Write a Post
To begin writing a new post for your blog – click on “Add New” in the Posts section of the control panel.
You will now see your editing page.
You can enhance your text by highlighting it and choosing the appropriate tool from the toolbar such as “b” for Bold, “i” for italics, “link” for making an active URL, and so on.
The Upload/Insert Tools will enable you to upload an image, video, or audio file from your computer and insert it into your post.
Simply click the location of your post where the media file is to be inserted, then click on the appropriate icon in the toolbar and follow the instructions. There will be size and location options for your images which is very convenient as you can choose a small or large version of your image and place it to the left, right, or center of content… all with a click of the mouse.
Uploaded images are stored in your Media Library which can be found in the admin control panel on the left.
While writing your post you should save it as a Draft and Preview it as you go along. This is a great way to see your work and make sure everything is perfect before publishing it.
Publishing your post
The Save Draft, Preview, and Publish Tools are on the right side of the page.
Other tools on this side:
Publish immediately – This is used for scheduling your posts to be published at a date in the future. You may want to write a lot of posts in advance, then schedule them to “go live” at different dates during the next week, month, or whatever. Click on “edit” and set the date. Otherwise leave it set to immediately and your post will “go live” as soon as you click the “Publish” button.
Post Tags – are like Keywords for that particular post. These are helpful for visitors as they can use the tags to find other related posts you may have created using the same tag(s).
There may be a slight SEO advantage in using tags. Some experts think they may represent duplicate content to the search engines and suggest not using them. Others think they are necessary. Do some research and judge accordingly.
Categories – are similar to Post tags and are used to organize your posts by subject; sort of like a library. Assign only one category to a post.
A visitor may find one of your posts particular interesting and click on it’s category to locate other related articles.
Categories are advantageous to SEO and you should use them wisely. Checkmark the relevant category listed or create a new one.
Conclusion
The lower portion of this page will contain various options for plugins that you may have installed. Adjust the settings to your preference.
Once you are done, click the “Publish” button and your Post is available for all to read.
SEO Tip: Popularize your blog by social bookmarking your posts to Digg, Technorati, etc.
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