Speak.Blogging101

SPEAK Blogging 101 bethgsanders.com

What’s a Blog?

From Weblog

Web site One Way

Web site One Way Blog Two Way

Before You SPEAK

Set Goals Prepare Yourself Evaluate Your Message Assess Your Audience Know Your Resources

Set Goals

Set Goals Prepare Yourself

Read Blogs

Read Blogs RSS

Read Blogs RSS Google Reader

Your computer

Organize Your Content

Organize Your Content • Static Content

Organize Your Content • Static Content • Changing Content

Set Goals Prepare Yourself Evaluate Your Message

What Do You Want to Say?

What Do You Want to Say? Controversy?

What Do You Want to Say? Controversy? Unique Voice

Set Goals Prepare Yourself Evaluate Your Message Assess Your Audience

Who are you talking to?

Corporate Friends Community

Corporate Friends Family Community

Set Goals Prepare Yourself Evaluate Your Message Assess Your Audience Know Your Resources

How Geeky Are You?

Take a Deep Breath …

and Think • Platform? Blogger TypePad WordPress

Wordpress

Why WordPress?

Why WordPress? • Flexible

Why WordPress? • Flexible • Scalable

Why WordPress? • Flexible • Scalable • Extensible

Why WordPress? • Flexible • Scalable • Extensible • SEO-able

Why WordPress? • Flexible • Scalable • Extensible • SEO-able • Supportable

Get Ready • Installation From hosting control panel Fantastico WordPress Famous 5-Minute Install

Hosting Control Panel (GoDaddy) Access from Hosting Control Center

Hosting Control Panel (Fantastico)

WordPress Famous 5-Minute Install

Comments No! Yes!

Comments • Moderation • Spam • Alternatives to WordPress comment

Have fun!

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