Blogging For Dummies

Blogging For Dummies, by Susannah Gardner and Shane Birley, is a beginner's guide on how to blog.

Features include:

• 408 pages.
• Ways to use your blog.
• Design and content tips.
• When anonymity is appropriate.
• Tricks for sidestepping spam.
• How RSS can help market your blog.
• Tools for tracking blog traffic.
• Ten tools for mobile blogging.
• Deciding what to blog about.
• Choosing the right software.
• How to register your domain.
• 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.
• Find the right fit: discover your niche and learn all you can about your audience.
• How to encourage comments and how to deal with comments you don't want.
• Discover how to add photos to your blog or learn to start and maintain a podcast.
• Learn how to expand your audience with Twitter.
• Use social networks to drive traffic to your blog.
• Penny for your thoughts: explore ways to make money from your blog.
• Learn the important things you should remember when writing a corporate blog.
• Steps for setting up a blog with Blogger, WordPress, or Tumblr.
• Compare and use the newest blogging software tools.
• Find your niche and gain an audience.
• Integrate your blog with social media and explore microblogging.
• Make money with advertising and search engine optimization.
• Learn how to make your writing, photos, videos, and audio compelling enough to keep visitors coming back.
• About the authors:
  • Susannah Gardner was among the editors at the Los Angeles Times who launched the newspaper's first website. She is co-founder and creative director of Hop Studios Internet Consultants.
  • Shane Birley is co-founder of Left Right Minds web consulting firm.