Talking about blogging


On preparing a talk on blogging
April 12, 2007, 4:21 pm
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A few months ago I read about the Suffolk Mac Users’ Group in the MacUser magazine and decided to go along. I have found the meetings useful and enjoyable, meeting a great mix of people from those who tell us about the intricacies of colour management to those who are discovering the pleasure of using a Mac to keep in touch with family and friends.

Now it is pay-back time and I have been asked to talk about blogging at the May meeting. And it is the mix of people who come along to meetings in Ipswich that is making it difficult to decide what to say.

So, for the moment, I am planning to start with basics: what is a , why you might want one and how to set it up. But it would be great to hear from anyone who is planning to come along to the meeting about what they want to know. Blogging after all is about having a conversations, and there is no reason why we should not start as we mean to go on.

I certainly intend to avoid the one-to-many model of a talk and am hoping for lots of questions and discussion. But it would be great to have an idea in advance of what interests people so please post any suggestions/questions as comments here.


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Hi Andrew

I attended a seminar last night by a (very excellent) photographer who reckons his blog has gone a long way in helping his own company website climb the infamous google ranking (he’s presently at no. 4 on the wedding photographer’s list!). Talking to others afterwards I realise that a lot of people (myself included) don’t really understand the concept of blogging – sorry to ask a really thick question, but what’s the difference between a blog and a website that is updated regularly? etc – You probably aimed to start the evening answering basic stuff like that anyway, but I thought I’d mention it just in case.

See you Wednesday

Mike

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