2 different ways to add copyright notice in free blogger templates

If you are using free blogger templates, there isn't copyright notice given in the footer of the blog body unlike in some blogger supported third party templates. 

However, we can add it manually with some customization in the footer frame. The copyright notice is important to protect your online works. Therefore, today let us learn to add it in our blogs.
      

We can add copyright notice with attribution link of a template or by removing it and adding it with third party gadget. Let me give how it can be added in these two methods.

Method 1

In this method, we will add copyright notice in front of an attribution link given in the footer of the blog body. 

What is an attribution link?
When you open your blog and scroll down till its footer, there will a short text with template name you are using and the link to blogger. Its format will be like given below:

'Template Name. Powered by Blogger. ' I use simple template and my attribution link will be 'Simple Template. Powered by Blogger' 

In this method, we have to add the copyright notice before this text. To add this, follow the given steps:

Step 1
Login to your blogger account

Step 2
Click on View Blog (on right side)

Step 3
Scroll down to locate attribution link

Step 4
Click on spammer symbol/edit of this link. 

Step 5
In Copyright (optional), type your copyright notice. The format of the copyright notice should be 'Copyright © Year Your Blog Name' My copyright notice will be something like: Copyright © 2015 To Learn Blogging' without single inverted coma. 

Method 2

In this method, we have to first remove the attribution link. Read here to remove it. And then add copyright notice as an additional HTML gadget. The steps are given below:

Step 1

Select the blog (if you have more)

Step 2

Select layout

Step 3

Click on Add a Gadget

Step 4

Select HTML/JavaScript

Step 5

Keep the title blank. In its content space, paste the given HTML code:

Copyright © 2015 To Learn Blogging.

Step 6

Change blue font into your blog's publishing year and red into your blog's name. And then click on Save when all is done. 

Step 7
Since this notice should be in footer, drag and drop it in footer. Click on Save arrangements once it's done. 

Step 8
Click on View Blog. Your Copyright notice should appear in footer. 

Bonus
If you want to link your blog's name with its URL address in step#5 of method 2, replace HTML code I have given in that step with given HTML:
  

Copyright &#169; 2015 <a href='http://stcbmtl.blogspot.com/' rel='To Learn Blogging'>To Learn Blogging</a>.

Change blue, orange and red font with applicable details and then click on Save. The copyright notice should appear just like this: 'Copyright © 2015 To Learn Blogging.' without single inverted coma.