how blogging to help others helps you
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How Blogging To Help
Others Helps You
Presented by Cathy Rodgers
Seven Waves Marketing
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Presented by Cathy RodgersSeven Waves Marketing
The Power of Words
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WHERE?
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Idea!
A Homeschool Story
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WHERE?
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FIND YOUR PASSION
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Blogging was the First form of Social Media?
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Your domain or web address can be purchased from several sources, but I recommend
Go DaddyBlue Host Host Gator
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What will your name look like?
Do you want to be professional or look like:
HotTubExpress.wordpress.org
HotTubExpress.blogger.com
HotTubExpress.weebly.com
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If branding your name or your Business, you need a professional presence.
Word Press self hosting is the best and whereyou register your domain is the place to start.
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If you are the do it yourself type, write this down:
http://michaelhyatt.com/ez-wordpress-setup.html
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• Know what your home page is telling others
• You only have a few seconds to make them stay!
• What if they land on your blog post?
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• Finding a Theme
• 2015, 2013 and 2012
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• Wordpress has Pages and Posts
• A page is something you want to feature … like an About Page on you
• A Post is for the blog
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Add an email capture form
Give them info in return.
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• Focus• Title• Sub-Header• Body
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• Photo• Video
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SEO by Yoast
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Create a category for each of your posts.
•Make them visible to your readers
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You need some software – these are FREE
•Photoshop Express•Gimp for Mac users•PicMonkey **•Pixlr
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Need some Leads?
•Suggest different articles to your friends on Facebook •Create a page on Facebook for some exposure.
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How will they find you?
Submit Your Site
www.google.com/webmasters/tools/submit-url
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• Ask some open ended questions
• Offer exclusive coupons or specials • Allow your fans to post comments
• Make it fun!
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Social Media Examiner.com
Social Media Today.com
MichaelHyatt.com
Copyblogger.com
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1.Helping others will help you!
2. Blogging can educate your future customers!
3. Blogging can boost your business, so get started!
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