These tools are ready to use, and have a federal-friendly terms of service (TOS) agreement with GSA that can be adapted for use at other federal agencies:
How to Blog
A blog is an easy-to-update website or webpage where authors write regular entries in a diary-like format. The most effective and interesting blogs allow readers to engage in conversations with the author and other readers.
How to manage a government blog, step-by-step:
Plan
- Do you need a blog?
- Develop a strategic plan
- Determine resource needs
- Choose a blog tool
- Get training
- Identify success metrics
- Develop policies
Implement
Improve
Content Lead: Lisa Nelson
Page Reviewed/Updated: March 24, 2011