WordPress Blogging Basics By Lala Green
What is a blog? A blog is an online journal. A place to write articles, post photos and videos. Someone who keeps a blog is a blogger.
Lead a conversation Show you are an expert in your field SEO Why should I blog? Lead a conversation Show you are an expert in your field SEO
Examples of WordPress blogs
Examples of WordPress blogs
Examples of WordPress blogs
Examples of WordPress blogs
Goals for today: What WordPress is, and what it’s used for Start a WordPress blog How to write and post new WordPress posts How to add photos to my posts
Step One Go to Wordpress.com Click “Get started here”
Step Two Choose a name for your blog
Step Three Once you complete the sign up go to your email and click on the email confirmation from wordpress to activate your account. Go back to wordpress.com and log into your account Go to “My account” Fill out your public profile
Dashboard
Dashboard Functions The Dashboard is the first screen you see when you log into the administration area of your blog. The main idea of the dashboard is to give you a place where you can get an at-a-glance overview of what’s happening with your blog.
Dashboard Functions
Pick a theme
Write a post
Include in your post: Title Text Photo and/or Video Category Tag
Photo in a post
Categories
Tags Tags provide a useful way to group related posts together and to quickly tell readers what a post is about. Tags also make it easier for people to find your content. Tags are similar to, but more specific than, categories. Tags improve your SEO You can assign multiple tags per post.
Tags
Save & Preview
Publish!
What we learned: What WordPress is, and what it’s used for Start a WordPress blog How to write and post new WordPress posts How to add photos to my posts
Congratulations!!! You did it!