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BookDescription
IfyouwanttogiveyourselfaWebpresencewithoutspendingalotoftimeormoney,ablogisyouranswerandthisisyourguide.Blogs(Weblogs)areshort,diary-likeentriesonaWebsitethathasachronological,journalformat.Funorinformative,butnotformal,blogsareeasytosetup,maintain,andupdate.Youcanshareyourpersonal,stream-of-consciousnessmusingsoryourexpertiseonanysubjectrangingfromyourfamilyvacationtoworldpeace.Thisguidehelpsbeginners(eventechnophobes)getstartedfast,withtheessentialinfoon:
*Theelementsofblogs,suchasentries,sidebars,categories,comments,andindexpages
*Thedifferenttypesofhostingservices,fromfreetofeeandfrom“turnkey”servicesthatareeasy-to-usetoDIYprograms
*Detailsontwopopular,free“socialcommunity”hostedWebservicesthatareidealforcasualbloggers—MSNSpacesandYahoo!360
*ThescooponBlogger,apopularfreehostedservicethathassomecommunitytoolslikethesocialnetworks,butisbasicallyblog-intensive
*DIYblogging,coveringthreeofthemostpowerfulandflexibleblogprograms—MovableType,WordPress,andRadioUserland
*HookingintoRSSfeedstodistributeyourblogentriesbeyondyoursite
Choosinganewsreader
*Waystoraisethevisibilityofyourblogandmakemoneyfromblogging
Completewithstep-by-stepinstructionsandlotsofscreenshots,thisguidewalksyouthrougheverythingfromsettingupyourblogandpostingyourfirstentrytoaddingphotos,audio,andmore.ItincludestheURLsoflotsofsamplesitestoseetogiveyouanideaofblogpossibilities.Inadditiontotheessentialhow-to,itfillsyouinon:
*Theblogosphere,blogcultureandetiquette,snarks,macrologues,andmore
*Moblogsthatletyoupostentriesremotelyusingyourportablecomputer,PDA,orcellphone
*BuyingadomainthrougharegistrarsuchasNetworkSolutions,Register.com,orGoDaddy
*MP3blogs,vlogs(videoblogs),photoblogging,audioblogging,podcasting,andmore
Youknowyouhavesomethingtosay,whetherit’sheavystufforjustyourthoughtfortheday.Makeyouropinionsknown.Getyourphotosshown.WithBloggingForDummies,you’llsoonbebloggingwiththebestof‘em.
MoreAbouttheAuthor
BradHillhasworkedintheonlinefieldsince1992andhaswritten20books.Asabest-sellingauthor,columnist,andblogger,Bradreachesaglobalaudienceofconsumerswhorelyonhiswritingstohelpdeterminetheironlineservicechoices.
Brad'sbooksincludeaPublishersWeeklybestsellerandaBook-of-the-Monthcatalogselection.Brad’stitlesintheForDummiesseriesincludeGoogleForDummiesandBuildingYourBusinesswithGoogleForDummies.Bradisoftenconsultedinthemedia’scoverageoftheInternet.Heappearsfrequentlyontelevision,radio,Webcasts,andhasbeenquotedinBusinessWeek,TheNewYorkTimes,andinnumerableotherpublications.
BradisAssociateEditorofWeblogs,Inc.,theworld'slargestblognetwork,wherehehelpstomanageabout100blogswrittenbynearly200bloggers.AsastaffbloggeratWeblogs,Inc.,fortwoyears,hepostedwellover3,000entriesinblogsaboutdigitalmusic,Google,Yahoo!,searchenginemarketing,andothers.Asahobby,Bradoperatesindependentblogsaboutdogswww.fourfooted.com,classicalmusic(www.undeadmusic.com),andhisownbadself(www.bradhill.com).Heandhiswifemaintainaphotoblogabouttheiradventuresathomeandonvacations,readmostlybyfriendsandfamily.
BradhasnotwontheNobelPrize,andtheprospectseemsdoubtful.Heremainscheerful.
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length:(cm)23.3width:(cm)18.7
作者简介
BradHillhasworkedintheonlinefieldsince1992andhaswritten20books.Asabest-sellingauthor,columnist,andblogger,Bradreachesaglobalaudienceofconsumerswhorelyonhiswritingstohelpdeterminetheironlineservicechoices.Brad'sbooksincludeaPublishersWeeklybestsellerandaBook-of-the-Monthcatalogselection.Brad’stitlesintheForDummiesseriesincludeGoogleForDummiesandBuildingYourBusinesswithGoogleForDummies.Bradisoftenconsultedinthemedia’scoverageoftheInternet.Heappearsfrequentlyontelevision,radio,Webcasts,andhasbeenquotedinBusinessWeek,TheNewYorkTimes,andinnumerableotherpublications.BradisAssociateEditorofWeblogs,Inc.,theworld'slargestblognetwork,wherehehelpstomanageabout100blogswrittenbynearly200bloggers.AsastaffbloggeratWeblogs,Inc.,fortwoyears,hepostedwellover3,000entriesinblogsaboutdigitalmusic,Google,Yahoo!,searchenginemarketing,andothers.Asahobby,Bradoperatesindependentblogsaboutdogswww.fourfooted.com,classicalmusic(www.undeadmusic.com),andhisownbadself(www.bradhill.com).Heandhiswifemaintainaphotoblogabouttheiradventuresathomeandonvacations,readmostlybyfriendsandfamily.BradhasnotwontheNobelPrize,andtheprospectseemsdoubtful.Heremainscheerful.