Friday, October 18, 2013

How to create a blog: A tutorial which saves you time, one paragraph gets it done!

to do this you should use the Google Chrome browser, if you don't have it on your computer device click https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ and download it, just follow instructions. after you're done, then click or double click the icon to open it and then follow instructions below to create your blog. 

start your blog.
first log in to a Gmail account, if you don't have one then go here to create one now: mail.google.com
(you can forward all mail from this gmail to your existing account--it's free--just go to settings).

Now go to https://www.blogger.com/start to begin creating your new blog, you'll be asked to log in using the same gmail, do that, now you will see two options for creating a profile click "create limited blogger profile",
it will then ask you for a "Display name" which is your name on the blog--not the blog's name, you can use a sobriquet/nickname (or your real name) or a phrase. now click the orange button at the bottom "continue to blog", now click the grey button "new blog", a box will pop up asking you to fill in a few items including your blog's name and BLOG website address (URL), (think about this before you start creating the blog, they can be the same or different),  and to choose a template for the look of your blog, you can change the template later on so just pick one. once you're done with those selections click "create blog", and the dashboard will appear. Congratulations! you've created the blog. On the dashboard there are several buttons explore them and ask me questions--just use the comment box below.

posting articles

now click the orange button with the pencil to post the article, just copy and paste it into the box. you will see the usual formatting icons at the top of the box so you can edit accordingly. but also get used to using the online options which include links, tags/labels, photos, videos and ads. 
links: simply highlight a word, click "link" and type or paste the URL (web address). then click enter.
Tags/Labels: help readers to find all your articles with the same topic or mention of the same item.
photos: you can insert them anywhere in the article, just put the cursor where you want to insert it and click the photo icon in the formatting bar above the text box.
videos: you can add the code from any youtube video and that video will play on your blog. you can also add links to the youtube video.
Ads: you should include ads in your blog (it's automatic after you enable the widget) to earn money, you just have to sign-up for Google Adsense and follow instructions. It's free to sign-up. 
Schedule: you can schedule when your article goes live on the web, this gives you the freedom to write now and post automatically. So you could write recipes for thanksgiving now and schedule them to post on November 15th or a few days before thanksgiving. 
Comments: I recommend enabling comments for your articles, this will help drive engagement, shares and readership.

when you're done, click "publish", now the article is live on the web! congratulations! now send me a link to the article on your blog. 

Promoting 
  • to help improve viewership of your articles/stories you should add links to words, names and phrases in your article, add at least 3 but no more than 7. for example, you can link the wikipedia page for Mississippi to any of the words Mississippi in your article. don't add the same link twice in the same article. 
  • promote the article through social media including Google+, twitter, facebook, etc. do this every day for the first 5 days after you publish each article. but each time use a different snippet. be sure you make each posting "public". 
  • create a group in Gmail (or any email service you use) of people you want to send the article to and email them a short snippet and the link to the article. but only send one email! for each article!
  • ask others to share the article on social media. 
  • Post it to your accounts or blogs on Buzzfeed and Huffington Post.
  • you can also pay to promote your articles to thousands of people on facebook and google. 

Post questions or comments to this article. I will reply to each question, but it may not be immediate

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

the funniest series of pics I've seen in a long time, people stoopid eh!? ~Darrel3000

If this doesn't make you laugh, You're on ah them. 

 
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Hope you had a good laugh, don't forget to share

Sunday, March 17, 2013

the 25th annual Holi Parade (Phagwah) in Richmond Hill, March 30th, 2013. Come Celebrate with us.

the Hindu Parades & Festival Committee Invites You and your Family
to celebrate spring in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City at the

25th Annual Phagwah (Holi) Parade and Show
Saturday, March 30th, 2013
(Parade starts at noon on Liberty Ave & 133rd St )
(Show and Celebration 2pm at Smokey Oval Park, Atlantic Ave. & 125th St)
Performances by Dancers, Singers, Tassa Drummers, Bands & speakers. 
All is invited to this free community Celebration. Great colorful Photo Opportunities. 

Please circulate this flyer to your Email networks.
Thanks
Roy
 
 
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Roy , Dhanraj Singh
Org Secretary: Hindu Parades & Festivals C'tee
President: Shri Radha Krishna Mandir Inc
2VP: Fed of Hindu Mandirs
Dir. of Youth Affairs: Indo Caribbean Council

Cell: 917-304-0200 Tel: 718-739-4770 Fax: 917-677-7570 roydsingh@aol.com


Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Columbia J-School /Prof. Sree's Smarter Social Media courses Online, NYC and Seatle

I'll be attending in NYC, so do connect with me (@darrel3000) during the course. If you cannot attend "Smarter Social Media", lots of free tips and tools at #cjsm and http://sree.net
sample tweets below for each course, please tweet, if you know anyone who'd benefit from these (online, NYC or in Seattle), please share...


this time you'll be looking forward to the homework!
SEATTLE IN-PERSON ONLY: Social Media One-night Stand - advanced social media workshop, Monday, March 18, 2013, 6-9 pm. Hosted at Seattle Times by SPJ, AAJA and University of Washington Communication Leadership Program. Details: http://bit.ly/sreeseattle #sreesea ALL LEVELS WELCOME.
[sample tweet] First time in Seattle: @Sree's Social Media One-Night Stand (advanced workshop), Mon, March 18:http://bit.ly/sreeseattle #sreesea [feel free to add any or all of these
co-hosts @SPJWash @aajaseattle @uwdigital @seattletimes]
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NYC IN-PERSON & ONLINE FROM ANYWHERE: Social Media One-night Stand - advanced social media workshop, Thursday, May 16, 2013 (includes two weeks of online coaching, Details: http://bit.ly/cjsm2013b #cjsm (taught w/@wordwhacker, @travelogged). INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVELS welcome.
[SAMPLE TWEET] May 16 is Social Media One-night Stand, @Sree's @ColumbiaJourn advanced workshop you can take from anywhere : http://bit.ly/cjsm2013b #cjsm
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News Alert: White smoke signals new pope elected

White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel, signaling the college of cardinals has elected the next pope.

Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/on-day-2-of-papal-conclave-alliances-should-take-shape/2013/03/13/5d88b616-8bba-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html

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