Buy used: $5.98

FREE delivery February 20 - 26. Details

Select delivery location

Used: Good | Details

Sold by Great Buy Book Outlet

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Image Unavailable

Image not available for
Color:

To view this video download Flash Player

Follow the author

Tris Hussey

Follow

Create Your Own Blog: 6 Easy Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro Paperback – January 1, 2010

by Tris Hussey (Author)

3.8 61 ratings

See all formats and editions

There is a newer edition of this item:

Create Your Own Blog: 6 Easy Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro
$12.78
(39)
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

Want a personal or business blog of your own? Its easy! In this simple guide, one of the worlds most experienced bloggers walks you through every step, from getting started to building a worldwide audience. Tris Hussey covers itall, from low-cost blogging tools to high-powered writing tips! Get this book, and get startedfastwith a professional-quality blog that meets your goals, whatever they are!

Build great blogs like these, the easy way!

Personal Blogs
Business Blogs
Blogs for Podcasting
Video Blogs
Portfolio Blogs for Artists
Lifestreaming Blogs

Learn from a pro! Discover tips, tricks, and great solutions for:

Setting up your blog the right wayin just minutes!
Writing blog entries people want to read
Handling commentseven nasty ones!
Creating a conversation and building a community
Publicizing your blog
Choosing the right free or low-cost blogging tools
Avoiding beginner mistakes
Earning cash from your blog!

You wont believe how easy it is to create your own blog or how much fun!

About the Author

This is the first book from Tris Hussey, a long-time technologist, blogger, and writer, who started off as an academic and found tech support much more to his liking. After picking up blogging on a whim in 2004, he quickly became both a professional blogger and a leading expert in business blogging. He has been a part of several Web 2.0 startups from blogging software to blogging agencies and continues to write, blog, teach, and consult. In addition to providing workshops and speaking at conferences, Tris also teaches social media, blogging, podcasting, and WordPress at the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Capilano University. Tris lives and works in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.

Print length

273 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Sams
Publication date

January 1, 2010
Dimensions

7.25 x 0.5 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0672330652
ISBN-13

978-0672330650
See all details

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sams; 1st edition (January 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 273 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0672330652
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0672330650
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.5 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #5,502,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,073 in Blogging & Blogs

Customer Reviews:
3.8 61 ratings

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Videos

Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!

Upload your video

Important information

To report an issue with this product or seller, click here.

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Tris Hussey

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Tris Hussey is a long-time technologist, blogger, and writer, who started off as an academic and found tech support much more to his liking. After picking up blogging on a whim in 2004, he quickly became both a professional blogger and a leading expert in business blogging. He has been a part of several Web 2.0 startups from blogging software to blogging agencies and continues to write, blog, teach, and consult.

In addition to giving workshops and speaking at conferences, Tris also teaches social media, blogging, podcasting, and WordPress at UBC, BCIT, and other organizations. His first book "Creating Your First Blog: 6 Easy Blogging Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro" is due out in early 2010 and has already started on his next book, also due out in 2010. Currently Tris is a consultant on to companies on social media and the social media concierge for Media2o Productions.

You can find his post on trishussey.com, VancouverObserver.com, and the Future Shop Community Tech Blog.

Customer reviews

3.8 out of 5

61 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Joy M. Pedersen, PhD @enneagramclarity

This book took my blog to the next level!

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2010

Verified Purchase

This is the best book on blogging on the market! In one weekend, I upgraded my blog from a free Blogger account to a self-hosted WordPress account. And, my blog now has its own domain name! And that was just the first three chapters! This is an easy read for the hobby blogger or any non-geek. If you want to check out the REAL difference, visit my old blog at [...] and compare it to my new blog at [...].

Helpful

Barton Breen

Information is helpful, but not made for the Kindle

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2010

Verified Purchase

In terms of the information content, I would have been inclined to give this book 4 stars but as I purchased it for the Kindle reader I have to include how well it conveyed in this format. Frankly, I cannot recommend that this book be purchased in Kindle reader format. One of the primary features of this book are the screen shots that are used as illustrations within the text of the book as illustrations of specific subject matter. The displays on the Kindle are so small as to make them illegible and non-readable. This can be compensated for by reading the book while you have access to an internet connection and full-sized screen but then that defeats the purpose of the Kindle which is to make the material mobile.

That caveat aside I did find the information within the book helpful and can recommend it on that basis. The information with regard to blogging should serve the average person without experience in this area to know how to locate appropriate free blog services and then how to economically move to a dedicated site for a higher profile blog.

