This document provides instructions for college students on how to start and maintain a blog. It begins with defining what a blog is as a website that can be updated daily. It then lists reasons for college students to blog, such as networking, marketing resumes, and creating a side income. The document walks through the steps to sign up for a WordPress blog and create basic pages and posts. It emphasizes that blogging is important for college students because they are the future leaders and will shape the online world. Special thanks are given to various websites that provided images and information used in the tutorial.

1. Making It
Simple:
BLOGGING...For
College Students

2. Making It
Simple:
BLOGGING...
For College
Students
Making it Simple is not a real organization and that this is a
presentation for CMST 225, a course at Minnesota State University,
Mankato.

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4. What is a blog?
Personal diary
a blog is...
A website that
you can update
daily with new
information
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5. What is a blog?
Breaking news
outlet
a blog is...
A website that
you can update
daily with new
information
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6. What is a blog?
Collection of links
a blog is...
A website that
you can update
daily with new
information
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7. What is a blog?
Personal Memos
to the world
a blog is...
A website that
you can update
daily with new
information
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8. What is a blog?
Your own
private thoughts
a blog is...
A website that
you can update
daily with new
information
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9. Why College Students Blog
• Networking

10. Why College Students Blog
• Networking
• Place to market your resume

11. Why College Students Blog
• Networking
• Place to market your resume
• Control how the online world perceives
you

12. Why College Students Blog
• Networking
• Place to market your resume
• Control how the online world perceives
you
• Create a side income

15. Steps for signing up

16. Steps for signing up
Go to wordpress.com

17. Steps for signing up
Go to wordpress.com
> Then click on “Get Started
Here”

19. That should
look like
this!

20. Now that you’re signed up

21. Now that you’re signed up
> GO TO YOUR DASHBOARD!

22. Now that you’re signed up
> GO TO YOUR DASHBOARD!
> Located in top left
corner!

24. Let’s Choose a Theme
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30. Let’s create a home page!
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34. That should bring you to a page like this
Text
Text
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38. And now you have a.....
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39. HOMEPAGE!
Text
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40. Now that you have a homepage...
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41. Finally...
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42. Lets create a...
POST!!!!!!!
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43. Step 1.
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45. <Click “Add New”
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46. Enter title here
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47. Write your blog post
HERE!
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48. Click Publish!
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52. Why is blogging important for
college students?
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53. You
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54. You are
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55. You are the
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56. You are the Google
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57. You are the google
generation...
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58. Soon
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59. Soon YOU
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60. Soon YOU will
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61. Soon YOU will be
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62. Soon YOU will be running
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63. Soon YOU will be running the
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64. Soon YOU will be running the
World...
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65. So
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66. So we
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67. So we care
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68. So we care what
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69. So we care what YOU
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70. So we care what YOU think!
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71. Special thanks to...
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72. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
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73. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
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http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

74. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
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75. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why
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76. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why
college students should blog)
http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?
vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture) 76

77. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why
college students should blog)
http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?
vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)
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http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)

78. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why
college students should blog)
http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?
vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)
http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)
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79. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why
college students should blog)
http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?
vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)
http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)
Google ( google image) 79

80. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why
college students should blog)
http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?
vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)
http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)
Google ( google image)
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AND FINALLY! wordpress.com

81. Special thanks to...
(In order of appearance)
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)
http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-
blog.gif (what is a blog picture)
http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why
college students should blog)
http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?
vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)
http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)
Google ( google image)
AND FINALLY! wordpress.com
Made by: Moira O’Connor
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