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Start Blogging
It’s time to start your blog. You’ve been thinking about it for awhile. You have considered the pros and cons of why you should blog. Now you need to make it happen. Where do you start? Well, I still have a lot to learn about being a blogger, but here are 5 tips to start you on your way. 1) Set Up Your Blog. There are a ton of ways to do this first step. Don’t spend forever learning about setting up a blog. Actually do it. I recommend WordPress.com or WordPress.org. You can google the difference between the two. Also Michael Hyatt has a great video for setting up…
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Lent: Giving Up or Adding To?
The following post is by Candy Hanson. This is what she says about herself: “I’m Candy, a wife and recent stay-at-home mom. I love sweet tea, dark chocolate, and naps, not necessarily in that order. I have a blog that hasn’t been updated in a while: www.candyhansonphoto.com. You can find me on Twitter. It’s popular to fast from something for the 40 days of Lent. Many people give up sweets, or sugary drinks, or TV. I would imagine social media is high on the list of things people feel they should take a break from these days. According to bustedhalo.com, this helps us turn away from whatever has distracted or…
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2015 Goals
How are those goals going for 2015? Great?! Well, awesome. Keep it up. Not great? I understand. Two questions for you… 1) What went wrong? 2) What are you going to do about it? I know, life happened. I know, you have been sick. It’s okay, but it’s also time to get back to it. Write down your goals again and jump back in. You can do it!
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Eric Hoffer Quote
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2 Tips for Living with Extended Family
Next month marks one year of living together as an extended family of 6 with my Mom. I have to say it has been pretty cool. My Mom and I work together from home as well. Not sure if there are very many of you out there interested in this topic. Does it even have a name? Anyways, I wanted to put it out there for you and I can write more on it if you are interested. Two quick tips: 1) Communication – As with all relationships, and especially those in your home, communication is key. If you aren’t good at communication, you need to do something about it. Of course,…
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Why Blog? 10 Reasons Your Small Business Should Blog Even If No One Reads It
Have you ever wondered if blogging is worth the time investment? Does your business (nonprofit or for-profit) really need a blog? I believe the answer is a resounding YES! Here are 10 reasons why. 1) Help Others – Do you want to be a successful business? Then there is just one thing you need to do. No, it does not matter what industry you are in. There is still just one thing. You must add value to people’s lives. Add more value than anyone else, and you will be set apart. Blogging allows you to add value to those in your company and out. 2) Help Yourself – As you…
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How To Stop Forgetting Where You Put Stuff
Recently I have developed a problem with forgetting where I have put stuff. Okay, my wife, Michelle, may beg to differ as to how recent this issue is, but since I’m writing the post, I’m saying it is recent. There are benefits to having the microphone…keyboard. Last week, I bought some gifts for a couple of my friends. I put them in a safe place until I would be ready to wrap them. The next day, she asked where I put these gifts I was going to give to my friends. I told here and she said, “Okay, just wanted to know in case you forgot.” As funny as this may sound, Michelle…
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John Irving Quote
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Comments or No Comments?
I have a question for you, do you like having the option to leave comments at the end of a blog post? Why? Why not? This month, Michael Hyatt made a big change in his policy on comments. For a long time he has been really big on bloggers having a comments section and using it for conversation. However, this month, he made a change and has removed the comments section of his blog!! I was pretty shocked to hear this, so I read his explanation and would be curious to hear what you all (my readers) think. For the record, I haven’t been very good at replying to comments. My apologies.…