Thanks to everyone who came out to the 'Taking Your Blog To The Next Level' advanced lab segment! I really felt like we had a great session and were able to address some common CSS questions and design issues. I hope everyone who attended felt the same. If you missed it, you can check out some of the things we covered on a mini-site I threw together for our session located at blogher.squarespace.com.

The wonderful new BlogHer is gorgeous! I love the salmon background! Big exclamation mark for the new design and functionality. If you're a BlogHer contributing editor you may want to learn some really basic HTML now. The new BlogHer allows readers to write posts, too. So this info is for new posters, too. First, some basic concepts. Then the details. HTML formats text. Use it to specify which bits of text are paragraphs, lists, headings, blockquotes, and links. HTML also puts nontext elements such as images into your writing.