Blog Basics - Update

These are the changes I made regarding the Blog Basics assignment.

Let me know what you think -- comments and/or suggestions are always welcome.
Slightly Off-Center


I also cleaned up some code that was not being used in my CSS.
Jack

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-- Blog Basics

This week we’re going to focus on blog basics — when a new reader gets to your site, how easy is it for them to find out basic information about you and what your blog is about? In retrospect, this is something that should have happened a lot earlier in the project. However, I got so excited about other ideas that something like blog basics slipped aside.
  • Write (or update) your “About Me” Page — Make sure you can see your About Me from the main page of your blog because someone just arriving at the site should be able to easily see a little information about you
  • Update your contact information
  • Add some sort of picture of yourself (if you’re comfortable with that)
  • Create a link to your Archives on your front page (there are a lot of widgets for this, or you can find other ways to do it — either way, it’s important to do so people who want your archives can find them to get a sense of what they can expect from your blog)
  • Add a link (or make sure a link is there) so readers can subscribe to your blog via RSS
  • Get to work on other basic blog maintenance you’ve been meaning to do
March is going to be Social Media Month for the Blog Improvement Project, so start looking forward to that!

Completion date: March
Next assignment:
March
Previous Assignments:

February 14: Content is King
January 19: Brainstorming Ideas
January 5: Setting Goals — What Is Your Blog For?
Jack

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Blog Post Bingo Assignment

Oops, didn't complete this assignment. Below are the post types we were assigned, and the ones I have put a link beside are the post types I have completed.

I have decided I will continue past the deadline and finish all the post types listed. I had a great time with this task, it really gave me some great ideas for blog post and I'm sure I will use this as future reference.

1. A Link Post - A link list
2. A Short Post - Pass It On!
3. A List Post - 13 questions [weekend update]
4. An Opinion Post
5. A Poll or Question Post - Synchronicity or Coincidence?
6. A How-To Post - Illuminated Photography {a tutorial}
7. A Long Post - Who's up for a game?
8. A Review Post
9. A Definition Post - Synchronicity or Coincidence?
(not sure this one will count as I have already used it for my Poll Post)
10. FREE SPACE (Meme Post) - Wordless Wednesday, Friday Fill Ins
Jack

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Content is King

This is the new assignment for the BIP, and it's a doozie!
Week 3 of the Blog Improvement Project is all about writing different kinds of content. It’s easy to get into a pattern of writing the same kinds of posts over and over again, but sometimes it can be fun to spice it up, or at least have ideas about other ways to present your ideas.
I did a search about kinds of blog posts and came across many articles about kinds of blog posts:
20 Types of Blog Posts
The 5 Types of Blog Posts that Experts Write
All 13 Types of Blog Post

Blog Post Bingo!

* Take a look at the 10 types of blog post below. Over the next two weeks, try to write as many of these different kinds of posts as you can.
  1. A Link Post - share a series of links your readers might find interesting
  2. A Short Post - less than 200 words
  3. A List Post - simple as it sounds, a list of some sort
  4. An Opinion Post - take an event, news, or another blog post and share your opinion on it
  5. A Poll or Question Post - post a poll or ask your readers a specific question for feedback
  6. A How-To Post - You’re an expert in something; big or small, share how to do it
  7. A Long Post - more than 700 words
  8. A Review Post - self-explanatory, I think :)
  9. A Definition Post - show your expertise about a topic related to your blog
  10. FREE SPACE - a type of post of your choice (that is not the same as one of the previous posts)
* By Saturday, February 14 at MIDNIGHT, post a link to wrap-up post detailing which of the post types you’ve completed.

It's a lot to accomplish in under 2 weeks, but I'm going to give it a good try. I will cross them off and link to the post as I complete each one.

Completion date: February 14th
Next assignment: February 15th
Previous Assignments:
January 19: Brainstorming Ideas
January 5: Setting Goals — What Is Your Blog For?

Jack

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