Module 2 - Blogging/WordPress
Course Description
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An effective social media marketing strategy must include a blog. Don’t know how to set up a blog? No need to worry, this WordPress class module provides the training necessary to setup, customize and maintain a WordPress hosted and/or self-hosted blog. Included in the class are detailed video tutorials that provide step-by-step instructions for installing, customizing, securing, and more importantly how to use a WordPress blog. Upon completion of this blog class, you will navigate WordPress with ease and confidence.
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Course Outline
Introduction to Blogging
- What is a blog?
- Start a blog
- Blogging statistics
- Why use a blog?
Blogging Platform
- Which platform?
- WordPress overview
- Hosted vs. Self-hosted blog
- Open Source overview
WordPress Installation
- WordPress.COM
- WordPress.ORG
Customizing Your WordPress
- Menu Options
- Posts Menu
- Media Menu
- Links Menu
- Pages Menu
- Comments Menu
- Appearance Menu
- Users Menu
- Plugins Menu
- Tools Menu
- Settings Menu
Content
- Writing Quality Content
- Finding Quality Content
Blog Submissions
- Blogging Habits
Next Steps
Technical Requirements
Browsers
Browsers for Windows
Browsers for Mac OS X
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or greater
Plugins
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Reader