Blogging 101: 7 TIps on Starting a blog (Cebu blogging summit 2014)
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A blogging 101 tutorial on starting a blog by Gay Aida Dumaguing presented at the Cebu Blogging Summit 2014.
Transcript of Blogging 101: 7 TIps on Starting a blog (Cebu blogging summit 2014)
7 TIP
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GAY AIDA DUMAGUING
ExoticPhilippines.info
BloggersTech.com
- Started on January 2011
- Started on February 2012
7 TIPS ON
STARTINGBLOG
TIP #1: THE NICHE
TIP #1: THE NICHE
Tips on Choosing Your Niche1.Passion2.What do you do on your free time?3.Define yourself
TIP #2: THE CMS
Content Management System
TIP #2: THE CMS
Content Management System
Free Blogging Platforms
TIP #3: THE BLOG NAME
Tips for Naming Your Blog• Find a name that clearly describes your blogging topic.• Use an easy and simple name that’s easy to remember.• Blog name should match your domain name.
e.g.
What's the Jeff The PC Enthusiast and Anime Fanatic
YugaTech.com, TechnoBaboy.com, TechPinas.com, GeekyFaust.info
Techtektek.comTheTravelBite.com
TIP #4: THE DOMAIN NAME
Domain NameA domain name is a unique name that identifies an internet resource such as a website. It is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control on the Internet. – Wikipedia
A domain name is a name you want to call your website.
TIP #4: THE DOMAIN NAME
Tip on Choosing your Domain Name:
Blog Name = Domain Namee.g.
Food Taster = FoodTaster.ph
The Part Timer = ThePartTimer.com
TIP #4: THE DOMAIN NAME
Tip on Choosing your Domain Name:
Blog Name = Domain Name
DontMakeItTooLongForSomeoneToType.come.g.
TheFacebook.com = Facebook.com = FB.com
$200,000 |$8.5 Million American Farm Bureau Federation
TIP #5: THE BLOGWays to Screw it Up!• Copy and Paste• Post Once A Year
• More Content = More Traffic• Use Scheduling
• Ads All Over• Maximum of 3 ads• Use graphics (images, videos, infographics, etc.)
• Who Cares About What my Readers think?• Respond to Comments and Emails. Interact.• Make it Easy (e.g. leaving a comment – use Facebook Comments)
• Blog about Anything and Forget About it• Be Focus on Your Niche• Proof Read!
TIP #6: BE SOCIAL!
TIP #7: JOIN BLOGGING GROUPS
Cebu Blogging CommunityFan Page:Facebook.com/CebuBloggingCommunity
Facebook Group:Facebook.com/groups/BloggersOfCebu/
To Qualify:- Have at least 10 blog
posts- Based in Cebu
GAY AIDA DUMAGUING
www.ExoticPhilippines.info (travel, food and lifestyle)
www.BloggersTech.com (tech and blogging)
www.gadumaguing.com (personal)
Emails: [email protected] / [email protected]
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