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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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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. {In

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

Byte Technology

Leveraging the use of comments makes it easier for site owners to engage with their visitors and provide the sort of content that draws attention. And showing the total number of comments to your users gives them the sense—proof, as it is—that your site is one in which people actively participate in discussions.

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Getting on The List

NetWits

Spam email from a stranger. Comment on a blog post you wrote three days ago. New post by your favorite blogger, delivered via RSS. Three or four recommendations from trusted colleagues, each with the same link. A trending topic on Twitter. The latest on Reddit. Phone call from your mom. Latest volley in a flame war.

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Free and open source tool #5: WordPress

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It basically eliminates comment spam, which, as you probably know, is the bane of bloggers everywhere. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 DennisVega 09.30.09 WordPress is expandable with tons of plugins. The best one, by the way, is Akismet , which is also made by Automattic. I doubt you’ll look back. {

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Lessons Learned From A Twitterthon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She and I have have linked to each other’s blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. When it was time for 09/09/09, I didn’t have to scramble to find RTers or bloggers; they were there. We sent it to bloggers, media, and anyone who’d open the file. 4. Widgets work. What didn’t?

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10 Elements of an Effective Nonprofit or Do-Good Blog

Have Fun - Do Good

Provide a link to a page with bios for bloggers. If your blogging platform doesn't allow you to do that, have bloggers include a one-line bio at the end of their posts. Link to other bloggers Use Google Blog Search , Alltop and Technorati to find blogs that write about similar topics to yours. Respond to comments.