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Blogging For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Blogging For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

If you want to give yourself a Web presence without spending a lot of time or money, a blog is your answer and this is your guide. Blogs (Web logs) are short, diary-like entries on a Web site that has a chronological, journal format. Fun or informative, but not formal, blogs are easy to set up, maintain, and update. You can share your personal, stream-of-consciousness musings or your expertise on any subject ranging from your family vacation to world peace. This guide helps beginners (even technophobes) get started fast, with the essential info on:

The elements of blogs, such as entries, sidebars, categories, comments, and index pages
The different types of hosting services, from free to fee and from ?turn key? services that are easy-to-use to DIY programs?
Details on two popular, free ?social community? hosted Web services that are ideal for casual bloggers?MSN Spaces and Yahoo! 360
The scoop on Blogger, a popular free hosted service that has some community tools like the social networks, but is basically blog-intensive
DIY blogging, covering three of the most powerful and flexible blog programs?Movable Type, WordPress, and Radio Userland
Hooking into RSS feeds to distribute your blog entries beyond your site
Choosing a newsreader
Ways to raise the visibility of your blog and make money from blogging

Complete with step-by-step instructions and lots of screen shots, this guide walks you through everything from setting up your blog and posting your first entry to adding photos, audio, and more. It includes the URLs of lots of sample sites to see to give you an idea of blog possibilities. In addition to the essential how-to, it fills you in on:

The blogosphere, blog culture and etiquette, snarks, macrologues, and more
Moblogs that let you post entries remotely using your portable computer, PDA, or cell phone
Buying a domain through a registrar such as Network Solutions, Register.com, or Go Daddy
MP3 blogs, vlogs (videoblogs), photoblogging, audioblogging, podcasting, and more

You know you have something to say, whether it?s heavy stuff or just your thought for the day. Make your opinions known. Get your photos shown. With Blogging For Dummies, you?ll soon be blogging with the best of ?em. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-15-2009; blogging tips; I found this book very insightful. I have been using the web for years and did not understand alot of the terms that I had heard being thrown around. Thanks to this book I do understand the terms now and am just about to start my own...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-15-2009; Blogging for Dummies; Any "Dummies" book is worth it, especially when I needed this one to begin my first blog! And I have, now being fed across America, too!; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-07-2008; Good if you are JUST starting out; I decided to start a blog and I know NOTHING about blogging, so I picked up this book. If you are having a difficult time selecting which website to blog with, typepad, wordpress, etc. this book is great to help determine which will best...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-05-2008; too many jokes hide the info; I know there's good information here...somewhere...but everytime my eye lights on a page I have to find my way around the author's witicisms to get the information. And I haven't laughed once. If they want it to be funny and engrossing,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-15-2009; blogging tips; I found this book very insightful. I have been using the web for years and did not understand alot of the terms that I had heard being thrown around. Thanks to this book I do understand the terms now and am just about to start my own...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-29-2006; Not enough information.; I bought this because I have Bass Guitar for Dummies, and that one is fantastic, so I was hopeful.I had been blogging for a few months and purchased this book in the hopes of learning more from the technical angle. Unfortunately, I...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-05-2008; too many jokes hide the info; I know there's good information here...somewhere...but everytime my eye lights on a page I have to find my way around the author's witicisms to get the information. And I haven't laughed once. If they want it to be funny and engrossing,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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