SSP Episode 1 – How to start a blog

Recorded Sunday April 12, 2020. 

https://soundcloud.com/stevensirskipodcast/april-12-2020-the-steven-sirski-podcast-final

Or listen or download the mp3 file right here:

Technology used for podcast:

Zoom H4n (bought years ago, there are newer versions)

  • -mic set at Level 40
  • -record onto SD card and transfer to computer
  • -not the best, but good enough for now

Boom stand

Macbook Pro 15”

External keyboard and mouse

Garageband or Logic Pro x (went with Logic Pro X)

Headphones (forgot to mention on the podcast!) – Apex HP60 purchased a long time ago!, also use KRK KNS-8400 for mixing.

Physical hard drives (SSD for working drive and a 10GB Seagate drive for archiving)

For blogging:

GIMP – photo editing

WordPress with generic template for 2015

Blue Host

Evernote (why use this?)

Social media: Facebook, Twitter, email, YouTube, WeChat, Weibo, Instagram, etc.

Lang-8 – Mentioned this website as the language exchange blogging platform but it has since shut down.

TV Shows:

Tiger King

Vikings

Websites:

problogger.com – Darren Rowse

smartpassiveincome.com – Pat Flynn – On writing 50 posts to start a blog and creating backlinks to your website

Stephen King – His book On Writing

James Altechur – An example of micro blogging on Twitter.


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