Basics for Guest Posting on Serradinho

Well, Serradinho has been open for gust posting and we have had a couple of signups, but no posts. This has made it clear that maybe it seems a bit of a dramatic effort. I decided to get a few basics down to help you all.

I want to show you how easy it is to get started. A few basic points to follow:

Register for Guest Posting

I hope you have thought it through and made the decision to sign up for Guest Posting on Serradinho. If not then don’t worry, you can go to Serradinho Register page and sign up.

Login into Serradinho.com

You can go to Serradinho Login page, you can bookmark this path (url) for future use if you desire. The you will find a screen which you have to enter your username and password, you can also recover your forgotten password.

Serradinho Login Screen

Once you have entered your username and password, click on the ‘Log In’ button. If your details are correct you will be directed to the dashboard of WordPress.

• You could always check the ‘Remember Me’ button so that your details are saved.
• You can also click on the ‘Lost your password?’ link, you will brought to a new screen whereby you must enter in your username or email address. Your password will be emailed to you.

Dashboard Panels

When you log in, you will see a few panels on the left hand side namely:

• Dashboard – this is your home page once logged in.
• Posts - you can edit an existing post or create a new one.
• Comments - yo can reply/edit/delete to comments made on your posts.
• Profile - your settings and details others will see.
• Tools - you can install Gears and Press It. Visit the link to learn more about them in detail.

These are your shortcuts and to be used while navigating through the backend. I will cover each one below so that you can understand it better.

Profile Panel

When you sign up, you will be created as a contributor. This is where you can personalize your details which include the following:

Name:

• First name
• Last name
• Nickname
• Public name

Contact info:

• Email address
• Website
• AIM
• Yahoo IM
• Jabber / Google Talk

Basics - User Profile Details

Biographical Info:
This is what will be displayed on all your posts at the bottom by the author bio. You will be able to customize it and make it unique if you wish.

Password:
You will be able to create a password is see how it rates. The ‘Strength indicator’ will let you know how strong your password is.

Strength Indicators ranges:

• Very Week
• Weak
• Medium
• Strong

Basics - User Profile Details

Comments Panel

This is where you can edit/reply/delete comments made on your posts you have published. I try and give many a chance, but I will also double check comments.

Status of comments:

• Aprrove
• Unapprove
• Spam
• Delete
• Edit
• Quick Edit
• Reply

Add a New Post

This is where you get into the heart of Guest Posting, this is where it all starts. Here you will be able to add detail like:

• Post Title
• Post Content
• Tags/Keywords
• Select Categories
• Custom Title Tag (SEO)
• Meta Description (SEO)
• Meta Keywords (SEO)
• Post image (frame, horizontal and vertical position, alt text)
• Thumbnail Image (frame, horizontal and vertical position, alt text)
• Custom fields
• Allow comments on post
• Allow trackbacks and pingbacks to post
• Post Revisions

The ones highlighted with (SEO), have to do with what search engines will see. Try and make this friendly as possible to ensure better ranking in search engines. Currently my settings for post images are the post images will appear on category pages and thumbnail images will be displayed on the home page.

All content will be submitted for approval, it will either be accepted or rejected. If accepted, it will be published and be shown on Serradinho. If rejected, it will go back to you for further editing.

You can now go read the next post about Basic Post Details on Serradinho. It’s using WordPress and there are a few extra options.

Final Thought

I hope this makes it a bit easier for you to log in and try a Guest Post on Serradinho. I will be posting more on what procedures to follow.

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