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1. ESSENTIAL PARTS
OF A BLOG
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2. If blogs are online diaries, then the
home page is the ‘cover’ that tells
other people what to expect from
your blog.
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1. HOME PAGE

3. The home page is the starting point
where visitors can access your latest
posts, categories, archives, and all
the other parts of your blog.
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1. HOME PAGE

4. A blog header appears at the top of a blog, spans the width
of the blog, and usually looks the same on all pages of a blog.
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2. HEADER

5. The header can include text and an image, and is used to
brand the blog by giving it a specific look and feel.
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2. HEADER

6. Some header designs include space where a blogger can
include special links or ads.
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2. HEADER

7. Posts (or entries) are shown in a
chronological sequence (usually
newest to oldest) on a single page,
such as your home page or an
archive of posts from a particular
month or category.
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3. POSTS

8. A blog post can be an article, photo,
audio, or video that you 'post' on
your blog. Regularly updated posts
are the main reason for a blog’s
being, and the only reason why
readers keep coming back for more.
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3. POSTS

9. Once your visitors select a post to
view by itself, they’ll be able to read
the comments as well as your
content. If your reader wants to be
notified every time you add a new
article, your content should go into
posts.
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3. POSTS

10. Pages are usually used for static content,
such as an About or Contact page. They
are not grouped in chronological order,
and each page will appear on its own
screen.
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4. PAGES

11. Pages can be arranged in a parent/child
(category/sub‐category) hierarchy, but if
you need a more complex or flexible
taxonomy, posts would probably work
better.
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4. PAGES

12. A category is the general topic the
post can be classified in. Usually,
bloggers have 7 ‐ 10 categories for
their content, and readers can
browse specific categories to see all
posts in the category.
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5. CATEGORIES

13. Archives contains links to your previous
posts. You may show archived posts in
different ways ‐ chronologically,
alphabetically, by category, by most
number of comments, or by most
recently commented entries.
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6. ARCHIVES

14. Blogroll points the reader to your
favorite blogs (or websites). When
your blog is focused on a particular
theme, the Blogroll section is where
you tell readers about related sites
that they may also find interesting.
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7. BLOGROLL

15. Attached at the bottom of each post
is a Comments section, where
readers can leave a short note to say
what they think about that particular
post.
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8. COMMENTS

16. Comments are an important part of
what make blogs more exciting and
interactive compared to other
websites.
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8. COMMENTS

17. An opt‐in or subscription form on a
blog is a tool that has helped
catapult a lot of famous bloggers to
success.
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9. OPT-IN FORM

18. The secret ingredient was the
subscribers list ‐ readers who opt‐in
or sign up for email newsletter
updates, free email course, or free
ebook.
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9. OPT-IN FORM

19. By inviting your readers to subscribe,
you are effectively asking them to
keep coming back, to not forget you,
and to pay attention to what you
have to say.
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9. OPT-IN FORM

20. Permalinks allow other bloggers to
refer to your blog, page or post on
their blogs ‐ within their blogroll
section.
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10. PERMALINKS

21. As its name suggests, a permalink is
a permanent link that points to one
of your blog posts ‐ even after it has
passed from the front page, and
been transferred to your archives.
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10. PERMALINKS

22. NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT ARE THE
MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF A BLOG
IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU
WILL BLOG ABOUT
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23. IF YOU HAVEN’T YET MADE UP
YOUR MIND ABOUT A SPECIFIC
BLOGGING TOPIC, THEN I’M SURE
THE NEXT VIDEO WILL BE VERY
HELPFUL, BECAUSE…
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24. IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION I WILL GIVE
YOU SOME IDEAS ABOUT FINDING THE
MAIN TOPIC FOR YOUR BLOG
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25. THANKS FOR READING
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