All About Blogging

What Do I Put In My Sidebars?
Posted: Nov 03 2012

What Do I Put In My Sidebars? Often times when I am working with clients, I am asked for suggestions about what to put in the sidebars. I have compiled two lists. The first list is what I would consider to be the most important things. The second list depends largely on your specific blog and what you hope to accomplish with it. Items from either of these lists could also go in a footer, More to read…

Multi-Author Blogs
Posted: Oct 19 2012

If you are looking for new blogs to follow, take a few moments and check out these multi-author blogs. Don’t just check out the these blogs, but take it one step further and have a look at their author and contributor lists, and check out thse blogs also. The Homeschool Post: http://hsbapost.com Hip Homeschool Moms http://www.hiphomeschoolmoms.com The Happy Housewife: http://www.thehappyhousewife.com The Homeschool Classroom: http://www.hsclassroom.net Heart Of The Matter Online: http://heartofthematteronline.com Woman Living Well: http://womenlivingwell.org The More to read…

How Can You Encourage Another Blogger?
Posted: Aug 04 2012

Today you wrote the very best blog post, you shared it on your social media, you chatted with your friends, and then you went back to your real life. But there was a blogger who needed a friend. They needed a little bit of encouragement. They were struggling with their blogging, or facing a challenge with their children. Did you take a moment and stop long enough to see? Sometimes it’s easy to think the More to read…

Checking Progress and Setting Goals
Posted: Jul 26 2012

How can you check your stats and analyze your site? Basic ways to measure stats: Google Analytics PR Checker Bing Webmaster Tools Hubspot Marketing Grader Stat Counter sitemeter Get Clicky WordPress Plugins: Google Analyticator Analytics 360 WP Stats Dashboard WassUp FeedStats Stat Counter Plugin W3 Counter Plugin Get Clicky Plugin General Stats Plugin Track That Stat Jetpack Other ways to measure progress: Klout Alexa Technorati Tweet Stats My Web Career Crowd Booster Compete against yourself More to read…

Are you too busy looking over the fence?
Posted: Jul 25 2012

Your neighbor has a pretty blog. Your neighbor has excellent photos and witty content. Your neighbor has lots of followers. Your neighbor is part of the “in” crowd. Your neighbor… STOP Stop worrying about your neighbor’s blog. God has different purposes for them than He has for you. He has specific people that your blog is meant to reach and you are meant to build relationships with. Don’t go running down someone else’s path because More to read…