Podcast — Blogging for Technical Communicators Webinar (Part 2)

March 4th, 2009 | Posted in Podcasts 3 Comments »

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Length: 40 min.

This is the second half of the Blogging for Technical Communicators webinar that I gave to the STC-Rocky Mountain chapter on February 19, 2009.

Here’s the accompanying PowerPoint visual.

Note: Make sure you listen to Part 1 first. Otherwise you’ll come into this podcast in media res.

Topics covered in this half of the podcast include the following:

How Your Audience Consumes Blog Information
Key Elements of Blog Appeal: Story, Voice, Transparency, Honesty
Making the 652 Posts Findable on Your Blog
Comments — and What to Do With Them
What Happens to You When You Blog
Questions Everyone Asks About WordPress

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Craig says:

March 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Excellent podcast. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done.

I’m still sticking with Blogger, though. And I won’t Tweet, ever.

Bruce Curley says:

March 5, 2009 at 11:25 am

“Writing is about story. Everything else is a footnote.”

These two podcasts are worth listening to for that quote alone, but there is so much practical information about the details of blogging that the rest is also worth hearing.

I listened to it 3 times and got many useful tips I plan to use on my 9-year old blog, especially about linking similar posts to each other and using keywords more.

Good work, Tom. I don’t know where you find the time, but keep at it.

Tom says:

March 7, 2009 at 6:35 pm

Bruce,

I’m glad you enjoyed the podcast. I’m also glad that you pulled out my quote about the importance of story. At one point, I was considering putting it somewhere on my site as a self-reminder when I write new posts.

If you’re at the STC Summit, let me know and I’ll introduce myself.

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