In addition to my 90-minute TypePad video tutorial, TypePad has a list of the ten simple steps that you can follow to get the most out of your TypePad blog.
- Get started in private. While you’re customizing your design and writing your first few posts, you might want to protect it from prying eyes.
- Customize your design. Your blog’s design should reflect who you are, and TypePad makes it easy to customize the look and feel of your blog.
- Point your own domain to your blog. Whlie many bloggers love having typepad.com in their URL, we make it easy to point your own domain to your blog.
- Draft a simple blogging policy. Not everyone will need one, but if your business has several blogs, or several authors contributing to one blog, you might want to draft even a simple blogging policy.
- Set your feedback preferences. Blogs are great ways to hold conversations with your readers, and TypePad gives you powerful tools to manage that conversation.
- Let the world know about your blog. Once you’re ready, it’s time to let the world know your blog exists. And TypePad makes it easy to get your blog noticed.
- Post early, post often. The number one way to grow your audience is to post frequently. Blogging has an inertia to it — the more you blog, the more you find occasions and reasons to blog.
- Spice it up with photos. A common misconception is that you have to be a great writer to have a great blog. With TypePad’s integrated photo management, you can let your photos do the talking.
- Get rich with audio and video. Being an amateur (or even semi-professional) video or radio star is easier than ever, and TypePad’s the perfect place to bring your rich content to your readers.
- Track your success. Once you’re up and running, you’re going to want to know just how many people your blog is reaching, and what they think about it.
