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Understanding the connections. Blogging basics. Galen Panger Google for Non-Profits. Blogs make good hubs . Blogs say what’s new and interesting Blogs help explain Blogs don’t make pretenses Blogs work like the web does Blogs make your life easier. Blogs make good hubs. Your website.
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Understanding the connections Blogging basics Galen Panger Google for Non-Profits
Blogs make good hubs • Blogs say what’s new and interesting • Blogs help explain • Blogs don’t make pretenses • Blogs work like the web does • Blogs make your life easier
Blogs make good hubs Your website
Make connections Blogging basics
Make connections • Promote yourself • Help your community promote you • Promote your community
Promote yourself with link lists • Create link lists to promote important content on your site.
Promote yourself with subscriptions and badges Use Feedburner to track RSS subscriptions and email signups
Help your community promote you Make sure it’s easy to link to your posts
Help your community promote you Use Tweetmeme and ShareThis to make sharing your content simple
Promote your community Use blogrolls and guest bloggers to promote connections to other bloggers
Measure the connections Blogging basics
Google Analytics Look for: Top referrers Top searches Top content
Don’t forget your goals Blogging basics
Don’t forget your goals • Use your blog as a key channel for advancing your goals. • Amass your following • Supporters • Activists • Volunteers • Donors • Drive action • Signatures • Votes • Ideas • Comments • Dollars
Thank you—Resources • Feedburner.com • Badges • www.twitter.com/badges • www.facebook.com/badges • www.tweetmeme.com • www.sharethis.com • Google Analytics • www.google.com/analytics • analytics.blogspot.com • Google blogs • Search for “google blog directory”