Blogging for Beginners - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

Have you ever thought about starting a blog but don’t know where to begin? Whether you’re bursting with ideas or just curious to explore, this friendly and practical course is the perfect starting point. We’ll guide you step-by-step through choosing a topic, crafting an eye-catching title, writing engaging posts, and getting to grips with blogging platforms. You’ll also learn how to handle the technical side of setting up and designing your blog.

This course will cover the benefits of having a blog and consider how to choose the right name and subject matter, the process of selecting a platform or web host, and the differences between a free and paid-for blog. The course will also cover the basics of setting up and designing a blog, how to promote it, and the use of AI tools to support your blogging. We will also provide lots of useful resources to get your new blog online and available to the world. No previous experience of blogging is needed.

By the end of the course, you will:

• Identify three key elements of an effective blog post.

• Explain two personal or professional benefits of blogging.

• Compare the pros and cons of free and paid blogging platforms.

• Write a structured blog post suitable for an online audience.

• Discuss three ways to attract blog visitors, including using AI tools.

• Recognise how blogging can support digital skills, self-promotion, and online portfolios for employability.

This course for adults is funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund.

Suggested Reading for the course:

Blogging for Dummies (the most recent version you can find)

Please bring with you to the course:-

A drink, notepad and pen

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.