How to Follow a Blogspot Blog

Simple ways to follow someone's Blogspot blog even if they don't have a follow button

Last Updated: May 30, 2022

Blogspot is one of the most popular blogging platforms online, so there's a good chance that you want to follow a few of them. While many Blogspot blogs have a Follow button that allows you to quickly add them to your reading list, many other Blogspot blogs don't have one. Luckily, following these blogs is almost as simple as using a Follow button. See Step 1 below to learn how to do both.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using the Follow Button

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Create a Blogger account. Blogger is a free service that comes packaged with every Google account. Blogs published with Blogger will have a Blogspot URL. Blogger allows you to create blogs as well as follow them. The blogs that you follow will appear on your Blogger Reading List.
- See this guide for creating a Google account.
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Find a blog to follow. Following a blog will keep you updated whenever a new post is made. Follow your most favorite blogs, but if you follow too many you may find yourself drowning in updates.

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Click the Follow button. Many Blogger blogs will include a "Join this site" button. This will be available if the Blogger installed the Followers widget. Click the button to be added to the list of followers. You can choose to follow with your Google+ name, or you can follow anonymously.
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Read the latest blog updates. Once you've followed a blog, the newest updates will be displayed at the top of your Blogger Reading List. You can see your Blogger Reading List by logging into Blogger and visiting your main page.
- All of the latest posts from all of the blogs will be displayed by default. You can choose to just display a certain blog by clicking the blog in the list to the left of the Reading List.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Following A Blogspot Blog Without A Follow Button

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Create a Blogger account. Blogger is a free service that comes packaged with every Google account. Blogs published with Blogger will have a Blogspot URL. Blogger allows you to create blogs as well as follow them. The blogs that you follow will appear on your Blogger Reading List.
- See this guide for creating a Google account.
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Copy the URL. You can follow any Blogspot blog, even if it doesn't have a Follow button. All you need is the URL. The Blogspot URL is the same as the feed URL, allowing you to follow it using the Blogger Reading List (or any other blog reader).
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Open your Blogger Reading List. You can find your Blogger Reading List by logging into Blogger with your Google account. Your reading list is located below any Blogger blogs that you currently have.
- Note: You can follow blogs with a variety of different readers. The method is usually very similar to using Blogger.
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Add the blog's URL to your Reading List. Click the Add button and a new window will open. Paste in the URL for Blogspot blog you want to follow. Use the drop-down menu to choose whether to follow publicly using your Google+ profile, or anonymously.
- You can add multiple URLs at once by clicking the "+ Add" link and entering the next URL on the next line.
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Read Blogspot entries. After you've added a Blogger blog, all of the latest posts will be displayed in your Reading List. You can filter the Reading List by selecting the blog that you want to see from the left menu, or see all the latest updates by clicking the "All blogs" option.