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Title: Blogging For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
ISBN: 0470230177
Author:
Susannah Gardner
Shane Birley
Publicate Date: 2008-01-10
Publish: 2008-01-10
List Price: $21.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Best Book For Beginnger Blogger
This is the book you want to read if you are new to blogging. It has everything you need to get you started quickly. I really appreciated the pointers on advertising and the blogs listed for blog help. It is easy to read, as are all Dummies books, and has some excellent information. The book is lacking on RSS feed info, so this is not a good source. If you haven't blogged yet, get this book and proceed.
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2: Pretty decent book
This is a book for those who are completely new to the world of Blogging(hence the title.) It was broken into very understandable chapters, and even if you're pretty intermediate in all things web-related, this book will give you some good advice.
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3: I'm Buzz Bissinger, and I won't stand for this
So now bloggers think they can call me a "dummie" based solely on my inability to blog. Well guess what, #@%*chokers, I WILL NEVER LEARN HOW TO #@$*ING BLOG YOU @#%*ING SORRY EXCUSES FOR #@%*# EATING #@(*%(#@*% CLAMBAKE *#(@#%*(#@*% HAMMOCK @#%*(@#.
Blogs are for nothing nobodies with no schooling and no learning. SENTENCES!
I may be a fetus faced windbag, but I WON A PULITZER THAT I WEAR TO SEX. At said sex, I roar when I orgasm.
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4: Blogging for Dummies
I really like these books, I just wish they didn't say 'for Dummies.' I own many of the 'Dummies' books and find all of them helpful. I really appreciate the shortcut sheets included in each book. Of the few books and online sources I could find on blogging, this one was the most user friendly.
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5: Excellent place to start for many genres of bloggers
Like many Dummies books, this book is comprehensive! It's a thorough introduction to blogging from rank Internet newbie, to the typical active
blogger seeking to learn more about the medium.
As a 2008 book, it's reasonably current. This is one of those Dummies books the publishers will need to update annually. I recommend readers always seek the latest possible edition of any blogging book, as popular technologies change so rapidly in the field. RSS, comment spam, social networks and podcasting are all given their due space. An entire chapter is devoted to adding and managing photos for your blog.
Two large chapters offer the fundamentals of blogging for business and adding advertising. This won't be specific enough to get any would-be pro blogger rich, but *does* provide enough basics to get started with affiliates, AdSense, TextLink Ads, AdBright and the like.
Lots of screen captures and sidebars explain complex concepts quite clearly. I enjoyed one sidebar in particular about why comment spam exists (and hint; it's more about page rank juice than possible click-throughs).
I'd recommend this book for the newbie through advanced blogging beginner. Intermediate level bloggers looking to to brush up on the basics would likely enjoy adding this as a reference to the bookshelf, and might find a few gems they originally missed.
Advanced bloggers won't find much useful here...but as it's a Dummies book, that's to be expected!
From all the blogging books targeting the beginner, this one offers the most bang for your buck, and really does a nice job of holding your hand along the way.
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