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The World of Blogging
According to Laurel B, just get on with it!
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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?
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Who is Laurel B?
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It started with…SUNDAY, 12 JUNE 2011The start of an epic journey between mind and keyboard
http://laurelbjustgetonwithit.blogspot.com.au/
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Why my life?
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blogNoun .a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc.
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And lets be honest, the more controversial, the better.
https://www.facebook.com/windsorbridge?ref=hl
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Top tips for anyone starting a blog
• Be yourself
• Write about something you enjoy
• Avoid mistakes
• Images are important
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How to start?
1. Articulate your brand
2. Decide on tone and style
3. Choose your blog name!
4. Start writing
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Easy Blog Platforms
Blogger Wordpress
www.wordpress.comwww.blogger.com
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Blogger
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Wordpress
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• Copy
• Images
• Video
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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
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Use your images to convey the mood of your post.
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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)
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VideoLive blogging through major news websites, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube, Snapchat, Google+ makes it stimulating.
Laurel B Video
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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
Laurel-B
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What are the different platforms for?
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What else for your blog?
Monetising
Publishing
Media
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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
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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.
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#FMSphotoadayOver 20 million photos have been shared to date, and even celebs like Pink, Dannii Minogue, Holly Madison and more have played along.
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What else?
Product reviews mummyheartsmoney
Networking nuffnangblogchicksfoodbloggersaustraliabloggerconnectdigitalparents
Conferences problogger
Jobs jobs.problogger
Writing keepingupwiththeholsbys
Representation theremarkablesgroup
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Some of my favourites …Health Blog – runwithkate
Food Blog – food matters
Parenting and Lifestyle – a life less frantic
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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!)
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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
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Useful LinksSEOhttp://bit.ly/1hnUwvm
31 days to a better bloghttp://bit.ly/1Ma4uNZ
www.blogger.com
www.wordpress.com