Building Blogs
an Ambassador’s guide to Blogging
Building Blogs
an Ambassador’s guide to Blogging
Our credentials
Express Yourself
Market or Promote Something
Help People
Demonstrate expertise
Connect with People Like You
Make a Difference
Stay Active in a Field
Stay connected
HAVE FUN!!!!
Reading peaks around 10am
each day
Each day over 3m Blogs are posted
Know your subject
Know your subject
1
Who’s your audience
Who’s your audience2
Plan your content
Plan your content
3
Start with your passions
Start with your passions
Read other blogs
twentybridges.blogspot.co.uk/adilhossain.wordpress.com/
Blogging tips from lorelle.wordpress.com/
Read other blogs
twentybridges.blogspot.co.uk/adilhossain.wordpress.com/
Blogging tips from lorelle.wordpress.com/
Setting up the blog
Setting up the blog
Think about your spelling and grammar
Think about your spelling and grammar
Consider your headlinesConsider your headlines
Publish regularlyPublish regularly
Choose simple wordsChoose simple words
Keep sentences shortKeep sentences short
Ask questions…..people can then answer to build engagement……give your opinion….asks others for theirs….carry out your own film reviews…..get creative...
An interview….what did your friends think of…..what did you think……
Use listings…help others to find things….make it
interesting…..
Be quirky……think of the key search terms for London….what would other students love to
know…..
Getting noticed….start your headlines with……..
Give it a name
http://mikedohsays.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php
Be quirky……think of the key search terms for London
Think of a snappy title for your blog
Accessing your blog is always
your domain.com/wp-admin/index.php
POST - This is the most fundamental type of content that will form the majority of your blog. A post consists of a title, the content text itself, a publish date, a category, tags, and associated attachments (such as pictures).
PAGE - These house static content for your site that shouldn’t have a publish date - such as About Me, or a Contact form.
CATEGORIES - Generic terms to classify posts. Posts can have one or
more categories, use for ease of browsing.
TAGS - Tags should describe the post more
specifically than categories, and may be used by search engines
to consider page relevancy.
WIDGETS are little blocks of functionality that you can add to your blog - generally in the sidebar
Header Images: This is the most prominent part of any website, so using your own images, immediately gives it a personal touch. From the Appearance ->
Header section it’s so easy to just upload an image and then crop it to the right dimensions.
Background Image: Instead of a plain grey background, you can even customize your site with a background image.
Dynamic resizing based upon screen size - it completely negates the need for special mobile sites and ensures a consistent look and feel across devices such as the iPad. Try it now by opening your blog homepage and resizing it to a really thin browser window.
The theme includes both dark and light basic styles to start customizing. Choose these from the Appearance -> Theme Options.
Support for Tumblr-like image only / quote / “aside” post-types. In cases where you don’t feel a whole blog entry is appropriate, just change the post-type. “Aside” and “Link” type posts can then be shown in your sidebar on the “Ephemera” widget.
Choosing a theme
Header Images: This is the most prominent part of any website, so using your own images, immediately gives it a personal touch. From the Appearance -> Header section it’s so easy to just upload an image and then crop it to the right dimensions.
Image from Mike Doherty Poetry soft red shoe
Quick post
Configure, view, then publish
Curate content Curate content But do link to where it
came from
But do link to where it came from
But think before you borrowBut think before you borrow
LINKINGConnect to ensure
you are read
LINKINGConnect to ensure
you are read
Keyword rich
Keyword rich
Share out your
content
Share out your
content
Think about when people share your
content
Think about when people share your
content
Connect to fellow bloggers with a
blog roll
Connect to fellow bloggers with a
blog roll
Damned lies and Statistics……
Damned lies and Statistics……
Zzzz….That ‘s a lot to do!!
Zzzz….That ‘s a lot to do!!
Whatever happens……Make sure you have fun!
Whatever happens……Make sure you have fun!
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Quick_Start_Guide
http://yoast.com/articles/wordpress-seo/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/tag#adding-tags-via-
the-tags-module