Make sure your new years’ blogging resolution sticks with our guided intro-to-blogging course.
If you’re new to blogging, a new session of our introductory blogging course starts on Monday, January 5 — and all bloggers are welcome, whether you blog on WordPress.com, a self-hosted WordPress blog, or somewhere else entirely.
What is Blogging 101? Four weeks of daily bite-size blogging assignments that take you from “Blog?” to “Blog!” along with a supportive community to encourage you all the way through. At the end of the course, you’ll have a blog you’re proud and excited to publish — and that others are excited to read. Here’s how it works:
If any other baby bloggsters are as nervous about this as I was, I have only one thing to say – go for it! My site is looking more and more how I want it to look and I am gaining confidence and followers (up to 423!) by the day.
– Sue of Happiness, Health, and Hypnosis
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Assignments fall into three broad categories — publishing posts and pages, customizing your blog, and engaging with the community — and are designed to build on one another.
- We’ll post a new assignment here on The Daily Post each weekday at 12AM GMT. Each assignment will contain all the inspiration and instructions you need to complete it. Weekends are free (but we’ll suggest some ways you might want to spend them).
- Participants will have a private community site, the Commons, for chatting, connecting, and seeking feedback and support. Daily Post staff and Happiness Engineers will be on hand to answer your questions and offer guidance and resources.
You’ll walk away with six (or more!) published posts and a handful of drafts, a customized theme that reflects your personality, a small but growing audience, a good grasp of blogging etiquette — and a bunch of new online friends.
Ready to kick start your blog? Sign up by filling out this simple form:
Note: you won’t receive an automated confirmation email immediately, but you will get a welcome email with complete instructions prior to the start of the course.
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Although I have been blogging for nearly six moths, I may participate in this to get the blog to the next level.
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It’s open to anyone who wants to kick-start their blog. You might find that some of the assignments seem too “easy,” but we have lots of ideas for how to interpret them for a blog that’s been around for a while already 🙂
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Well I’m looking forward to it, especially since I’m working on a short story and want to improve my creative writing.
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I can’t wait! I’m a baby blogger and so excited about learning and applyng new tools to my blogging experience!
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Never be too professional to learn!
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I will be re-taking this. I loved it, but did not always have the time. Thanks for having the class again.
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Cool, I’ll be following this!
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i surely will put in for this! need my new blog fictionlimbo.wordpress.com to get better heights!
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Awesome! Can’t wait for this, just what I need 🙂
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I just wanted to start a new blog and glad I saw this today would love to participate
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I think I might need a refresher!
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Totally a newbie to blogging. I’ll be there starting on 1/5/15. Oh by the way, when I opened the “Take Our Survey” form, my computer’s security system alerted me that going to this link would/could compromise my security online so I did not fill it out. Does that mean I won’t be able to attend the course?????
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I had the same issue! It is probably because of the form they are using to capture the details! Hopefully nothing that will harm the computer.
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It’s the “s” in the “https” triggering a warning in your browser — you can either just delete the “s” (it’s totally safe, I promise), or fill out the form right in this post instead (eg, by visiting the post on The Daily Post rather than using the link in the email).
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Thanks Michelle! 🙂
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Exactly what I needed! Perfect timing.
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I just started my blog today so this is going to be a must for me!! Awesome!
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Is there a charge to join?
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No, everything we do at The Daily Post/Blogging U. is free and open to all.
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Thank you.
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Thank you. Damita
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Michelle- I can’t access the survey to sign up. Can you send me the link? Thank you.
Damita
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Visit this post from a computer/laptop (ie, not a phone/tablet), and you’ll find a form embedded right in the post you can fill out.
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I just registred but my blog aint in English, hopefuly that ain’t a problem.
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Not at all! The assignments will be in English, though. And depending on your language, you might not get as much feedback as you’d like from other participants — people from all over the world participate, but there are no guarantees. But you’re more than welcome to join and tackle the tasks 🙂
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Looking forward to giving it a shot
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Desperately need to do this. I have no clue about effective blogging! See you in January.
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Lookin forward that will be nice
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I have signed up! Looking forward to it 🙂
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I’m really looking forward to this as a novice blogger. I can already tell that it’ll be an educative experience and I can’t wait to see the benefits I reap from this program!
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With moving abroad and getting a new Job, its hard to find the time to blog so I really want to take this course to force me to do it! I keep forgetting to write about so many cool experiences here in Japan and it sucks!
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What a wonderful way of time management; yes, you are absolutely right when we assigned, it becomes part of our daily habit for the day!
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Great! Can’t wait to get started. Looking forward to guidelines and tips. Thanks for offering this.
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Are there any further requirements for taking this course or is it free for all bloggers?
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None; everything we do here is free and open to any blogger.
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Perfect timing! I need something like this. Can’t wait to get started.
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Yes, you are absolutely right; it is wonderful opportunities for the bloggers like us to learn many things by experienced & expert person of the field.
But, than also you will have to wait till the starting of course!
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Yeah! Thank you for offering this again!!
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I would love to get my new blog, United States of Being, up and running with this course! Unfortunately, when I click on the survey link, my computer puts up a fight and says to, “Walk away.” Hopefully any issues are fixed before Jan. 5th so that I can join in on the fun!
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It’s the “s” in the “https” triggering a warning in your browser — you can either just delete the “s” (it’s totally safe, I promise), or fill out the form right in this post instead.
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Oh, good to know! Thanks!
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Great help for the new year!
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What a timing! This is exactly what a newbie like me needs.
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Definitely need to follow this!
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I already did the course and it helped tremendously, can only recommend it. Actually I loved the exchanges so much that I ll probably attend again 😉 Thanks for the great opportunity to keep on learning and meeting fascinating people!
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Hi Estelea,
Can we participate in this course for a second time ?! I had registered for the last blogging101 course, but failed to follow it through. Din’t know I can get a second chance ! 🙂
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Why not? I will for sure 🙂 see you there !
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All Blogging U. courses are free and open to anyone, and you can participate however often you’d like.
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Great ! Thanks Michelle. Will see u there then 🙂
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Is this the same content as was in the last offering? Thanks!
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Yup, it’s the same, offered again so new bloggers can take advantage of it.
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Looking forward to this one. 🙂
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Great way to start new yea…..to reach new boundaries !!!
So looking forward to this. Already taking Writing:201 course and love it.
Here is a link to my newborn blog :
https://cookplayneat.wordpress.com/
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