Beginner's guide to setting up and writing a blog

By Sue Featherstone, Department of Media Arts and Communication, Sheffield Hallam University s.featherstone@shu.ac.uk

Date and time

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:00 - 16:00 GMT+1

Location

Sheffield Hallam University

Cantor Building 153 Arundel Street Sheffield S1 2NT United Kingdom

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Description

Anyone can create a blog, but not everyone can write a blog that other people want to read. Learn how you can set-up a user-friendly blog and some of the do’s and don’ts of writing for the web.

This two-hour media skills introductory course is for you if...

  • You want to promote your business, charity or community organisation by telling people about the great things you do
  • You are passionate about a sport or hobby and want to use the web to share your enthusiasm with like-minded people

Course description

You will be introduced to some of the key skills necessary to create a user-friendly blog, how to use SEO key words to maximise your reach and how to write lively copy that keeps readers coming back to your site. Topics covered will include:

  • Design and creating your blog
  • Managing your blog
  • How to structure and write a blog post

Organised by

The SHU masterclass taster programme is a new series of short two hour professional and personal development workshops from Sheffield Hallam University.

Designed for busy people who prefer a no-frills, hands on approach to learning, each workshop harnesses the knowledge and experience of our in-house experts across a wide-range of specialisms from journalism and public relations to media training and digital and social media.

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