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What Blogging Is All About
The document outlines the author's experiences and insights into blogging, detailing its history, types, and benefits. It provides practical advice on how to start a blog, what content to post, and tips for effective blogging, including promotion and design strategies. The author emphasizes the importance of uniqueness, clarity, and patience in the blogging journey.
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What Blogging Is All About
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- 2. http://about.me/fikrirasyid – About me, in 140 characters 4 slides or less
- 3. By day Student ofEnglish Education, batch 2008
- 4. By nights & weekends • Blogger • WordPress theme developer (Freelance)
- 5. My blogs: – ™ fikrirasyid.com (personal) ™ bloggingly.com (blogging topic) ™ outstando.com (web development topic) ™ fikrirasyid.wordpress.com (academic notes) ™ fikrirasyid.tumblr.com (tumblog) ™ twitter.com/fikrirasyid (microblog)
- 6. 6 things youcan expect – ™ What is a blog ™ What you can expect from blogging ™ How to blog ™ What to blog ™ Things I’ve learned about blogging ™ Q & A
- 7. What blogging isall about? –
- 8. Short History ofBlogging – ™ 1994 : online diary / journal of collection of links & comments ™ 1997 : Jorn Barger coined the term “logging the web” ™ 1999 : Peter Merholz coined the term “web blog”. Later on, it is abbreviated into “blog”
- 9. What is ablog? – ™ blog abbreviation of web log ™ blog (noun) type / part of website. maintained by individual with regular entries of commentaries. Commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. ™ blog (verb) to maintain or add content to a blog
- 10. Kinds of Blog – ™ Personal blog ™ Corporate blog ™ By Device (moblog) ™ By Media Type (vlog, linklog, sketchblog, photoblog, tumblelog) ™ By Genre (political, travel, house, fashion, education, music)
- 11. What is ablog? – ™ A website / part of website ™ Online journal ™ Any kind of topic ™ Personal point of view ™ Updated regularly
- 12. What to expectfrom blogging? –
- 13. Since 2007: – ™ Noticed by people from the industry i’ve been working in. ™ Got a job / get projects / get clients. ™ Followed by many people. My opinion become matters. ™ Made friends with more people. ™ etc
- 14. Many bloggers have experiencedthe benefits of blogging
- 15. Classic Example: WordPress Project • By Matt Mullenweg, Founder of WordPress • A post titled “The Blogging Software Dillema” • Posted on: Jan 24th, 2003 • URL: http://ma.tt/2003/01/the- blogging-software-dilemma/
- 16. Matt Mullenweg –http://ma.tt The 50 Most Important People on the Web WordPress: The most popular open source content management syste,
- 17. The Main Idea – Having your ideas published
- 18. How To Blog? –
- 19. How To Blog: – ™ Have a blog ™ Writing & publishing post ™ Promoting your blog
- 20. How to havea blog? – ™ Register for free ™ Self hosting
- 21. Register for FREE – ™ wordpress.com ™ blogger.com ™ tumblr.com ™ posterous.com ™ Use facebook notes
- 22. Self hosting – ™ Your own address, such as fikrirasyid.com ™ Install WordPress engine ™ Hire web developer
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- 24. #0 – ™ Everyone is unique ™ Be yourself ™ There are people who might have similar interests / questions / experiences out there ™ You can blog about almost everything
- 25. #1 – Blog something useful
- 26. #2 – Blog about your personal experience, not your personal issue
- 27. #3 – Blog about something you really care
- 28. #4 – Blog about serious stuff you’ve been working on
- 29. But the mostimportant advise is..
- 30. #5 – Forgetabout those craps I’ve been told you. Just blog it.
- 31. Blogging Done Right – Random lessons I’ve been learned these years
- 32. Writing – ™ Get rid of ALL unimportant things ™ Be clear ™ Use appropriate language ™ “Clear writing shows clear way of thinking”
- 33. Using Pictures – ™ Use picture! ™ Picture width = length of your text area ™ If picture width < length of your text area, align left/right it.
- 34. The Examples –
- 35. Using Rich Media – ™ Presentation? Use slideshare.net ™ Video? Use YouTube.com ™ Music? Use soundcloud.com ™ Ebook? Use scribd.com
- 36. SEO – ™ Write descriptive title & content ™ Long-Tail content
- 37. Promotion – ™ Post to twitter, facebook & other social media ™ DO NOT SPAM PEOPLE ™ Write interesting comments on others’ blog
- 38. Design – ™ Focus on stuff that matters ™ Get rid of ALL unimportant things ™ FOCUS ON READIBILITY
- 39. Frequency – ™ Daily, weekly, monthly? ™ Which one that suits you the most? ™ Quality > Quantity ™ I found weekly / twice in a week is cool.
- 40. Being Specific – ™ In terms of perception making / branding / whatever-you-called-it, differentiation is recommended.
- 41. Patience – ™ The 10,000 hours law ™ How many hours did you need to learn how to swim? ™ Enjoy the process
- 42. Thanks! Questions? – fikrirasyid.com – personal blog @fikrirasyid – twitter facebook.com/fikri.rasyid.book – facebook