My talk on Software Freedom Day: Blogging + Wordpress

1. Blogging + Wordpress
Fleire Castro
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2. Fleire Castro
• Owner/CEO, Third Team Media
• Founder/Manager, GBG Cebu
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Twitter: @likke
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3. I assume that
You know what blogging is.
Not covered
• Blogging 101
• How to setup Wordpress
• Wordpress Core and Technical Stuff
Outline
• My Blogging (Hi)Story Promise
• Choices of Blogging Platforms +1 Appreciation for Wordpress
• What is a CMS?
• Why Wordpress?
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4. From blogging as a
HOBBY
To blogging as a
BUSINESS
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5. Blogging Platforms
Free vs Paid
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6. Opensource
CMS
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7. State of the Word
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Source: http://wordpress.org/

8. @LiKKE

9. • Wordpress is easy to use.
• Wordpress is easy to customize.
• Wordpress is SEO-friendly.
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10. Reason 1: Wordpress is easy to use / user-friendly.
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11. Reason 2: Wordpress is easy to customize.
Themes
and
Plugins
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12. Reason 3 - Wordpress is Search engine friendly.
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13. Wordpress is easy to use,
easy to customize, and has
great SEO capabilities.
Best of all, it's free!
Try it out at wordpress.com
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14. Questions?
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15. Sources and Recommended Reading
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/setup-wordpress-for-seo-success
http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging
http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/what-is-wrong-with-todays-cms.php
http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2012/01/missing-the-point-of-wordpress.php
http://www.majordojo.com/2011/02/how-did-wordpress-win.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwcW5AKcfl4
http://wordpress.org/news/2011/08/state-of-the-word/
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