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Business Blogging 101 is about the blogging vocabulary. To understand
blogs, you need to know these terms: blog, platform, domain and web
host. You can have a conversation about blogging with confidence once
you've mastered these 4 key elements of blogging. After you know exactly
what a blog is, you'll be on your way to passing the final exam of
Business Blogging 101.
As far as a definition goes, 'blog' is short for weblog, which simply
means a series of online posts presented in reverse chronological order.
That's it! Most blogs are text, but there are also video blogs and photo
blogs.
The rest of Business
Blogging 101 has to do with the technical side of things. If you're
setting up a blog, you'll need a platform, web hosting and a domain
name. Let's quickly go over these.
blogging platform - a
computer software program or script (such as
Wordpress) that allows you to write
posts and to update your blog. Your platform is also what you use to
design the look of your blog, from color scheme to font size. There are
many free and premium themes available. Main Street Geek is using the
WPRemix premium theme.
web host - sort of like
the virtual file cabinet where your blog is stored. Your computer
communicates with the host when you upload or edit a post. I recommend
Reliable
Webs or Mom
Webs.
domain - the online
address of your blog, and usually ends in ‘dot com'. You can register a
domain name for less than $10 at
GoDaddy.com.
Now that you know what a
blog is, what a platform is, and what domains and hosts are,
congratulate yourself!
You've passed Business Blogging 101!
A Free Geek Tutorial -
How To Set Up A Small Business Blog
Introducing our very
first free Geek Tutorial,
How To Set Up A Business Blog. When you're done, your blog will be
set up and ready to go. You'll find complete step by step instructions
easy enough for anyone to follow. Once you're all set up, stop back and
leave a comment to share your new blog!
I'm excited to tell you about
Shopping Cart FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions).
It's the 'Why You Need a Shopping
Cart' Teleseminarthat Regina Baker and Cara Mirabella
will be hosting on December 17, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
What Regina says...
"No More Shopping Cart Frustration! I
know how confusing all the shopping cart options can be - I've been
there! You want just the right tool and you're deeply afraid of making
the wrong choice, right? You should be! All shopping carts are not
created equal. Adding a Shopping Cart solution to your website will
change the way you do business online - and you want that change to be
for the better. I can help! I will help you understand how the needs of
your customers and needs of your unique business come together to narrow
down the choices and speed up your decision process. The information I
share with you will help you make the smartest choice - targeting THE
solution that will save you time, effort and money."
While you're here, grab the free report,
"Why You Need a Shopping Cart", the importance of
implementing a shopping cart into your website.
No subscription required, just click the ebook above to download.
What Do YOU Want to Know?
What questions do you have about choosing the right ecommerce solutions
for your business?
Visit
Shopping Cart FAQ
to submit your question and while you're there, get registered for the
teleseminar. Registration is open NOW. Visit
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to register today for only $1.
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Energizer for the free "12 Buzz Topics You Should Blog
About Now"guide, designed to supply you with blog ideas
that get a reaction from your readers, make them talk about you, share
your post and link to you. So you not only fill your blog with quality
posts, you bring in more traffic too.
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