Making It Simple:

Blogging

Making it Simple is not a real organization. This is a presentation for CMST 225, a course at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Volunteering

Internships

Giving

back to the

community.

College students are working hard every

day to stand out from the rest of their

peers.

College students are working hard every

day to stand out from the rest of their

peers.

Take the next step…

blog.

What is a blog?

Blogs are personal websites maintained by

an individual with regular entries of

commentary, descriptions of events, or

other material such as graphics or video.

Why should I

blog?

Why should I

blog?

Here are FIVE reasons…

#

stand out from the crowd!

even if you don’t get many views don’t get discouraged…

Employers still see

dedication and good

work ethic.

#

People find you.

Instead of searching for

jobs

Instead of searching for

jobs

& opportunities

Blog…

and they could fall right into your lap.

#

show your true personality and talents!

Employers love to know about you

Employers love to know about you

and your work.

blogging shows your true self,

And that you’re confident in

yourself

and

your

work.

#

Connections!

Connections!

Connections!

Blogging can get you noticed by anyone…anywhere.

Anyone could

stumble on

your blog and

give you any

amount of

opportunities.

#

become a better writer and

communicator.

the beauty of blogs is you learn as you go…

make mistakes

…learn from them

grow from experience

How do I start?

mess with appearance

and themes!

Discover awesome WIDGETS

Discover awesome WIDGETS

write about anything and everything!

post pictures and links

Blog entries are

like articles

posted onto your

page.

21-35 years old

Blogging Population

Blogging Population

21-35 years old

Why aren’t you?

Maybe starting a blog right away is too big of a step

to a couple blogs.

to a couple blogs.

Get the feel for them.

to a couple blogs.

Check out

Get the feel for them.

Get signed up and search for fun and interesting blogs by category!

Now you

have no

excuses to

not start

exploring

the

blogging

world

It will only help you in your future

Put you ahead of the game

Remember, be honest

Remember, be honest

and be willing to put your work out

there.

Blog for yourself.

Blog for your future.

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