Blogging For Dummies

This proven bestseller is fully updated and better than ever! Now in its fourth edition, Blogging For Dummies is fully updated and more practical than ever for today's bloggers. Whether you're just beginning or are already a full-tilt blogging maven, you'll find the up-to-date information you need in these friendly pages.

This proven bestseller is fully updated and better than ever! Now in its fourth edition, Blogging For Dummies is fully updated and more practical than ever for today's bloggers. Whether you're just beginning or are already a full-tilt blogging maven, you'll find the up-to-date information you need in these friendly pages. Want to integrate your blog with social media? Jump into the fast-moving world of microblogging on Twitter or Tumblr? Choose which blogging software to use? Optimize your current blog for search? This detailed book guide covers it all, and then some. Buy the book, build a better blog, and blog about it! Provides up-to-date information on blogging software choices and utilities Explains how to identify your unique niche and attract readers Walks you through setting up an account and writing your first post Shows you how to optimize your blog for search, so new readers find you Helps you integrate your blog with social media Reveals what you need to know to start microblogging on Twitter or Tumblr Explores the ways you can make money with your blog Start a conversation with the very latest blog-building tips and techniques in Blogging For Dummies .

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Blogs 7
Chapter 1: Discovering Blog Basics 9 Chapter 2: Entering the Blogosphere 31 Chapter 3: Choosing and Hosting Blog Software 49
Part II: Setting Up Your Blog 77
Chapter 4: Starting a Blogger Blog 79 Chapter 5: Starting a WordPress Blog 105 Chapter 6: Starting a Tumblr Blog 127
Part III: Fitting In and Feeling Good 143
Chapter 7: Finding Your Niche 145 Chapter 8: Creating Great Content 159 Chapter 9: Building Community with Comments 173 Chapter 10: Blogging Anonymously 193
Part IV: Going Beyond Words 203
Chapter 11: Working with Photos 205 Chapter 12: Starting a Podcast 223 Chapter 13: Leveraging Community with Forums 243
Part V: Marketing and Promoting Your Blog 253
Chapter 14: Reaching Out with RSS 255 Chapter 15: Joining the Twitterverse 265 Chapter 16: Diving Into Social Networking 277 Chapter 17: Measuring Blog Presence 291
Part VI: Getting Business-y with It 307
Chapter 18: Making Mad Mad Money 309 Chapter 19: Blogging for Companies 325
Part VII: The Part of Tens 343
Chapter 20: Ten Ways of Growing Community 345 Chapter 21: Ten Tools for Mobile Blogging 353 Chapter 22: Ten Blogs You Should Know 359
Part VIII: Appendixes 365
Appendix A: Glossary 367 Appendix B: Very Basic HTML Code 371
Index 377