Dorothy Burt

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If you want an audience you can’t play hide and seek

“Measle Maps”
Live Trafic Feeds
Counters

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Content is king! People will visit if it is of interest to them.

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Google Blogger? Edublogs? Wordpress?
Wikispaces? Wetpaint? Flickr? Yada yada.....
Choose the best one for your purpose....

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Appealing, readable (think eyesight and NESB readers

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Use logical and consistent tagging

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Google is not yet searching video and photos. Write something!

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Think inverse of searching strategies
What keywords will OTHERS be searching for?

Use
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Gangsta, txt, bebo talk, bad spelling/grammar don’t help

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What is current in the media at the moment? Capitalise on it!

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Leave a link to your blog everywhere you go online

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Hyperlinking rulz. Link to others in your posts.

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Linking to others from your blog sidebar increases your
OWN audience.

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leave comments AND subscribe to the comments RSS

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Email - the old fashioned way - include your URL

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Post regularly. If something is happening a crowd soon gathers

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Follow the links to your blog. Promote with your students.

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Don’t be afraid to get geeky!

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Publicise your updates

Replace the red with the URL
you want to direct people to
<A HREF=\"mywebpage.html\">My Web Page</A>
Replace the blue with the words
you want people to click on
Learn some really basic HTML - you can do it :)

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Track your own popularity

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Embed Google Analytics code in your blog
Statistics heaven!

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Who What Where Why
What do people see when they click on your profile?

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Avoid Internet Explorer and Safari :(

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Don’t believe everything you hear about Schoolzone
and Watchdog. Your IT person can sort most stu that
is being blocked. Talk to your principal.

Dorothy Burt
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I am slowly creating posts expanding on these ideas at
http://manaiakalani.blogspot.com