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Exploring Blogging Basics: Preferences and Platforms for Engagement

In this blog post, we delve into the fundamentals of blogging, exploring what makes certain blogs appealing while others are easily overlooked. We'll discuss various factors that influence readers' preferences, including graphics, content balance, post regularity, and ease of following. The post contrasts popular platforms like WordPress and Blogger, highlighting their unique features, user permissions, and integration with tools like Picasa. Join us as we examine how to participate in a blogging community and the technical aspects behind the scenes.

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Exploring Blogging Basics: Preferences and Platforms for Engagement

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  1. Blogging basics Perth Modern Quilt Guild, January 2013

  2. Reading preferences: turn-ons and turn-offs • What 2 blogs do you most like? Why? (Graphics? Content? Amount of text vs pictures? Regularity of posts? Ease of following?) • Why do you choose to NOT follow a blog? Or to un-follow?

  3. Would you follow? • Show sample blog screens

  4. Fresh pasta, or packet? Wordpress or Blogger? Wordpress • Sites not just blogs • Multiple users and permission levels • Can be selfhosted. • Drawbacks – forms; interface; less intuitive • PerthModernQuiltGuild.wordpress.com

  5. Fresh pasta, or packet? Wordpress or Blogger? Blogger: • Intuitive, simple, clean interface • Associated google tools and integration (eg Picasa) • Easy to follow. http://quokkaquilts.blogspot.com

  6. Aims • What are your blogging aims? • How could you participate as part of a blogging community?

  7. Behind the scenes… • HTML • WYSIWIG

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