Becoming a Better Blogger Presentation
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7 Steps to Becoming a
Blogger
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Setting up a Schedule
1. Consistency
•Come up with a weekly posting schedule. •Select your personal schedule to blog.•Stay consistent. •Let your readers know.
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Setting up a Schedule
2. Schedule•Schedule your posts ahead of time to launch on your consistent days.
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Setting up a Schedule
3. Log Future Post Ideas
•Utilize a future post idea plug-in. •Log any ideas, articles, sites, news, products, people, etc, you come across.
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Setting up a Schedule
4. Draft •Create drafts in your off time.•Utilize lunchtime and in-between time to draft up starts to full posts.
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Make itPretty
1. Theme•Choose your theme wisely.•Artisteer.com•$50 AYKM? Buy it!
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Make itPretty
2. Color Scheme•Your colors reflect your brand!•Colourlovers.com•FREE!! AYKM? Join it!•Find and create
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Make itPretty
3. Theme Images•Choose an artist you like.
•istock.com•Do it right!
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Make itPretty
4. Article Images•Use a plug-in for easy adding like WP-Decorator•Flickr•Use a free site•http://office.microsoft.com •FREE!! AYKM? Use it!
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Make itPretty
5. Article Length•Good posts don’t have to be 5 paragraphs, but they can be.•Bullet!•Text can take up more or less space depending on your theme.•Divide with subheadings
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Streamline your
Workflow
1. Connect the Dots•Include links to find you
elsewhere: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn•Use widgets
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2. Plug-ins!•Analytics WP•Exclude Pages from Navigation•Page Links To•Widget Logic•WP-Table Reloaded•FREE!! AYKM? Use them!
Streamline your
Workflow
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3. Nail your Topic•Do not stray!•Stick to a few categories and terms
Streamline your
Workflow
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4. Follow Others•Follow others in your topic•Follow others you admire•Comment on their blogs•Draw their posters to also follow you
Streamline your
Workflow
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5. Quality Posts•Read more, write well•Read post-like writers: Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink•How to Write a Lot
Streamline your
Workflow
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6. Comments•To comment or not to comment?•Disable comments while you build your readership?•Ask readers to engage you in your other SM•Does it work or doesn’t it?
Streamline your
Workflow
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1. RSS
Offer MoreOptions
•Who is the RSS audience?•What makes their experience exciting?
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2. Mail Sign-up•Embed mail sign up right at the top of your page!•Mailchimp.com•Feedburner.com•FREE!! AYKM? Use it!
Offer MoreOptions
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3. Add Multimedia•Try podcasting
•Podbean.com•Try vodcasting•Youtube.com or vimeo.com•Always pair text w/ MM•FREE!! AYKM? Use it!
Offer MoreOptions
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4. Broadcast to SM•Broadcast your post links to
FB, Twitter, and LinkedIn•Schedule reoccurring posts during ‘hot’ hours•Cotweet.com•FREE!! AYKM? Use it!
Offer MoreOptions
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5. Add This•Let others broadcast for you!•www.addthis.com/•FREE!! AYKM? Use it!
Offer MoreOptions
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1. Form a PLN•Contribute to the community•Be a loyal promoter•Build and streamline your go-to-network •What does your business card say about you?
Build yourFollowers
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2. Guest Blog•Give your blogging buddies a break•Reach another audience
Build yourFollowers
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3. Engage Followers•Reply to all comments
•Ask questions•Be open to all opinions•Comment on their blogs
Build yourFollowers
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4. Work your way to important people•Be a loyal supporter
•Promote them•Engage them on their blog•Ask to interview them
Build yourFollowers
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5. Give, give, give•Create meaningful products•Give and sell knowledge•Analytics: give them more of what they love
Build yourFollowers
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AlternativeUses
1. Portfolio•Resume•Testimonials•CV•Products you’ve created
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AlternativeUses
2. Sell stuff•E-books•Templates•Lesson plans•Consulting
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AlternativeUses
3. Newsletter
•Virtual newsletter•Be a go to source for a topic•Review products•Make money advertising
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Resources
1. Problogger
•The blog: problogger.net•The book: probloggerbook.com•The workbooks: problogger.net/learn
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Resources
2. Copyblogger
•The blog: copyblogger.com•SEO: http://scribeseo.com/
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Resources
3. Dan Schawbel•The blog:
http://danschawbel.com•http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/•http://studentbranding.com/
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Resources
4. Rapid E-learning•Interested in the PowerPoint:
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/
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