When linking your cards to a challenge you're asked to give the URL of your post and not your blog. This is because if you give the address of your blog when the DT come to visit to comment they are going to have to go through all of your posts after the one you've entered to find the one they want. Some design team members just don't have the time for this, so that is why you're asked to give the URL of the post.
Here you can see the URL of your blog, if you click on the title of your post then,
this is now the Blog Post URL. You can see how some of the date is there and the title of your post. Highlight this, right click and then select copy, and then go to the page of the post of the challenge that you wish to enter.
Right click in the URL box, and then select paste, you should see the URL of your post in there. Pop your name in the next box, and then your e-mail address (it doesn't get shown) and then click on the next step. A page appears with pictures from your post, select the one of your card, and you're entered. Most challenges use this link, some it's a slight variation, but these are essentially the steps you need.
All challenges want you to link to their blog, this is to make sure you've entered the right challenge, so the DT know they're in the right place and for advertisement.
Here's how, please remember I am self taught so this is the way I've learned to do this, I'm just here to help, so if you have any questions please ask.
this is now the Blog Post URL. You can see how some of the date is there and the title of your post. Highlight this, right click and then select copy, and then go to the page of the post of the challenge that you wish to enter.
All challenges want you to link to their blog, this is to make sure you've entered the right challenge, so the DT know they're in the right place and for advertisement.
Highlight and select the URL of the challenge, and then
In the part where you write your post select 'Link', insert the Challenge Blog URL in the box for the web address, this will populate the text to display box with the same text, delete the text from this box and write in the name of the blog.
If you make a card for a certain challenge you can link the challenge blog to your post as you write it, but it may be that while you are blog hopping you find a challenge that your card fits, providing that you posted the card after the challenge started you can always add the link after your post has gone live, just click on the little pencil at the bottom of your post and it will take you into the screen so that you can edit your post, just remember to click on update when you're done.
If you want anymore tips just leave me a comment or email me at beckyheth @ gmail (dot) com
Hugs,
Becky
