1. Step by Step Setting up basic social networking

2. Step 1 – Set up email and Google
Set up an to be the link/log in across the systems: hotmail, yahoo or work; anything but gmail
Then go to Google and set up a Google account using the you just set up as the link/log in.
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3. Step 2 - Blogs
Log in to Google, click on Settings/Google Account Settings if blogger doesn’t appear click ‘more’ and find blogger
Create a blog using the blog name you have decided
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4. Step 2 – Blog settings Check the following: Settings:
Formatting rules for date, time etc
Comments/moderation/notifications
Archive frequency – normally set to monthly
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5. Step 2 – Blog design Set the design for the blog:
In Template Designer:
Set the template layout
In advanced set colours for the scheme
In Page Elements:
Upload a header image to replace the title
Add an “about me” paragraph
Add an image/photo if relevant
Add a gadget called FEED which offers an RSS Feed
You can drag and drop the widgets around the page
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6. Step 3 – Set up a Facebook profile
Open Facebook.com
Create a basic profile using your “SN” address, complete the basic information as if you were a generic member of staff so that if people do find the profile it seems like a member of staff.
Upload a photo or the organisation’s logo
Complete the bio with some basic information
Add employer
Add the website
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7. Step 3 – Set up a Facebook page
Either go to Account/Help and type in Set up a Page and follow the answers or go to
Choose Brand, product or organisation: Non-profit
Type in your chosen organisation name. Take care and double check as it is extremely difficult to change the spelling after launching the page
Upload your logo or good photo representing your work
Input your organisational information
Input your “founded” – this doesn’t have to be a date but can be a reason
Invite staff and friends to “like” your page before publicising it – once you have 40 “likes” you can claim your own URL like facebook.com/myname
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8. Step 4 – Set up Twitter
Set up a Twitter account, again be careful as the spelling can’t be changed
In my account set the location
If you want to tweet from a mobile you can set it up in “mobile”
Choose how many “notices” you want to receive
Add your profile image and information
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9. Step 4 – Set up Twitter design
In the design tab you can upload a background and change the colour scheme.
If you don’t know your brand colours in hex web code but you do know the RGB you can use
In Change design colors you can set the font colour, link colour and sidebar colours
You can set a block background colour if you don’t want an image
In Change background image you can choose not to have a background or upload your own background image
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