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What is a Blog?
- A Blog is short for WEB Log and it is a ongoing document published on the Web. There was a movie recently that was
about a woman who Blogged about using the recipes of a famous chef
(Julia Childs). Each day she would cook a recipe from Julia's cookbook
and then write her opinion in a Blog. You can see that a Blog is similar
to an online journal. It is largely text-based. Any type of information
can be presented on a Blog, from stories about a family vacation to
in-depth commentary on world politics. In addition, most Blogs allow
visitors to post responses to Blog articles or entries and leave
feedback for the person running the site, known as a "Blogger".
Overall, a Blog is a fast, easy and fun way to establish an online
presence.
- Another option of Blogs are that you can allow visitors to respond
to your comments. So you can see that blogging lets you post your
thoughts and photos on the Internet and interact with your Website's
visitors. Whether you're writing your own personal journal or looking
to influence audiences, blogging is a great tool for you to use.
- How will a Blog help my business?
- If you have an interesting Blog people will view it often to get the
new information. If you found an interesting story in a Blog, you
would visit often to read the latest. People do this every day. If that
is your story or information it does three important things you need in
business.
- Continually keeps your business in front of your customers
- Helps establish you as an authority
- Builds TRUST in you. (People will purchase from you more, because
they trust you)
- How to Start a Blog
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 You can start
blogging today with free sites on the Web. If you have
a Domain Name from us you have access to free blogging. Free blogging
sites are usually easy to use, but limited to what you can do. So the
Bloging community has developed "plug-ins" to add
functionality. The
draw back is you have to install and learn how to use them.
If you are blogging for fun this might be the best avenue for you.
In the business world you need a more powerful Blog tool. Talk Of The
Town offers a great easy to use tool called Quick Blogcast which is a Blog
and Podcast online application all in one. It uses the same point and
click features as our WebSite Tonight Website builder. It is a powerful
Blog application that puts everything right at your fingertips. Plus,
you have 24/7 free phone support to help you if you get stuck.
- What is a Podcast?
- A podcast is a way to broadcast multimedia files, audio or video,
over the Internet for playback on mobile devices (ex. MP3 players) and
personal computers. Podcasting lets the pod caster create a broadcast
about a subject of interest to them and their subscribers. Subscribers
simply download the podcast and listen to it at their convenience.
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- Do I need a Domain Name to Blog or Podcast?
- Yes, you will need a domain name. If your Blog
is not going to
be associated with your Website, you will need a Domain Name. If you have a
Website you can use a sub domain. These are easily set up We use the word
Blog to
determine the sub domain. Sub domains are very easy to create using our
Quick Blogging Wizard.
How Do I Start Quick Blogcasts?
- If you do not have an account with us I recommend that
you first set up a free account with Talk Of The Town. I say this because we offer 24/7 support and
setting up your account allows our support group to help you should you
need it.
- Next sign up for the plan that meets your needs.
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- You will receive an email with further
instructions
- Start your first Blog or Podcast Today!
Here are some features of our Quick Blogcast that make it easy to use and yet
very powerful
Create.
- Vlogging lets you record, compress, upload and post a
video seamlessly, in one application.
- Give your Blogcast one-of-a-kind style with nearly
100 customizable templates.
- Podcast recording tool offers one-click installation,
real-time audio compression, and CD-quality recording (prior to MP3
compression).
- Play audio and video podcasts directly from your
published web page with On-Site Player.
- No banner advertisements.
Manage.
- Log in and manage Quick Blogcast, Quick Shopping
Cart® and WebSite Tonight® all from one common dashboard.
- Updated Statistics Tool gives you access to
statistics and reports for various Blog features, including how
visitors are getting to your Blog, how frequently they're visiting,
what they're viewing, and on what entries they're commenting.
- Overage Protection means you never have to worry
about exceeding bandwidth or unexpected monthly overage charges.
- Share your favorite photos, videos, and more. Upload
and manage .jpg, .gif, MP3 and MP4 audio/video files (m4v, mp4 and
mov) simply and easily. (Available disk space varies from plan to
plan.)
- Tag your Blog posts, and give your readers an easy
way to see which subjects your Blog is about the most with the
Tag Clouding widget. (Deluxe and Premium plans only)
- Manage your comment SPAM protection by choosing to
retain all comments marked as SPAM or having them auto-deleted.
(Deluxe and Premium plans only)
- Remote Blogging lets you post directly from online
photo albums (like Photo Album) and popular third-party sources. You
can even Blog via email or post direct to your Blog from Word 2007,
Windows Live Writer, Flickr and others.
- If you've got a Google AdSense® account, use Quick
Blogcast to earn revenue. Get site statistics, including subscriber
numbers, average bandwidth, disk space utilization and more.
- IP banning locks out spammers and other troublesome
visitors.
- Improvements to the
CSS
Editor make it faster and easier than ever to update the look and
feel of your Blogcast!
Publish.
- Share your Blogcast across the Web—generate and
publish RSS feeds in minutes.
- Keep your visitors informed of your latest posts with
Blogcast update notification service.
- Quick Blogcast automatically sends new podcast
notifications to popular listing services like iTunes®, FeedBurner®,
iPodder, and more.
- Use built-in surveys to get feedback from all your
visitors.
Already
have a Blog? No problem!
Quick Blogcast's
import tool lets you transfer all your current Blog articles,
comments and trackbacks into your Quick Blogcast …quickly and easily! |
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