New to blogging? A new session of our introductory blogging course starts on Monday, January 5 -- and all bloggers are welcome, whether you blog on WordPress.com, a self-hosted WordPress blog, or somewhere else entirely.

Blogging 101 is four weeks of daily bite-size assignments that take you from "Blog?" to "Blog!" -- along with a supportive community to encourage you all the way through. At the end of the course, you'll have a blog you're proud and excited to publish, and that others are excited to read.
Here's how it works:

  • Assignments fall into three broad categories — publishing posts and pages, customizing your blog, and engaging with the community — and are designed to build on one another.
  • We'll post a new assignment here on The Daily Post each weekday at 12AM GMT. Each assignment will contain all the inspiration and instructions you need to complete it. Weekends are free (but we'll suggest some ways you might want to spend them).
  • Participants will have a private community site, the Commons, for chatting, connecting, and seeking feedback and support. Daily Post staff and Happiness Engineers will be on hand to answer your questions and offer guidance and resources.

You'll walk away with six (or more!) published posts and a handful of drafts, a customized theme that reflects your personality, a small but growing audience, a good grasp of blogging etiquette — and a bunch of new online friends.

My blog has gone from being dull and plain to having widgets and all this shmancy tech stuff, and from having almost no followers to having a loyal following now!
- Microgalactic

Ready to kick start your blog? Sign up by filling out this simple form:

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Note: you won't receive an automated confirmation email immediately, but you will get a welcome email with complete instructions prior to the start of the course.