Blogger Basics {Start Your Own Blog Tutorial}

Blogger Basics: I used this PDF when presenting a half day workshop in my district title "Blogger Basics".

This PDF is specifically designed for beginners who would like help setting up their account and learning the ropes on Blogger or other experienced bloggers who would like to present workshops on starting their own blog. If you are presenting this at a workshop, you must purchase additional licenses for the expected number of participants or contact me at LindsayJervis@hotmail.com and I will make a special price for you on groups over 10.

This set includes:

1. Setting up your account
- Step by step guide with picture tutorial
- Creating a google/blogger account
- Adding a profile picture

2. Creating your blog
- What to call your blog
- Branding tips
- Navigating Blogger

3. Writing a test post
- How to write a blog post
- Adding pictures to your post
- Linking text and pictures
- Publish and view blog post

4. Changing and Customizing Your Blog Template
- How to select a different design and template in Blogger
- Where to find free Blogger templates
- Where to find paid Blogger templates or custom blog designs
- Change fonts in your template
- Change font colors in your template
- Please note this is NOT will not teach you how to design blog templates from scratch.

5. Blog Content
- Writing engaging posts
- Ideas for teachers to blog about
- The importance of including great pictures in your blog post
- How your images will look on Pinterest - what will grab attention?
- Further resources for taking great pictures for your blog

6. Getting Your Blog "Out There"
- Facebook (link to set up your own business FB page)
- Pinterest (link to install a pin it button on your browser)
- Twitter (How to Tweet your post and what educational hashtags you should use to maximize exposure through targeted tweets.

7. Adding Widgets
- Step by step picture tutorial to add TPT and other widgets to your blog

8. Linky Parties
- What is a linky party?
- How to join them
- Linky party example

9. Blog Hops
- What is a blog hop?
- Blog hop example
- Sample images for a blog hop

10. Links for further exploration and learning

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If you purchase this set and would like the workshop handouts to go along with it for free, email me at LindsayJervis@hotmail.com

Looking for more presentations/tutorials? Check out this one:
Getting Started on
Teachers Pay Teachers {Workshop Presentation/Tutorial}
Grow Your Teachers Pay Teachers Store

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