Adding a Sign-up Form in Blogger

Instructions Provided by Heather Wright-Porto of Blogs By Heather.

Instructions:

1. Login to Blogger
2. From the Dashboard, click on Layout
3. Click on Page Elements
4. Click on Add a Gadget at the top of the sidebar
5. From the list of available gadgets, choose HTML/JavaScript

6. In the next window that pops up, type in a Title, such as “Subscribe To My Newsletter” or “Sign-up for My Newsletter”
7. In the Content area, copy and paste the HTML/form code. Below is just sample for testing purposes and documentation purposes only (you should not use this code for your blog)

<form name=”form1″ method=”post” action=”websiteURL”>…..</form>

8. Then click on Save
9. Now the newly added gadget appears at the top of the sidebar. Although this is a prime location for your newsletter signup, you can click and drag it wherever you would like it in the sidebar
10. When finished, click on Save
11. And you’re done! It will look similar to the image below when you view your blog

ANOTHER OPTION
If you wanted to make the sign-up box more personalized, you can add your own greeting text, such as

To receive monthly stamping and scrapping tips, learn new stamping techniques, receive special coupons and stay informed about upcoming promotions, sign up for my newsletter by entering your name and email address below. Thank you!

This would be placed immediately above the start of your HTML code, right before and above the <form> statement. In this example, it would be place right above the line:

<form name=”form1″ method=”post” action=”websiteURL”>…..</form>

Again, remember to click Save to save your changes. It would then look like this (below) for example: