Tips for a new year of blogging
The holidays make for a crazy time of year. You’re spending time with family, traveling, maybe enjoying some winter weather. All of this can help you create wonderful blog posts. 
Here are a couple tips on how to let your blog shine as you head into the new year.
Blogging made easy
Press This is a great way to simplify your blogging experience. It lets you grab content from any blog post, article, website, or photo you find on the web. If you can you see it in your browser, you can use Press This to blog about it on WordPress.com!
It will automatically insert an image, quote, video, or link on any website directly into your blog post as well as include a link back to the source. No more having to copy and paste 5 different things. With Press This you can share great content quickly.
Drag the bookmarklet (the link that says “Press This”) from the Tools page of your WordPress.com Dashboard into your browser’s bookmarks bar to get started. This adds a handy link you can use to post content.
The next time you want to share a link, photo, or video on another site just press the bookmarklet. You’ll see a window pop up where you can add photos, video, and quotes straight from the site.
The two icons next to “Add:” let you choose which photos or videos on the page you want to insert into your post.
Combine all of that with the mobile options we featured last month and you can really blog from anywhere on the web or anywhere in the world.
Let your photos shine
After many lovely days spent with family during the holidays you probably have dozens (hundreds? thousands?!) of photos from trips, meals, adventures, and lovely winter weather. WordPress.com makes it easy to showcase these right on your blog.
Using our built-in photo galleries or slideshows you can share the best moments from the holidays. Here’s a few from my trip to Yosemite National Park in the winter a few years ago.
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Between Press This and showcasing your photos you have some great toys to play with as you make your blog even better in the new year. Enjoy the holidays!
December 31st, 2010 at 1:20 am
I really do love adding photo galleries to the majority of my postings, a photo really can speak to you and the masses, will be trying to post more after the holidays untill then…everybody be safe and have a Happy New Year
here’s a toast to 2011 – cheers
December 31st, 2010 at 5:29 am
thanks fot tips
December 31st, 2010 at 7:39 am
Sometimes, I wish I can just show my photos. That way, I will have a lot more postings of my photography work. But the story-teller in me won’t allow it. So I’m going the slow-paced way, hopefully with a little more depth to my photos.
December 31st, 2010 at 7:57 am
Thank you for the tips !:)
December 31st, 2010 at 8:33 am
I will certainly read and re-read this to perfect my blog……So HAPPY for this tips…..keep it up…! HAppy New YEAR !
December 31st, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Thanks for the good tips!!!!
<3
December 31st, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Thanks for the great tips . Happy holidays ! ;D
December 31st, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Very helpful tips.
Thanks!
January 1st, 2011 at 7:11 am
Great job! Perfect moment to start a new blog…..
January 1st, 2011 at 7:53 am
I especially love the slideshows and galleries. Thank you WordPress! Have a great New Year everyone! =)
January 1st, 2011 at 11:19 am
Thanks for the tips! I like the slide show option, but I’m still waiting for WordPress to add an easier/less clicks option for inserting single images in bulk. Maybe this year?
January 6th, 2011 at 3:40 am
Perhaps.
We’ll keep working on making images easier to work with!
January 1st, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Great tips, thanks for the info!
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:54 am
Thanks a lot WordPress – you were great in 2010, and my money is on you being even better in 2011!
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Thanks for explaining “press this!”
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:08 am
Looks easy, can’t wait to try it!
January 3rd, 2011 at 6:08 am
Great tips – didn’t know about the slide show, thanks!
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:51 pm
This will definitely be useful! thanks WordPress!
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Cool tips, thank you for the help! Happy new year!
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:18 pm
So good to know, I’ve always looked at “press this” and not taken the time to dig into it further. THANKS!
January 4th, 2011 at 12:02 am
Thank you Word Press!! This is great.
January 4th, 2011 at 12:06 am
Just used “press this” for the first time. AWESOME. Thank you so much for the easy-to-use tip!! It will definitely make blogging easier this year. Also, thanks for pushing it via an announcement, because I am a) lazy and b) technologically adept but unwilling to go searching for tips like this. Door to door delivery certainly helps. Keep them coming!
January 4th, 2011 at 5:58 am
This helps immensely. I have decided to take the initiative to create my blog and really continue with its upkeep. These tips are truly insightful, and I can’t wait to read more, as I feel it was a little short, but not too much, so great! Thank you so much and looking forward to receiving updates.
January 4th, 2011 at 9:14 am
Thanks a lot. Wish you happy new year, 2011
January 4th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Sounds really good! I’m going to try it right away!
January 5th, 2011 at 3:40 am
Great tips. I’ve been looking for ways to improve my blog. I’m an amateur at this sort of thing, but this really helped. Thanks!
January 5th, 2011 at 8:29 am
beautiful photos!! Thanks for sharing the tips with us!