Ghost Blog Fundamentals, WordPress Alternative for Your Blog

Ghost Blog Fundamentals, WordPress Alternative for Your Blog, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 4.2, with 57 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 16 reviews, and has 1164 subscribers.

You will learn about What a blog is. Choosing a blog topic. Whether Ghost is right for your needs. How Ghost is different from alternatives. How to create a free introductory account. How to start your own blog using the Ghost platform. How to create a new blog post in Ghost. How to format text in Ghost. How to add links to relevant resources in Ghost. How to add graphics to your blogs. Themes – Overview Themes – Changing Your Theme Ghost SE0 Ghost vs. WordPress for SEO How to obtain a domain name for your blog. How to assign your domain name to your Ghost blog. Google Analytics – Overview Google Analytics – Useful Features Google Analytics – Creating an Account Google Analytics – Adding Google Tracking Code to Your Blog Disqus Comments – Creating an Account Disqus Comments – Embed Code Disqus Comments – Uploading Folder Disqus Comments – Moderating Comments This course is ideal for individuals who are You have knowledge you want to share through a blog. or You want a clean, simple interface for blogging. or You want an alternative to WordPress. or You want to focus on writing. or You have a passion, hobby, or information to share. or This course may NOT be for you if you're an experienced blogger on another platform you like. or This course may NOT be for you if you want to learn a more feature rich Content Management System. or This course may NOT be for you if you wan to learn how to make your blog very popular. It is particularly useful for You have knowledge you want to share through a blog. or You want a clean, simple interface for blogging. or You want an alternative to WordPress. or You want to focus on writing. or You have a passion, hobby, or information to share. or This course may NOT be for you if you're an experienced blogger on another platform you like. or This course may NOT be for you if you want to learn a more feature rich Content Management System. or This course may NOT be for you if you wan to learn how to make your blog very popular.

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Summary

Title: Ghost Blog Fundamentals, WordPress Alternative for Your Blog

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 4.2

Number of Lectures: 57

Number of Quizzes: 2

Number of Published Lectures: 57

Number of Published Quizzes: 2

Number of Curriculum Items: 59

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 59

Original Price: $54.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

What a blog is.
Choosing a blog topic.
Whether Ghost is right for your needs.
How Ghost is different from alternatives.
How to create a free introductory account.
How to start your own blog using the Ghost platform.
How to create a new blog post in Ghost.
How to format text in Ghost.
How to add links to relevant resources in Ghost.
How to add graphics to your blogs.
Themes – Overview
Themes – Changing Your Theme
Ghost SE0
Ghost vs. WordPress for SEO
How to obtain a domain name for your blog.
How to assign your domain name to your Ghost blog.
Google Analytics – Overview
Google Analytics – Useful Features
Google Analytics – Creating an Account
Google Analytics – Adding Google Tracking Code to Your Blog
Disqus Comments – Creating an Account
Disqus Comments – Embed Code
Disqus Comments – Uploading Folder
Disqus Comments – Moderating Comments

Who Should Attend

You have knowledge you want to share through a blog.
You want a clean, simple interface for blogging.
You want an alternative to WordPress.
You want to focus on writing.
You have a passion, hobby, or information to share.
This course may NOT be for you if you're an experienced blogger on another platform you like.
This course may NOT be for you if you want to learn a more feature rich Content Management System.
This course may NOT be for you if you wan to learn how to make your blog very popular.

Target Audiences

You have knowledge you want to share through a blog.
You want a clean, simple interface for blogging.
You want an alternative to WordPress.
You want to focus on writing.
You have a passion, hobby, or information to share.
This course may NOT be for you if you're an experienced blogger on another platform you like.
This course may NOT be for you if you want to learn a more feature rich Content Management System.
This course may NOT be for you if you wan to learn how to make your blog very popular.

Ghost is an open source, easy to learn alternative to WordPress for creating blogs.

This course has been completely updated based on rapid changes and improvements in Ghost since its earlier release!

If you’re a writer looking for a way to express yourself, Ghost is for you. You’ll be able to focus on your writing, not on learning how to use a complex Content Management System (CMS) like WordPress.

