me afterwork - the world of blogging - laurel brown

The World of Blogging

According to Laurel B, just get on with it!

What we’re going to cover

1. Why start a blog?

2. How do you go about it?

3. What else can you do with it?

Who is Laurel B?

It started with…SUNDAY, 12 JUNE 2011The start of an epic journey between mind and keyboard

http://laurelbjustgetonwithit.blogspot.com.au/

Why my life?

blogNoun .a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc.

And lets be honest, the more controversial, the better.

https://www.facebook.com/windsorbridge?ref=hl

Top tips for anyone starting a blog

• Be yourself

• Write about something you enjoy

• Avoid mistakes

• Images are important

How to start?

1. Articulate your brand

2. Decide on tone and style

3. Choose your blog name!

4. Start writing

Easy Blog Platforms

Blogger Wordpress

www.wordpress.comwww.blogger.com

Blogger

Wordpress

• Copy

• Images

• Video

6 Tips for a killer blog post

1. Find a topic 2. Research 3. Decide on angle, tone & purpose 4. Write a first draft 5. Add the extras (headline, images, hashtags! etc) 6. Proof read & post!

Courtesy of Social Media Monitors

Images

abeautifulmess

Use your images to convey the mood of your post.

My tips for awesome imagesTop 5 Photo Tips:

1. Always edit and enhance!2. Stand with light in front of you.3. Practice selfies4. Take the time on your content

placement5. Have a consistent style for your

images.

Top 5 Photo Apps:

1. Instagram2. Lipix3. Canva4. Pic Monkey5. Photoshop Express

check out – Colour Splash ($0.99)

VideoLive blogging through major news websites, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube, Snapchat, Google+ makes it stimulating.

Laurel B Video

Publish

• Link through to Facebook – make it easy to read and find

• Add your site to your social media pages

• Join follower sites, eg Bloglovin, Networked Blogs, Google +

• Network and publish with other bloggers, eg Digital Mums, Blog Chicks, Aussie Bloggers

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What are the different platforms for?

What else for your blog?

Monetising

Publishing

Media

Monetising

THE NUMBERS

over 1.9 million page views on the blog in one month

466,000+ followers on facebook

3,700+ twitter followers

27,000+ pinterest followers

14,600+ instagram followers

over 56,000 + newsletter subscribers

Product reviews, giveaway or advertising.

With The Remarkables Group

Publishing

Media

Fashion Bloggers – FOXNadia Fairfax, the rising style icon behind Fairfax Journal, joins familiar blogging glitterati Amanda Shadforth (Oracle Fox), Sara Donaldson (Harper & Harley), Zanita Whittington (Zanita) and Kate Waterhouse (Kate Waterhouse) – and they’re on a mission to fill Instagram feeds everywhere with ideas, inspiration and a whole heap of wardrobe envy.

#FMSphotoadayOver 20 million photos have been shared to date, and even celebs like Pink, Dannii Minogue, Holly Madison and more have played along.

What else?

Product reviews mummyheartsmoney

Networking nuffnangblogchicksfoodbloggersaustraliabloggerconnectdigitalparents

Conferences problogger

Jobs jobs.problogger

Writing keepingupwiththeholsbys

Representation theremarkablesgroup

Some of my favourites …Health Blog – runwithkate

Food Blog – food matters

Parenting and Lifestyle – a life less frantic

Shameless plugPinterest https://www.pinterest.com/lauzabrown/

1.1k pins | 467 followers

Instagram https://instagram.com/laurelbbrown/849 posts | 421 followers

Twitter https://twitter.com/laurelbbrown769 tweets | 1095 followers

Facebook http://on.fb.me/1FUBybj174 likes

Snapchat laurelbbrown1208 score

Linked In https://au.linkedin.com/pub/laurel-brown/20/b24/5b3

(Anything else – laurelbbrown usually!)

Wrap up

1. Identify your USP – what you love

2. Work on your brand

3. Start a blog page

4. Write! and take lots of photos

5. Publish – share it

6. Network, keep learning

7. Just keep writing

Useful LinksSEOhttp://bit.ly/1hnUwvm

31 days to a better bloghttp://bit.ly/1Ma4uNZ

www.blogger.com

www.wordpress.com