Media Expert on Blogging Publishes Blogging for Dummies, 2nd Edition, An Easy Way to Get Started with Blogging
Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) February 12, 2008 -- Looking for blogging tools? Blogging software? Blogging communities? Blogging ideas? Or an easy way to start blogging?
Blogging for Dummies, 2nd Edition, responds to the rapidly changing and energetic space that is the blogosphere. This new book helps readers through the process of quickly starting a blog and finding the tools to make the most of the experience.
Blogging for Dummies, 2nd Edition, is useful for bloggers of all levels, whether you're the CEO of a major corporation or a hobbyist with a passion for communication. The book focuses on how a blog can work for you, how to set up your blog, how to find your audience online, how to build a community blogging, how to use photos, podcasts and widgets, how to make money blogging, and how to promote your blog. Businesses and other organizations aren't neglected either; the books contains several chapters discussing ways that businesses can interact with bloggers or start blogs as marketing tools.
Blogs put the power of publishing and distribution into the hands of anyone with a computer and an Internet connection, but the task can still be daunting.
Blogging for Dummies covers tricky issues such as:
* Choosing what to blog about
* Setting your goals
* Making mistakes
* Keeping your job
* Avoiding embarrassment
* Protecting your privacy
* Choosing the right software and hosting
* Handling spam and comments
* Making money blogging
* Blogging for companies
Written by the author of Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies, Susannah Gardner, and by blogger and web developer Shane Birley, Blogging for Dummies, 2nd Edition, is essential for both new and experienced bloggers who want to get the most out of blogging.
Blogging ideas, blogging tools, blogging software, resources, and instruction on every aspect of creating and maintaining a blog are contained in this book.
The book's companion Web site is an ongoing resource for readers and bloggers.
http://www.bloggingfordummiesbook.com/
About the Authors:
Susannah Gardner is the co-founder and creative director of Hop Studios Internet Consultants, a Web design company specializing in custom Web solutions for content publishers.
Susannah is also a freelance writer and author. Her previous books include Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies, BitTorrent for Dummies, Dreamweaver MX 2004 for Dummies and Teach Yourself Visually: Dreamweaver MX 2004, all from Wiley Publishing.
From 1997 to 2003, Susannah was an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School for Communication, where she taught in the School of Journalism.
Her media expertise in online journalism, internet publishing and Web design has earned her a multitude of accolades in the tech industry and a recurring spot on TechTV's Lab with Leo LaPorte. She was recently named one of Vancouver's "Tech Women to Watch in 2008," which highlights innovative technology leaders and evangelists in Vancouver, BC.
Need a blog? Ask an expert.
In 2008, Susannah will be appearing as a speaker at Northern Voice, a personal blogging conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, and BlogHer, an annual conference for women who blog, in San Francisco, California. She appears regularly as the "Web Workshop" expert on the G4 TechTV television show The Lab with Leo Laporte.
Susannah Gardner can be reached for interviews and comments via Hop Studios:
Shane Birley is a Vancouver-based Web developer, creative writer and blog consultant with more than 14 years of experience in developing Web sites. In January 2006, he co-founded Left Right Minds Initiatives, a creative solutions company for non-profit societies, charities and businesses.
About the Book:
Blogging for Dummies, 2nd Edition
by Susannah Gardner and Shane Birley
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc
Publication date: January 2008
$21.99; Paperback; 368 pages; ISBN: 978-0-470-23017-6
Susannah Gardner offers expert advice on creating a blog that attracts readers and keeps them coming back. Along with co-author Shane Birley, she helps bloggers get started, add cool widgets and explore podcasts.
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