The Rough Guide to Blogging

by Jonathan Yang, Rough Guides

The basics of Blogging and how to do one yourself.

Genres: Nonfiction, Writing, Reference, Internet, Computers

199 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Ana Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Demasiado introdutório para mim. Provavelmente porque o li depois de vários anos de experiência na blogosfera

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today I’m taking a little time away from my usual line of reading/reviewing (fiction) so I can review Jonathan Yang’s Rough Guide to Blogging.

I don’t consider myself someone new to blogging by any means, but that certainly doesn’t mean I know everything. With that in mind, I got this book to read in the hopes I would find out something new that I could hopefully apply to my personal blogging.

This guide is a great example of what a guide should be.

In this book, you are introduced to blogs and blogging by learning a bit of history about both. It also touches on podcasting and video blogging. If you have ever been interested in finding out the origins and basic statistics of blogging, I highly recommend the beginning of this book.

Yang introduces you to the world of blogging in a way that won’t overwhelm the beginner but also won’t bore the experienced blogger. Blogging jargon is explained in a way that doesn’t make the reader feel dumb or talked down to.

This book was published in 2006, so the information provided is both up to date and relevant to today’s blogger. It also points to many sites that can help you connect to other bloggers and sites that may be of interest to those who aren’t interested in blogging.

Not only does this book provide instructions and guidance, at the end is a 250 blog list of good examples of blogs arranged by niche/category. I have been looking through these blogs and I agree – they are the top 250 blogs.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do you wish your blog had thousands of followers or was one of the best known blogs in its' niche? I can honestly say that's not why I write (although I love having readers and very much appreciate that people read my ramblings, thinking about having an audience while writing just makes me nervous!). But even so, the main reason I enjoyed The Rough Guide to Blogging was because it caused visions of future blogging success to dance in my head. I would honestly recommend picking this or a similar book on that merit alone; it's just fun to brainstorm ideas to make your blog better :)

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[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent general overview on how to become a blogger and what the world of blogging is all about. Short, concise entries on the history of blogging, how to find blogs, how to subscribe to blogs and how and where to begin your own blog. This Rough Guide volume, like others in the RG series, features tons of side bars and a massive appendix, all listing further resources to explore, or cool sites to visit for blogospheric inspiration.

[Elizabeth Olson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good resource for technical tips on formatting, structure, key words, and getting your blog picked up by search engines -- overwhelming for the novice or would-be blogger yet to set the world on fire.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

It helped me realize the power and potential of blogging

[Rustam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I already know all about blogs, BUT there was a lot of good pointers to a lot of interesting, informative, and kooky blogs that I'd never read before.

[Shiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

my frnd asked me 2 go through it.....

[Bambi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A small book with a HUGE amount of information! An excellent guide to blogging!

[Sheri]

comprehensive high level overview of blogging 101 but don't expect depth or specific content ideas. somewhat outdated - written in '06, now 2010. What you need to know to get started.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent how-to for first-time bloggers.

[Cameron Sharp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it. At this point in time some of it is out of date. I'm sure there are other more up to date books about blogging I will discover soon.

[Teena in Toronto · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book if you are a blogger!

The information is in bite-sized pieces and I enjoyed the writing style.

And there were lots of cool websites to check out.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good resource for beginners. This book is a few years old (published in 2006), so a new and updated edition would be welcomed.

[Gina · Rating 3 out of 5]

good ref book

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

To the point. Not overwritten. I used the book as a resource for teaching a teen writing conference with an emphasis in blogging and social media.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, an ok book about blogging.

[Lynelle Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

An informative guide book for anyone who wants to learn about blogging.
The links within are helpful tools to better the journey and I definitely learned a few things.

[Rachel]

apparently it's weird to read books about blogs.