How to Embed a Document in Your Blog

Imagine dazzling your customers with a retail catalog or free tutorial that's viewable right on your website. I am so excited to share this Byte-Syze Learning with you on how you can showcase any document, by putting it right on your website or blog for free. Description Scribd is a popular social publishing website where anyone in the world can publish their files (such as PDFs, Word, Power Point and Excel) into web documents for free. You can also search and discover other people's files and network with them as well. Why is it Important? The biggest plus about Scribd is that you can embed your document onto your website or blog using their share feature. The site is like the YouTube of documents and files! Instead of hiring a web designer, artists, crafters and photographers can easily showcase PDF tutorials, catalogues and portfolio presentations directly into a website page or blog post, which makes it a huge money saver. Step 1: Sign Up Go to Scribd and sign up so you can upload your first document. Step 2: On Dashboard, Click UPLOAD Once you sign up (it's super quick) you will be redirected to your new dashboard page where you can upload your first document. Click upload. Step 3: Find your file In this case, I am uploading a retail catalog of a past jewelry collection. Once you locate the file of choice, select and click open. Step 4: Important Note Make sure you are abiding by Scribd's terms and copyright rules, which include not sharing files that do not belong to you. I created this PDF, so I'm going to hit OK. Step 5: Jazz it Up Your document can be viewed by anyone on the site, so you can make your title and description more snazzy by editing it after it's been uploaded. When you are finished, select "click here to view document". Step 6: Click on Share Directly beneath your title you will see a few different options, such as print, download and full screen. To embed your document, click the Share button. Step 7: Copy the Code Scroll down to 'Embed this Document' and once you have selected the appropriate settings, copy the html code. You will now go to your website or blog and decide where you will want to embed your document. For instance, you could publish it through a blog post, on the home page or create a brand new page (such as 'retail catalog') specifically for its viewing. Step 8: Almost done! I've chosen to publish my document within a blog post. I clicked on new post, selected the HTML tab and pasted my code into the appropriate area. The last step is to publish your page/post! That's it! Here is what my document looks like on my blog: Justine Smith is an Etsy success story who used her experience selling online and turned it into a full-time wholesale business. Her real passion is helping handmade sellers find success marketing their craft products. She offers tips, workshops and services at her blog Handmade Marketer and also runs the free Etsy Business Community, a bi-weekly email and Facebook hub filled with actionable tips & tutorial videos for Etsy sellers. Main image courtesy of Shutterstock.com                                         

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