iLocalsBuddy by Johan Horak

TopSA is a user managed business directory of companies based in Southern Africa. If your business operates in the region we invite you to add your company details.

The next two videos will give you and idea how to blog.

Please note that the so called dashboard that you’ll use to blog has been upgraded to a new version. The first video shows the changes and introduce you to it. The second video was made for the old dash board. And although the buttons and navigation has moved the basic essentials are the same.

Your New Blog Dashboard
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsLOG5APkXg

How To Blog: The Blog Version Used In The Next Video Is Outdated Today But It Is Still A Great Intro:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWYi4_COZMU

A short explanation of social networking websites and why they are popular.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

A simple story that illustrates the forces shaping social media.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE

A video for people who wonder why blogs are such a big deal.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

You don’t need to use the Free Live Writer from Microsoft but I recommend it as a great off-line tool to blog with. It has a great place for you to write your stories and when they are done you click on publish and the story get send to your blog.

Live Writer is like Word. If you can use Word then you can use Live Writer. The major difference between Word and Live Writer is that you cannot use go to Word, write a story and click a button that will publish the story to your blog.

Watch this video on how to use Windows Live Writer (download it here).

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY6gf5aa93E

How To Change Your Blog Theme and Add Widgets: Author Scott McNulty shows you how to easily change your blog’s look, where to go on wordpress.org to download free themes (you don’t have to worry about loading themes as it’s being done for you), and how widgets help you add content to the sidebar.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGrsGNaBSCU

Create and share online documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It’s free. You can:

1) Access your documents online from any computer with an internet connection.

2) Add collaborators to your document and Docs will send them a link to access the doc online (no need to send email attachments back and forth)

3) Decide who can view and edit each document (only you, some people, or everyone)

Or to get started, visit: http://docs.google.com
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA

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A short explanation of RSS and how it helps you save time reading the web.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o

A quick and plain English intro the micro-blogging service Twitter. Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/bloggingoff