WordPress: CREATING A NEW POST

1. New Post button: Click on the New Post button and then type in your title in the title field. Titles are seen in summaries on RSS feeds, so it is very important to have a strong title with keywords whenever possible.
2. Blog Post: Now write your blog post in area provided and format it with font colours, headers, paragraph font, and add media such as pictures, video, and/or audio.
3. Excerpt: Go to the Excerpt field and write a quick, keyword-rich excerpt or summary of your blog post.
4. Trackback Links: If you have discussed another person, especially a blogger or their article, be sure to put a trackback link to let them know.
5. Discussion: Go to the discussion field and allow or disallow comments on your post. I always allow comments on my blog but do not allow them when I create a page.  By default, “allow pingbacks” is set. Leave the setting and allow pingbacks.
6. Tags: add tags as per the previous instructions and remember that they are particular to each post you create.
7. Categories: choose and select the most appropriate category for your post
8. Publish: go up to the publish box and adjust the settings as you want them.  You can publish immediately, set a future date, or save it as a draft.

Congratulations!!  You have just created a blog post!