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ESSENTIAL PARTS OF A BLOG www.AlekStanojevic.com
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1. HOME PAGE If blogs are online diaries, then the home page is the ‘cover’ that tells other people what to expect from your blog.
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1. HOME PAGE The home page is the starting point where visitors can access your latest posts, categories, archives, and all the other parts of your blog.
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2. HEADER
A blog header appears at the top of a blog, spans the width of the blog, and usually looks the same on all pages of a blog. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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2. HEADER
The header can include text and an image, and is used to brand the blog by giving it a specific look and feel. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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2. HEADER
Some header designs include space where a blogger can include special links or ads. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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3. POSTS Posts (or entries) are shown in a chronological sequence (usually newest to oldest) on a single page, such as your home page or an archive of posts from a particular month or category. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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3. POSTS A blog post can be an article, photo, audio, or video that you 'post' on your blog. Regularly updated posts are the main reason for a blog’s being, and the only reason why readers keep coming back for more. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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3. POSTS Once your visitors select a post to view by itself, they’ll be able to read the comments as well as your content. If your reader wants to be notified every time you add a new article, your content should go into posts. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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4. PAGES Pages are usually used for static content, such as an About or Contact page. They are not grouped in chronological order, and each page will appear on its own screen. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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4. PAGES Pages can be arranged in a parent/child (category/sub‐category) hierarchy, but if you need a more complex or flexible taxonomy, posts would probably work better. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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5. CATEGORIES A category is the general topic the post can be classified in. Usually, bloggers have 7 ‐ 10 categories for their content, and readers can browse specific categories to see all posts in the category. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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6. ARCHIVES Archives contains links to your previous posts. You may show archived posts in different ways ‐ chronologically, alphabetically, by category, by most number of comments, or by most recently commented entries. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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7. BLOGROLL Blogroll points the reader to your favorite blogs (or websites). When your blog is focused on a particular theme, the Blogroll section is where you tell readers about related sites that they may also find interesting. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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8. COMMENTS Attached at the bottom of each post is a Comments section, where readers can leave a short note to say what they think about that particular post. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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8. COMMENTS Comments are an important part of what make blogs more exciting and interactive compared to other websites.
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9. OPT-IN FORM An opt‐in or subscription form on a blog is a tool that has helped catapult a lot of famous bloggers to success.
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9. OPT-IN FORM The secret ingredient was the subscribers list ‐ readers who opt‐in or sign up for email newsletter updates, free email course, or free ebook. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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9. OPT-IN FORM By inviting your readers to subscribe, you are effectively asking them to keep coming back, to not forget you, and to pay attention to what you have to say. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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10. PERMALINKS Permalinks allow other bloggers to refer to your blog, page or post on their blogs ‐ within their blogroll section.
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10. PERMALINKS As its name suggests, a permalink is a permanent link that points to one of your blog posts ‐ even after it has passed from the front page, and been transferred to your archives. www.AlekStanojevic.com
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NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF A BLOG IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL BLOG ABOUT www.AlekStanojevic.com
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IF YOU HAVEN’T YET MADE UP YOUR MIND ABOUT A SPECIFIC BLOGGING TOPIC, THEN I’M SURE THE NEXT VIDEO WILL BE VERY HELPFUL, BECAUSE… www.AlekStanojevic.com
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IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION I WILL GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS ABOUT FINDING THE MAIN TOPIC FOR YOUR BLOG
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