Introduction
- Why blog? Do you enjoy writing? Are you passionate about your subject?
- What blogging is... and isn't!
- Know your competition – a look at the Irish blogging landscape
Reading & Commenting
- How to use RSS
- Finding blogs to read
- Commenting & IP addresses - some of the major gaffs in recent times have been made by commenters on blogs who are not aware that their IP address can be tracked back to them. Here you learn how to do the tracking.
Setting Up Wordpress
- Layout & design
- Recommended plugins
- Practical exercise
Preparing Your Content
- Importance of headlines
- Writing to be scanned
- Writing to be skim read
- Image sources
- Planning content for the year ahead
- Practical exercise
Now You're Blogging - What Next?
- Promoting your blog
- Being aware of the law
- Community issues
- Ego stroking - measures of your success!
Feedback on this training has been overwhelmingly positive.
"I would definitely recommend this! Content delivered with enthusiasm by a blogger with great knowledge. Plenty of engagement, the day flew by! - Darren R
"You managed to convert a techie to a blogger with a snappy writing style. Thank you. - Adele N
Contact us to book your place for the blogging training. Let 2010 be the year to you get started as a blogger.
