Keywords that I used in the beginning of my journey continue to haunt my website today. The year that I launched my first blog, I had no idea what I was doing or what direction I was going. I knew that I wanted to write, and so I wrote. Surfing …Click Here to continue
Blogging
Write Something Worth Reading
“Should I write something just because I set a goal to write something every day?” My friend, Dawn, has been working on growing her blog, Penguin’s Ponderings, and she sent me that question the other night. I immediately responded that she should write about that very thing and it turned …Click Here to continue
Building Relationships or Building a Blog
My journey into the blogging world began with a blog that had no focus, no direction and no purpose other than to give me a place to post all of the things swirling around in my head. Guidance from other online writers and techies helped me narrow down my niche. …Click Here to continue
More Blogging Basics – The First Layer of the Website
Digging through the maze of options for hosting can be an exhausting challenge. I have been blessed to have close friends that have a hosting company. They have provided me with the tools I need to grow and develop my website and they have also been ready, willing (and sometimes …Click Here to continue
Blogging Baby Steps – Finding a Host
The name of your blog should reflect the main body of your content or it should be a direct representation of you or your business. The name begins the journey. It is important that you find the right partner for the path that you are taking. What is a host? …Click Here to continue
Blogging from the VERY Beginning
Blogging and online writing both look like massive elephants on the supper table. The tasks seem so big that you have no idea where to start. I had a conversation with a great friend who faces this task and she told me I needed to write some Beginner Basics for …Click Here to continue
The Curse of the Unsubscribe
Putting the newsletter together took time and effort. It was important to provide some new information and to encourage readers to visit the website to read old posts as well. I even had an editor take a look at the content just to be sure no errors got through. The …Click Here to continue
Top Blog Annoyance
Nothing frustrates me as much as reading a great post and forming the perfect response or comment only to discover that there is a process to being able to post that reply. The need to log in or register is one of the reasons that I hated Blogger for so …Click Here to continue
Making Sense of the Good Mood Blog
The time has come. The great “Good Mood” blog competition has officially kicked off. I was late to the race, but determined to make a mark. The months that have passed since the last competition have allowed me to build my platform. More people are reading what I write than …Click Here to continue
