Blogging 101 presentation given at BarCamp Memphis2 on November 14, 2009. Presentation software: Apple Keynote

1. SPEAK
Blogging 101
bethgsanders.com

2. What’s a Blog?

3. From

4. From
Weblog

5. Web site
One Way

6. Web site
One Way
Blog
Two Way

7. Before You SPEAK

8. Set Goals
Prepare Yourself
Evaluate Your Message
Assess Your Audience
Know Your Resources

9. Set Goals

14. Set Goals
Prepare Yourself

15. Read Blogs

16. Read Blogs
RSS

17. Read Blogs
RSS
Google Reader

18. Your computer

19. Your computer

20. Your computer

21. Your computer

22. Your computer

24. Organize Your Content

25. Organize Your Content

26. Organize Your Content
• Static Content

27. Organize Your Content
• Static Content
• Changing Content

28. Set Goals
Prepare Yourself
Evaluate Your Message

29. What Do
You Want to
Say?

30. What Do
You Want to
Say?
Controversy?

31. What Do
You Want to
Say?
Controversy?
Unique Voice

32. Set Goals
Prepare Yourself
Evaluate Your Message
Assess Your Audience

33. Who are you talking to?

34. Corporate Friends
Community

35. Corporate Friends
Family Community

36. Set Goals
Prepare Yourself
Evaluate Your Message
Assess Your Audience
Know Your Resources

37. How Geeky Are You?

38. Take a Deep Breath …

39. and Think
• Platform?
Blogger
TypePad
WordPress

40. Wordpress

41. Why WordPress?

42. Why WordPress?
• Flexible

43. Why WordPress?
• Flexible
• Scalable

44. Why WordPress?
• Flexible
• Scalable
• Extensible

45. Why WordPress?
• Flexible
• Scalable
• Extensible
• SEO-able

46. Why WordPress?
• Flexible
• Scalable
• Extensible
• SEO-able
• Supportable

47. Get Ready
• Installation
From hosting control panel
Fantastico
WordPress Famous 5-Minute Install

48. Hosting Control Panel (GoDaddy)
Access from Hosting Control Center

49. Hosting Control Panel (Fantastico)

50. WordPress Famous 5-Minute Install

51. Comments
No!
Yes!

52. Comments
• Moderation
• Spam
• Alternatives to WordPress comment

53. Have fun!

54. Thanks
Y’all!
bethgsanders.com
Twitter: @bethgsanders

55. Links
WordPress (self-hosted) | wordpress.org
WordPress (WordPress hosted) | wordpress.com
Disqus | disqus.com
Intense Debate | intensedebate.com
AP Stylebook | apstylebook.com
Memphis Connect blog | memphisconnect.com
W3 Schools (html, css) | w3schools.com
Common Craft (Instructional videos) | commoncraft.com
Photo attributions | Creative Commons®
Slide 12: Notes on Box on Carolyn’s Desk
Chris Campbell | http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgc/73025849
Slide 17: Ruppe Grandparents
Ryanrocketship | http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanrocketship/401078953
Slide 20: Deep Breath
Diongillard | http://www.flickr.com/photos/diongillard/180634454