Andy Bargery, the organizer of London Bloggers Meetup, liked my blog and asked if I could present the 58 Ways To Build A Better Blog article at one of the events.
So on November 3rd I did the presentation at the London Bloggers Meetup. It was my first ever presentation outside the university doors.
To try and not bore people too much, I shortened the article, made it even more to the point than it was and added a joke or two.
Marko Saric at London Bloggers Meetup
Thanks a lot to Filip Matous of StandStrong.TV as he filmed it all, edited it and uploaded it so I can share the end result with all of you now. Check out the full video below:
Note to self – learn how to use the microphone properly, do not move the mic hand too much!
And the slideshow of the presentation:
Some comments from the London blogosphere
A great presentation on blogging & I was pleased to find I was doing most of the 58 things! Well, I didn’t have to throw away the TV, since I’ve not had one since around 1968 when I got married! – Peter Marshall
We were treated to a talk from Marko Saric, blogger extraordinaire who was kind enough to run through his 58 ways to build a better blog. Marko was a joy to listen to and as engaging a speaker as I’ve had the pleasure to have seen. – Matt Churchill
Marko Saric was up next to give the assembled audience his top tips on promoting and monetising your blog. I got some great ideas from Marko, and you can find more inspirational thoughts from him here, at howtomakemyblog. – Pete Stean
All in all, it was a great experience. This is a good proof that going offline when promoting your blog works. You meet new people and you get new opportunities. I got the opportunity to speak at London Bloggers Meetup after being at one of the previous events.
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Wow! Great post! I’ve not long started blogging. I run my own guitar blog and one of the best points i’ve taken from this post is the one about reading real books. I have never thought of that before you posted this. I mean I have so many resources that I could use, i have tons of guitar magazines that I could use for new posts. Thanks
Hehe you definitely can! Glad I was able to help out.
argh my university block everything, the video and also the slide.. i really want to watch it… if not too much may i ask for link to download, thank you
Hmm the link to the video on YouTube is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOSvpnwfMkI
It’s the first time I can see your face
And I thought you were a Japanese because your name is Marko. Like your slide, but couldn’t download onto my computer, would you include a link to download?
Looks like Slideshare doesn’t allow downloads for non-registered users, so I have now uploaded it here.
I’ve learned quite a bit from this post, video and slideshow. One of the best tips I learned was that I can use an online service to share my slideshows. I never thought about doing that so Thanks.
Hi Marko,
Thanks for the video and the slides, they will be nice to refer back to from time to time. Congratulations on your upward path in the blogging world!
My question has to do with search – I always hear about Google and how important it is to follow Webmaster tools and so on. Now that Bing is becoming more popular do they have a set of rules that people should pay attention to in order to improve Bing search ranking? I would think somethings would be different because you don’t get the same search results.
Thanks.
@Ileane
That’s a good question. I haven’t really focused much on Bing until now, maybe time to do some research so I am able to write an article or two…
I totally agree, these were very good advice Marko.
I had great fun at this event – Great seeing you too Marko (I was sitting on the sofa)
Good to see this up, very professionally made! I have made some improvements to my blog after your speech and it has certainly helped with the traffic, thanks again Marko.
Marko,
Awesome stuff man, congrats on the presentation and a neat opportunity to share your success and tips with others. Cheers!
-Mig
Great post! The way you had given presentation on blogging was excellent. I liked your slideshare very much.
Marko, could you go into more detail about a media kit? That’s something I hadn’t heard of before in relation to bloggers. Thanks.
I have an article about blog media kits here.
Love your 58 tips and this was a great first presentation! You are fun to watch and it looked like a great Meetup! I’m sharing!