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Social Media for Entrepreneurs
Why WordPress
Easy to use
Extremely flexible
Easy to self manage
Puts you in control
What is a blog
A blog is a hierarchy of text, images, media objects &
data arranged chronologically
Why Blog
SEO
Knowledge & expertise
Provides customers information
Builds credibility
Lead generation
Blog theme
Purpose
Target audience
Subject matter
Blog content
Become the “go to” person
Tips
Industry related topics
Share your views
How to’s
Ask your customers
Set a static home page
Add home page
Add blog page
Add content to home page but do not add content to blog page.
Widgets
Twitter Code 1
<p align="center";a href="http://www.twitter.com/yourname" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.directassistonline.com/images/dao/twitter-icon.jpg" alt= "yourname" border="0"></a></p>
Twitter Code 2
<p align="center"><a href="http://twitter.com/yourname"><img src="http://www.directassist-online.com/blog/Images/PD-twitter-iconset/PNGs/twitter-bird-5.png" alt="twitter" width="129" height="152" border="0" /></a></p>
Blog site - must have widgets
Twitter Follow
Feedburner for tracking and blog subscriptions
• Your websites• Categories• Recent posts• Recommended reading / sites
Blog Basics - must have plugins
• Register a domain• Webhost• Install WordPress
• Askimet • WordPress Stats• Mobile press• Sociable• Gravitar• Google Analytics• Google Sitemaps• Exclude pages• Contact from 7• SEO Pack
Blog Basics - blog sections
• Home• About• Categories• Blog Roll• Other services• Follow on Twitter• Subscribe to newsletter or
blog• RSS feed
www.directassist-online.com/blog
CommentsPost comments on other
users blogs in
communities and on blog sites
The bear minimum
Post one comment on someone’s blog in this room every week
Post one comment on an industry related blog site
Post comment in
community sites
Direct Assist Online & Better Networking
Romany ThresherTwitter: @romanythresher
www.direct-assist.co.zawww.betternetworking.co.uk
Social Media for Entrepreneurs
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