What Will I Learn?
- What a blog is.
- Choosing a blog topic.
- Whether Ghost is right for your needs.
- How Ghost is different from alternatives.
- How to create a free introductory account.
- How to start your own blog using the Ghost platform.
- How to create a new blog post in Ghost.
- How to format text in Ghost.
- How to add links to relevant resources in Ghost.
- How to add graphics to your blogs.
- How to obtain a domain name for your blog.
- How to assign your domain name to your Ghost blog.
- Google Analytics - Overview
- Google Analytics - Useful Features
- Google Analytics - Creating an Account
- Google Analytics - Adding Google Tracking Code to Your Blog
Requirements
- Basic computer skills (use of keyboard & mouse).
- The desire to write about something you're knowledgable about or have a passion for.
Description
Ghost is an open source, easy to learn alternative to WordPress for creating blogs.
If you're a writer looking for a way to express yourself, Ghost is for you. You'll be able to focus on your writing, not on learning how to use a complex Content Management System (CMS) like WordPress.
You should take this course if you want to create a blog, but you are intimidated by WordPress or heavier Content Management Systems.
At the end of this course, you will be able to take advantage of Ghost's features to produce a great looking, high quality blog, and posts to your blog.
Topics covered include:
- What a blog is
- Choosing a topic
- When Ghost is the right blogging tool for you
- When you may want to use a tool other than Ghost
- Creating a free Introductory account at Ghost
- Introduction to the Ghost User Interface (UI)
- Getting started with Ghost
- Using Markdown for formatting
- Adding content
- Adding links
- Adding images
- Using Imgbb for images
- Why you should purchase your own Domain Name
- How to add your Domain Name to your Ghost blog
- Google Analytics - What they are
- Google Analytics - Creating an account
- Google Analytics - Adding to your blog
Who is the target audience?
- You have knowledge you want to share through a blog.
- You want a clean, simple interface for blogging.
- You want an alternative to WordPress.
- You want to focus on writing.
- You have a passion, hobby, or information to share.
- This course may NOT be for you if you're an experienced blogger on another platform you like.
- This course may NOT be for you if you want to learn a more feature rich Content Management System.
- This course may NOT be for you if you wan to learn how to make your blog very popular.
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