Posting a music review
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Posting a music review |
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| 1. | Navigate to the Post Music Review page in one of the two following ways: |
| • | select the Music Review option from the Post drop-down list |
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| • | click the Post tab on the Publisher Control tab. When the Select a Review Type page opens, select Music Review |
The Post a Music Review page opens:
| 2. | In the Music Review area, complete the review form by entering information in the following fields: |
| • | Release date |
| • | Genre |
| • | Sub-Genre (the choices in this menu are determined by the Genre) |
| • | Album name |
| • | Artist |
| • | Music label |
| • | UPC |
| • | Link reference (an URL for a relevant web page or site -- say the artists' site or the album's page at Amazon.com) |
| • | One-line summary |
| • | I would recommend / not recommend |
| • | My rating (on a scale of 1 to 10) |
| 3. | In the Article Content area, type a title for your article in the Article Title box. |
| 4. | Type the content for the article in the Article Body box. |
| 5. | If required, complete one or more of the the following optional publishing activities: |
| a. | To attach a file to your review, click Attach File(s) and follow the subsequent instructions. For details, see Attaching a file. |
| b. | To create an excerpt to display on your blog's main page instead of the full body of your review, click the Automatically generate excerpt (First 20 words) check box in the Excerpt (Article Summary) area. For details, see Creating an excerpt. |
| c. | To specify a time to publish your review, select an option from the Publish this article using drop-down list in the I would like to area. The default option is today's date. |
For details on publication time, or how to complete the article later, see Specifying publication date and time.
| d. | To see a preview of your posted review, click the Preview button. For details, see Previewing an article. |
| 6. | On the right side of the page, if required, specify a category for your review, assign keywords, or select an advanced option. |
| 7. | When you finish, click the Save button. |
If you selected the today's date option in step 4(c), your review is posted immediately on your blog's main page. It also appears at the top of the list in the Recent Article area on the Dashboard tab of the Publisher Control Panel.