WordPress For Wordies
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A Naples Press Club Special Event RSS feeds, open source, social media, blogging, web sites, WordPress . . .If any or all of these terms seem like Geek Greek or Gobbledygook to you, mark your calendar to attend this special event. The evening will include an informational walk through WordPress, an easy to use blogging and web publishing software. It's an open source product that grows with your website needs, from a brochure site to a full-fledged publishing system, with multiple authors and different content types and sections. Learn how RSS feeds and social media relate to published content on your site and how you too can spin a web of our own.
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WordPress For Wordies
- 1. “WordPress 4 Wordies- Naples Press Club"Birgit Pauli-Haack, October 2010
- 2. Shift Happens: Did You Know 4.0
- 3. Content Consumption – Good ‘ol TimesPrint Books MagazineNewspaperPaper etc.Albert Einstein’s desk 1955
- 4. Screen Sizes = LargerComputer ScreensFlatscreen TVLaptopsNetbooks1.5 Billion pplAccess to Internet viaComputers
- 5. Screen Sizes = SmallerTablets (iPad +)SmartPhonesFeaturePhone (DumbPhones)5 Billion Cell Phone Subscriptions worldwide
- 6. Consumption of Content – OnlineWebsite/BlogE-mailFacebook LinkedInTwitter YouTube (video)Flickr (Photo)
- 7. Leverage: Content SyndicationWhat is RSS?
- 8. From Reader to SyndicationWhat works for Google Reader works also for
- 9. Your Web site is Online HubCommand Central = Your Website (blog)E-mail newsletter provides only header/blurb and link to site (single article links)Twitter post with link to site (single article)Facebook activities with link to site (single article)Building Community of Fans, Readers, Followers, Friends
- 10. Difference Webpage & BlogpostWeb PageBlog PostPage & sub-pagesStaticInformation never/rarely changes (i.e.,bio, about page, etc.)No SyndicationPost in categoriesDynamic/archived/perma-nentLead into page(s)Organization newsProfiles, stories, strugglesIncluded in RSS feed enabling Syndication
- 11. Content in Articles Online Single article in a blog = news engine (web log)One topic 400 – 800 words Graphic + textProvides links for sharing RSS feedsCategory + archivesFor longer texts, create e-book
- 12. Syndication Example: Blog 2 eNewsNaples Press Club (NL)Naples Press Club (Blog)
- 13. Example Sites in WordPressLocal PaperNaples Daily NewsCoastal Breeze NewsOnline MagazinesTechCrunchGizmodoAuthorsDaniel Pink (Drive, The Whole Mind)Danielle SteelPhil JasonSandra Yeyati
- 14. Getting startedSign up on WordPress.com Free & easy, not for main web site, w/ domain name always site.wordpress.comGreat features, Limited regarding integration w/ other service (Security)Click here to Create Account
- 15. Taking a cruise around Wordpress
- 16. Getting StartedSelf-Hosted AccountPeace-of-mind : Freedom = higher price : lower price2-Minute install @ Page.ly WordPress Only Incl. free domain name. Official WP List: WP recommended All offer domain name registration with account
- 17. Open Source SoftwareFree as in free beer Free as in free speechFree as in free kitten
- 18. Links: Better BloggingLinks:George Orwell’s 5 Rules of Effective WritingPickTheBrain.comErnest Hemingways’ Top 5 Tips for Writing Well copyblogger.com5 Tips to Write Blog Posts About.com: BloggingChris Brogan’s Best Advice About Blogging ChrisBrogan.com
- 19. What’s next?Contact: Birgit Pauli-Haack, phone: 239-331-5878Slideshow onlinehttp://www.slideshare.net/bphFollow me on Twitter @bphhttp://twitter.com/bphE-mail me w/ ideas and questionsbph@paulisystems.net