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Discussion of blogging presented at a Pine Cove staff meeting.
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BLOGGINGAT PINE COVE
WHAT IS A BLOG?» weBLOG
» Web = the Internet
» Log = “A regular or systematic
record of incidents or observations.”
THERE’S…MOM BLOGS, TECH BLOGS,
TEEN BLOGS, CORPORATE BLOGS
NEWS BLOGS, PHOTO BLOGS
VIDEO BLOGS, LINK BLOGS,…
MY DEFINITION:Blogging is a method of publishing content to
the web that is incremental, time-oriented,
and allows subscription.
INCREMENTAL» Short, non-exhaustive in some way.
» Convenient amount of content.
» More like a page or a chapter than a book.
» Live to post another day.
TIME-ORIENTED» Posted regularly - daily, weekly, monthly
» Date of each post is shown
» Newest content first
SUBSCRIBABLE» Receive updates passively
» RSS - displayable by other sites or software
» Subscribe by e-mail
BLOGGING PLATFORMS
vs. FACEBOOK,TWITTER» Longer posts - more content» More multi-media (video, photos, audio)» Visual design (brand, personality, creativity)» Integration & technical capabilities» More public & less public» Can be more professional, formal
PINE COVE BLOGSThe “Official” Ones
BENEFITS OF BLOGS(and microsites)
EMPOWER PC STAFF» Content Management System (CMS)
» Easy to post content
» Efficient, direct process
QUICK, NIMBLE COMMUNICATION
PROMOTES INTERACTION
EASY FOR USERS TO FOLLOW
KEEPS PINECOVE.COMFOCUSED, USABLE
BLOG SEO BENEFITS» Robots love WordPress
» Good SEO is easier with a CMS
PC.COM SEO BENEFITS» Robots love back links
» Good back links are hard to get
GOOD BACK LINKS
VISUAL DESIGN FREEDOM» Pinecove.com needs to be visually
consistent.
» Tailor the look to fit the content and the audience.
» More like our approach to print and video design.
PERSON-CENTRIC vs.COMPANY-CENTRIC
BENEFITS OF APERSON-CENTRIC BLOG
MINISTRY IMPACT» People connect more easily with people
» Writer’s life validates the content
» Content is more focused on the user’s areas of interest.
WIDER AUDIENCE» Blogger’s circle of influence» Non-PC subscribers» Attract new people to Pine Cove
MONETIZATION» Ads
» Affiliate links
» Okay on someone’s blog
» Tacky on Pinecove.com
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS» Blogs.pinecove.com
» Aggregate of all PC blogs
» Promote this at camp
THAT’S ALL.