Adding a Business Catalyst modules to Muse

Hi,
I have been searching without success for a definitive guide to adding modules to my Muse sites, specifically a Blog and News feed. All tutorials I have found thus far require the developer tab which I believe only to be available if you pay for the full webCommerce package. However, webMarketing does include the Blog and News modules. And I am reading that I can achieve this with the webMarketing package.
Can anyone direct me to a comprehensive tutorial on setting these modules up with a webMarketing BC package.
Thanks in advance

So how do I define myself as a partner?
Maybe explaining a brief history of how I got to this point will help?
I'm a graphic designer and have been designing static sites for clients using Muse. One client then enquired whether they could have a blog and news feed. After researching I settled on using BC as the documentation suggested I could do everything requested. I brought a webMarketing BC package and then uploaded the site to BC. I also brought a second webMarketing BC package for my business website. When I look at the BC Partner portal both sites that I brought with webMarketing packages are listed. I am then presented with two links for each site, one to look at site details and a manage link. The manage link takes me to the admin portal of the site, but there is no developer tab?
So the link you shared are ones I found previously and look perfect, but I can not achieve what I am after without the developer tab?

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AID+BC: How to add a Business Catalyst shopping cart to your Muse site - Muse and Business Catalyst Tutorials
Adding Business Catalyst features to your Muse sites | Learn Business Catalyst | Adobe TV
Muse Jam Sessions_61_Muse with BC CMS Integration
How To Use Business Catalyst In Develop Mode
Karim - Muse and BC
Paul from The Bowery
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Hello guys, first of all i'm sorry for my poor english.
Let's go.
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