social media experience - week 2
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Session 2 of the 8 Week Social Media Experience Program Create your BLOG! Learn about Wordpress and create your blogging strategy! This will help you figure out: How often do I blog? Where do I blog? Is it free? What do I say? How Can I add pictures or video?TRANSCRIPT
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Hands On! - Week 2Guide to Creating Your Social Media World
Gregory [email protected](623) 556-3616
Training Class
• CONNECTCONNECT• MINGLEMINGLE• LEARNLEARN
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Agenda Blog – a definition Your Blog: Pick a blog site (Word Press,
eBlogger, Other) Using Your Blog Use Google to search for blogs Build a blogging Strategy Build a Topic Bank The WordPress.com site Connect all other tools
(LinkedIn, FB)
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Place to Get More Info – Mashable.com
www.Mashable.com
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Blog – a definition Blog - A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog") is a
type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.
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Your Blog
www.WordPress.com, www.Blogger.com (Google)
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Using Your Blog Post entries to your blog on a regular basis Use any personally created content (not someone
else’s) Post pictures, videos, audio or other non-
copyrighted materials CONNECT: Invite Your friends to your blog site (via
email, etc) MINGLE:
Review other pertinent blogs and comment Your blog will be shown on Linkedin, and posted
to Facebook and Twitter pages LEARN: Read information from other blogs then
SHARE it on your sites!
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Search with GoogleDrop down “More”
Choose “Blogs” to search for blogs
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Create a Blogging Strategy How often will you blog? Will your blog be a video blog? pictures?
Just text? What will appear on you blog page? (i.e.
categories, archives, links, tweets, calendar, Facebook or Twitter buttons)
What will your “About Me” page say? What colorful template will you use?
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Build a Topic BankMonth 1 Month 2 Month 3
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Wordpress Site
Post Title
Post Content
Edit Tools
Tags
Add Pictures, VideoPublishing
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Wordpress Settings
ThemesAppearance Settings
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Connecting Blog to LinkedIn(from LinkedIn Application Directory)
If your blog is on Wordpress just connect here & it displays on your LinkedIn homepage and profile
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Link Your Blog to Facebook(personal FB page)
4. Click “Edit Import Settings”
1. Click “Home” (upper right) 2. Click “Notes” down left column of Home Page3. Click “My Notes”
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Bring Your Blog into Facebook Key the address of your blog, i.e.
http://yourblogname.wordpress.com/feeds
Click here, then on the next page click “Confirm Import”
Check this box
Watch the video at: http://wordpress.tv/2009/07/22/import-your-wordpress-blog-into-facebook/
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Get Blog InformationKey Items NowKey Items Now Decide which blog site
you will use (Word Press, ActiveRain, Blogger)
HomeworkHomework Check out other blogs Tv.winelibrary.com Industry Related Blogs Your favorite person’s
blog Author Movie/TV Star Music Performer
Prepare a list of blog material for the next 3 months
Connect all other toolsCheck offwhen done!
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Next Week – Personal FacebookUsing FaceBook Create Your Personal page info Review Your Privacy Settings Group your contacts, friends, connections,
clients, etc Add pictures, events, videos, links, etc. Join relevant groups (your educational growth) Link your Linkedin, Blog, YouTube and Twitter
pages Import your email addresses and invite
everyone to be your friend (place in appropriate group)