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A presentation by Rev. Emily Carson at BE HEARD!, the 2012 Southeastern Minnesota Synod (ELCA) communicators workshop. More information at http://semnsynod.org/communicators/workshop
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Presentation Goals• A deeper understanding of why people blog• Tools to build & maintain a blog• My personal blogging experiences• Time to reflect & connect with one another• Earn a blogging merit badge
Personal Background
• Blogger• Pastor• Columnist• Goofball• Shutterbug• Life Explorer
WEB LOG = BLOG
What is a blog?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
Collaboration Time
Blogging MotivationGreat Not so great
You like writing You want to get famous
You have a hobby you’d like to share about You want a book deal
Community platform To get tons of online traffic
Creative outletTo get online comments
Opportunity to connect with strangers,family members, friends
Online record of your life/church life/family life
Tools to Use
• Platform– Blogger– Wordpress– Google Sites
• PicMonkey: http://www.picmonkey.com• Flickr• “No One Cares What You Had For Lunch” by
Margaret Mason
Blogging Tools &
Personal Reflections
Authenticity
The Vulnerability Scale
“What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.” - Brene Brown
Effort Level
Small Medium Large0
0.5
1
1.5
2
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3
Sample
Sample
Regular Updates
Tools Worksheet
Goal: Avoid this
feeling
Background
• Started in 2008, seminary diary• Story behind “The Lady Pastor”• Self-taught…. The learn as I go model• Daily • Started very personal and has become less-so• Always experimenting• Creative outlet
Blogs I Love
• Kendi Everyday• Iowa Girl Eats• David Lose: In the Meantime• Cake Wrecks• A Creative Mint• Eat Live Run
Let’s Try It!
• If I Had a Blog guide
Questions & Reflection Time
From “The
Flourishing Abode”
