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Blog Hands-OnSpecially for RSVP by Peggy
Training Requirements
• Internet Access• Email Account• Can use Internet Browser• Switch between browser
windows / tabs• Ctrl+C to Copy• Ctrl+V to Paste
Outline
•Understand Blogging (20 min)
•Signups & Setup (1hr 40 min)
•Create Posts (45 min)
•Marketing & Resources (15 min)
Total Duration = 3 hours
Understand Blogging
• A website where articles / posts are posted regularly and displayed in reverse chronological order
• Web Log
• Individual articles on a blog are calledblog posts, posts or entries
Understand Blogging
• Adding or Maintaining an article / post in an existing blog is called blogging
• A person who posts these entries is called a blogger
• Made up of text, hyperlinks, images, videoes and widgets etc
Understand Blogging
• Writing Style: Conversational
• Contents: – Focus on a specific “Area of Interest”
– Personal experience– Feelings– Controversial
Understand Blogging
• Characteristics of a Blog– Empowers You
• Moderation (SPAMS / Comments / Blacklist / Block IP Address…)
• Ease of Blogging (Post-date articles, draft, Categorize by Month or Tags…)
• RSS Feeds• Changing Skins• Site Statistics• Add fun stuff (call widgets)
Understand Blogging
• Characteristics of a Blog (Cont’)– Brings like-minded people together
• Share experience and learn• Widget like MyBlogLog.com
– Interactive• Blog Comments• Pingbacks / trackbacks
Understand Blogging
• Still confused?• Watch this video on Youtube!
Signups
• http://www.wordpress.com• http://www.photobucket.com• http://www.technorati.com• http://www.myhometown.sg• http://www.mybloglog.com (optional – if time permits)
Tip: You don’t have to use your real name for signups…
http://www.wordpress.com
• Wordpress– Easy to use and maintain– For non-techie blogger
• Understand Limitations– No Ads e.g. Google Ad Sense– No promotion of products through paid posts (e.g. payperpost)
– No Javascript– Not for business
http://www.wordpress.com
http://www.wordpress.com
http://www.wordpress.com
http://www.wordpress.com
Setup a Blog (Wordpress)
Add an Avatar and update your profile
Setup a Blog (Wordpress)
1. Go to Manage >> Pages2. Edit About Page
http://www.photobucket.com
http://www.photobucket.com
http://www.photobucket.com
http://www.photobucket.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
Update this page and scroll down
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
http://www.myhometown.sg
http://www.myhometown.sg
http://www.mybloglog.com
If you have yahoo email account, Sign In.
If you have no yahoo email account, click join now
http://www.mybloglog.com
… fill up the form to create an account
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
Copy this code
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
1. Drag a Text 1 Widget to Sidebar
2. Click on the Configure button
http://www.mybloglog.com
Copy this code
1. Paste the code in Text 1’s Configuration screen
2. Click on “x” on the screen.3. Click Save Changes button
http://www.mybloglog.com
This is MyBlogLog Widget
Setup a Blog (Wordpress)
• Dashboard Familiarization
Setup a Blog (Wordpress)
• Dashboard Familiarization
Setup a Blog (Wordpress)
Create a Post (Text)
Create a Post (Text)
Add your text here
Add your title hereFormatting Tools
Upload Picture (Photobucket)
Click on either link
Upload Picture (Photobucket)
Upload Picture (Photobucket)
Select a Picture
Click Open button
Upload Picture (Photobucket)
Upload Picture (Photobucket)
The uploading progress…
Upload Picture (Photobucket)
Create a Post (Text + Picture)
Click on Insert/Editimage button
Posting Youtube Video
Create a Post (Text + Video)
Create a Post (Text + Video)
Blog Comments
• Let’s all try this!• Commenting on your neighbours’blog entry
• Reply to the Comment• Managing Comments
Market Your Blog
• Through friends and colleagues • Add your blog address at every
likely social networking site(e.g. facebook)
• Visit and post in forums(signature links to blog e.g. MyHomeTown.SG)
• Blog Community sites (E.g. MyBlogLog.com)
• Meta Blog Aggregator Sites(E.g. Ping.sg, Tomorrow.sg)
Resources
• Blog Search Engines– Google: http://blogsearch.google.com– Microsoft: http://blogs.msdn.com/search
• Blog Communitiese.g. http://Mybloglog.com , http://bloggerschoiceawards.com
Resources
• Blog Aggregators– International
• http://Technorati.com• http://www.digg.com• http://buzz.stumbleupon.com/blogs/
– Local• http://MyHomeTown.sg• http://ping.sg• http://tomorrow.sg• http://www.sgblog.com• http://www.bloggersg.com
Resources
• Blog Engines– http://MyHomeTown.SG– http://wordpress.com– http://blogger.com– http://movabletype.com– http://home.services.spaces.live.com
• Photo / Video / Slides Hosting– http://photobucket.com– http://slideshare.net– http://rockyou.com– http://www.youtube.com
Who can Blog?
Everyone can and so can
You!
Thank You!
If you have further questions, ask at http://MyHomeTown.SG ☺