Did you know that you can do Blogging on Mobile? Would you like to have the ability to blog from your mobile devices?
Once you’ve launched your hotel blog using a platform like WordPress, a computer is no longer required to continue posting or developing your brand online.
“Every day you have to be communicating; that’s the important thing,” said rock star video blogger Gary Vaynerchuk, when he was asked why today’s businesses are lacking online. “Long-form blogging was the big thing in years back. Microblogging is now the big thing. It’s changed the dynamics a bit.”
In order to achieve the skills and abilities to blog on mobile, here are some helpful tips:
1: Mobile Blogging Apps
Top #3 mobile blogging apps right now are:
- WordPress: The WordPress app is amazing because it streamlines the bloated desktop-publishing process and lets you simply publish text, photos and video straight from your device. The only drawback is formatting text and HTML can be a pain, so save yourself the headache and keep your copy simple when blogging from a mobile device.
- Ghost: an open source blogging platform that provides a simple, clean interface that makes it very easy to use. It also provides a live preview of your post while you are writing it, so you can easily correct any writing or coding mistakes as you go along. This platform can be great for beginners because of its ease of use, but expert bloggers may also prefer it because of its interface compared to other blogging services.
- Weebly: The platform that provides a wide range of easy-to-use features, including drag and drop options for those who do not want to learn coding to make simply changes. Since Weebly can be used for blogging and web building, business owners find this platform a lot easier to use than other platforms where blogs and websites are created separately. Expert coding options are also not available on this platform.
2: Mobile Blogging via Email
With some tweaks to your admin settings, you can publish via email to your WordPress blog. WordPress gives you a unique address to email posts to, so be sure to keep that email address secret to avoid spam hitting your site. In terms of posting, the title of the post goes in your email subject line; the body text goes in the body of the email.
Post a blog by email from your mobile device.
Hit Send, and your post will get published as soon as the email hits your web server.
3: Video Blogging via Mobile
Video blogging isn’t quite as quick as photo blogging via mobile, because it takes more time to process videos, but it’s become a lot easier thanks to the evolution of WordPress and YouTube.
As we know, the WordPress app allows video uploads straight from your phone, but did you know WordPress allows you to embed a YouTube video by simply pasting the YouTube URL into your blog editor? That means a video blog can be published via mobile in these easy steps:
- Upload your mobile video from your gallery to YouTube, using default sharing functionality from your iPhone gallery.
- Copy the YouTube URL once it’s published.
- Paste the URL in the body of your next blog post.
Blogging from a mobile device opens new possibilities today.
Use these tips to build a blog where you only share short-form content, or to add short-form content to keep your business blog active while you are away from your desk.
Keep in mind that these mobile blogging options may help you publish content faster than your competition, allowing you to keep your potential guests informed and entertained, no matter where you are.
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