Category Archives: Blog Writing Series

Blog Structure – Blog Writing Series (6)

So, you have your nice new blog ready to go and you need to sit and compose a post. Firstly, it does not have to be a long post – perhaps 500-800 words, though you could go up to 1000 … Continue reading

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Blog Structure – Blog Writing Series (5)

In this post we are going to look at posts and pages and if there are differences. Firstly, assuming you are reading this, then you are reading a blog post. Posts can be written at any time and scheduled to … Continue reading

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Blog Structure – Blog Writing Series (4)

Today we are going to look at the structure of your Blog, akin to the checking out a holiday apartment – you open all the cupboards to see what is where or if this was a car, you would be … Continue reading

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Communication and Sharing – Blog Writing Series (3)

Blogging can be a really enjoyable pastime. It is the ability to write to the ether and a way of sharing information, whether that is sharing about books, ancestors, hobbies or keeping an online journal. One thing that is possible … Continue reading

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Choosing a Host & Name – Blog Writing Series (2)

The first task is to choose a hosting site and to choose a name for your site. Hosting Sites There are two main hosting sites – Blogger which is part of Google and WordPress. This blog began in 2002 on … Continue reading

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Beginning to Blog – Blog Writing Series (1)

I don’t have all the answers about blogging, but this first post will enable you, I hope, to start visualising what you want your blog to be and what you do not want it to be. Your blog, regardless of … Continue reading

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Q & A – Blogging Tips

In the last few weeks I have received several emails about blogging. Here is just one of those questions Julie, I have been considering starting a blog for my surname study and my own genealogy. I wondered if you could … Continue reading

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