This is the presentation we gave at Duncaster, a retirement community, about the value of blogging. Following the presentation is a set of how-to instructions for starting a blog.

Start here to create your own blog in 20 minutes:

(1) Go to www.blogger.com and click “Get Started”. (I assume you already have an email address. If not, instead click on “Don’t Have a Google Account? Get Started”)

(2) Fill out the form and click “Continue”. (Enter your email address, password, name, and birthday. Enter the word you see in the word verification and check the “acceptance of terms” box.)

(3) Choose a title for your blog and a blog URL. Then click “Continue”. (The Blog URL is where people will go on the internet to find your blog. If possible, make the name and the URL similar.)

(4) Choose a starter template and click “Continue”. (You can always change this later. I recommend starting with the “Simple” template.)

(5) Your blog has now been created. Click “Start Blogging” to create your first post.

(6) Let’s keep things simple for the first post. In the title field type “Hello World!”. In the large text box, type “This is the first post of my blog!”. Click “Publish Post” to publish your first post.

(7) Click “View Post” to go to your blog and see your first post. This is live on the internet for everyone to see.

(8) That’s it, you have created a blog! Now take a break, you deserve it. [See my next post to learn how to create your first real entry.] (http://blog.therealtomrose.com/post/2900218598/publishing-a-new-blog-post-part-2-2)