Blogging 101

AJ Matela and Mica Rodriguez

iBlog5 – The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit May 9, 2009Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City Philippines

What is a Blog?

a contraction of the term webloga Web site that contains an online personal

journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer1

is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. 2

1: Merriam Webster Online Dictionary

2: Wikipedia.org

What is a Blog?

Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. 3

"Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. 4

Blog owners normally post articles or short notes they want to share, personal or otherwise. 5

3-4: Merriam Webster Online Dictionary

5: Wikipedia.org

Reasons for Blogging

PERSONALTo share personal experiences

BUSINESSTo promote business

ADVOCACYTo promote advocacies

Types of Blogs(According to Form)

Text Blog

Photo Blog

Video Blog

Podcasts

Microblog

Mobile Blog

Types of Blogs

(According to Genre)

Types of Blogs

There are many different types of blogs and these blogs fall under many different genres – which are further divided into many

sub-genres.

Types of Blogs

Business/Entrepreneur

Types of Blogs

CommentarySocial, Political, Science, History

Types of Blogs

Culture and Arts

Types of Blogs

Entertainment

Types of Blogs

Family and Living

Types of Blogs

Fashion and Lifestyle

Types of Blogs

Food

Types of Blogs

Hobby/Recreation

Types of Blogs

News and Media

Types of Blogs

Personal

Types of Blogs

Photo

Types of Blogs

Sports

Types of Blogs

Travel

Types of Blogs

Technology

Types of Blogs

Videocast/Podcast

Parts of a Blog

Parts of a Blog

Blog Title Date Header Post Title Timestamp Permalink Post Author Name Category/Label/Tag

Comments Trackback/Pingback Sidebar Miscellaneous Footer

Setting Up Your Blog

The 4 C’s of Blogging

Blog Set-up

ConceptualizeNiche/TypeBlog NameURL

easy recall, relevant, not too longDescriptionKeywords

Blog Set-up

Choose a Platform

Bloggerhttp://blogger.com

Wordpresshttp://wordpress.comhttp://wordpress.org

i.PHhttp://i.ph

tumblrhttp://tumblr.com

Blog Set-up

Choose a Platform

(Social Network Sites)

Blog Set-up

CustomizeThemesLayoutsHeadersBlogrollsKeywordsAbout Page

Blog Set-up

Create!

Once you have everything set-up, you are ready to

Tips, Tricks, and some Advice

QUESTIONS?

Sources

Blogging from Home by Janette Toralhttp://www.unc.edu/~zuiker/blogging101/parts

.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.orghttp://www.blogwritingcourse.com/http://m-w.com