Making a Great Blog: A Guide for Creative People + Worksheet Pack
Watch me talk about how I came to write this ebook, and what I think it can do for you.
And while this is important information, I think that the most important parts of blogging get left out:
- How to build an interesting and valuable blog.
- How to create great blog posts and great photographs.
- How to keep your blogging inspiration flowing over time.
- The do's and don'ts of blogger etiquette.
So those are the subjects I wrote about in Making a Great Blog: A Guide For Creative People. It's designed for beginning bloggers, and for more experienced bloggers who need to get re-inspired. And most importantly, it's written specifically for art and craft bloggers.
Making a Great Blog is 49 pages, delivered in a PDF that's been formatted to read comfortably on your computer screen. With your purchase, you'll get an extra pack of printable worksheets to help you with the exercises in the book.
The ebook is also supplemented with a compendium of links to nuts-and-bolts information from all over the web.
Table of Contents:
Intro: What this guide is about
Chapter 1: So you want to start a great craft blog
• Important lessons you can learn from reading your favorite blogs
• Discovering your own unique blogging subjects
• Setting goals for your blog - whether it's to market a business or build a community
• How to keep blogging from taking up too much time
Chapter 2: It’s all about content, Baby!
• The most important secret for building a popular blog
• How often should you be posting?
• How long should your posts be?
• Developing a writing style that attracts a loyal audience
• What do I write about, anyway?
• How to prevent "blogfade" - or, that feeling of "I've got nothing to say!"
Chapter 3: Eye Candy: The visual side of blogging
• Simple tricks to make the photography from any camera look better
• Learn to edit and enhance your photography with free, readily-available tools
• How to design a header that expresses your personality
• Adding high-value bells and whistles to your blog's sidebar
Chapter 4: Blogger Ettiquette: Mind your manners
• How personal should you get when you blog?
• What if someone comments on your blog - what comes next?
• What happens when you're snarky on your blog?
• Learn the etiquette for sharing posts and photos you see on other blogs
• How to take a "blogging break" without losing readers
About the Author
Diane Gilleland is a craft blogger and podcaster in Portland, Oregon. She produces CraftyPod.com, a blog that became a full-time career in crafty writing and teaching. Her ebooks and online classes have helped crafters around the world make better use of the internet for marketing their small businesses.
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