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How to use a Blog to market your business Clayton Wehner This presentation can be found at:  http://www.bluetrainenterprises.com.au/blogworkshop
What we’re gunna cover today…the scope ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Recommended Reading ,[object Object]
The Who, What, Where, When, Why of Blogs
Blogs in plain English… ,[object Object]
What is a blog? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some facts about blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Evolution of the web ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Social Media and Blogging ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Are you awake –  pop quiz, hot shot… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why blog? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
But effective blogging is not easy… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
If you can’t blog yourself… ,[object Object],[object Object]
Who blogs? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The world’s most popular blogs… http://technorati.com/blogs/top100
The Huffington Post – 22 million unique visitors each month
Mashable
TechCrunch
Gizmodo
Others that you might have heard of… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Blog Business Case
Before you start… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
POST Strategy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
For aspiring, self-employed bloggers… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Blogging Software
Blogging Software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Blogger –  www.blogger.com
TypePad –  www.typepad.com
Wordpress.com –  www.wordpress.com
Wordpress.org –  www.wordpress.org
Hosted versus self-hosted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Recommendation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Create a blog
Let’s start a blog now… ,[object Object],[object Object]
‘ Pimping’ your blog - Wordpress
Widgets ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Plugins ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
9,823 plugins…
Design ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
1,204 themes…
How and what to write
Guiding principles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Post guidelines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Title guidelines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Body text guidelines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
20 types of blog post ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Promoting your blog
Fundamental stuff ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
‘ Link Bait’ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Search engine optimisation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Technorati – ‘claim’ your blog
Feedburner ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Measuring Success
Key Performance Indicators ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ways to measure success ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Making money
Are blogs a good bet for business? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Will I make money? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ways you can make money ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Success factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The End ,[object Object],[object Object]

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