The document discusses what a blog is and provides tips for starting a blog. It states that a blog is a website where you write ongoing entries that are displayed in reverse chronological order. It provides advice such as exploring other blogs to learn from them, being brief and telling a story in posts, and publishing often to build an audience. The document also notes that blogs allow sharing of photos, video and audio, and that their simplicity is what makes them popular. It recommends checking additional resources to learn more about blogging.

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2. Making it Simple Is not a real company this is
for a class project for CMST 225 a course at
Mankato State University

3. Making it Simple Is not a real company this is
for a class project for CMST 225 a course at
Mankato State University

4. Making it Simple Is not a real company this is
for a class project for CMST 225 a course at
Mankato State University

5. Making it Simple Is not a real company this is
for a class project for CMST 225 a course at
Mankato State University
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6. What's a blog?
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7. A blog is a personal
diary
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A collaborative space

9. A political soapbox
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A breaking-news outlet.

11. In simple terms, a blog is a web site,
where you write things on an ongoing
basis.
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12. New information shows up at the top
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13. so your visitors can read
what's new.
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14. A blog is normally a single page of
entries

15. A blog is organized in reverse-
chronological order,

16. A blog is
normally public

17. The entries in a blog
usually come from
a single author.
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21. You want to be part of a larger
community of like minded
individuals?

22. You enjoy the craft of writing?

23. You have a hobby or interest
that you are really, really
into?

24. You have something to say?

25. You want a head start on a
career
in your field?

27. Can be as simple as a day by
day Journal.

28. Or as complicated as lab results
from
your Chemistry class

29. But ultimately the hardest part
about starting a blog comes
down to what you like.

30. Starting a blog. . . .

31. First you will need to Explore
different blogs an what they
have to offer

32. First you will need to Explore
different blogs an what they
have to offer

33. First you will need to Explore
different blogs an what they
have to offer

34. First you will need to Explore
different blogs an what they
have to offer

35. First you will need to Explore
different blogs an what they
have to offer

36. Next thing you would want to
do is gather information on
effective blogging.

37. Several studies indicate that
most blogs are abandoned
soon after creation with
about 60% to 80% abandoned
within one month.

38. Design elements
for creating a
blog.

39. subscribe and feeds are important
elements of any blog. These allow
people to follow your blog, get emailed
updates when you post and even let
them get your blog feed via email or
their live feed system.

40. Likes & share buttons are a
definite “DO” when choosing
blog elements.
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41. As well as many
other networking
share buttons.

42. Write to be helpful.
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43. http://sharperthink.files.wordpress.com/2011/
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Be brief.

44. http://www.inrebasworld.com/portfolio/wp-
content/uploads/2011/03/dorothea-lange-
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Tell a story.

45. Connect others, if appropriate.
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46. Share Often.
Don’t over think it.
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Don’t be mean.
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48. Publish often enough to build a
relationship.
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49. be mindful of your audience’s
time.

50. Blogs are also an
easy way of
earning cash as
well as traffic to
your site only if
it is done in a
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51. The incredible simplicity of blogging is
one of the things that makes blogging
so popular.

52. But if text isn't enough for you, many
blogging toolsets also allow you to
post photos, video, and audio files.

53. If you would like to learn more about
blogs and blogging, take a look at
some of these sites.

54. If you would like to learn more about
blogs and blogging, take a look at
some of these sites.

55. If you would like to learn more about
blogs and blogging, take a look at
some of these sites.

56. If you would like to learn more about
blogs and blogging, take a look at
some of these sites.

57. If you would like to learn more about
blogs and blogging, take a look at
some of these sites.

58. If you would like to learn more about
blogs and blogging, take a look at
some of these sites.

59. Work Cited
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• http://windowsbytes.com/wp-
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• http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/
social-networking/information/blog.htm