You should take this course if you want to create a blog, but you are intimidated by WordPress or heavier Content Management Systems.

At the end of this course, you will be able to take advantage of Ghost’s features to produce a great looking, high quality blog, and posts to your blog.

Topics covered include:

What a blog is
Choosing a topic
When Ghost is the right blogging tool for you
When you may want to use a tool other than Ghost
Creating a free Introductory account at Ghost
Introduction to the Ghost User Interface (UI)
Getting started with Ghost
What Themes are
Where to get free or paid themes
Ghost Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Ghost vs. WordPress for SEO
How to change the look and feel of your blog by changing Themes
Using Markdown for formatting
Adding content
Adding links
Adding images
Using Imgbb for images
Why you should purchase your own Domain Name
How to add your Domain Name to your Ghost blog
Google Analytics – What they are
Google Analytics – Creating an account
Google Analytics – Adding to your blog
Disqus Comments – Creating an account
Disqus Comments – Embed the Code
Disqus Comments – Upload the Folder

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: What is a Blog?

Lecture 3: Choosing a Blog Topic

Lecture 4: Is Ghost Right For You?

Lecture 5: Update – New Ghost Features

Chapter 2: Ghost Overview

Lecture 1: Creating a Free Introductory Account

Lecture 2: Introducing the Ghost User Interface

Lecture 3: Customize Your Site

Lecture 4: Changing Your Theme

Lecture 5: Import Members

Lecture 6: Explore Ghost Admin

Chapter 3: Creating Posts – Available Tools

Lecture 1: Creating Posts – Section Overview

Lecture 2: Using the Contextual Toolbar

Lecture 3: Dynamic Cards for Adding Items to Your Posts

Lecture 4: Adding Images

Lecture 5: Working with Images

Lecture 6: Adding Markdown

Lecture 7: Adding HTML

Lecture 8: Adding a Gallery

Lecture 9: Adding Dividers

Lecture 10: Adding Bookmarks

Lecture 11: Creating Email Content

Lecture 12: Email Call to Action

Lecture 13: Mini Assignment – Create a Post Using the Highlight Toolbar

Lecture 14: Mini Assignment – Example Blog Post

Lecture 15: Adding Public Previews

Lecture 16: Adding Buttons

Lecture 17: Adding Callouts

Lecture 18: Adding Gif's

Lecture 19: Adding Toggles

Lecture 20: Adding Video Clips

Lecture 21: Adding Audio Clips

Lecture 22: Adding Files

Lecture 23: Adding Headers

Lecture 24: Adding Product Recommendations

Lecture 25: Embedding YouTube Videos

Lecture 26: Embedding Twitter Tweets

Lecture 27: Inline Code

Lecture 28: Adding Code Blocks

Lecture 29: Adding Color to Code Blocks Using Code Injection

Lecture 30: Moving Items Within Posts

Chapter 4: Getting Help, Staying Up To Date, and Requesting Features

Lecture 1: Ghost Help Center

Lecture 2: Ghost Resources

Lecture 3: Ghost Forum

Lecture 4: Ghost Command Line Interface

Lecture 5: Keeping Up on the Latest Changes

Lecture 6: Requesting Features

Chapter 5: Ghost Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Lecture 1: Ghost SEO – Overview

Lecture 2: Ghost SEO – Ghost vs. WordPress Comparison

Chapter 6: Pricing and Hosting Options

Lecture 1: Ghost Hosting Options

Lecture 2: Self-Hosting DigitalOcean

Chapter 7: Personalizing With Your Own Domain Name

Lecture 1: What's in a Name?

Lecture 2: Adding Your Domain Name to Your Blog

Chapter 8: Google Analytics

Lecture 1: Google Analytics – Overview

Lecture 2: Google Analytics – Deeper Look

Lecture 3: Google Analytics – Creating An Account

Lecture 4: Google Analytics – Adding Tracking Code to Your Blog

Instructors

Ted LeRoy
Enterprise Security Architect – Online Instructor

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5 stars: 8 votes

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