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Quick Post Publishing Guide
Quick Post Publishing Guide
- First, log in to your blog's backend by going to http://yourblog.com/admin. Enter your LexBlog username and password.
- When you want to create a post, mouse over New Entry in the side navigation bar bar of your blog's backend.
- On the “Create Entry” page, enter the Title of your post
- Use good keywords that accurately describe your post - think of it like a newspaper headline.
- Keep your title short and direct – 10 words maximum.
- Select a Category from the drop-down menu on the right side of the screen. If you'd like to pick multiple categories for a post, click Assign Multiple Categories and check the boxes next to the categories.
- Keep in mind: Only categories that are subcategories of "Articles" will appear on your blog's front page. Make sure that the category you pick is beneath the "Articles" category, or the post will not appear on your blog.
- Enter your content into the Entry Body box. You can enter text in several ways:
- Type the text in directly.
- Paste in content generated elsewhere using text filters - Paste as Plain Text or Paste from Word.
- Do NOT use CTRL+V to paste in text, please see the Creating and Editing Posts page for information on how to do this correctly.
- To format your text, use the various buttons in the formatting toolbar above the Entry Body box.
- For lengthier posts, you can split your post so that the first part appears on the blog’s home page, while the other half will be behind a “Continue Reading” link. To do this, put the first part of your text in the Entry field, then scroll down below to the Extended Entry field immediatley below. The “Continue Reading” will be added automatically when the post is published.
- Additional terms that describe your post’s content can be added in the Tags field. Think of these as more narrow and specific than your Category – such as proper names mentioned in the post. See the Tags support page for more information. Tags should be separated with a space, multiple word tags should be enclosed in quotes: "Blogging Tips" for instance.
- Avoid using many tags to say the same thing, one will do the trick. Opt for the 2-4 phrases/words that you plan on blogging about again.
Checklist for a Well-Constructed Blog Post
- Title: Is the title short and to the point? If readers were to only see the title, would they know exactly what the post is about?
- Value: Did you editorialize information and tell readers why the issue matters, or what they need to know about the issue being blogged about?
- Tone: Did you write your posts so your target audience will understand what you’re talking about?
- Links: Did you include 2-3 relevant links in your post?
- Did you test the links in the “Preview” setting, to make sure they work?
- Did you denote any uploaded files with their file type in the anchor text?
- Scannability: Did you break things up for readers so they’re not intimiated by huge walls of text?
- Did you keep your post between 3-5 paragraphs (250-300 words)?
- Did you break up the paragraphs so the post is easy to read?
- Did you use an image?
- Is it relevant to the content?
- Does it adhere to copyright law?
