Blogging 101

Loading...

Flash Player 9 (or above) is needed to view presentations.
We have detected that you do not have it on your computer. To install it, go here.

0 comments

Post a comment

    Post a comment
    Embed Video
    Edit your comment Cancel

    3 Favorites

    Blogging 101 - Presentation Transcript

    1. Blogging 101 Jocelyn Harmon Triplex Interactive Email: jocelyn.harmon@emailforimpact.com Web: www.emailforimpact.com Blog: www.marketingfornonprofits.org
    2. The Future is Now
      • “ In ten years, most of us will communicate directly with customers, employees, and the broader business community through blogs. For executives, having a blog is not going to be a matter of choice, any more than using e-mail is today. If you’re not part of the conversation, others will speak on your behalf—and I’m not talking about your employees.” (Harvard Business Review, 2005)
      • – Jonathan Schwartz, CEO Sun Microsystems
    3. Agenda
      • What’s a blog?
      • Who blogs?
      • But why?
      • How do you do it?
      • Learn more?
    4. What is a blog
      • A “web log” is a type of website with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.
      • Post are made in reverse-chronological order.
      • To blog means to maintain or add content to a blog .
      • A blogger is a person who blogs!
    5. A blog is a form of self expression
      • Blogging is both a tactic and a strategy for creating, publishing and organizing content.
      • It enables anyone to have a voice on issues they care about.
      • Blogs exist in a larger ecosystem called a blogosphere.
    6. Blogs are different from websites
      • Websites tend to be:
      • 1-way
      • Static
      • Formal
      • Online brochure
      • Blogs are:
      • 2-way, 5-way, 9-way
      • Ever-changing
      • Colloquial/personal
      • Invite and engage!
    7. Blogs have been around for about 10 years
    8. They’re not going away.
    9. Who blogs?
    10. But why?
      • People blog to:
        • Connect directly with their friends, family and neighbors
        • Influence the conversation
        • Showcase their expertise
        • Build their personal brands
        • Experience community
    11. Companies are not that different…
      • Companies blog to:
        • Connect directly with their employees, customers and partners
        • Influence the conversation
        • Showcase their expertise
        • Enhance and humanize their brands
        • Be a part of (and hopefully) influence a community
    12. How do you do it?
      • Strategy first.
      • Tactics second.
    13. Key Questions
      • Who are we talking to?
      • What are we talking about?
      • Who else is in this conversation?
      • Who will blog and how often?
      • What is our blogging policy?
      • * What’s the ROI?
      • * How do you market a blog?
      • * How do you measure success?
    14. What’s the ROI?
      • “ Blogs aren’t about selling things…the ROI comes in the form of the individual realtionships…The value is in the knowledge you share, the lessons your learn, the viewpoint you help to influence.”
      • – Debbie Weil, Author “The Corporate Blogging Book”
    15. But what’s the ROI?
      • Blogging CAN:
        • Significantly improve search engine rankings
        • Help us to change our brand-positioning
        • Improve employee morale
        • Generate more traffic to our websites
        • Generate more PR
        • Connect us to key thought leaders
        • Give sales people something to talk about!
    16. How do you market a blog?
      • Register on Technorati, BlogPulse, et al.
      • Comment on other blogs.
      • Link, link and link some more.
      • Tag posts so that come up in Search.
      • Syndicate – RSS or ShareThis
      • Create keyword-rich posts.
      • Tweet your posts.
    17. How do you measure success?
      • Technorati ranking
      • Do you come up in Search?
      • Traffic, comments, trackbacks, subscribers
      • Who is linking to you?
      • Other key rankings – Alltop
      • Does your content show up in other places, e-newsletter, Twitter, Facebook, MSM etc.
      • Speaking engagements
    18. Values to live by
    19. Be interested.
      • Comment on what other folks are saying.
      • Join networks.
      • Distribute and link to content.
      • Participate!
    20. Be interesting.
      • What’s our point of view?
    21. Be real.
      • People are tired of “corporate speak.” Speak in your own voice. Be passionate, be creative, but most of all be real!
    22. Be careful.
      • You can’t control the conversation but you do need some oversight. Set policies for content and comments.
    23. Be patient.
      • Conversations are ongoing and take time to develop. Be willing to stay in for the long haul.
    24. Be brave.
      • The Internet enables anyone to connect across space and time. The possibilities are endless.
    25. Keep feeding the beast!
    26. Learn from the Best
      • Debbie Weil - FREE e-book http://www.debbieweil.com/pdf/7blogtips.pdf)
      • HubSpot – Inboung Marketing Blog http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/Default.aspx
      • Beth Kanter –http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/
      • Katya Andresen - http://www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com/
      • Andy Sernovitz- http://www.damniwish.com/
      • Jocelyn Harmon – www. marketingfornonprofits 
    27.  
    SlideShare Zeitgeist 2009

    + JocelynCHarmonJocelynCHarmon Nominate

    custom

    437 views, 3 favs, 4 embeds more stats

    Twitter is all the rage but blogging is still a vit more

    More info about this document

    © All Rights Reserved

    Go to text version

    • Total Views 437
      • 399 on SlideShare
      • 38 from embeds
    • Comments 0
    • Favorites 3
    • Downloads 0
    Most viewed embeds
    • 35 views on http://www.marketingfornonprofits.org
    • 1 views on http://216.119.106.162
    • 1 views on http://fiveheralds.blogspot.com
    • 1 views on http://blogkaboo.blogspot.com

    more

    All embeds
    • 35 views on http://www.marketingfornonprofits.org
    • 1 views on http://216.119.106.162
    • 1 views on http://fiveheralds.blogspot.com
    • 1 views on http://blogkaboo.blogspot.com

    less

    Flagged as inappropriate Flag as inappropriate
    Flag as inappropriate

    Select your reason for flagging this presentation as inappropriate. If needed, use the feedback form to let us know more details.

    Cancel
    File a copyright complaint
    Having problems? Go to our helpdesk?

    Categories