Twitter, Blogging 2.0 Ann Treacy Treacy Information Services [email_address]

What’s a blog? Looks like a web site, acts like a web site, easy to maintain and it's cheap! Greater focus on fresh content

Looks like a web site, acts like a web site, easy to maintain and it's cheap!

Greater focus on fresh content

What’s Twitter? Limited to 140 characters, sent only to subscribers Twittering goes to a web site or comes as a text message

Limited to 140 characters, sent only to subscribers

Twittering goes to a web site or comes as a text message

A blog as a cheap web site

Blog to build awareness

Blog to build community

Easy content for web site

Secondary Goals Mobilize readers Promote events Raise funds Improve visibility Be an expert Show your human side

Mobilize readers

Promote events

Raise funds

Improve visibility

Be an expert

Show your human side

How to blog Set it up – Consider getting help Choose tool Choose template Choose “widgets” Assign a blogger Have a goal Use first person Add links, pictures and video Consider a calendar The blogger can use guest bloggers, interviews, videos – support your blogger!

Set it up – Consider getting help

Choose tool

Choose template

Choose “widgets”

Assign a blogger

Have a goal

Use first person

Add links, pictures and video

Consider a calendar

More blogging Build readership Link from web site Add to sig and business cards Sign up friends Link to web sites in your blog Post comments on other blogs Enjoy it! http://byteoftheweek.com/2007/12/12/starting-a-new-blog/

Build readership

Link from web site

Add to sig and business cards

Sign up friends

Link to web sites in your blog

Post comments on other blogs

Enjoy it!

http://byteoftheweek.com/2007/12/12/starting-a-new-blog/

Twitter - Goals

How to Twitter The Mechanics Sign up Starting tweeting Follow people Encourage people to follow you Post on your blog or web site Learn shortcuts http://im.about.com/od/resources/a/twitter.htm Things to consider How much broadcast vs social media? How much work vs social?

The Mechanics

Sign up

Starting tweeting

Follow people

Encourage people to follow you

Post on your blog or web site

Learn shortcuts http://im.about.com/od/resources/a/twitter.htm

Things to consider

How much broadcast vs social media?

How much work vs social?

Just Start! Resources from the presentation can be found at http://www.byteoftheweek.com/ Ann Treacy [email_address] 651.239.4581

Resources from the presentation can be found at

http://www.byteoftheweek.com/

Ann Treacy

[email_address]

651.239.4581