The Bottom Line
This is the perfect book for people who are interested in creating content for the Web quickly and easily. It explains the basics of blogging and the many different ways to do it.
Pros
- Covers all a blogger would need
- Good coverage of how to set up and use blogs
- Even has info on advanced techniques
Cons
- Strong focus on Blogger only
Description
- The first part of the book explains the basics of blogging - what it is and how to start.
- HTML is supposed to be unimportant to blogs, but this book teaches you what you need to know.
- Designing your blog can be a lot of fun, and there is an entire chapter devoted to Blog Design.
- The part that interested me was the part dedicated to current bloggers; take your blog further.
- The advanced section covers archives, group and corporate blogs, dynamic features, and a lot more.
- There's an entire chapter devoted to promotion and attracting readers.
- The final section takes you through advanced blogging topics.
- Syndication - through RSS and JavaScript (short section).
- Sideblogs, email blogging, and alternative interfaces gets a whole chapter.
- The appendices give you links to great blog related tools and products.
Guide Review - Book Review: Blogging
Feb 10, 2004 - When I first picked up this book, I thought hmm, another self-serving blogging book. But it's really a lot more than that. This book takes the beginner through the steps of picking a blogging tool like Blogger and deciding what to write and how to do it. When you've finished this book, you'll be as addicted to improving your blog as I am (no, I didn't stay up until midnight adding a new module last night... it was only 11pm!). Blogging is a lot of fun, and whether you're interested just for the ease of getting your words on the Web or for the programming aspects, this book has something you'll like.
