As I cruise around the streets of San Francisco experiencing the city with friends I’m often asked questions about blogging. Yes, it is a topic of conversation here in land of geeks (that would be the city). A good friend of mine asked where I find the time to keep up with my blogs (I have several).

“I blog from my cell phone” was my response.

It was easy enough for me to imagine and start doing, but for my friend it seemed impossible. He wanted to know how I do that? What do I do in order to blog from my phone? How do I set it up? What programs do I use? Can you blog from various types of blogs? Can you answer messages posted to your blog?

That was when I decided to mention this to my publisher as an idea for a Short Cut (a small e-book). She thought the idea sounded great, so now I’m working on it. I’ll keep you posted. Below is the introduction and if there are specific blogging platforms you want me to cover or topics you want to see in the book feel free to drop me an email or post a comment. Thanks!

Below is the Introduction. Let me know what you think, the book is not out yet but will be as soon as I’m finished writing it

Introduction

So, you have the itch to blog more efficiently, and want to share your life experiences without having to sit in front of your computer. You’ve probably been posting pictures, text , and possibly audio and video clips to your blog from time to time but, not as frequently as you would like. What’s stopping you from posting more frequently? In short sitting down at your computer to write, download pictures etc., formatting everything, and then upload to your blog can be cumbersome and time consuming. If you’re like me, you’re aching for a way to streamline this process. Not to worry, now you have it!

This MoBlog Short Cut teaches you how to blog directly from your cell phone. No uploading to your computer, video or picture formatting required! From configuring your blog to accept communications from your cell phone, to using your cell phone to capture and post photos/video to your blog, you’ll learn to blog anytime from anywhere!

Is this book for you?

Do you have a blog and a cell phone that takes pictures? Of course you do; and, you want to add pictures, text and possibly video to your blog at light speed without having to go to your computer to do it.

How to use this book

This book is meant to be used as a guide for communicating with your blog from your cell phone. You will need is a blog and a cell phone that can send and receive pictures and text messages. To get the most out of your phone it helps if it takes photos and video clips. You can follow along with the book step by step, or skip around and use the sections that are most appropriate to you.