Bloggers and Writers Meetup The Hague, The Netherlands 7 February 2015

1. 7 February 2015: The Hague
Bloggers & Writers Meetup

2. Who am I?
Renée Veldman-Tentori
Dutch Australian
Mother of 2 little girls
(Freelance) Lecturer at The Hague
University of Applied Sciences
Social Media Specialist
Keen blogger! (with several
blogging friends)

3. Lots! See separate presentation on Slideshare:
http://www.slideshare.net/reneeveldmantentori/2
013-benefits-of-blogging
and covered by Catarina in her motivation section

4. Dutch Australian
Personal blog about my
experiences of life between
the two countries
Regular guest contributions
& interviews of the
community
www.dutchaustralian.com

5. Zestee
Social media, Marketing &
Photography
Sub site - Zestee Social
Media School (with blog of
free tips)
www.zestee.com

6. Professional Parents Network
Family Work Balance
Mixture of personal experiences, events
and information
www.professionalparentsnetwork.org

7. Culture and Kids
Art, Books, History,
Language, Museums, Music,
Theatre
Personal experiences but
plan on asking for guest
posts
www.cultureandkids.com

8. My children
My daughters also have
blogs
Some posts are public,
others are private

9. In the past, these were very separate….now
generally they are combined

10. The lines here are also becoming blurred..
every business should have a blog and your
personal blog can potentially become a business

11. Plenty to choose from….

12. http://www.creativebloq.com/web-
design/best-blogging-platforms-121413634

13. • Tumblr
• Blogger
• WordPress

14. Tumblr
Simple and straightforward
Post anything from
anywhere (e.g. Instagram)
Reblogging option
www.tumblr.com

15. Blogger
Owned by Google and you
need a Google Account
.blogspot URL
One of the older platforms
but hasn’t changed a lot
www.blogger.com

16. WordPress
WordPress.com : Free, quick
and easy
WordPress.org : Self hosted,
more customisable
One of the most popular
platforms and my personal
pick

17. Make life harder for hackers
Malware & hacking issues
Mostly a concern if you own
a WordPress.org website
Run regular updates
Use security plugins such as
BruteForce and WordFence
Have secure passwords

18. Integrate with social media
The best blogging is about
community - grow this on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,
Pinterest, Instagram etc
Cross promote and post
Consider an enewsletter
(easy with RSS feeds)

19. Challenges
Overwhelming, so much to
know but just remember
Frenzy, Fatigue, Focus
http://zestee.com/frenzy-
fatigue-focus-theory-social-
media-life/
I don’t blog “regularly
enough” in the short term,
but this is a long term plan
for me and I simply love it.
It’s a very individual thing -
just go ahead and DO IT!

20. Come and say hello on any of my blogs :)
Or connect on LinkedIn: Renée Veldman-Tentori
www.dutchaustralian.com
www.zestee.com
www.professionalparentsnetwork.org
www.cultureandkids.com