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How to make blog posts accessible
Everything we write, design or build within government should be accessible for everyone. This includes blog posts.
How to write a good blog post
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Angus Montgomery - Strategy Advisor, Central Digital and Data Office, Posted on:
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Blogs, Communications, Guidance, Thoughts, Writing
At GDS we write blog posts to talk about our work. We encourage everyone who works here to write them. It’s part of our drive to make things open. But not everyone feels comfortable writing blog posts. Or feels confident …
Blog like there aren’t any rules
Last week I spoke at GovBlogCamp, an event for government bloggers. I was the first speaker of the day, and my aim was simple enough: I just wanted to inspire people to be more adventurous with their blogging. To blog …
You know why we blog, here’s how we blog
In August 2015, the GDS blog reached 1 million hits since we transitioned the platform to GOV.UK. Now that we’ve reached this landmark, we thought we would share some tips on how we blog on the government blogging platform. You can read more about how blogging’s been working for us in our recent post.
Why we blog at GDS
Blogging is a big part of our digital engagement strategy. Our Head of Editorial Carrie Barclay explains why.