Blogging 101

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Blogging 101
10 March 2008

• Writing like youre not supposed to

johnwphipps_at_gmail.com
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The basics

• Post
• Link
• Attribute
• Consistent quote format
• Comment
• Not letters to editor
• Moderate
• Exclude - substitute e-mail

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101 Flavors

• Personal
• Opinion andrewsullivan.com
• Journaljapee.journalspace.com
• Topical gregmankiw.blogspot.com
• Aggregator metafilter.com
• Entertainment neatorama.com
• Hybrid johnwphipps.blogspot.com

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Useful tools

• FAQ
• Recent comments
• Keyword/topics/labels
• Blogroll

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Helpful hints

• Read leading blogs (Technorati)
• Find relevant aggregators
• Ask for placements/reciprocate
• Read the edges
• Define terms/metaphors/acronymns
• Post often link more

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Resources

• Blogger Wordpress Typepad
• Blogging Basics 101
• ProBlogger
• Knowledge Jolt
• Corporate Blogging.Info