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Below are steps and instructions for creating and publishing your blog. They are sorted based on the various sections of the blog post page.

Step #1: Creating A Blog Post

1. Go to Website > Blogs > Blog Posts
2. Click the New Post button in the post listings table.
3. Enter the title for your blog
4. Under 'Visual Composer' click the Templates button to select a pre-saved template for your blog.
5. Click the Add widget button to add the desired elements for your blog, e.g., Text Block, Photo Gallery, Video Player, etc.

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1. Preview On (Desktop): You can preview what your blog will look like on the website
2. Preview On (Mobile): You can preview what your blog will look like on the mobile responsive version of the website
3. Status: This is the status of your blog. (Ex. In “draft” mode, “Published” mode etc.)
4. Publish: 
1. To publish your blog to the site immediately click the Publish button
2. Click edit to schedule a date and time for your blog to be published.
5. Expiry Date: Choose a date & time for this blog to expire. Once expired, it will go into ‘draft’ mode.
6. Visibility: Who can see your blog. From the drop down choose one of the following:
1. Public: Blog is visible to everyone who visits your site
2. Members Only: Blog is only visible to users who are logged onto the site via the SoCast membership too.
7. Save Draft: To save your blog and NOT publish it to the website, click the Save Draft button.

Step #11: Social

This option will only appear once a blog has been published. You can share your blog post out to the social networks you have added in your Social Settings.

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