Subjects covered in this book progress logically from simple to more complex matters. General advice includes simple story telling methods, how to introduce yourself to the blogosphere in your first post,and how to create an environment that draws people in and makes them feel welcome to converse with you and with one another. From there tips on how to build community and what the differences are between a personal and business blog are explored. Expansion into the realms of podcasting and video blogging is explored. How to build a portfolio to highlight your work in different areas is dealt with and then issues related to exposing your personal life publicly and finally how to actually begin to generate income from your blog.

The tone and pace of the book is light and conversational. The author obviously knows their material and has valuable insight and hints for the process. The scope of the material is fairly broad as noted, above so if you're looking for a focused read on just the traditional blogging element then this book may be too broad. For the newbie just looking to get their feet wet and determine their options, this book material wise should serve just fine. Just get it in hard cover and save yourself the frustration of the Kindle version's unreadable diagrams.

3 stars - 4 on content, 2 on format and then split the difference.

bart breen

4 people found this helpful

Helpful

M. Grimes

Easy and fun to read!

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2010

Verified Purchase

For someone who is just playing with the idea of a blog this a great book.I had no knowledge how to start but this book took me from platforms where to house your blog to what type of blog you want to write. Reading the book is like sitting down and having a conversation with a friend. Easy to follow, great pointers and funny! Totally recommend this book.

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2012

Verified Purchase

The text of this book seems well written and organized. However, all of the illustrations are hardly readable. They mostly consist of screen shots but they are too small and fuzzy to be of any help. Sorry I bought this.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Nice guide to blogging projects

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2010

The philosophical question of the day is: if you don't blog, micro-blog, or social network, do you exist? Certainly not to the multimillions, or billions, who at least read postings from blogging and social network sites like Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed.

Tris Hussey is one such blogger and is probably more intense about it than most. He is a longtime blogger, educator and speaker, and writer of blog related topics. His background and enthusiasm for the topic and casual, easy-going writing style serve him well in authoring "Creating Your Own Blog: Six Easy Projects to Start Blogging like a Pro."

Even though online software tools make it easy for nearly anyone to start blogging those who want to do it well for personal or professional reasons will benefit from the guidance found in this book. Hussey is comprehensive in his approach: he describes blogging as essentially storytelling and is enthusiastic and inspiring about it; he gives a short history of storytelling online via simple to very sophisticated tools; he details how to set up, install, and configure both hosted and self-hosted sites; and he even shows how to make money while blogging.

The meat of the book is in chapters 5 through 9 where he details how to set up and maintain personal, business, podcasting, video, and portfolio blogs. In chapter 10 he explains "online life streaming" where blogs, micro-blogs, social networking sites, and mobile communications converge into a mash of running digital history in real-time--for those not concerned about their life activities being stored permanently in searchable online databases.

Managing all of this does get complicated and Hussey is adept at explaining the how and why of spending the time to do it well and right. The book contains information on intellectual property issues and Digital Rights Management, privacy, search engine optimization, controlling spam and abusive commenters, as well as examples of blogs he admires or believes are models of good blogging.

Instead of covering all topics in depth, he shortcuts by detailing better choices and practices from his own experiences. He provides express recommendations on blogging hosts (he likes WordPress best,) hardware (microphones) and software choices. His emphasis in such choices is on low-cost and ease-of-use options. There is enough material to satisfy those with advanced needs and capabilities. The mashing of blog; photo, audio and video posting sites;and social networking sites is especially worthwhile for serious online communicators.

Hussey writes from experience as one of the earliest bloggers and one of the more prolific ones. He writes with some humor and in an easy-going style that is easy to follow and absorb. The book is heavily illustrated with screenshots of blog pages, websites, and applications along with some graphic illustrations and photos of hardware. There are stylized "Tips, Notes, New Terms, Cautions, an Idea Galleries" throughout. I found many of the screenshot illustrations to be too dark or too finely printed to be useful. Younger eyes may not have a problem.

This is a very good book for those thinking about starting blogging for business or personal reasons.

FTC disclosure (16 CFR Part 255): The reviewer has accepted without solicitation a reviewer's copy of this book which is his to keep. He intends to provide an honest, independent, and fair evaluation of the book in all circumstances.

47 people found this helpful

Helpful

Ana Q.

Good information

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019

Verified Purchase

Very good reading to get informed and start from that.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Kindle Customer

For serious future bloggers

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013

Verified Purchase

I bought this book after borrowing it from my library first. It is very detailed and you'll want your own copy as I did--if you are thinking about blogging.

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014

Verified Purchase

It was not helpful in my case.

Helpful