Advertising & Blogger: things to consider

This article discusses some things to keep in mind when you are putting advertising on your blog.

If you are considering putting advertising onto your blog, there are some basic things that you need to think about.  These include broader philosophical questions, right down to nuts-and-bolts technical concerns.

This article is not a definitive guide - see somewhere like ProBlogger for that.   Rather it's a collections of thoughts about the issues specifically related to Google's Blogger and its relationship with advertisers.   And it may include some thoughts about philosophical and policy issues, if I do any deep research or thinkng about these in the future.

Terms and Conditions

There are lots and lots of possible advertising and affiliate marketing programmes.

Staying within the programme of terms and conditions (often called T&C's) for every programme that you participate in is important.   Every advertising programme has terms and conditions.   You need to find the ones that apply to the programme(s) you are considering.  Read them.  Remember them.  Follow them.   Keep up-to-date.

Also, keep an eye on Blogger's T&C's and content policy too, in case they have any impact on what advertising you are allowed to carry.

Advert Co-location

Not every type of advertising can be shown on the same web-page as every other type of advertising.  See the point about about terms-and-conditions.   And besides - you need some space on your blog for content, which is what keeps advertisement-viewers coming to you in the first place!

Blogger doesn't have any automatic support for conditionally showing advertising.  If any programme you have has constraints like this, then you may need to do some programming in order to use that programme.

Placing ads

If you want to use advertising that isn't integrated with Blogger through the Monetize tab, then you're going to have to place blocks of HTML code into gadgets or into pages.

You don't have to write the code (the advertising network does that), or change it.  You just have to copy and paste it, and put the HTML into your blog, wherever you want the advertising to do.   (Note:  HTML and Javascript are the only types of code you can use.   No SQL.   No php.)

If you're not comfortable-enough doing this with the Blogger template that you have, then stick to the Blogger-endorsed programmes that can be added through the Monetize tab.

Experiment, and Track Progress

Marketing is an art and science.   So can use scientific techniques for data gathering.   Experiment with altrnative ad-placement.   Maybe even create a 2nd non-public blog where you can test how things look when you set up ads (and other gadgets, for that matter).  Only put them into your real blog when you're happy with how they work.   Once your ad is live, track your progress.

To effectively track progress, you need to keep a list of the date when you made changes to your site, and then do regular data-analysis to see what effect these changes have on your number of visitors, and their behaviour.    This is tedious - but if you really want to know what works and what doesn't, it needs to be done.

Watch your ad-contents

Make sure you know what types of things the programme you have chosen is advertising.  With Blogger, you (we!) are getting web-hosting for "free" (we have to watch their ads), and domain registration very cheaply.   Make sure that the advertising you use doesn't cause you to violate Blogger's terms and conditions.  I'm thinking especially about Adult/Pornographic content here, but I guess it could apply to other things too.

If you are using AdSense, it's pretty much essential to manage the categories of ads that AdSense displays.

How will you get paid

Some advertising programmes are very easy to be part of:  they give you ad, and pay you regularly.   Other's are more difficult.   Worst case, you may find that some options are totally unuseable for you, because they cannot make payments in your contry.   Or the cost of getting paid is extremely high - ProBlogger has written before about the transaction time and cost of every payment he receives from Amazon.com.

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How To Edit Template In Blogger

Template is the source code of a blog, it contains all CSS codes, gadget codes, settings, theme and everything so if you want to make any changes in your blog you need to edit template of your blog. Its very easy to edit template in blogger but those who are new to blogging are not familiar with it. Although gadgets can be added from layout by clicking on add a gadget but some gadgets are added by editing template so its very important for a blogger to know how to edit template.
A blogger should know how to edit blog template not because it is required for adding some gadgets but also if he wants to customize an existing gadget, increasing or decreasing width of sidebar, making cool effects in images, adding effects in header/logo of blog such as flipping effect and so on. This post is for those who don't know how to edit template in blogger. To edit template of your blog simply follow below steps:

Step 1: Go to blogger dashboard.

Step 2: Select template in menu and click on edit Html.

Step 3: Now you are on the Html page, if you want to search some thing click inside the code and use Ctrl+F on your keyboard, type inside the search box and hit enter.

Note: Click inside the code as shown in below image before searching something or else page search box will be opened which will not search for code you are looking for, it will search only things out of Html code.

Step 4: Click on save after making changes and you are done.

If you are adding a CSS code in your blog search for ]]></b:skin> and paste CSS code just above it.

