Eden Bloggers - January 27, 2011 at 7pm: Blogger's Club

Contributor: Lady Venus Lady Venus
For those who like to experiment a bit, a good site to learn CSS and HTML is W3schools
01/27/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
Meeting Topic Ideas so Far (Keep adding!)
How to Get Visitors
How to get inspiration for blog posts
Learning about CSS/PHP/HTML
Affiliation Programs (How to choose a program, how to make money)
Selling ads (Yes/No/How to choose/Payment ... more
I like this list
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by Alys
Do you need to know programming languages to blog effectively? If so, how painful are they to learn?
No, you don't need programming languages. That's why Wordpress and other blogging clients exist. It does the coding for you. You might require basic HTML (how to bold/make links), but for the most part, you're good to go without programming knowledge.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Nicky Nicky
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Originally posted by Kayla
Ahh. A "Grab My Button" thing. Got'cha. That's pretty easy to do. We could include it in a meeting, but I don't know about a full meeting. Added though. It'd great to know and the coding is newbie-friendly. Actually. Maybe ... more
Yeah, it would only take a few minutes to explain. Could definitely be combined with other small topics.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Just A Girl Just A Girl
Quote:
Originally posted by Alys
Do you need to know programming languages to blog effectively? If so, how painful are they to learn?
No, not at all. It just makes it easier to fix that one small thing that annoys you that you can't seem to fix through your dashboard!
01/27/2011
Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
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Originally posted by Kayla
No, you don't need programming languages. That's why Wordpress and other blogging clients exist. It does the coding for you. You might require basic HTML (how to bold/make links), but for the most part, you're good to go without ... more
It does the coding for you unless you go to do a blog roll and play with the widgets. That's where I encountered some problems.
01/27/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Quote:
Originally posted by Lady Venus
For those who like to experiment a bit, a good site to learn CSS and HTML is W3schools
Thanks!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Lady Venus Lady Venus
Quote:
Originally posted by M121212
Thanks!
welcome!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Just A Girl Just A Girl
Quote:
Originally posted by Lady Venus
For those who like to experiment a bit, a good site to learn CSS and HTML is W3schools
Ahh that is the site I was referring to! Great tutorials.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
That's 8:00! I'm so excited that our first meeting went so well. You guys are all awesome and were great to hear from. We got a ton of great meeting ideas too. If you have more ideas, feel free to PM them to me or post them on the thread. (To be honest, I'd notice them better if they were PM'ed)

Give me a second here, and we'll know the winner of our prizes tonight!

(Here was our final list)
Meeting Topic Ideas so Far
How to Get Visitors
How to get inspiration for blog posts
Learning about CSS/PHP/HTML
Affiliation Programs (How to choose a program, how to make money)
Selling ads (Yes/No/How to choose/Payment issues)
Search Engine Optimization
How to Design a Layout/Concepts
Legal Issues Surroudning Adult Sites
Alexa Ranking > What it is, why it matters
Google Page Rank > What it is, why it matters
Wordpress Plug-Ins
Reviewing Products on a Blog (Pics, Tagging, Links, etc.)
"Grab My Button" Coding
Blogging Memes; why popular; good content?; why people like reading/viewing
01/27/2011
Contributor: Gary Gary
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Originally posted by Just A Girl
LOL I learned html on some ancient site builder in the 90's called Homesite that eventually was bought by Macromedia around 95/96 so I couldn't afford to upgrade it ... oh I'm so old Self taught as well. But I was able to pick up php ... more
Nice!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Nicky Nicky
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
That's 8:00! I'm so excited that our first meeting went so well. You guys are all awesome and were great to hear from. We got a ton of great meeting ideas too. If you have more ideas, feel free to PM them to me or post them on the thread. (To ... more
Also, getting in touch with companies to get free toys to review on your blog!
01/27/2011
Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
That's 8:00! I'm so excited that our first meeting went so well. You guys are all awesome and were great to hear from. We got a ton of great meeting ideas too. If you have more ideas, feel free to PM them to me or post them on the thread. (To ... more
Woot! That was definitely a good discussion and kept me occupied through class
01/27/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
Quote:
Originally posted by VieuxCarre
I second this!
I third this
01/27/2011
Contributor: Lady Venus Lady Venus
Awesome meeting! That hour went by way too quick!!!
01/27/2011
Contributor: xxpollypocket xxpollypocket
aww wow it's over ? I was really enjoying this!
01/27/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Thanks for hosting the great discussion, Kayla.

I got a phone call during it, so missed some.. I very likely am landing a job at the best chocolate shop I have ever had the chocolate from!!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Lady Venus Lady Venus
Quote:
Originally posted by Just A Girl
Ahh that is the site I was referring to! Great tutorials.
I agree, definitely great tutorials.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Screaming Violet Screaming Violet
I cant believe that I managed to mess u the time diffeerence I'm so sad I missed the discussion - sorry mistress Kay
01/27/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by M121212
Thanks for hosting the great discussion, Kayla.

I got a phone call during it, so missed some.. I very likely am landing a job at the best chocolate shop I have ever had the chocolate from!!
Ooh! That sounds awesome!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
That's 8:00! I'm so excited that our first meeting went so well. You guys are all awesome and were great to hear from. We got a ton of great meeting ideas too. If you have more ideas, feel free to PM them to me or post them on the thread. (To ... more
This was a great discussion. I will start to look through all the good tips and hints that came up. I can't say that it is less terrifying now than it was before , but this definitely brings me closer to starting up my own blog. Thanks for all the help.
01/27/2011
Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
I'm so glad we had this discussion
01/27/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
Quote:
Originally posted by M121212
Thanks for hosting the great discussion, Kayla.

I got a phone call during it, so missed some.. I very likely am landing a job at the best chocolate shop I have ever had the chocolate from!!
Woohoo, congrats!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by M121212
Thanks for hosting the great discussion, Kayla.

I got a phone call during it, so missed some.. I very likely am landing a job at the best chocolate shop I have ever had the chocolate from!!
Congrats! That's awesome. A chocolate shop job would be a bad idea for me.
01/27/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Ooh! That sounds awesome!
Hehe yea! Definitely cheered me right up. The store is called Coco Nymph!!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by Alys
This was a great discussion. I will start to look through all the good tips and hints that came up. I can't say that it is less terrifying now than it was before , but this definitely brings me closer to starting up my own blog. Thanks for all ... more
Hey - Feel free to PM me and I can walk you through step-by-step to reduce the terror too. I remember my first blog. Scary stuff.
01/27/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
Congrats! That's awesome. A chocolate shop job would be a bad idea for me.
lol

So bad... but so good....
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
The Winners!
The Twitter RT'er who will be winning the Bzzz Buddies Vibrator! (Had to be rechosen three times since Random.org apparently likes to pick me or EF accounts): Venus Etc.!

The winner of the awesomely-fantabulous- Cleo Vibrator in Orange (Lucky Duck!) is: Nicky!

Congrats guys! Thanks to everyone for coming in. You guys made it awesome to host this club, and I look forward to seeing you again on the 24th of February!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by M121212
Hehe yea! Definitely cheered me right up. The store is called Coco Nymph!!
Ha! Awesomesauce.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by Screaming Violet
I cant believe that I managed to mess u the time diffeerence I'm so sad I missed the discussion - sorry mistress Kay
You can come back next month girly. The club isn't going anywhere.
01/27/2011