Tools and Techniques for Effective Blogging Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Tools and Techniques for Effective Blogging
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Session 1: Why blog, Key challenges, and thematic areas.
Session 2: Technical bits, what platforms to use, design and formats, simple optimization tools
Session 3: How to go viral using social media
•#pakbloggers• [email protected]• http://hammadsiddiquiblog.com
• [email protected]• http://ashrafchaudhryblog.com
Thematic Areas
1. Corruption
2. Entrepreneurship (youth, women)
3. CSR
4. Women Issues
• Why Blog?• Challenges before you start.• How to find your niche.• Challenges as a blogger.• Which platform to chose from (blogger vs
wordpress)• How to write quality content?• Reaching out to readership.• Key success factors.
Why Blog?
Why Blog?
Improves creativity
Writing skills
Opportunity to express views
Opportunity to interact with large
community
Recognition
Challenges for Bloggers
Keep writing Scheduling Respecting reader’s comments Maintaining the interest from readership
Content is the King!
Read, liked and goes viral
Simple yet correct
language 400 words
Personal touch
Professional approach
References and hyperlinks
Pictures and videos
FIRE
Finding Your Niche
Personal Blogging
Corporate Blogging
Informational Blogging
Quick and crisp information?
Print media (news and Op/Eds)
Articles
TV
Social Media / other blogs
Interviews
Exhibitions/conferences/seminars
Google alerts
Component of a Blogpost
• Title• Body• Keywords• Pictures• Videos• Hyperlinks
A Simple Tool for Creating A Story
Writing Killer Titles• #1: Use a Number• Your post could use any of the following:– Tips, Ways, Methods, Steps, Templates, Rules, Secrets
• Adjectives: great, expert, clever, fantastic, brilliant, top, best
• Some Nice Examples:– Ten Easy Ways to Write Faster– Five Simple Steps to Set Up Your Blog in Less Than
Two Hours– Five Crazy Videos That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Breakout
You have 15 minutes to bring a story.
Go out in the lobby, restaurant, toilet, bookshop, shopping arcade, parking, reception etc and bring a story
You need to write this story in word document (in 15 minutes). Put your name and email address and email it to [email protected]
Design Counts
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www.jeffbullas.com
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http://www.humorcarbons.com/
http://wisdomfrombooks.com/
http://farihamunirshahtimes.blogspot.com/
1. Title - Too big and not SEO Friendly (Keep it short and focus on key words such as Women Chamber, Multan etc - Its tricky stuff but check youtube videos on this topic)
2. Background design - Too clumsy (remove all those colorful stuff)
3. Font - too small (you need to build 1.5 line spacing)
4. Picture quality - Poor, you need relatively higher quality pics. AND Must be captioned - You have used captions in some previous posts
5. Missing Tags, keywords, labels (in blogger these are called Labels) - Labels help in improving search on google.
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http://naumanadil.blogspot.com
Another thing that counts
Which Platform?
•Blogger vs Wordpress
•Serious blogging – host at your domain
Be Creative
ThinkPad!
• Choose the topic that you wish to cover• Name your blog• Select a platform• Select a theme• Add widgets• Create your first post
Making Money Through Blogging
AdSence Amazon Affiliates
Corporate Blogging
Ghost Blogging Backlinks
Success Factors YOU and Your Commitment
Content: • Short, specific, thought provoking, informational
Appearance: • font, color scheme, spellings, grammar, title, pictures
Professionalism:• Facts, references, tags, google alerts, Social media
postings, research
Basic SEO
- Keywords - Title- SEO tools- Bold Fonts- Youtube Videos- Slideshare - Effective Backlinking- Commenting on other blogs
• Google Analytics• Feedjit• XML sitemap
Reaching out to readership– Facebook (join groups, increase friend’s
circle) 800 million– Twitter (use #tags) 100 million active users–Google+ over 100 million– Linkedin Groups 140 million users• Most traffic comes from facebook – Tag with keywords– Backlinks– Tweet (and retweet)– Request
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