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Build your own website or
blog using wordpress.com
Cranmer Hall/
Wesley Study
Centre
May 2013
http://bryonytaylor.com
What’s a blog?
Contraction
of web-log
– it’s like an
online
journal
My
definition:
a place
online
where you
can put
stuff!
http://bryonytaylor.com
Why blog?
You could have all sorts of reasons to blog: for
CPD, to have a resource to return to, to share what
you’re learning with others, for fun, to share
expertise, to keep in touch with friends & family, for
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 1
• Think of a name (this will be the url &
your username eg.
yourname.wordpress.com)
• Think of a title (you can change the title
later)
• Visit wordpress.com and sign up
• Click on confirmation email to complete
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 2
Familiarise yourself with the ‘dashboard’, save your
username and password somewhere
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 3
Go to ‘Appearance’ first to get your site looking how
you want it.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 4
Choose a theme – this is how your site will look.
Experiment with different looks. You can change
your theme at any time.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 5
Add a header picture if you wish. Go to ‘Header’ to
change the header image.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 6
Choose your ‘widgets’. ‘Drag’ which widgets you
want to appear in your sidebar. Keep checking your
site to see how they look until you’re happy.
Dashboard view
Looks like this on blog
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 7
Create a custom menu – can add external links
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 8
Add pages (you can add content to your pages later).
You may wish to edit the dummy ‘about’ page so
that your visitors know what they’re looking at.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 9
Choose whether you want your home page to be
‘static’ (ie. Stays the same) or for it to show your
latest blog post.
If you want to have a static home page
(rather than your most recent blog post
appearing on the home page) follow these
steps:
Create a new blank page and call it
‘Blog’, save it
Go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Reading’. Choose which
page you want as the ‘static’ page and
choose ‘blog’ for where your blog posts will
go – don’t forget to save!
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 10
Connect your social media accounts.
Link your social media profiles to your blog –
this means whenever you publish a new blog
post it will automatically go to twitter,
facebook, linkedin etc.
Go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Sharing’.
Click on the relevant links on ‘Publicize’ to
link your accounts.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 11
Add sharing buttons so people can share your
content on social networks. Go to ‘Settings’ and
‘Sharing’ and drag and drop the services you want.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 12
Write your first blog post – edit the dummy post
created for you called ‘Hello World’.
Work out how to add a link, image and video and
edit the text. It works much like Word.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Create your blog – step 13
Add tags and categories to your post. Decide when
you want the post to publish and schedule.
http://bryonytaylor.com
• Always include an
image in your post
(ensure it is royalty
free - http://sxc.hu/ &
http://commons.wiki
media.org for free
images)
• Connect to Twitter
and Facebook to get
more hits
• Always reply to
comments (unless
obviously spam)
Some quick tips on blogging
• Split long posts up
into separate posts –
max length 500 words
• A blog post could just
be an image or video –
it needn’t be long!
• Read other blogs for
inspiration and
respond
• Post regularly
• Be topical
• Have fun!
http://bryonytaylor.com
My 3 golden rules:
Don’t be afraid!
Go for it, don’t be timid, you just
have to give it a try.
Don’t be stupid!
Don’t write anything you’d be
embarrassed for a loved one or your
boss to read!
Be yourself!
Be authentic, people can spot a fake.
http://bryonytaylor.com
Thanks. Keep in touch! http://bryonytaylor.com
I’m @vahva on Twitter bryony.taylor@gmail.com
http://bigbible.org.uk & http://seedresources.com
for extra help and resources

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Create your own blog or website with wordpress.com

  • 1. http://bryonytaylor.com Build your own website or blog using wordpress.com Cranmer Hall/ Wesley Study Centre May 2013
  • 2. http://bryonytaylor.com What’s a blog? Contraction of web-log – it’s like an online journal My definition: a place online where you can put stuff!
  • 3. http://bryonytaylor.com Why blog? You could have all sorts of reasons to blog: for CPD, to have a resource to return to, to share what you’re learning with others, for fun, to share expertise, to keep in touch with friends & family, for
  • 4. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 1 • Think of a name (this will be the url & your username eg. yourname.wordpress.com) • Think of a title (you can change the title later) • Visit wordpress.com and sign up • Click on confirmation email to complete
  • 5. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 2 Familiarise yourself with the ‘dashboard’, save your username and password somewhere
  • 6. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 3 Go to ‘Appearance’ first to get your site looking how you want it.
  • 7. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 4 Choose a theme – this is how your site will look. Experiment with different looks. You can change your theme at any time.
  • 8. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 5 Add a header picture if you wish. Go to ‘Header’ to change the header image.
  • 9. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 6 Choose your ‘widgets’. ‘Drag’ which widgets you want to appear in your sidebar. Keep checking your site to see how they look until you’re happy. Dashboard view Looks like this on blog
  • 10. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 7 Create a custom menu – can add external links
  • 11. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 8 Add pages (you can add content to your pages later). You may wish to edit the dummy ‘about’ page so that your visitors know what they’re looking at.
  • 12. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 9 Choose whether you want your home page to be ‘static’ (ie. Stays the same) or for it to show your latest blog post. If you want to have a static home page (rather than your most recent blog post appearing on the home page) follow these steps: Create a new blank page and call it ‘Blog’, save it Go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Reading’. Choose which page you want as the ‘static’ page and choose ‘blog’ for where your blog posts will go – don’t forget to save!
  • 13. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 10 Connect your social media accounts. Link your social media profiles to your blog – this means whenever you publish a new blog post it will automatically go to twitter, facebook, linkedin etc. Go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Sharing’. Click on the relevant links on ‘Publicize’ to link your accounts.
  • 14. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 11 Add sharing buttons so people can share your content on social networks. Go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Sharing’ and drag and drop the services you want.
  • 15. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 12 Write your first blog post – edit the dummy post created for you called ‘Hello World’. Work out how to add a link, image and video and edit the text. It works much like Word.
  • 16. http://bryonytaylor.com Create your blog – step 13 Add tags and categories to your post. Decide when you want the post to publish and schedule.
  • 17. http://bryonytaylor.com • Always include an image in your post (ensure it is royalty free - http://sxc.hu/ & http://commons.wiki media.org for free images) • Connect to Twitter and Facebook to get more hits • Always reply to comments (unless obviously spam) Some quick tips on blogging • Split long posts up into separate posts – max length 500 words • A blog post could just be an image or video – it needn’t be long! • Read other blogs for inspiration and respond • Post regularly • Be topical • Have fun!
  • 18. http://bryonytaylor.com My 3 golden rules: Don’t be afraid! Go for it, don’t be timid, you just have to give it a try. Don’t be stupid! Don’t write anything you’d be embarrassed for a loved one or your boss to read! Be yourself! Be authentic, people can spot a fake.
  • 19. http://bryonytaylor.com Thanks. Keep in touch! http://bryonytaylor.com I’m @vahva on Twitter bryony.taylor@gmail.com http://bigbible.org.uk & http://seedresources.com for extra help and resources