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Beginning to blogBryony Taylor - @vahva
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Introduction to blogging
#cnmac139 November 2013
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What’s a blog?
Contraction of web-log – it’s like an online journal
My definition: a place online where you can put stuff!
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Why blog?
You could have all sorts of reasons to blog: for CPD, to have a resource to return to, to share what you’re learning with others, for fun, to share expertise, to keep in touch with friends & family, for business…
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Blogging platforms
Blogger - http://www.blogger.com
Wordpress- http://wordpress.com
Tumblr - http://tumblr.com
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Types of blog
Series ThematicPersonal Website Mixed
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Personal
A personal online journal
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Series
Blog posts as a series working through a theme
http://pamsperambulation.wordpress.com/category/lectionary/
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Thematic
Single theme
http://songsevokingscripture.tumblr.com/
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Website
Blog inside a website
http://insidecranmer.org.uk/
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Mixed
All of the above! Multiple authors
http://bigbible.org.uk/
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Getting traffic to your blog
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Categories and tags help you find things again and help others when they’re searching for content
Tags and Categories
• Categories – like chapter headings
• Tags – like the index
Always put your blog posts in a category and give them a few tags (keywords)
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Connecting to Social Media is essential
Connectivity
Set your blog to automatically publish to your Facebook and Twitter
Add ‘sharing’ buttons at the bottom of your blog posts so that it is easy for others to share your content
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• Always include an image in your post (ensure it is royalty free - http://sxc.hu/ & http://commons.wikimedia.org for free images)
• Always reply to comments (unless obviously spam)
Other things that help
• Split long posts up into separate posts – max length 500 words
• A blog post could just be an image or video – it needn’t be long!
• Read other blogs for inspiration and respond
• Post regularly• Be topical• Have fun!
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My 3 golden rules:
Don’t be afraid!Go for it, don’t be timid, you just have to give it a try.
Don’t be stupid!Don’t write anything you’d be embarrassed for a loved one or your boss to read!
Be yourself! Be authentic, people can spot a fake.
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For a step by step guide to creating a blog on wordpress.com visit:http://www.slideshare.net/BryonyTaylor/create-your-own-blog-or-website-with-wordpresscom
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Thanks. Keep in touch! http://bryonytaylor.com I’m @vahva on Twitter [email protected] http://bigbible.org.uk & http://seedresources.com for extra help and resources