Blog Hands-OnSpecially for RSVP by Peggy

hya.sky@gmail.com

Training Requirements

• Internet Access• Email Account• Can use Internet Browser• Switch between browser

windows / tabs• Ctrl+C to Copy• Ctrl+V to Paste

Outline

•Understand Blogging (20 min)

•Signups & Setup (1hr 40 min)

•Create Posts (45 min)

•Marketing & Resources (15 min)

Total Duration = 3 hours

Understand Blogging

• A website where articles / posts are posted regularly and displayed in reverse chronological order

• Web Log

• Individual articles on a blog are calledblog posts, posts or entries

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

Understand Blogging

• Writing Style: Conversational

• Contents: – Focus on a specific “Area of Interest”

– Personal experience– Feelings– Controversial

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)

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

Understand Blogging

• Still confused?• Watch this video on Youtube!

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…

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

http://www.wordpress.com

http://www.wordpress.com

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http://www.wordpress.com

Setup a Blog (Wordpress)

Add an Avatar and update your profile

Setup a Blog (Wordpress)

1. Go to Manage >> Pages2. Edit About Page

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http://www.technorati.com

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Update this page and scroll down

http://www.technorati.com

http://www.technorati.com

http://www.myhometown.sg

http://www.myhometown.sg

http://www.mybloglog.com

If you have yahoo email account, Sign In.

If you have no yahoo email account, click join now

http://www.mybloglog.com

… fill up the form to create an account

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Copy this code

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1. Drag a Text 1 Widget to Sidebar

2. Click on the Configure button

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Copy this code

1. Paste the code in Text 1’s Configuration screen

2. Click on “x” on the screen.3. Click Save Changes button

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This is MyBlogLog Widget

Setup a Blog (Wordpress)

• Dashboard Familiarization

Setup a Blog (Wordpress)

• Dashboard Familiarization

Setup a Blog (Wordpress)

Create a Post (Text)

Create a Post (Text)

Add your text here

Add your title hereFormatting Tools

Upload Picture (Photobucket)

Click on either link

Upload Picture (Photobucket)

Upload Picture (Photobucket)

Select a Picture

Click Open button

Upload Picture (Photobucket)

Upload Picture (Photobucket)

The uploading progress…

Upload Picture (Photobucket)

Create a Post (Text + Picture)

Click on Insert/Editimage button

Posting Youtube Video

Create a Post (Text + Video)

Create a Post (Text + Video)

Blog Comments

• Let’s all try this!• Commenting on your neighbours’blog entry

• Reply to the Comment• Managing Comments

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)

Resources

• Blog Search Engines– Google: http://blogsearch.google.com– Microsoft: http://blogs.msdn.com/search

• Blog Communitiese.g. http://Mybloglog.com , http://bloggerschoiceawards.com

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

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

Who can Blog?

Everyone can and so can

You!

Thank You!

If you have further questions, ask at http://MyHomeTown.SG ☺