If you are adding a javascript code search for </head> and paste your code below it, make sure that the code you are adding it closed by </script> for example if the code is like below code:

My javascript code 

then it must be closed by </script> and opened by <script> similar to below code:

<script>My javascript code</script>

If you want to add any ads or gadget at bottom of blog search for </body> and paste your code above it.

Create backup:

Always create a backup before editing code because sometimes unexpected things goes and codes are deleted by mistake which causes problem in template and blogger doesn't accept code when save template is clicked. So always create a backup before editing template, if you don't know how to create a backup in blogger then click here. 

Searching gadget codes in blogger template:

As I said blogger template is source code of a blog so it contains all gadget codes, sometimes gadget codes are searched in template for customizing them like hiding or displaying them in some pages, showing them on mobile phone devices or anything else but it becomes a problem to search gadget codes in template as it has so many codes. There are two ways to search a gadget code in blogger template one is to use Ctrl+F and the other is to jump to the widget. Using Ctrl+F is easy way but it is useful only if you have named the gadget while adding it otherwise you can't find it and jumping to the widget is also a good way to search a gadget but for that you must know ID of certain widget. How to find ID of a gadget in blogger? click here.

If you don't know how to jump to a widget in blogger template then follow the below steps:

Step 1: Go to blogger dashboard and select template in the menu.

Step 2: Click on Edit Html and on the Html page click on jump to widget beside save template.

Step 3: When you click on Jump to widget it will show list of gadgets you have added in your blog, use the ID of widget which you are looking for, for example Html 1, Html 2, Html 3, Html 4, Html 7, FollowbyEmail etc.

Step 4: Click the gadget ID and you are done.

If you haven't created a backup before editing template of your blog and you have made changes in template and now you want to undo the changes then simply click on revert changes above the template and all changes will be reverted. 

If you want to revert all changes which have made in widgets to default then click on revert widget templates to default beside Revert change.

Recently blogger has updated the template and some new features are added to like Preview template which lets you to preview changes you make in your template, so now you don't have to view blog after making every change just make changes and click on preview template. 

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How To Find ID Of A Widget In Blogger

There are many things which are unknown by a beginner to blogging but they are required for some purposes like sitemap, blog ID, widget ID etc. Sitemap of a blog can be found by a specific link, its not like other websites, as if you are search for a website's sitemap you can find it simply by adding /sitemap.html  in homepage link for example http://www.abc.com/sitemap.html. Similar to sitemap widget/gadget ID is used in many things so it is also useful. 

Why do I need a gadget/widget ID in blogger?

If you are using blogger and you are trying to hide a gadget in some pages of your blog then for this purpose you need ID of the widget, you also need a widget ID to make it sticky/float or if you are trying to change background color of a gadget in your blog by CSS then you need ID of that gadget. There are so many other reasons for having ID of a gadget in blogger. But as a beginner it would not be in your knowledge so you have to learn how to find ID of a gadget/widget.

How to find ID of a gadget/widget in blogger:

Its very simple to find ID of a gadget in blogger, you don't need any script or code to find it. Just follow below steps and you are done!

• First of all go to blogger dashboard.
• Select layout and edit the gadget who's ID you want to know.
• When the configure window opens click in the address of the configure window are copy it as shown in below image:

• Paste it in notepad and search for widgetid= that's it you have got widget's id.

If you want to know your blog ID you can find it in the same link just search for Blogid= and you are done. 

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How To Change Layout Design In Blogger

In blogger, layout in an option which lets you to add any gadget in your blog or lets you to edit any existing gadget. When a new blog is created it has the default layout style in which blog post(content) exists in middle and is surrounded by gadgets but blogger lets you to change it. Why do you need to change your blog's layout design? there are many reasons for changing layout style like if you are adding a vertical menu in your blog and you wish to add it in left side then you need a space for it and you can get that space only if you change style of your layout other reasons are if you wish your content on right hand side and gadgets on left hand side then you need to change your blog layout and so on.
But its not easy for a beginner to change layout design in blogger as he doesn't know much about blogging, so this post is for those who don't know how to change their blog's layout design/style/pattern. In this post I will show you some simple steps to change your blog layout design, lets get started:

Step 1: First of all go to blogger and log-in to your blogger account.

Step 2: Select template option and click on customize.

Step 3: Click on layout in the customization page.

Step 4: If you want to change body layout of your blog select it, there are eight different styles choose the one which you like, beside body layout there is footer layout if you want to change your blog's footer layout also choose one among three different styles and move to step 5.

Step 5: Click on apply to blog at top right of the customization page.

