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Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:51 am
by Mom2Monkeys
There's a link on the home page to put clickable HOD banners on your blog or website! My blog is covered in HOD banners now

Go grab ya one and spread the word!
http://www.heartofdakota.com/share-homeschool.php
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:57 pm
by Carrie
Tamara,
I'm so glad that you found them!

Our graphic designer worked hard to bring those to any families who desire to link to HOD from their blogs or by email.
Enjoy!
Blessings,
Carrie
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:12 pm
by 3boysandagirl
Thanks for bringing these to my attention. I went right over and posted them on my blog. I love HOD and am excited to share it with everyone.
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:46 pm
by Catherine
Yay! I've been waiting for a banner for my blog.

What a great way to get the word out!
I wonder if anyone could share how I could resize the square banners to fit in my sidebar? I think the maximum width that will fit is about 185 pixels.
Thanks!
Catherine
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:16 pm
by Mom2Monkeys
YOu should be able to enter a height into the html code...let me see if I can work it out for you. Or at least show an example.
Here's the original code for the HOD banner, not a specific guide. You can do the same thing with one of the other banners that shows a particular guide, but instead of typing "width", type "height".
<a href="
http://www.heartofdakota.com/"><img src="
http://www.heartofdakota.com/images/sha ... a.jpg"></a>
Now, here's the one with the size change made.
<a href="
http://www.heartofdakota.com/"><img src="
http://www.heartofdakota.com/images/sha ... th=250></a>
ETA: To make the particular guide banners fit better, I just changed the height to 220. They fit perfectly in my sidebar now. So you can just change that number until you get the right fit.
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:40 pm
by water2wine
Is there a way to use this on facebook? Anyone figure out anything with that?
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:54 pm
by Mom2Monkeys
If you post the HOD web address if your status, it will bring up thumbnail pics and a link with a short description. Also, if you join the HOD group on FB (or "like" it...whatever it is!), then that will always show on your group listing in your profile with a link. You could probably post a pic of a non-linkable banner though.
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:20 am
by Catherine
Thanks so much Mom2Monkeys!!! I used your code and the banners look great in my sidebar!

Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:31 pm
by Mom2Monkeys
Catherine wrote:Thanks so much Mom2Monkeys!!! I used your code and the banners look great in my sidebar!

You're welcome! Glad it worked.
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:07 pm
by blessedmama
I have a blog but have never been able to figure out how to add things to the HTML or however that works. Does anyone know of a site that can teach me that kind of thing or how I can add the HOD banner to blogger? I know, get with the times

Thanks!
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:59 pm
by Carrie
Ladies,
We're so blessed by those of you who have added a link to HOD from your blog or Facebook. I am incredibly challenged in the tech. world, so I'm thrilled that you are able to help one another with that part. You ladies are great!
Blessings,
Carrie
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:46 pm
by Mom2Monkeys
blessedmama wrote:I have a blog but have never been able to figure out how to add things to the HTML or however that works. Does anyone know of a site that can teach me that kind of thing or how I can add the HOD banner to blogger? I know, get with the times

Thanks!
When you are on your edit layout page, click "add a widget" in one of those boxes in the side bar. It will bring up a box of choices...look for the one that has "HTML" in the title and add it. Then copy and paste the code given by HOD for the banner of your choice. Click save. If it's too small or too large, go back to edit that box. Use the directions I gave above to alter the size if need be. HTH!
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:03 pm
by basesloaded

Got it added to my blog, too - thanks!!!!
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:44 pm
by Carrie
Wonderful! Thanks so much for your help with this, Tamara! Your expertise is much appreciated.
Blessings,
Carrie
Re: Did you see the HOD Banners?!
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:46 pm
by Mom2Monkeys
Carrie wrote:Wonderful! Thanks so much for your help with this, Tamara! Your expertise is much appreciated.
Blessings,
Carrie
You're very welcome, Carrie! DH is the techy one, so I guess learning by osmosis works for grown ups too.
