This presentation covers topics on how to use Bitnami WordPress Stack to launch a local blog in a PC, Introduction to WAMP, How to select a domain for a blog/website, Integrating blog with social media and 2013 WordPress statistics.

1. Launch Your Own Local Blog
& Social Media Integration
Jamshid Hashimi
Trainer, Cresco Solution
http://www.jamshidhashimi.com
jamshid@netlinks.af
@jamshidhashimi
ajamshidhashimi

2. Agenda
• Tools
• Bitnami Wordpress Stack
• WAMP
• How to Select a Domain Name?
• Integrate with Social Media
• WordPress Statistics 2013

3. Bitnami Wordpress Stack
• Bitnami
• The aim of Bitnami is to simplify the deployment of web applications, such as
wikis or blogs, in order to make them more accessible.
• Bitnami Stacks?
• A Bitnami Stack is an integrated software bundle that includes a web
application and all of its required components (web
server, database, language runtime), so it is ready to run out of the box.

4. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

5. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

6. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

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8. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

9. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

10. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

11. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

12. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

13. Bitnami Wordpress Stack

15. WAMP
• WampServer is a web development platform on Windows allowing
you to create dynamic web applications with Apache2, PHP and
MySQL.
• MAMP
• LAMP

16. How to Select a Domain Name?
• Brainstorm keywords
• Select a unique domain
• Prefer Dot-com domains
• Choose an easy to type name
• Easy to remember
• Keep the name as short as possible
• Create and fulfill expectations
• Reject Hyphens and Numbers
• Use a domain tool (whois)

17. Integrate with Social Media
• The future of the Internet is Social!
• Players may change but you MUST
learn how to adjust
• Start now or you will be behind
your competitors

18. Integrate with Social Media
• Social Media Engagement
• You want people to share things
• You want people to be advocates
• You want people to visit frequently
• You want people to refer friends
• You want people to buy products

19. Integrate with Social Media
• Show your current fan base
• They can see if their friends like your page too
• Ability to like, without leaving your website
• Online Resource
• Facebook Like Box Social Plugin

20. Integrate with Social Media
• Make content shareable
• Give your readers an easy way to share your content
• Plugins
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Floating Social Bar
Async Social Sharing
Share Center Pro
Share Buttons by AddToAny
Social Master

21. Integrate with Social Media
• Powerful Comment System
• Shows Twitter Retweets with profile images
• Users can subscribe to comment notifications via email or RSS
• Recommended System
• Disqus Comment System

22. WordPress Statistics 2013
• Playstation
• MTV
• Lexus
• eBay
• CNN
• NASA
• Ford
• Sony
• CIO.GOV
http://en.wordpress.com/stats/
• Bata
• Justin Bieber
• Canadian Olympic
Committee
• Sweden’s Official Site
• The New York Times
Company
• Metro UK
• Enterprise Magazine
• Variety
• BBC America

23. WordPress Statistics 2013

24. WordPress Statistics 2013

25. WordPress Statistics 2013
Source: Graphic Media

26. Questions?