Blogging for Genealogists

Reading and Writing

Blogging for Genealogists

Reading and Writing

Janet Iles BA, PLCGS

Blog

Web log =

blog

Blogs vs Websites

Comparing --

Blog Website

Blog – Administration

Blog – New Post (editing)

Posting - closeup

Profile Page in Blogger

Sample themes in Wordpress

Blog – New Post (editing)

Wordpress sample

Website prep with software

Underlying html code

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Reading blogs – Why?

• Learning

• Ideas

• Connecting

• Community

Google Blog Search

http://genealogy.alltop.com/

http://blogfinder.genealogue.com

http://www.cyndislist.com/blogs.htm

R

S

S

Real Simple Syndication

Feeds with Internet Explorer

www.bloglines.com

www.netvibes.com

NetworkedBlogs

Why blog?

• Have fun

• Share what you know

• Make contacts

• Participate in a special community

• Preserve family history

Types of Genealogy Blogs

• Personal & Surname

• Ethnic

• Geographic

• Methodology

• Technology

• Cemeteries

• Mixture

Shades of the departed

Genealogy related Carnivals

• Smile for the Camera

• Carnival of Genealogy

• Cabinet of Curiosities

• Central & Eastern European Genealogy

• Irish Heritage & Culture

• Canadian Carnival of Genealogy

Carnival of Genealogy

Writing your own blog - tips

• Read before you write

• Get Ready – Who, What, Where, When, Why & How

• KISS– Layout– Articles

• Write

Get Ready – Who?

audience

comments – set up

topics

privacy/ethics issues

Get Ready – What?

Focus

Name (for address) – once accepted can’t be changed

Title of Blog

Blog address

http://researchergal.blogspot.com

Blog Title

Janet the Researcher

http://researchergal.wordpress.com

Get Ready – When?

How often?

Time commitment

Get Ready – Where?

Platform – Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad or ?

Hosted

Own Site – Own Domain name

Blogging Sites

• Blogger

• Wordpress

• Typepad– Etc.

Get Ready – Why?

Reasons

Get Ready – How?

Tutorials

Bootcamp for Geneabloggers

Facebook Group – Geneabloggers

Gene@pedia

Geneabloggers.com

Geneabloggers Group on Facebook

Writing tips

• Title – catchy, useful

• Opening sentence

• Length – not too long

• Headings or bullets, white space

• Type size / colours on page

• Photos

• Proofread

Thank you to ---

• Thomas MacEntee• FootnoteMaven• Apple• DianeR• Mark Tucker• Katherine Lake Hogan• M Diane Rogers • Amy Hawkes • Brenda D. Merriman• Evelyn Y. Theriault

• Emily Aulicino• Lorine Massey • Amy Lorentz Coffin• George Geder• Terry Thornton• Stephen J. Danko• Elyse Doerflinger• Bill West• Lisa (Smallest Leaf)• Jasia

J a net Iles PLC G S

© 2009 Janet Iles, PLCGS

http://researchergal.blogspot.com

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