Tips from and for student blogs

1. Blogging Tips
Social Journalism
University of Nevada, Reno

2. Think
interactively.

3. Do create a
group
Facebook
page, when
appropriate.

4. Do follow AP style in general to be consistent.
Consider the visual design of your text.
Be concise.

5. Use Twitter to
encourage
conversation
with your
followers

6. Share the blogs
you follow.

7. Watch _____________.

8. Do
edit, rename
or remove
your meta list.

9. Do customize
your theme
header.

10. Do include a
photo of
yourself when
appropriate.

11. Do emphasize your topic in your “About” page.

12. Think about !!!
I am currently enrolled in a social journalism class
that has given me the opportunity to run my own
blog!
I am so excited to share my love for a topic with my
fellow classmates and whoever is interested in my
subject!
Over the course of this semester I really want to
establish my self as a coffee connoisseur and your
guide to the coffee world!

13. Use a
clean
theme
that
matches
your
topic.

14. Don’t put text on a patterned
background.

15. Use humor
where
appropriate.

16. Include
visual
elements.

17. Remember to change your taglines, if your theme uses one.
>Settings >General

18. Do use words for links.
Don’t use URLs for links unless you have a
specific reason.

19. Do edit your
work
carefully.
From coaches yelling, to teachers
scolding, to administrators asking, the
athletes demands to end once they
step off the playing surface.
All sports by the university will range from the Rifle team to
Ultimate Frisbee even to the Nevada club softball team.

20. Use
categories.

21. Do create sections for
navigation and organization
And highlight your locale!

22. ManageWP Blog
Good advice on this post: The Right Way to Use
Categories and Tags in WordPress to Boost SEO

23. Make sure your images are sized correctly.

24. Types of Posts

25. Instructions for doing or making something

26. Lists

27. Video Interview

28. Social media content from others

29. Review/ highlight a place in Reno (with interviews)

30. A personal experience

31. In the news

32. Events

33. Link Round-Up

34. Q & A Interviews

35. Editorial Calendars

36. Use of social media

37. Instagram

38. Twitter