Want to be a better Blogger?

Last Saturday, Nuffnang held the Nuffnang Blogopolis 2011 in Melbourne, which enabled Bloggers to meet each other and attend 7 masterclasses.
During the Blogopolis, Bree from The Blog Stylist was live Tweeting and live Blogging the day.

Bree managed to keep both attendees and non attendees well informed throughout the day and rounded up each presentation. Thanks to Bree blogging about each class and tools mentioned during the day to enabled everyone to access content and keep up to date.

This list will certainly help anyone who wants to blog, to use and interact with others, to insert content into their blogs, to provide excellent pictures and to make use of  the tools that have been used and are highly recommended:

• Google Reader - to subscribe to and follow blog RSS subscriptions
• Feedburner – Google tool to manage your blog’s RSS subscriptions
• WordPress – Powerful blogging platform and CMS (content management system)
• RSS Footer – WordPress plugin that allows you to add a line of content to the beginning or end of your post so that it appears in its feed
• Mail Chimp – A newsletter service tool
• Aweber – Another newsletter service tool
• How To Launch the #*@& Out Of Your Ebook – Recommended ebook on marketing your ebook
• Blogger – Popular blogging Platform
• Google Analytics – Google tool that provides blog stats such as visitors and page views
• W3 Total Cache – WordPress plugin to speed up how fast your blog loads
• Cloud Flare – A CDN (content delivery network)
• Smush.It - An image optimizer from Yahoo!
• Wise Stamp – Extension for Firefox, Chrome and Safari to add a signature to your email
• Windows Live Writer – Helps you prepare and publish your posts
• Click Bump SEO Plugin – A WordPress SEO plugin
• Twitter, Facebook & Google Plus – popular social-networking sites
• StumbleUpon – Social bookmarking tool
• All-In-One SEO Pack – WordPress plugin that helps you optimise your WordPress blog for search engines
• Tissue – Use as a cheap diffuser when taking photos with your iPhone!
• Instagram – Photosharing service
• Flickr – Photo management and sharing website
• Canon PowerShot G10 – Digital Canon Camera
• Nikkon D700 – Nikkon camera suggestion
• Lightroom – Adobe Photoshop product
• Photoshop – Software for editing and manipulating photos
• Google Images- Comprehensive image search engine
• DPReview – Digital Photography Review website
• Styling You – Best Australian Blog 2011
• Note book – Good old fashion way of recording your thoughts!
• WP Editorial Calendar Plugin – For planning and scheduling posts
• Google Page Rank – Web-page ranking system, part of Google search algorithm
• Google Webmaster Tools – Google website with various tools for website owners
• Amazon Web Services - Delivers a set of services that together form a reliable, scalable, and inexpensive computing platform “in the cloud
• YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin for WordPress
• Where’s My Glow – Blog to check out for its recommened media kit
• ODesk, Elance and Freelancer – Outsourcing websites for design, technical support etc
• Creative Commons – Conditions under which your content can be used by others and vice versa
• News Maker, Get2Press, PR Web and Seeking Media – News syndication and press-release services
• 31 Days To Build A Better Blog – Popular ebook by Darren Rowse. Started as a series of posts
• Digital Photography School – Blog by Darren Rowse for digital photography tips
• Ning – DIY social-networking site/forums
• Ustream – Service for live streaming videos
• Pinterest – Image bookmarking website

Read each of Bree's blog posts with information about the 7 masterclasses of the day - her involvement shows that is you are having an event or a conference - live blogging and Tweeting of the day assists the attendees yet also helps you connect with non attendees who find the information, Tweets and roundups of each session very helpful.

By Tweeting, posting information and content live, you are providing a helpful resource. People love to share, to comment, to respond to each other.

By using social media tools, it showed that actively using social media, makes the best use of social media - engaging.

Follow Bree from The Blog Stylist on The Blog Stylist  and thanks to the Nuffnang Roundup, here are people to follow so you can use social media wisely and blog, blog, blog!

1. Tools of the Trade – Key Points

Nicole Avery – @planningqueenMichael Aulia – @michaelaulia + Blogopolis blog post
Arnold Aranez – @mr_gadget

2. Blog Photography – Key Points

Danielle Melnyczenko – @danimezza
Minh Giang – @minhg

3. Improving Blog Content – Key Points

Christie Burnett – @childhood101Susan Thye – @chocolatesuzeNikki Parkinson – @stylingyou

4. Working with Brands – Key Points

Andrew Hughes – @y0z2a
Jaclyn Ely – @jaciely

5. Editorial vs. Advertorial – Key Points

Nikki Parkinson – @stylingyouPhoebe Montague – @ladymelbourneDavid Krupp – @davekruppArnold Aranez – @mr_gadget
Jeff Tan – @jeff_iprospect

6. Blog Branding & Marketing – Key Points

Darren Rowse – @problogger

7. The Australian Blogosphere – Key Points

Candice Deville – @superkawaiimama
Darren Rowse – @problogger
Eden Riley – @edenland
Helen Yee – @grabyourfork
Nicole Avery – @planningqueen