How to Keep Your Blog (more) Private

In another entry, I walked you through the steps to create your own blog for our use the rest of this semester. Now that you've created that blog of yours, you might want to be sure that as few people as possible can read it. It's out there on the internet, so everyone has access to it. However, if no one knows it's there, no one will see it. Here are a few things to help your blog go unnoticed:

1. I strongly urge you to click on "Settings," then "Basic," and edit "Add your Blog to our listings?" to read No. That way, the only people who know your URL are in this class or ones that you personally tell.
2. Another tip is to make sure that only those with a Blogger account can comment on your posts. Go to "Settings" and select "Comments." "Who Can Comment?" should read "Only Registered Users."
3. Here's another "Settings" change: go to "Settings" and select "Publishing." Make sure "Notify weblogs.com" reads No.