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I saw a question on Twitter the other day and turns out it was from someone I met a Twitter awhile back. @MediaCastGuy saw me tweeting about problems I was having with my mic and he quickly came to my aid. We chatted on Skye and he told me just where I was going wrong. That’s the kind of advice people pay good money for, so when I saw this tweet from him I felt compelled to help. Here was his question:
What is the secret to embedding a Google Calendar like [OneChicMama]? Lots of people do it.
What’s so Cool about the Google Calendar
I clicked on the link he provided to see what he was referring to and I must admit, I was impressed. My first thought was, how I just love the way Google gives us these handy little tools. Google has so many free apps, I barely get time to explore them all.
You can get real creative with some Google apps and the calendar is no exception. I like how One Chic Mama uses her calendar to list upcoming events with catchy titles that are bound to get her visitor’s attention. After all, who wouldn’t
So, that left me with huge flaw in my little plan to save the day for @MediaCastGuy. I had no idea how to even create a Google Calendar in the first place!
Turns out it’s super easy, take a look at this screencast I recorded called:
Embed a Google Calendar on Your Blog
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr5LyBpSjU8[/youtube]
Once you create the Google Calendar be sure to select the “Agenda” view like I did on the sidebar of Basic Podcasting Tips. The other choices are daily, weekly and monthly. Check out these ideas I have for how you can use the finished product:
- Promote upcoming blog post titles
- Announce the stages leading up to an ebook or product launch
- Share the recording schedule for your audio or video podcast
- Report on the local 10-day weather forecast
- Display the schedule of upcoming webinars or training sessions
- Remind contestants and blog readers of pending contest deadlines
Add Google Calendar to Your Facebook Page too!
I noticed right away that the HTML code for the calendar is an IFrame which means you can add the calendar to your Facebook Page too. I tried it out with a free IFrame app and it works perfectly adding it as a tab on your Page. It’s a neat feature that’s sure to be a conversation starter and increase engagement with your Facebook fans.
Can you think of some other ways to use the Google Calendar on your blog, website or Facebook page?