You can change both body layout and footer layout of your blog, there are 8 styles for body layout and 3 styles for footer layout in blogger as shown in above image. Simply follow above steps and you are done!

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Stitched Ribbon Menu For Blogger

Menu is always important for a blog, for its navigation, seo and specially for its look. A blog with a clear navigation is liked by visitors and search engines too, therefore bloggers use to add a neat and clean menu in their blogs so that visitors may not get confuse and their blog navigation is seo friendly. Moreover menu also plays a vital role in a blog's look, as bloggers are in competition with each other for traffic and good look so everyone wants a unique and impressive design for his blog.
To design a unique blog everyone tries to add whether a unique widget, a unique template, unique effect and sometimes menus also. Although horizontal menus are mostly used in blogs and websites but now adays vertical menus are also used in many blogs. In blogger there is no option for adding a menu so bloggers use to search for menus on Google and tries to add them but its not easy so I thought to share almost every type of menu to help those bloggers who are beginners to blogging and don't know how to add a menu in blogger. In this tutorial I am going to show you how to add Stitched Ribbon menu in blogger. You can see a screenshot of stitched ribbon menu above, I will share this menu in 6 different colors, hope you like it. To add this menu in your blog follow below steps:

Step 1: Go to blogger and log-in to your account.

Step 2: Go to layout and click on add a gadget.

Step 3: Scroll down to Html/javascript and click on it.

Step 4: Select a style and Copy the code:

Style 1(Stitched blue Ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAPElEQVQImYWOwQkAIAwDj2zsfM7hPOejCAUFf01zbcKYK0LUCEFKYzyzhK4bX97Ni7X357Vfr6xz37vpBp6xRxdc29qIAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #98cee1;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #338dad transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

</style>

Style 2(Stitched pink ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAN0lEQVQImY2MsQ0AIAzDrNzKZzzDV2agQxekTlFiK5y1g0QNEDT6Emqv7pB//yTSfAk0f8DBKBeQp0niRT0BVwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #c864a3, #b8418c);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #c864a3, #b8418c);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #c864a3, #b8418c);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#c864a3, #b8418c);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #d58ab9;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #92346f transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
</style>

Style 3(Stitched black ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAHUlEQVQImWMIDQ1l+v//PxMDAwNWGp8cMWpoZDYAkxlMDz07IIoAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #555555, #3b3b3b);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #555555, #3b3b3b);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #555555, #3b3b3b);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#555555, #3b3b3b);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #6e6e6e;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #222222 transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
</style>

Style 4(Stitched light red ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAK0lEQVQImWO4mpzIxPD/PxPD//9M////Z2JgYEDlI2FS5THUMDBg10O6PABU/Fqb2xVCxgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #d56361, #ca3b39);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #d56361, #ca3b39);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #d56361, #ca3b39);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#d56361, #ca3b39);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #e08b89;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #a42e2c transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
</style> 

Style 5(Stitched emerald ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiA/Pgo8c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDEgMSIgcHJlc2VydmVBc3BlY3RSYXRpbz0ibm9uZSI+CiAgPGxpbmVhckdyYWRpZW50IGlkPSJncmFkLXVjZ2ctZ2VuZXJhdGVkIiBncmFkaWVudFVuaXRzPSJ1c2VyU3BhY2VPblVzZSIgeDE9IjAlIiB5MT0iMCUiIHgyPSIwJSIgeTI9IjEwMCUiPgogICAgPHN0b3Agb2Zmc2V0PSIwJSIgc3RvcC1jb2xvcj0iI2ZmZmZmZiIgc3RvcC1vcGFjaXR5PSIxIi8+CiAgICA8c3RvcCBvZmZzZXQ9IjEwMCUiIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9IiNmNWY1ZjUiIHN0b3Atb3BhY2l0eT0iMSIvPgogIDwvbGluZWFyR3JhZGllbnQ+CiAgPHJlY3QgeD0iMCIgeT0iMCIgd2lkdGg9IjEiIGhlaWdodD0iMSIgZmlsbD0idXJsKCNncmFkLXVjZ2ctZ2VuZXJhdGVkKSIgLz4KPC9zdmc+);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAQUlEQVQImV2NsQ3AMAzDCN3atX/mK3aI6xjZZEgmedcTMWiEiFEDdXc2ytju/uTdn61h8KQ4xbidzfkd/cfI7fwABsNToh7mpNgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #6dc864, #4cb841);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #6dc864, #4cb841);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #6dc864, #4cb841);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#6dc864, #4cb841);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #90d58a;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #3c9234 transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;

