Blog Hands On Training
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The document provides instructions for a blog hands-on training session that will last 3 hours. It covers understanding blogging, signing up for blog services like Wordpress, setting up a blog on Wordpress, creating blog posts with text, photos and videos, adding comments to posts, and marketing one's blog. Resources mentioned include blog engines, communities, search engines and hosting sites for photos, videos and slides. The training emphasizes that anyone can start blogging.
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Blog Hands On Training
- 1. Blog Hands-On Specially for RSVP by Peggy hya.sky@gmail.com
- 2. Training Requirements • Internet Access • Email Account • Can use Internet Browser • Switch between browser windows / tabs • Ctrl+C to Copy • Ctrl+V to Paste
- 3. Outline • Understand Blogging (20 min) • Signups & Setup (1hr 40 min) • Create Posts (45 min) • Marketing & Resources (15 min) Total Duration = 3 hours
- 4. Understand Blogging • A website where articles / posts are posted regularly and displayed in reverse chronological order • Web Log • Individual articles on a blog are called blog posts, posts or entries
- 5. Understand Blogging • Adding or Maintaining an article / post in an existing blog is called blogging • A person who posts these entries is called a blogger • Made up of text, hyperlinks, images, videoes and widgets etc
- 6. Understand Blogging • Writing Style: Conversational • Contents: – Focus on a specific “Area of Interest” – Personal experience – Feelings – Controversial
- 7. Understand Blogging • Characteristics of a Blog – Empowers You • Moderation (SPAMS / Comments / Blacklist / Block IP Address…) • Ease of Blogging (Post-date articles, draft, Categorize by Month or Tags…) • RSS Feeds • Changing Skins • Site Statistics • Add fun stuff (call widgets)
- 8. Understand Blogging • Characteristics of a Blog (Cont’) – Brings like-minded people together • Share experience and learn • Widget like MyBlogLog.com – Interactive • Blog Comments • Pingbacks / trackbacks
- 9. Understand Blogging • Still confused? • Watch this video on Youtube!
- 10. Signups • http://www.wordpress.com • http://www.photobucket.com • http://www.technorati.com • http://www.myhometown.sg • http://www.mybloglog.com (optional – if time permits) Tip: You don’t have to use your real name for signups…
- 11. http://www.wordpress.com • Wordpress – Easy to use and maintain – For non-techie blogger • Understand Limitations – No Ads e.g. Google Ad Sense – No promotion of products through paid posts (e.g. payperpost) – No Javascript – Not for business
- 16. Setup a Blog (Wordpress) Add an Avatar and update your profile
- 17. Setup a Blog (Wordpress) 1. Go to Manage >> Pages 2. Edit About Page
- 29. http://www.technorati.com Update this page and scroll down
- 34. http://www.mybloglog.com If you have no yahoo email account, click join now If you have yahoo email account, Sign In.
- 35. http://www.mybloglog.com … fill up the form to create an account
- 42. http://www.mybloglog.com Copy this code
- 44. http://www.mybloglog.com 2. Click on the Configure button 1. Drag a Text 1 Widget to Sidebar
- 45. http://www.mybloglog.com 1. Paste the code in Text 1’s Configuration screen 2. Click on “x” on the screen. 3. Click Save Changes button Copy this code
- 46. http://www.mybloglog.com This is MyBlogLog Widget
- 47. Setup a Blog (Wordpress) • Dashboard Familiarization
- 48. Setup a Blog (Wordpress) • Dashboard Familiarization
- 49. Setup a Blog (Wordpress)
- 50. Create a Post (Text)
- 51. Create a Post (Text) Formatting Add your title here Tools Add your text here
- 52. Upload Picture (Photobucket) Click on either link
- 54. Upload Picture (Photobucket) Select a Picture Click Open button
- 56. Upload Picture (Photobucket) The uploading progress…
- 58. Create a Post (Text + Picture) Click on Insert/Edit image button
- 60. Create a Post (Text + Video)
- 61. Create a Post (Text + Video)
- 62. Blog Comments • Let’s all try this! • Commenting on your neighbours’ blog entry • Reply to the Comment • Managing Comments
- 63. Market Your Blog • Through friends and colleagues • Add your blog address at every likely social networking site (e.g. facebook) • Visit and post in forums (signature links to blog e.g. MyHomeTown.SG) • Blog Community sites (E.g. MyBlogLog.com) • Meta Blog Aggregator Sites (E.g. Ping.sg, Tomorrow.sg)
- 64. Resources • Blog Search Engines – Google: http://blogsearch.google.com – Microsoft: http://blogs.msdn.com/search • Blog Communities e.g. http://Mybloglog.com , http://bloggerschoiceawards.com
- 65. Resources • Blog Aggregators – International • http://Technorati.com • http://www.digg.com • http://buzz.stumbleupon.com/blogs/ – Local • http://MyHomeTown.sg • http://ping.sg • http://tomorrow.sg • http://www.sgblog.com • http://www.bloggersg.com
- 66. Resources • Blog Engines – http://MyHomeTown.SG – http://wordpress.com – http://blogger.com – http://movabletype.com – http://home.services.spaces.live.com • Photo / Video / Slides Hosting – http://photobucket.com – http://slideshare.net – http://rockyou.com – http://www.youtube.com
- 67. Who can Blog? Everyone can and so can You!
- 68. Thank You! If you have further questions, ask at http://MyHomeTown.SG ☺