benefits of blogging

Fikri Rasyid

benefits of blogging

who am i?

Hello, I’mFikri Rasyidwordpress theme developer,

founder of bloggingly.com,& blogger

bloggingsince 2008

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the definition

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the definition

what is a blog?

the definition

evolution of online journal/diary

came up in 1994

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weblog coined in 1997

blog coined in 1999

• type of website • frequently updated • represents personal

point of view. • arranged in reverse

chronological order • able to be

commented.

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what do people publish in their

blog?

• experience• opinion• reviews• portfolio• knowledge• tutorial• video, audio• etc

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1. train your critical thinking2. enhance your writing skill3. connect yourself to people with same

interest4. promoting tools5. earn money6. the joy of sharing and giving

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train your critical thinking

• we live in overcrowded information era• critical thinking = have your own voice

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Critical thinking is insanely useful

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enhance your writing skill

• many important things to write in today’s era: CV, portfolio, thesis, etc• good writing skill = clear way of thinking

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writing skill is important

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connect yourself with people with

same interest

• your post attracts people who has same interest with it• interaction made through comment

#3 the benefits

you know the importance of relationship

discussing israeli’s aggression to

palestine

discussing democracy.

guess which Eki is that? ;)

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#4 the benefits

promote yourself

• Who knows you, rather than who you know• blog is effective and affordable promoting

tools

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who knows you and your ability?

when i asked my client how did him find me

brand yourself!

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#5 the benefits

earn money through blogging

• put ads on your blog• get paid for guest blogging / writing in

popular blog

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it is not that easy, but it is possible

problogdesign.com charges $70 per month for each 125 x 125 ad

unit.

#5 the benefits

problogdesign.com paid guest blogger

$125 per post.

when one of my post published there.

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#6 the benefits

the joy of giving and sharing

• Being thanked by others feels amazing

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the more you give, the more you get

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the how

• sign up in free blog services. ex: wordpress.com, blogger.com, dagdigdug.com, etc.

recommended for those who are new to blogging

• buy domain, rent server, and install cms.recommended for those who understand the power of blogging.

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conclusions

1. definition of blog2. benefits of blogging3. how to blog

conclusions

thank you.have something to ask?

reachable at:

• fikrirasyid@gmail.com• fikrirasyid.com• @fikrirasyid• bit.ly/fikrirasyid-book