Let's Learn the Basics of Blogging......

THE BASICS OF BLOG BEFORE BECOMING A BLOGGER
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1. Presentation by : CLAUDIA ALVES BLOG BLOGGING LET’S LEARN

2. What is a BLOG ? “ BLOG ” is a short form of the word “ WEBLOG ”. WEBLOG means a website meant only for blogging where you post content for your readers. A BLOG is a series of Posts containing Text, Audio, Video or Images created by someone, stored in a reverse chronological order i.e the newest first and the oldest last. Blogs are searchable and also allow readers to comment on it.

3. “ David Winer ” the 1st Blogger, FATHER OF BLOGGING his scripting came into news in the year 1994 . You can find all his Blogs on “ WWW.SCRIPTING.COM ”

4. TYPES OF BLOGS TEXT BLOG VIDEO LOG (VLOG) PODCASTS AUDI LOG (ALOG)

5. BLOG PLATFORMS BLOGS are updated frequently. WEBLOG WEBSITE BLOGS on the website offers static information that are rarely changed or updated. 2 . These allow Reader’s engagement, wher e reader can comment his thoughts on the blog. 2. BLOGS on the website are a ONE-WAY communication.

6. Pros’s & Con’s of BLOG’s PRO’s CON’s Inexpensive to start and run Time consuming It is flexible & Portable Constantly requires fresh Ideas Builds Website Traffic & Improves SEO ranking Pay off is delayed Generate alternate income Engages your customers, Builds trust & credibility Takes time to see results Needs to be marketed too

7. HOW TO START A BLOG ? Select your Niche i.e. Category that you want to blog. Eg : Lifestyle, Parenting, Fashion, Food, Health , Politics , Photography, Animals etc Check out your competition Identify your Unique Angle Understand your audience Name your Blog Create your Blog Domain & Hosting Select the Theme for your blogging START WRITING YOUR BLOG Create your Login’s on different Free Blog Web pages (BLOGGER, WORDPRESS)

8. BLOG MARKETING SOCIAL MEDIA Replying to Comments Encourage E-Mail sign ups

9. A FEW BLOGGING TIPS 4. Use a clean and simple Theme. 08 Stick with only a few specific GENRES to talk about. 2.Include interesting quotes or facts for emphasis on the subject. 3. Post regularly, but don’t post if you have nothing worth 5. Break your Blog into Smaller chunks with Sub heading, making it easy to read 6. Use Images, Graphic or Videos 7. Comment on other people’s Blog as they tend to pay a visit back on your page

10. Happy Fun blogging and remember, there are no rules to what you post on your blog. Source of Information : 1. blog.hubspot.com 2. Slideserve.com 3. Slideshare.com

11. Thank You So Much! Presentation by : PRACHI MAKKAR