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#45 – Can You Blog It?
Steffen Burzlaff
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Can You Blog It?
Tired of your team missing important updates or feeling out of the loop? Have you tried using Confluence blogs? Think of them as your team's bulletin board—but much smarter. With blogs in Confluence, you can cut through the noise and keep everyone informed, all in one place. They’re perfect for sharing updates, big ideas, and even those lightbulb moments that shouldn’t get lost in the shuffle. So why use them? Because they turn chaos into clarity, ensuring your team's collective knowledge is always just a blog post away.
Blogs Vs. Pages
In Confluence, both blogs and pages serve as tools for creating and sharing content, but they are designed for different purposes and have distinct characteristics. While pages are ideal for static or evergreen content, blogs are better suited for time-sensitive information, as they are organized chronologically in the blog section rather than in the main content tree. Some use cases for blogs include:
New Colleague Introductions: One of our favorite ways to use blogs is to encourage new hires to write an introduction about themselves when they join the company. This allows other team members to get to know them better, even if they are working remotely. It’s a great form of self-expression and contributes to our company culture.
Company Announcements: Announcements published as blogs are easily accessible to everyone in the space, ensuring that important information reaches the entire relevant audience. This also keeps your announcements in one place, making them easy to find and reference later.
Celebrating Team Achievements: Blogs are a fantastic way to acknowledge and celebrate your team’s accomplishments. Whether it’s successfully completing a project, hitting a milestone, or receiving an award, sharing these achievements through a blog post helps recognize hard work and boosts morale across the organization.
Event Recaps: After hosting events such as workshops, conferences, or team-building activities, use blogs to summarize key takeaways, share photos, and highlight memorable moments. This not only documents the event for future reference but also allows those who couldn’t attend to stay informed and feel connected.
Weekly Updates: At K15t, we release a weekly blog every Monday that summarizes any important news our team members should be aware of. This sets the tone for the week and ensures the whole company is on the same page.
Feedback Solicitations: By centralizing feedback requests in a blog, you create an open forum where team members can share their thoughts and suggestions transparently. This approach not only makes it easier to gather diverse perspectives but also ensures that the feedback process is inclusive, giving everyone a voice.
Next week, we’ll talk about how we at K15t use blogs, including our best practice recommendations. Until then!
Cheers,
The Rock the Docs Team
Confluence News
Automation 🤝 Live Edit Pages
If you’re on a Premium or Enterprise plan, you can now use Automation with Live-Editing! You can look forward to support for manual triggers in live pages, and for creating new live pages via an automation. Learn more in the Youtube Short below.
Watch how to use Confluence Automations and live editing pages →
Beta for AI Work Breakdown
You can now create Jira issues from Confluence content using the new AI Work Breakdown beta. Learn more in the video below.
Watch how to go from Confluence to Jira with AI →
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