These are the slides I presented at the fourth SAP Inside Track Copenhagen event on Saturday, November 17th 2018. My talk was called "Get your blogging on". Here's the session description from the agenda: "Picking up blogging is easier than you might think. In this session, you will get concrete tips on how to get started with blogging on the SAP Community site. We’ll discuss how to choose topics, and how to approach writing. At the end of the talk, you’ll be ready to take your first steps into the world of SAP Community blogs."

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WHO AM I?
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_Morten Wittrock
_SAP Mentor
_SAP Inside Track Copenhagen co-organizer
_Works at SAP partner KMD in Denmark
_SAP PRESS author
_I blog at https://people.sap.com/mortenw
_Twitter: @mwittrock

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Get your
blogging on

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THIS IS BLOGS.SAP.COM
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WHY BOTHER BLOGGING?
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_ Give back
_ Share your knowledge
_ Organize your notes for your own future reference
_ It’s a great way to learn more about a topic
_ Build your professional profile
_ Also: badges!

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BADGES *COUGH*
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WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT?
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_ Something you would thinking about, reading about,
studying and researching anyway
_ If you blog about stuff you really care about:
_ Blogging will not feel like a chore
_ Your posts will be more interesting
_ Ideas for posts will come naturally
_ You’ll have fun doing it
_ Most of us blog in our spare time. If it’s not fun, it’s
not going to last.

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POST IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED
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_ “I wish someone would blog about X”
_ Solutions you searched unsuccessfully for on the
SAP Community site
_ A discovery you’ve made
_ Answers to questions you get asked a lot
_ Expand on a Q&A answer
_ Write up an event you’ve visited

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GETTING STARTED ON THE COMMUNITY SITE
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_ If you don’t have a profile yet, register for one
_ Study the blogging guidelines
_ Familiarize yourself with the blogger levels
_ Your first two posts will be reviewed and then
published by a moderator (Contributor level)
_ From that point on, you can publish your own posts
(Author level)
_ Read the SAP Community Rules of Engagement

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GETTING STARTED ON THE COMMUNITY SITE
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(HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE) ADVICE
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_ Start small
_ Seek out feedback and listen to it
_ Make time for writing
_ Be original
_ Keep your posts up to date
_ Complete your community profile page
_ Promote your posts on social media

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GETTING FEEDBACK
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_ Have a friend or co-worker read your work and give
you notes
_ Ask in the SAP Community Coffee Corner
_ Reach out to a blogger you follow
_ Go to community events and talk to people :-D

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GETTING FEEDBACK
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Lars’ tweet

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Thank you!