Location: Blog Management/Posts/New or Edit a Post -> Publish Section

Overview:  When you are ready to make your Post live on your website, visit the Publish section of the Post Editor, review the settings and click the Publish Button.

1. In the Publish section of the Post Editor, review the settings be sure to Allow the Post to be visible on the Website.
2. If you are confident your Post will not need any changes or updates, also choose the option to *Notify Blog Search Directories… such as Google to come index your Post.
3. Optionally you can select the option to *Send an email notification to your Blog Post Subscribers list. (See Tip below.)
4. When you are satisfied with your choices, click the Publish Button.

*TIP: When initially Publishing, you may decide to only allow the Post to be "visible on the website." This gives you time to review it. Then  you can come back after review  into the Post in Edit Mode and update the other two settings  for indexing and sending email when ready. This can be useful when you want to make any changes after a review that may be needed before you notify the Search Engines or Email to your List.

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