Call in a post with Jott.com

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Pete Fecteau

Filed Under Pete Fecteau, self-publishing, technology, web 2.0, writing |

So as of late, I’ve been finding a lot of little tricks for WordPress. The latest trick really impressed me and will be very handy when I’m away from the computer, say, disc golfing or something.

Here’s the concept, call a 1 866 number, tell the automated voice system you want to post to WordPress, and then start talking, clearly. In about two minutes it’ll show up as a post under your author name on your blog with a link for users to listen to your post. It’s that slick. Total setup time is about 15 minutes and there are some things you can do to set it up further. Don’t like texting into twitter all the time? It can update your twitter account too as well as a host of other online utilities.

Here’s a brief tutorial on how to set it up for your WordPress Blog:

- Go to http://www.jott.com and set up an account, it’s free and quick

- Enter in your info and agree to the terms of service

- Verify your email address

- Enter your phone number (you can add more numbers later)

- Call 1 866 JOTT-123 and it will activate your phone with your Jott account and start you on your first jott, to yourself.

- Go to the “Links” page in your Jott account and add WordPress

- Fill out the info for your blog and blog author and hit “Save”

- Now call 1 866 JOTT-123 and say “WordPress” when it asks you “Who do you want toJott?” Then Start your message.

Remember to speak clearly and in a place without a lot of background noise. Jott does a good job of picking out the right words but it’s a good idea to check the posts when you get back in front of the comp.

There's a ton of usage with this web utility and voice posts to WordPress blogs is just the tip of the iceberg. I'd love to hear about how you're using it.

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9 Responses to “Call in a post with Jott.com”

  1. Pete Fecteau on May 9th, 2008 1:55 pm

    check out an example here…
    http://buttonpresser.com/blog/?p=99

  2. Daniel Dessinger on May 9th, 2008 1:55 pm

    That is awesome. How did you get the image added to the post though? There ARE a few things I’d like to know more about, like adding META description, images, and scheduling for posts to be released.

  3. Pete Fecteau on May 9th, 2008 1:57 pm

    i used the media center and selected align left, in the edit window it looks nasty but when you publish it’ll be fine

  4. Pete Fecteau on May 9th, 2008 1:59 pm

    I should mention that the above article is NOT a Jott post. I actually typed it out, lame I know.

  5. Pete Fecteau on May 9th, 2008 2:02 pm

    It does lack certain functionality like tags, scheduling, and meta info. Hopefully you have that auto generated with the All-In-One-SEO plugin

  6. Daniel Dessinger on May 9th, 2008 2:05 pm

    no auto generation. i’m a snob.

  7. Chastidy Craig on May 9th, 2008 2:09 pm

    That sounds awesome! I want to try it- then again, I really do like the texting. I have talking into a phone and would probably never use it. (Yeah, I’m wierd.) But it’s a great concept.

  8. Pete Fecteau on May 9th, 2008 2:18 pm

    you wont be paying for text messages this way

  9. Dr. Danger on May 9th, 2008 3:34 pm

    I’m going to say “I’m sofa king we Todd Ed” and see what happens.

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