}

</style>

Style 6(Stitched yellow ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>

/* CSS for Vertical Menu */

#cssmenu {

  padding: 0;

  margin: 0;

  border: 0;

}

#cssmenu ul,

#cssmenu li {

  list-style: none;

  margin: 0;

  padding: 0;

}

#cssmenu ul {

  position: relative;

  z-index: 597;

}

#cssmenu ul li {

  min-height: 1px;

  line-height: 1em;

}

#cssmenu a {

  display: block;

  text-decoration: none;

}

/* Custom CSS Styles */

#cssmenu {

  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  font-weight: bold;

  width: 160px;

}

#cssmenu ul {

  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);

  background-color: #F1F1F1;

  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  border: 1px solid #CCC;

  -moz-border-radius: 6px;

  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;

  border-radius: 6px;

  -moz-background-clip: padding;

  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;

  background-clip: padding-box;

}

#cssmenu li {

  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;

  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;

  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;

  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;

  padding: 1px;

}

#cssmenu li:last-child,

#cssmenu li.last {

  -moz-box-shadow: none;

  -webkit-box-shadow: none;

  box-shadow: none;

  border-bottom: 0 none;

}

#cssmenu li.active {

  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);

  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);

  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);

  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAOUlEQVQImW2NsQ0AIAzDrNzG/5zAKWaApZQpUmI5rDkCRrlpwCARy4aerrCX04+nOpsH+t/raX9G2cbUSAenCqufAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);

  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  background-image: linear-gradient(#dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  position: relative;

  left: -8px;

  width: 170px;

}

#cssmenu li.active a {

  border: 1px dashed #e6da70;

  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);

  border-right: 0 none;

  position: relative;

  color: #FFF;

  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);

}

#cssmenu li.active:before,

#cssmenu li.active:after {

  content: '';

}

#cssmenu li.active:before {

  z-index: 1;

  width: 0px;

  height: 0px;

  position: absolute;

  left: 0;

  bottom: -5px;

  border-style: solid;

  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;

  border-color: transparent #a1941c transparent transparent;

}

#cssmenu li.active:after {

  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;

  display: block;

  height: 48px;

  width: 24px;

  position: absolute;

  right: -24px;

  top: 0px;

  z-index: 1;

}

#cssmenu a {

  border: 1px solid transparent;

  color: #444;

  height: 42px;

  line-height: 40px;

  padding: 0 12px;

  text-align: right;

  text-overflow: ellipsis;

}

</style>

Step 5: After copying the code of desired menu paste it in Html/javascript code.

Step 6: Click on save and you are done.

As you see that the arrow of menu is in right direction therefore you have to add this menu in left side of your blog and for that you have to customize your blog's layout style because if you are using simple template then there is no option for adding widget in left side of blog. Blogger has many styles for both body layout and footer layout and you can change it easily but if you don't know how to change layout style in blogger, simply read below steps to change layout style of your blog:

Step 1: Go to blogger and log-in to your blogger account.

Step 2: Click on template and customize it.

Step 3: On the customization page click on layout.

Step 4: Choose anyone of five layout styles highlighted in below image having options to add gadget on left hand side:

Step 5: Click on apply to blog on top right side of customization page.

You can change footer style also but we don't need it for menu, so if you personally want to change it simply select it and save changes.

Customization:

This menu is designed with pure CSS(it is coded by CSS and Html only). Its too simple so you can't further customize it and it doesn't need customization because it looks nice without customization. But if you have knowledge about CSS then you can change its tabs colors, but I suggest you not to customize it or else it won't look good. Simple changes that you can make in this menu is adding more tabs like about, sitemap etc or renaming existing tabs. You can add, remove or rename a new tab in this menu by making changes in below piece of code(this code is in the beginning of every menu code):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />

   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

   <script src="script.js"></script>

<div id="cssmenu">

<ul>

   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>

   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>

   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>

   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>

</ul>

</div>

To add a new tab paste <li><a href="#"><span>Tab name</span></a></li> between <ul> and </ul> highlighted in above code.

To remove a tab remove same piece of code shown above, for example if you want to remove products tab then remove <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li> from above piece of code

To rename a tab  just change the name below <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li> for example if you wan to change name of product tab then replace it with the name you like.

That's it! enjoy.

Final words

I hope you like this post and this menu is working in your blog, I would like to know your experience. If you have any problem regarding this post feel free to ask me in comments or contact me. If you like this post take a second to share it with others. Thank you for visiting 101Helper. Follow and subscribe to get instant news about blogger gadgets, menu, templates, seo, tips, tricks and tutorials.

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