A blogging 101 tutorial on starting a blog by Gay Aida Dumaguing presented at the Cebu Blogging Summit 2014.

2. GAY AIDA DUMAGUING
ExoticPhilippines.info
- Started on January 2011
BloggersTech.com
- Started on February 2012

3. 7 TIPS
ON
STARTING
BLOG

4. TIP #1: THE NICHE

5. TIP #1: THE NICHE
Tips on Choosing Your Niche
1.Passion
2.What do you do on your free time?
3.Define yourself

6. TIP #2: THE CMS
Content Management System

7. TIP #2: THE CMS
Content Management System
Free Blogging Platforms

8. TIP #3: THE BLOG NAME
Tips for Naming Your Blog
• Find a name that clearly describes your blogging topic.
• Use an easy and simple name that’s easy to remember.
• Blog name should match your domain name.
e.g.
What's the Jeff The PC Enthusiast and Anime Fanatic
YugaTech.com, TechnoBaboy.com, TechPinas.com,
GeekyFaust.info
Techtektek.com
TheTravelBite.com

9. TIP #4: THE DOMAIN NAME
Domain Name
A domain name is a unique name that identifies an internet
resource such as a website. It is an identification string that
defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or
control on the Internet. – Wikipedia
A domain name is a name you want to
call your website.

10. TIP #4: THE DOMAIN NAME
Tip on Choosing your Domain Name:
Blog Name = Domain Name
e.g.
Food Taster = FoodTaster.ph
The Part Timer = ThePartTimer.com

11. TIP #4: THE DOMAIN NAME
Tip on Choosing your Domain Name:
Blog Name = Domain Name
DontMakeItTooLongForSomeoneToType.com
e.g.
TheFacebook.com = Facebook.com = FB.com
$200,000 |$8.5 Million
American Farm Bureau Federation

12. TIP #5: THE BLOG
Ways to Screw it Up!
• Copy and Paste
• Post Once A Year
• More Content = More Traffic
• Use Scheduling
• Ads All Over
• Maximum of 3 ads
• Use graphics (images, videos, infographics, etc.)
• Who Cares About What my Readers think?
• Respond to Comments and Emails. Interact.
• Make it Easy (e.g. leaving a comment – use Facebook Comments)
• Blog about Anything and Forget About it
• Be Focus on Your Niche
• Proof Read!

13. TIP #6: BE SOCIAL!

14. TIP #7: JOIN BLOGGING GROUPS
Cebu Blogging
Community
Fan Page:
Facebook.com/CebuBloggingCommunity
Facebook Group:
Facebook.com/groups/BloggersOfCebu/
To Qualify:
- Have at least 10 blog posts
- Based in Cebu

15. GAY AIDA DUMAGUING
www.ExoticPhilippines.info (travel, food and lifestyle)
www.BloggersTech.com (tech and blogging)
www.gadumaguing.com (personal)
Emails: gay@exoticphilippines.info / gay@bloggerstech.com
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