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Welcome to Base
101
 What is a base camp?
A base camp is a
temporary outpost or base
of operations used by a
group of people who are
away from their home,
office or other permanent
base of operation.
 Why do we need one?
• To communicate • In short, to help us
• To share climb the mountain
• To store works in together.
progress
• To collaborate
• To talk in real-time
• To ask/answer
questions
 Why Wordpress.com?
• Wordpress.com is a free blogging platform that is
easily repurposed as a collaboration tool.
• Wordpress.com is easy to use, capable of handling
multiple authors and a variety of document types.
• Wordpress is accessible via Web, email and mobile.
 How to Use Base Camp
• Use it to post anything—ideas, images, video, links,
documents—related to our team projects
• Use it to ask/answer questions
• Use it to update the team on your progress
• Use it to share and collaborate on all things project-
related
• Use it to stay connected with the team
 How to use our base camp
• Accept the email invite.
• Follow the link/directions
provided in the invite.
• Post a “Hello” to the
group (3 ways):
– From the Dashboard, select
“Post” from left sidebar
– Post directly from
“QuickPress”
– Posting directly to
teamchallenge2010.wordpress
.com just as you would
Twitter.com.
– Click “Visit Site” and post a
status update.
 BLOG POST OR
STATUS UPDATE?
When to use:
Status Update – Use for a
quick question, idea,
image, video comment or
answer

Blog Post – Use for a more

detailed explanation of an
idea or document, etc.
 Posting Media
• To post video, images, audio or PPT, select the appropriate
icon and enter a URL or short link, or upload a file.
 Technical Support
• Wordpress has a vast store of help or support resources. If
you can’t figure out how to do something, visit
http://en.support.wordpress.com/
 iPhone/Mobile Apps
To access and use our base camp via your mobile, download the
iPhone, BlackBerry or Android Apps:
•Wordpress iPhone App: http://iphone.wordpress.org/ or visit the
iTunes App Store
•BlackBerry App: http://blackberry.wordpress.org/
•Android App: http://android.wordpress.org/

•Not on your mobile? Download a desktop app!

•Desktop and other Apps: http://en.support.wordpress.com/apps/
See you at base
camp!