Creating a Personalize LinkedIn URL

Having a LinkedIn profile is a critical component of having an online presence.  It gives you the opportunity to showcase your professional accomplishments and network with other people in your field.

For your LinkedIn assignment, you will need to create a personalized URL.  This is a great personal branding tool!  Please be sure to follow these instructions and turn in the correct link.  If you do not turn in the correct link, I will not be able to see your profile.

First go to your profile.

Click on the link under your profile.

On the right hand side, there is a section that says “Your Public Profile URL.” Click on the pencil.

Enter your name (or if it is taken, some version of your name).  CLICK SAVE.

Copy this link and paste it in a Word document.  Make sure that it is a hyperlink.

Looking forward to seeing your profiles!

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Have questions?  Feel free to tweet me at @rawlingserin.

You can also email me at my Walsh account.

Using Bitly

Making sure your content is shareable is one of the most important parts of using social media.  Think about it – you take the time to craft a meaningful, relevant blog post, and it is frustrating when you see little traction.

Using Bitly is an effective tool to ensure your blog posts can be easily shared, especially on Twitter.  Since you only have 140 characters to work with, you don’t want to use them all on your blog URL.

Bitly shortens the links so that you have more room to add engaging context to your tweets.

Remember, you will also be required to share your bitly stats in your Personal Branding Project.

If you haven’t already signed up for a bitly account as directed in your weekly packets, sign up here and follow the directions.  (I would use either the email you have designated for your blog or the Twitter account you use with your blog).

Also, be sure that you are sharing the SPECIFIC post, not your home page.

Looking forward to reading your blog posts!

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Have questions?  Feel free to tweet me at @rawlingserin.

You can also email me at my Walsh account.

How to Install the Google Analytics Tracking Code to Your Blog

 Hi, class! Technology is awesome – I love it!  But it changes so fast, and it is impossible to recreate a new class video for every change.

Here are the updated directions on how to install the Google Analytics Tracking Code to your blog.

1. Go to http://www.google.com/analytics

2. Click Sign Up in the upper right hand corner

3. Fill out the information:

            Account name – blog name (ex. Mommy on the Spot)

            Website name – blog name (ex. Mommy on the Spot)

            Blog URL – blog address (http://mommyonthespot.blogspot.com/)

4. Fill out category

5. Agree to conditions

6. See tracking ID code (it should start with AU.  This is NOT the html code)

7. Copy tracking code

8. Go to Blogger dashboard

9. Go to paper drop down menu next to the orange pencil

10. Go to Settings

11. Go to Other

12. Scroll down to Analytics Web Property ID

13. Paste in code

14. SAVE SETTINGS

Remember, it takes about 24-48 hours for information to show up.  Be sure to check in on your analytics page to ensure the code was installed correctly.  If not, let me know so I can help.

Remember, the stats in your Blogger dashboard are NOT Google Analytics.  Every time you want to check your Google Analytics, go to this here: http://www.google.com/analytics/

How to Turn in a Blog Post for Class

Reading and writing blog posts are one of my favorites parts of social media.  I love them because regardless of the content, I have an opportunity to get a real sense of the brand’s or blogger’s personality. I also love it as a teacher, especially teaching an online class, because it gives me a chance to know students in a unique way.

However, if you do not upload your post to Moodle, I will not see them which means you will not receive credit.  Even if the post is uploaded on time to your blog, you must upload it to Moodle on time in order for me to grade it. 

Follow these steps to make sure you are turning your work in correctly.

After you publish your blog post, the screen looks like this (or you can login and use the drop down menu).

Click on View.

New tab pops up with the blog post.

Copy link.  

Notice the URL is highlighted in blue.

It looks like this: http://erinjandarawlingssocialmedia.blogspot.com/2015/01/how-to-install-google-analytics.html?zx=d180aac70d212ac7.  

NOT this: http://erinjandarawlingssocialmedia.blogspot.com/)

Open a Word doc. 

Paste the link into the document.

Click space bar to activate hyperlink.

Save and upload to Moodle.

Please remember that if you do not upload to Moodle by the deadline, you will not receive points!

Looking forward to reading your blog posts!

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Have questions?  Feel free to tweet me at @rawlingserin.

You can also email me at my Walsh account.

How to Find Your Google Analytics Information from your Blogger Dashboard

Hello, Walsh and CCS Students!

Hopefully you have successfully installed Google Analytics into your blog. Please feel free to tweet me if you have any problems and need additional help. 

After you are done uploading the Google Analytics code, you will want to go to your Google Analytics Dashboard.

The video provided in the packet is outdated.  Here is the new way to navigate to your Google Analytics Dashboard.

First, you should be here.

Go to the upper right hand corner and hover over your image.  Click View Profile.

It will take you to this screen.  Click on Data Tools.

It will bring you to this screen.  Click on View Account Date next to Dashboard.  It is the first link under Data tools.

It will bring you to this screen.  Click on Analytics.

It will then bring you to your dashboard.  Click on the link of your blog name next to the globe icon. (Not shown since my code would be visible).

Remember that it takes 24 hours to collect and show data. Be sure to check back at your Google Analytics dashboard to ensure that you uploaded the code correctly.  You don’t want to get to the end of the semester when you are putting together your Personal Branding Project only to see you don’t have any data.

Remember to tweet me if you have any questions!