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Blogging basics. Perth Modern Quilt Guild, January 2013. Reading preferences: turn-ons and turn-offs. What 2 blogs do you most like? Why ? (Graphics? Content? Amount of text vs pictures? Regularity of posts? Ease of following?) Why do you choose to NOT follow a blog? Or to un-follow?.
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Blogging basics Perth Modern Quilt Guild, January 2013
Reading preferences: turn-ons and turn-offs • What 2 blogs do you most like? Why? (Graphics? Content? Amount of text vs pictures? Regularity of posts? Ease of following?) • Why do you choose to NOT follow a blog? Or to un-follow?
Would you follow? • Show sample blog screens
Fresh pasta, or packet? Wordpress or Blogger? Wordpress • Sites not just blogs • Multiple users and permission levels • Can be selfhosted. • Drawbacks – forms; interface; less intuitive • PerthModernQuiltGuild.wordpress.com
Fresh pasta, or packet? Wordpress or Blogger? Blogger: • Intuitive, simple, clean interface • Associated google tools and integration (eg Picasa) • Easy to follow. http://quokkaquilts.blogspot.com
Aims • What are your blogging aims? • How could you participate as part of a blogging community?
Behind the scenes… • HTML • WYSIWIG