- What I did since the last report;
- What I learned; and
- What I plan to do before the next report.
Friday 9th March, 2012
Action since last
report
- I’ve written 3 blog posts
- Now following more than 100 people on Twitter
- Started adding more design elements to blog template
- How to use Mail Chimp to schedule email notifications to subscribers
- Installing widgets to customise blog template
- Write 3 more blog post ready for launch
- Connect with 100 more people on Twitter
- Set a Social Media editorial calendar to help schedule
updates
Sunday 19th February, 2012
Action since last report
- I have set up Facebook and Twitter accounts and begun connecting with other educational people
- Written the ‘About’ page for the blog
- Decided on a theme template for the blog
- Made a basic Top Notch Teaching banner
What I learned
- How to make a landing welcome page for Facebook
- How to set up a page in Facebook
- How to use the features of Paint Shop Pro to make a banner
Plan
- Purchase the theme template and begin designing
- Write 3 blog posts ready for the launch
- Connect with 100 other people to follow on Facebook and Twitter
- Write 6 updates (Twitter & Facebook) per day
Sunday 5th February, 2012
Action since last report
- I have named my new blog, bought the domain name and set up a web host.
- Registered for the MDBP
What I learned
- That it takes time to work on a new project and that it’s hard to find the time
- How to buy a domain name and web host and then set up WordPress
Plan
- Confirm my tagline and design a logo
- Sign up with supporting social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest
- Begin designing the blog, find a theme and customise it to suit my needs
Action since last report
- I’ve posted a blog post about possible topic choices. I narrowed this down to two; education and organisation. Have now settled on the topic of ‘education’.
- I left a comment on ‘Think Traffic’ expressing my interest in joining the project.
- I’ve compiled a list of possible names for my new blog.
- That it’s hard to find a name for my blog that isn’t already taken.
- Not to use numbers, hyphens or difficult to spell words in my domain name.
- That my goal should be “progress, not perfection”.
Plan
- Finalise my blog name and acquire the domain addresses. When this is done, officially register for the MDBP.
- Define my topic further by finalising the sub topics (no more than 8).
- Explain my topic inthe following formats: 3 – 5 words, 1 sentence, 1 short paragraph, a few paragraphs.
Sunday 8th January, 2012
As this is my first entry in my journal I don’t have anything to report since last time J. So I’m going to dive straight in and list some things that I would like to achieve before my next report in 2 weeks’ time.
- Sign up for the project at Think Traffic. Read through 5 blog entries to date on the project noting any pertinent information.
- Start to think about a topic choice for my new blog. Narrow this down to 2 possible choices and then critique these choices. Look at the pros and cons of the topics and consider if I have the expertise to blog on the choice.
- Develop a timeline for the next 3 months of when I want to achieve different aspects of the project.
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