Course details

In this course you'll learn to create and implement your own newspaper using the Paper.li platform. The videos will take you through the beginning of getting set up on Paper.li to the best ways of curating content and sending it out to your community.

In these short, recorded sessions, I'll take you over each of the components of a custom, focused paper, with tips on saving the most time curating your content.

Each of the following topics will be covered, in a clear and easily understood manner:

Getting Started With Paper.li:

  • What is Paper.li?
  • Registering and Logging In
  • Decisions To Make
  • Differences Between Free and Paid
  • Adding Your Profile and Photo
  • Adding An Editor's Note

Adding Content:

  • Content Categories
  • Adding Content From Twitter
  • Adding Content From Facebook and Google+
  • Adding Youtube Channels and RSS Feeds
  • Positioning or Deleting Content Sources
  • Filtering Content Sources
  • Using the Paper.li Tool to Add Content

Customizing Your Paper:

  • Changing Colors and Fonts
  • Adding a Background
  • Adding a Paper Thumbnail
  • Custom Banners
  • Custom Headers and Footers
  • Creating a Custom Domain
  • Adding a Favicon
  • CSS Capability
  • Other Paid Options: Privacy, Co-editors, Embedding

Layout and Ads:

  • The Twitter Widget
  • Email and Facebook Widgets
  • RSS Feed Option
  • Putting Ads in Your Paper
  • Adding Video and Other Content to the Sidebar
  • Using Google Analytics

Editing Your Paper:

  • Removing Content
  • Blacklisting Content Sources
  • Moving Content
  • Adding Content to Headlines
  • Re-positioning or Removing Headlines

Publishing Your Paper:

  • Customizing Your Social Media Announcements
  • Sending Out Notifications
  • Customizing an HTML Newsletter
  • Sending Your HTML Newsletter Out With a Third Party Email Service

If you've been wanting to start curating focused content to build your authority as an expert, this course will help you do that.

Updated on 22 March, 2018
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