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For The Country Bloggers: Making The Best Use of Bandwidth

May 20, 2010

Most of you know by now we are moving- to the country. (Which makes me an accidental country gal.) If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, I had a little meltdown over bandwidth out there, or lack of it really. After I picked myself back up again I realized, “Hey! I’m probably not the [...]

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What’s a permalink? How do I find mine?

April 24, 2010

Knowing what a permalink is and how to find one is an important part of blogging. Memes, contests, giveaways, blog parties, and the like almost always require you to link up using a permalink to a specific blog entry. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t know what said permalink is, much less how to find [...]

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Twitter and Social Networking Tips

April 1, 2010

Social networking can be a great tool if used right, but it can also be a waste of time and get you into some trouble if you aren’t careful.

I generally do not friend or follow men unless we have met in person and/or my parents approve.
Go for quality and not quantity. Develop good relationships with [...]

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Blogging Basics: Organizing and Simplifying Your Blog

March 25, 2010

Have you ever been to some really cluttered blogs? You know, the ones with every piece of flair and award they have won in their sidebar, the music player, every link they like, and blogroll they are part of? Annoying, no? They may have good content, but they just aren’t very eye pleasing or reader [...]

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Blogging Basics: Making It Easy

March 12, 2010

It’s a real pain having to hunt around for things on a blog. Make it easy for your readers to:

subscribe
search your blog
grab your button
read more about you
comment

If you don’t make it easy for readers to do those things, they might not come back. Spend some time and make it super easy for them to find [...]

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Blogging Basics: Growing Your Blog

February 19, 2010

Growing your blog is a lot of work. The close friendships that are a result are priceless.
1. Commenting – Comment regularly on the blogs you read. When you receive a comment {from another blogger}, return the favor by commenting on their blog.
2. Social networking – Twitter, Facebook, and the like are all great tools to [...]

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Blogging Basics: Writing Tips

February 17, 2010

1. Write what you are passionate about.
2. Write from where you’ve been. You aren’t the only one.
3. Interact with your readers.
4. Write for God. Give it to Him.
5. Let go. Let God take you, your blog, and your writing over. Let Him be glorified.

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The Evolution of My Blog

February 3, 2010

It was Spring of 2006. Almost half a decade ago. At that point in time I only read one good friend’s blog. {I know! Crazy, right?} Like I am prone to do, I got a crazy inspiration to start a blog out of the blue. (’Cause I have my daddy’s visionary dreamer gene like that.)
My [...]

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