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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web. For the first time, readers could comment and share their opinions publicly on a piece of online content. Comments were taken very seriously, and in some cases, coming up with response was an agonizing, overthought experience.

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Better Blogs: 6 Tips for Creating Great Content

Byte Technology

Depending on what successful bloggers your poll, the answers to these questions can vary widely. And remember this important tenet: many expert bloggers look at their work as a mix between art and science: the right words can get you started, but if you aren’t applying a good bit of logic to your target audience it may all be for nothing.

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Useful Hacks, Tricks & Tips for WordPress Users: Part 2

Byte Technology

In Part 1 of this column we learned that, thanks to the vast and incredibly helpful community of WordPress users, there are countless hacks, tricks and tips to make designing, building, editing and administering a WordPress site a lot easier and, often, a lot more fun. Then visit “Comments, Comments Like Dislike” and configure the settings.

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Nine Teddy Bear-Approved Tips for Getting Comments On Your Blog

NTEN

For more tips, check out the “Ask Questions” section on Beth Kanter’s post, “ What the Research Says About Increasing Facebook Engagement ”. Read comments carefully and be sure to have the author/poster/someone from your organization answer questions. You can apply the technique to blogs, too. What If They Ask ? Push It Real Good!

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The Starting Line: Great Tips for Beginning a WordPress Blog

Byte Technology

So the beginning blogger may be asking themselves, how can I help ensure that my blog lasts? How can I garner attention amongst all the millions of other bloggers out there? If someone comments on one of your posts, be sure to respond to them in a timely manner. Be consistent and frequent with your posts.

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Generous Blogger Poster + Contest

Have Fun - Do Good

Generous Blogger Poster So many of you enjoyed and shared my post, 20 Ways to Be a Generous Blogger , I asked the hubs to create a poster for us. To enter, you can either: Nominate your favorite generous blogger by leaving a comment on one of their posts telling them why you think they are a generous. Share Tweet.

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23 Years Ago Today and How Not To Pitch A Blogger Redux (And Twitter pitches too)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. Even worse, hadn't made the attempt to comment on my blog or refer to any posts. It was a number of thoughtful comments on some blog posts. It wasn't really a pitch.

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