Dec 29, 2014 / Blogging U.

New year, new blog? Make it a great one.

Ready to get your new blog off to a great start (or kick-start your old one)? Blogging 101 returns on Monday, January 5.

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.

Blogging 101 is four weeks of daily bite-size 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:

My blog has gone from being dull and plain to having widgets and all this shmancy tech stuff, and from having almost no followers to having a loyal following now!
– Microgalactic

  • And you'll get a badge! Who doesn't love a badge?

    And you’ll get a badge! Who doesn’t love a badge?

    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.

Registration is now closed, but Blogging 101 returns in February!

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  3. The first problem I noticed was defining a URL. It seems to me that the one I created is way too complicated. I looked on line for the URL Blog definition and/or examples, but did not get much help. Will you work on that?

    But, how can we register if we don’t know how to create the URL? Kind of a Catch 22 situation, there.

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    1. If you have a blog, you have a URL — it’s what you see in your web browser’s address bar. The course assumes that you’ve registered a blog, so we don’t cover creating a URL, although we do spend time on titles and taglines.

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  7. This looks like an exciting course that’ll sure help with blogging techniques. Like everyone else, I have plenty of other things to do since I’m also in school. I was wondering if this would be a big load with usual homework and if it’s a rigid course.

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    1. 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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  12. Really looking forward to this too!! I seem to always miss the sign-up, so glad I actually managed to get registered!
    I look forward to connecting with everyone and finding some inspiration!

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