Blog Writing 101
Deltina Hay
Planning A Successful Blog
Length: 00:01:52
Introduction To Blogs And RSS Feeds
Length: 00:10:04
Types Of Blogs
Length: 00:04:47
Types of Bloggers And Blogging Styles
Length: 00:07:57
Planning A Blog And Blogging Platforms
Length: 00:09:06
Creating Good Web Content
Length: 00:06:38
Blogging Ethics And Policies
Length: 00:08:27
Course Description
Blogging is an integral part of any social media strategy.
Your blog becomes your own corner of the social web by helping you contribute original content and add fresh updates to your social media platforms.
Blogging can help you:
- Market your business and products
- Establish yourself as a thought leader
- Get the word out about your causes
- Become more attractive to potential employers
But where do you start?
Which blogging platform should you use?
What should you blog about?
For that matter, what the heck is a blog?
Blogging 101 assumes nothing – providing anyone with the knowledge and confidence to plan a successful blog right out of the gate.
This course offers an introduction to the technology behind a blog and explores the different blogging platforms available.
The course demonstrates types of blogs and blogging styles, as well as appropriate writing tones for specific audiences.
Join author and new media expert Deltina Hay as she helps you plan a successful blog by demonstrating real-world examples, and guiding you in answering critical blogging questions, such as:
- What do you wish to gain from blogging?
- Who is your target audience?
- What will you blog about?
- What will be the tone and style of your blog?
- Which blogging platform is the best fit?
Blogging 101 also shows you how to create good web content for your blog. The course explores how people read online content, and shows you how to make your content easier to read and more likely to get noticed.
The course also takes a look at ethics issues like copyright concerns, disclaimer and disclosure statements, and codes of ethics relevant to your profession and your industry.
Worksheets and resources included!
Don't put that blog off any longer. Take the course today, and plan the blog you've always wanted.
The Expert
Deltina is the author of The Social Media Survival Guide, The Bootstrapper’s Guide to the Mobile Web, and The Bootstrapper’s Guide to the New Search Optimization. She is a veteran Web developer, publisher, and a pioneer of social media and online marketing, especially as it applies to small business and the publishing industry. Deltina developed and taught the graduate, social media certificate program for Drury University. Her first book, The Social Media Survival Guide, is used as a text in countless colleges and universities, worldwide. This book was one of the first comprehensive books on social media tools, tactics, and strategies, and is soon to be released in its third edition.
