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WordPress Blogging in a Web 2.0 World - 7 Tips to Get Started With Your Web 2.0 Blog

Published Wednesday, December 3, 2008 by bloggerblognet22596 | E-mail this post

Let's find out what Web 2.0 really is and how you can take advantage of it in your WordPress Blog.

Web 2.0 is about 25% marketing, and 25% hype. But, it's mainly a way of thinking. It's about simpler design and encouraging interaction with and among others.

By following these 7 tips, you will be well on your way to creating your Web 2.0 blog.

1. Social Bookmarking - Take you current blog to the next level with the Share This plug-in. It lets your readers do your social bookmarking chores for you. Get accounts at the sites included in the plug-in and above all - fill out your profile.

2. Video Blogging - To get started, incorporate YouTube videos on your blog.

3. Audio Blogging - Record your own audio using a free program called Audacity and upload the mp3 to your blog. In a blog post, blog about your audio and put the link in for people to listen.

4. FeedBurner - Burn your feed and let FeedBurner create the code that you can paste into a sidebar widget to let people be alerted when there are new posts.

5. Comments - Yes or No?

Turn them on but set them up correctly. Use the built in spam catcher, Akismet, to help catch spam comments. Make people give you their name and e-mail address before they can post a comment. Moderate each person's first comment and above all, have an e-mail sent to you whenever there is a new comment so you can go and look at it. Remember - it's YOUR blog and you decide what comments do and do not appear.

Send an e-mail when you have a new post. Tell people to go read it and comment on it.

6. Twitter - Get a Twitter account and use the plug-in TwitterTools. Set it up correctly and it will give you a lot of Tweeting power. And you don't even need to go to Twitter if you don't want to. It will put your posts on Twitter for you - automatically. But do spend some amount of time on Twitter. You need to interact with people you are following and people who are following you.

7. Facebook - Facebook is a community builder. For blogging, install the WordBook plug-in. This will post your blog posts to your FaceBook profile page - again automatically. As with Twitter, spend some amount of time on Facebook interacting with others. You might want to create your own FaceBook group - like the WordPress Mastermind Group.

Web 2.0 is all about interactivity and building a community.

Come in to the world of Web 2.0 blogging. I think you'll like it.

I'd like to invite you to join the announcement list for my next class, WordPress Blogging in a Web 2.0 World. When you put yourself on the list, you will be among the first to know when enrollment starts and you will get some gifts from me too. Head over to http://www.WordPress20.com so you can be notified when registration opens. Presented by The WordPressWizard, Cathy Perkins.

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