Welcome to start blogging!

How to start blogging?

Notice that in the title, Heading 2 was used. Heading 1 is for the title only. In the following, a numbered list is used. These both affect SEO.

1. In the dashboard, choose Posts -> Add New Post
2. Write a descriptive title to your post. Notice that it becomes a permalink, which you can edit if needed.
3. Look into the Publish and Format boxes on the right. What can you do there?
4. Remember to save your draft at times.
5. Click Publish only when you are ready.
6. Remember to select the category for your post.
7. Blogging
8. Social media
9. Reaction paper
10. Use appropriate tags (no synonym tags!)

How to embed media?

1. First rename your photo for example like this: reflections_Virikkolampi.jpg
2. Choose the block Image.
3. Upload the file.
4. Edit the title, caption and Alt text at least.
5. Click the image, right-click-open image in new tab. What is the address of your image?
6. Bottom-right you can set this as a Featured Image.

Tips for good blog posts

• Title: short, interesting, even provocative, SEO. Questions, series work well.
• Body text: your viewpoint. Interesting, current, thought-provoking.
  • What, where, when, how, why and/or who?
• Facts and own experiences and thoughts.
  • Sources as hyperlinks.
• At least one photo
  • Remember copy-right issues!
• Links to further information and sources.
• Call to action (CTA)
• Coffee-cup model – most important first, background info at the end
  • AIDA
• Headings, subheadings
• KISS
  • Paragraph length 3-4 lines.
• Be yourself.
• boldface, italics, CAPITALS
• Good length?
• Use the Yoast SEO to optimize your post.

Use the blogging checklist before publishing!