Launch Your Own Local Blog & Social Media Integration

Jamshid HashimiTrainer, Cresco Solution

http://www.jamshidhashimi.com jamshid@netlinks.af @jamshidhashimi ajamshidhashimi

Agenda

• Tools • Bitnami Wordpress Stack• WAMP

• How to Select a Domain Name?• Integrate with Social Media• WordPress Statistics 2013

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.

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

Bitnami Wordpress Stack

WAMP

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

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)

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

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

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

Integrate with Social Media

• Make content shareable• Give your readers an easy way to share your content

• Plugins• Floating Social Bar• Async Social Sharing• Share Center Pro• Share Buttons by AddToAny• Social Master

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

WordPress Statistics 2013

• Playstation• MTV• Lexus• eBay• CNN• NASA• Ford• Sony• CIO.GOV

• Bata• Justin Bieber• Canadian Olympic

Committee• Sweden’s Official Site• The New York Times

Company• Metro UK• Enterprise Magazine• Variety• BBC America

http://en.wordpress.com/stats/

WordPress Statistics 2013

WordPress Statistics 2013

WordPress Statistics 2013

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Questions?