TypePad for Dummies (ISBN - 0470550945)

435 Pages·2021·12.32 MB·English

Melanie Nelson
Founder of BloggingBasics101.com
Shannon Lowe
Author of Rocks In My Dryer, a TypePad blog

Learn to:
• Start blogging with TypePad

• Select the best pricing plan for you
and your blog

• Personalize your blog

• Take advantage of TypePad’s built-in
SEO features and templates

TypePad

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Making Everything Easier!™

Open the book and find:

• A primer on blogging etiquette

• How to add photo albums and
galleries

• Cool ways to beef up your blog
with TypeLists

• Things to do with widgets

• Tips for good blog posts

• How to encourage comments
from visitors

• Ten interesting TypePad blogs
to explore

• Advice on managing your blog
community

Melanie Nelson is a technical writer and the author of BloggingBasics101.
com, a leading resource for beginning and intermediate bloggers.
Shannon Lowe is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Good
Housekeeping, Chicken Soup for the New Mom’s Soul, and Parent and Child
Magazine.

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ISBN 978-0-470-55094-6

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Eager to start blogging?
Find out how TypePad
makes it easy and fun!

If you’ve been thinking about breaking into the blogo-
sphere but didn’t know where to start, you’ve come to
the right place. First, you’ll get some pointers on what
blogging’s all about and how to develop your online
identity. Then you’ll find out how TypePad works, how to
use TypeLists and widgets, and what it takes to make your
blog a huge success!

• Blogging 101 — if you haven’t blogged before, explore the why
and how of blogging and learn to find your niche

• Your TypePad account — discover how to set one up, create your
Profile, choose settings, and track visitors

• Ready, set, blog! — write your first posts, format the text, add
images, and set keywords

• Make it your own — find out about TypePad tools that let you
customize your blog to suit your readers and your subject matter

• Import options — transfer an existing blog to TypePad

• Money making tips — learn how to make money with ads and
paid posts, and what your blog needs to attract advertisers

• Your blog has friends — see how to use Facebook®, Twitter®, and
other social media to promote your blog

• For the geek blogger — explore Advanced Templates and ways
to customize with code

TypePad

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TypePad® For Dummies®

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About the Authors

Melanie Nelson: Melanie has been blogging since 1998 and working with
social media since 1995. In that time she has worked with every major
blogging platform, including TypePad. She currently owns and writes
Blogging Basics 101 (www.bloggingbasics101.com), where she provides
tips, instructions, and advice for bloggers. She has spoken at both the
Blissdom and BlogHer blog conferences as well as local professional
development events. Melanie is also a social media consultant, a Contributing
Editor at BlogHer.com, and a technical writer and editor. She has a master’s
degree in technical writing. Melanie lives in Oklahoma with her husband and
two children.

Shannon Lowe: Shannon has been a TypePad blogger since 2006, writing the
award-winning parenting blog Rocks In My Dryer (www.rocksinmydryer.
net). She is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in books and
magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Parenting, Chicken Soup for the New
Mom’s Soul, and The Social Cause Diet. She has been a guest speaker at
several blogging conferences, including BlogHer, Blissdom, and SheSpeaks.
In February 2008, she and a team of U.S. bloggers traveled to Uganda with
Compassion International to live-blog their child advocacy work. She lives in
Oklahoma with her husband and four children.

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Dedication

To Bill and Mac, for everything.

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