Blogging A-Z: D for Design
When starting a new blog there is more to the design than just the header and other graphics. It’s the layout, careful consideration of blog categories, etc. After blogging for a few years and doing web design and development for over 8 years I learned what tends to work and what doesn’t. Here are my suggestions: Lose the large header. This is something I still need to implement here... [Read more]
Energize Your Blog
Today’s post is going to be a little different. Recently, the good folks at BlogEnergizer.com have offered to write any blog an exclusive interview so I said yes and here’s the interview with team leader, Lynette Chandler. I hope you find lots of good information in it as I have and don’t forget to vote for me because the interview with the most votes will win some cool prizes. Question... [Read more]
Have You Written An E-Book?
Writing a blog gives you an excellent segue into creating an e-book or special report to sell or giveaway. For instance, if you participated in the last group writing project about Psalms 23, you saw that I combined all the submissions into a free special report. Special reports and e-books don’t have to be hard to create. Collaborating with another blogger makes any even easier. I’ve... [Read more]
Blogging A-Z: C for Colloraboration
Most people start a blog in order to be part of some sort of community. The types of communities vary from person to person depending on the blogger’s goals. Many mom bloggers just want to connect with other moms so have some sort of adult connection. Other mom bloggers want to review products and host giveaways. Bloggers want to connect with other bloggers of a similar mind. Collaborating with... [Read more]
Blogging A-Z: B for Balance
When I first got serious about blogging something I always struggled with was balance between my blogging life and my real life – my faith, my family, my responsibilities as a wife, etc. I’m sure many of you have struggled with this same thing a time or two. Blogging can be additive and it’s important to find that balance. Matthew 6:33 tell us, “But seek ye first the kingdom... [Read more]
Thankful God Answers Prayers
Last Friday I met up with a good friend that I hadn’t seen or talked to in a long while. It was great. Good Tex-Mex and great conversation. One of the topics we got on was about prayer and how awesome it is that God actually takes the time to listen to all our prayers and answer them. Even prayers about our blogs and online businesses. I shared with my about a specific prayer request I... [Read more]
Introducing the Faithful Bloggers Internship
As you know the purpose of Faithful Bloggers is to help you build a blog that will glorify the Lord while also strengthening your relationship with Him. To further this purpose, I am proud to introduce the Faithful Blogger Internship. The Faithful Bloggers Internship is a 10 week program in which you will learn how to start or grow a blog based on Biblical principals. In fact, you will get your... [Read more]
Group Writing Project: Romans Road
Since the first group writing project was such a success, I thought we could do another one. How it works: Each blogger that wishes to participate will choose a topic from the list provided and write a post about that topic on their blog. Once the post is up, the blogger will need to leave their link in the comments section so that everyone can read it. Once everyone has submitted their posts,... [Read more]
Blogging A-Z – A for Article Marketing
If you are looking to find new readers and increase traffic to your blog, you should try article marketing. I know a lot of people claim article marketing is dead, but I have great results with it. What is Article Marketing? Article marketing is when you write an article and then submit it to various article directories on the Internet. Article directories are depository for publishers to find... [Read more]
Not Going to BlogHer
I’m not going to BlogHer. I didn’t even want to. Well that’s not entirely true. My best friend, Louise, is going and I would have loved to go just to spend time with her. But the actual conference, I have no desire to attend. But I know a lot people do. No matter if they go for the actually conference to learn, to network, or just to met online friends in real life, going... [Read more]
