Working With Co-Authors
Lately, it’s become very popular to co-author a blog posting with another blog owner for a variety of reasons. First, as the old saying goes, two minds are better than one. When both (or more than two) of you sit down and write a blog posting, you’ll be able to include a variety of thoughts and opinions which will only benefit the articles depth and content. The second reason many bloggers are now co-authoring blog articles is simply for exposure of their writing skills as well as free “promotion” for their own blogs. However, this became a mild challenge as there was only one author allowed per blog article using the Wordpress platform, so, the only way you’d know if the article was co-authored was if it was explained in or at the bottom of the article.
But now, Eugen Rochko from Anime2 has created a plugin that will allow the main author to add in all of the other authors that helped him on the blog article. It’s an incredibly simple and easy plugin to use and is quite the resource if you co-author blog articles with your friends or fellow bloggers.
I should note, it would be beneficial for you and the co-author(s) to register at your blog and have them fill out their profile. That way, there is a little biographical information about them as well as a link to their blog/website which really is one of the main purposes of this plugin. I will also recommend that you put an area on your blog that lists all of your co-authors and a link to either their blog or a little biographical information. It’s very important as a blogger to create a sense of “humanism”, for a lack of better terms. You connect with your readers on a much deeper level if they can get a little more information about you and your fellow bloggers. A picture works great as well.
To download the plugin, click here.
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