Blog Sessions – Got Ideas?
I’ve been getting more and more questions about blogging each week – mainly from people in our church. So being the amazing blog guru that I am (hear the sarcasm?), I think I’m going to try an organize a once a month (or something like that) blog session. My ultimate dream would be that the session would be more of a community resource, but it will probably start with mainly church people.
Here’s some ideas for sessions running through my head:
- What is a Blog? How do I start one? Wordpress.com Blogs & Self Hosted Blogs.
- Themes & Design.
- Using Photos & Videos on your blog.
- Using Plugins & Widgets on your blog.
- Networking, Blogroll (geez I hate that word), Commenting, Blog Etiquette.
- RSS Basics, Feedburner, Google Reader, Stats, Etc.
That’s all I’ve really thought of so far (that’s like 6 months worth of sessions!). What would you add to that list? What have I left out? What would you want covered in a blog session? Would you go to something like this?
Sounds like a great idea. There’s tons of “how to blog” stuff out there, but not necessarily from a church perspective.
I’d do a post on commenting sooner rather than later. Probably commenting, getting an RSS reader and starting a blog yourself are the big, quick ways to get involved.
Problogger is a site I like a lot:
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/14/blogging-for-beginners-2/
Billy Chias last blog post..A Little Alone Time Does Wonders
yeah good idea. i think the etiquette thing would be good and the whole idea of it being a conversation that we share. i really like it when people comment and i get to hear different perspectives.
James McLeans last blog post..I don’t really know what I’m doing
Billy – yeah pro blogger is a great resource – I’ve learned tons over there. The complaint that I hear most is that a lot of people just aren’t literate enough to follow online tutorials, they need to see it in action.
James – yup, I’m thinking that the whole community thing should be one of the first sessions.
Ok, I know we have chatted about it…but on blog record… a class for those of us that started blogging on the vanilla .com wordpress… that want to turn it into a site that can do more than just post wordpress blog entries.. I want the bling…
Thats if Blog Bling! Like CommentLuv, the best bling in the blog biz.. ok I’ll stop now.
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I guess I really don’t have the time.