The document is a presentation about blogging and how it can provide benefits similar to therapy. Some of the main points covered include:
- Blogging can be a free and unlimited way for people to vent and work through issues without the constraints of traditional therapy.
- Setting up a blog is relatively simple using common platforms like WordPress. Blogs can cover a wide variety of topics.
- Blogging gives creative freedom and instant feedback from readers, which can be therapeutic. However, it also has some risks like upsetting people or potential legal issues.
- To build an audience, the presenter recommends engaging with other blogs in your topic area and using social media to share your blog. Comment
Craig McGill personal branding talk at ScotappconCraig McGill
Talk given to 700 apprentices in Scotland in November 2018 about how to do basic personal branding and marketing by Craig McGill, communications, PR and marketing expert.
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Catharine Robertson gives an entertaining talk about incorporating playfulness into our designs and camaraderie into our working and client relationships.
Craig McGill personal branding talk at ScotappconCraig McGill
Talk given to 700 apprentices in Scotland in November 2018 about how to do basic personal branding and marketing by Craig McGill, communications, PR and marketing expert.
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Catharine Robertson gives an entertaining talk about incorporating playfulness into our designs and camaraderie into our working and client relationships.
Social media is everywhere, yet we all struggle with how to use it in our business and professional life. These slides present information about the power of social media sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, and how real estate management practitioners can use these tools to amp up the power of your network and enhance your professional reputation.
Why write if no one reads it? Getting visibility for your content can be a challenge, but here are a few simple techniques that can make all the difference. Specific social media, email marketing and sales tactics are covered.
Brian Housand, Ph.D.
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@brianhousand
Cultivating Curiosity through Questioning
Humans are naturally curious beings, but as Sir Ken Robinson suggests, schools may have unintentionally squashed out the creativity and inquisitive nature of many of students. While ubiquitous digital devices provide us with the opportunity to find the answer to almost any question, many students struggle to find accurate information online. Now more than ever, we must teach our students to be critical consumers of the information that they encounter. Together we will explore and construct technology resources designed to engage students’ curiosity and learn ways to compose better questions for application and synthesis.
Social media is everywhere, yet we all struggle with how to use it in our business and professional life. These slides present information about the power of social media sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, and how real estate management practitioners can use these tools to amp up the power of your network and enhance your professional reputation.
Why write if no one reads it? Getting visibility for your content can be a challenge, but here are a few simple techniques that can make all the difference. Specific social media, email marketing and sales tactics are covered.
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brianhousand.com
@brianhousand
Cultivating Curiosity through Questioning
Humans are naturally curious beings, but as Sir Ken Robinson suggests, schools may have unintentionally squashed out the creativity and inquisitive nature of many of students. While ubiquitous digital devices provide us with the opportunity to find the answer to almost any question, many students struggle to find accurate information online. Now more than ever, we must teach our students to be critical consumers of the information that they encounter. Together we will explore and construct technology resources designed to engage students’ curiosity and learn ways to compose better questions for application and synthesis.
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Explains how to add an embedded video from YouTube or Vimeo onto a WordPress page or post. More details at http://benpollock.com/wordcamp-class/ . by Ben Pollock
Let’s have a chat about how User Experience (UX), the User Interface (UI) and even Content is important to everything that we interact with. We will talk about examples and ideas from the Analog world to the Digital world, how users interact with them, and how we can implement them into your projects.
This is the slide deck portion of "Style With Kyle", there is also a live demo where I will be coding some css in a basic page. Those files will be run off my laptop. Please let me know if you would like to see those before the presentation.
2. Brenda Baskin
Freelance Writer, Blogger, Professional Worrier
e-mail: brenbaskin@yahoo.com
moonbeammcqueen.com
brenbaskin.wordpress.com
amillionotherpeople.wordpress.com
Twitter: @brenbaskin
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3. • Underwired Magazine
• The Current
• Barnett’s Magazine
• The Dayton City Paper
• Kalen, Inc.
• Oatmeal Studios
• Ephemera, Incorporated
• And of course, WordPress*
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4. • First blog: links.net
Started by Justin Hall in 1994
• Blog - derived from the term “weblog”
Coined by Jorn Barger in 1997
• “We Blog” – Peter Merholz, 1999
• First entered into a dictionary in 2004
Miriam-Webster’s “Word of the Year”
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5. Platforms (not the shoes)
Open Diary – 1998
LiveJournal – 1999
Blogger – 1999
Moveable Type – 2001
WordPress - 2003
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6. Political News SPORTS
Corporate
Hobbies Education ART
Microblogging Fashion Religion
PARENTING instructional
Weddings Cooking Photoblogging
and of course…
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9. THERAPISTS BLOGS
• charge an average of $110 • Free!
per hour
• Make you wait at least a • Can vent any time you want
week between visits
• Sessions limited to an hour • Take all the time you need
• Medications can be tricky • No pharmaceuticals needed
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10. The Wonders of Blogging
• It’s as though someone’s given you a new
pony!
• Endless supply of blank canvases
• Incredible creative medium
• Leads to good things
• Sacred Dumping ground
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11. • Choose Your Title.
• Pick a template.
• Search for a meaningful banner image.
• Let your tagline be your mission statement.
• About Page
• Manifesto / Artist’s statement
• Your blog is a personal extension of yourself.
• You can always start another.
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12. • Creative freedom
• No visual image of you
• Fearless writing
• Instantaneous, non-biased feedback
• Ticks people off
• Can become tricky
• Lawsuits
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14. If You Build It, They Will Come
• Visit and comment on other blogs.
– Make sure your name is linked to your blog.
• Visit websites that have written about the same
subject.
– Post intelligent comments- leave a link.
• Answer comments on your blog thoughtfully.
• Use social media.
• Bee literrit.
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16. • Comment moderation
• Don’t tolerate abuse.
• You can’t save the world.
• Invite others to weigh in.
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17. Ethics
• Tell the truth.
• Be a master of disguise.
• Use your Superpowers
for good, not evil.
• If you screw up, admit
it. If necessary fix it.
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18. • Take responsibility not just for your own words, but for
the comments you allow on your blog.
• Label your tolerance level for abusive comments.
• Consider eliminating anonymous comments.
• Ignore the trolls.
• Take the conversation offline, and talk directly, or find an
intermediary who can do so.
• If you know someone who is behaving badly, tell them
so.
• Don't say anything online that you wouldn't say in
person.
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19. • Keep your heart in the right place.
• Help others shine.
• Don’t worry- be happy.
• Avoid apologizing.
• Accept offers to guest post.
• Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules.
• Love what you’re doing.
• Remember: A blog post is forever.
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20. • You can’t run ads on WordPress, but you can
add a PayPal donation button
• Watch out for scammers.
• Visuals: a gift to your readers
• Best blog information comes from the
fabulous people at WP, and from fellow
bloggers.
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21. • WP Beginner (wpbeginner.com)
• Lorelle on Wordpress (lorelle.wordpress.com)
• WordPress Support & Forums
(wordpress.com)
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