From the category archives:

Blogging 101

Selfhosting your blog. Or not?

In a previous post I touched on the subject of selfhosting in a series about selecting the blog platform suited for your needs. The subject is important enough to elaborate a bit more. When you start a blog, you have the choice of either using your blogservice to host your blog, or to rent server [...]

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How successful is your blog?

You created your blog, and write posts, write posts, write posts… Gradually, your audience grows. You get comments, get other bloggers linking to you,… Your blog has a lift-off. But how much of a lift-off? Are you flying in orbit, or are you barely clearing the tree tops? How do you measure your blog’s performance. [...]

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5 things to do after creating a new blog

OK, you did it, you created a new blog! You post a few entries on which you sweat for days, give it the best of your best. But what’s next? Here are five basic steps I follow for every new blog I create:

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Start Blogging! But, what will you blog about?

OK, the decision is made in your non-profit organisation: the powers-to-be have given you the green light to start a blog. Or you made up your mind and you will start blogging no matter what anyone says. 1. Either think about it or just do it. There are two schools of thought: “Jump” or “Think [...]

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Does your organisation need a blog?

I assume your organisation already has a web-presence with a corporate website, so why would you want to start a blog? 1. A blog as an addition to your existing web presence Have you ever defined the goals for your organisation’s web presence? What do you want to achieve? How do you measure that? For [...]

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