General Blogging Rules

1. How do change size of print/font size on side bars (needs to be a little larger - so others can read clearly)

This is styled in the style sheet file of the theme.

2. This is in blog format, so what specifically do I need to know for making sure that this gets out on the search engines?

TAG TAG TAG! Tag all posts and things with keywords to make SEO friendly.

3. How do the posts get submitted to Google, etc?

Google reads through keywords, use tags.

4. Do I need to submit these domain names to Google, Yahoo, etc, and if so, how?

Go to each search engine and search for "submit url".

5. How do I get pictures/visuals on side bars?

These are called widgets. Can be found: presentation>>widgets>> in your admin panel.

6. Is my blog secure with a member plugin?

Every site reads from cookies, so when a user leaves the site for an extended period of time, it will make them login again.