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Trib U: Creating Your Own Blog: Part Two, March 13

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CT)

Chicago, IL

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Creating Your Own Blog: Part Two Ended $60.00 $4.29
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You understand how blogging works—now learn how to build your own blog. In this intermediate class, learn how to build your own blog on WordPress, a free blogging platform. Also learn how to customize your blog’s design and track your blog’s web traffic.

In three hours, you will learn how to:

·         Quickly create a blog on WordPress

·         Add multiple pages to your blog

·         Post entries to your blog and edit previous entries

·         Upload multimedia files to your blog, including photos, videos, MP3s, and PDFs

·         Change the design of your blog

·         Install customized widgets on your blog’s side rail

·         Adjust the privacy settings of your blog

·         Set up comment notification emails

·         Track the traffic to your blog and understand who your visitors are

 

Our class is a lively mix of discussions, presentations and short tutorials. A computer is not required for this class. At the start of class, attendees will receive a printed handout that follows the presentation. Afterwards, they will be emailed a PDF of the complete presentation.

Trib U Blogging classes are taught by Jimmy Greenfield.

Jimmy has been a reporter and web site producer at Tribune since 1995. He currently runs ChicagoNow.com, the Tribune's blog network, and since its launch in 2009 has overseen the growth of ChicagoNow from six blogs to several hundred.

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Tribune Tower
435 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CT)


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