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How to Become a SwinTalk Blogger?

By Saad Kamal

A lot of people has asked – How to become a blogger at Swintalk.com. So I thought its a good idea to share the details once again.

In order to become a blogger here, you just need to be either a current, ex or prospective student of Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak, Malaysia). If you are currently studying in any of the Swinburne Melbourne campuses, you are also welcome to join us here! So here are some of the things you need to do first in order to get access to blog at Swintalk.com:

1. Register Yourself as a Member of This Blog (Free of charge). It just takes a min to register and once you do that you will be able to comment on the blog posts also participate in undergoing dicussions in our Swinburne Forum.

2. Once you Register, You will be emailed with a Password. If you wish to keep the password that has been assigned to you by our system you can do so. However it is advisable that you change your password to something that you can remember. You may change your password anytime, from your user profile page. Or if you have already forgotten your password, use our instant password recovery service.

3. Once you have registered, simply send an email to info[at]swintalk.com with your username and request for blogger access. If sending email is a bit of hassel for your, you can use our automated contact form instead.

4. Within 24-48 hours, someone will reply you with your access information, which will allow you to directly write at Swintalk.com blog and share your words with thousands of other swinburners.

5. If you have your own blog and want to get listed in our Swintalk Blogroll (located at the left hand side), you may also send us an request email with your Name and Blog URL. We would prefer to add bloggers who have an active interest to participate in our Swintalk community.

Now if you are thinking what to blog about here at Swintalk.com, Below are some basic guidelines:

  • Feel free to write about anything you like provided that it is some way or somehow beneficial for the swintalk readers. Some ideas may include: News regarding different swinburne events or swinburne in general, movie reviews, food reviews, reviews/feedback on different swinburne facilities etc.
  • You are also welcome to write about your daily ramblings, funny stories/jokes, local and global news, Food & dining, fashion, Games, Sports etc.
  • If you need advice or have tips about something in particular you are welcome to share it with this community.
  • If you are happy/unhappy about any faciltiies/services that Swinburne currently provides, or if you have any suggestion that you FEEL can make things better, please do share!
  • If you like taking photos, or you are photogenic yourself and would like to share your photos with everyone, in our Swintalk Photo Gallary – Email them all at info[at]swintalk.com.
  • If you are involved with any student club, which is organizing any event that needs to be publicized here – Simple send the event details at info[at]swintalk.com

What we DON’T allow here:

  • Any distructive writing/discussion regarding personal beliefs, religion or politics in general.
  • Personal Attacks, Spamming, Defacing etc.
  • Ccontent (Text/visual) that is inapproriate for General Public.

Happy Blogging!

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