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Blogs are here to stay. They have become an entrenched part of the literary, journalistic, and even social landscape.
Perhaps you would like to start a blog. Or perhaps you would like to improve your blog. Or perhaps you would like to take your blog to the professional level—as a means of earning income or increasing your visibility. Whatever your goal, this course will move you in the right direction.
Millions of people have blogs. Only a fraction of them do it well enough to achieve real benefit, in terms of income, visibility, or sheer entertainment. This course will show you how to join the band of better bloggers. You will learn how to find the right niche and tone for your blog, set it up and maintain it (even if you're not a computer wiz), write posts that are effective and worth reading, and attract people from all over the world to your spot on the blogosphere. While it's simple to start a blog, it takes vigilance and skill to do it really well, as is true of any kind of writing.
Among the topics covered: overview of the blogosphere, the benefits of blogging, focusing your blog concept, how to set up and maintain a blog, tips for effective blog writing, drawing visitors to your site.
You will get hands-on practice creating your blog plus time for questions. Whether you wish to blog for fun or business, you will gain a realistic understanding of how to become part of the blogosphere. |
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Level I
How To Blog | 4-week Seminar
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| In this four-week course, a blogging expert will guide you through the process of conceiving, setting up, writing, and promoting a blog. Each student will consult with the instructor on a blog concept, then set up a "live" blog and introduce it to the rest of the class for feedback. Students will also have ample opportunity to ask questions of the instructor.
Click to view the course syllabus for this class.
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Tuition:
$125.
Registration Fee $25.
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| Jan 6 |
Wednesdays |
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24 hrs. a day
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