Blogging 101Tips for Christian Bloggers
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I read through hundreds of post on blogging and post the best here. I do the digging so you don’t have to.
I just added GoStats to my blogs. It is available free of charge so you can sign up for an account and add your weblog, update your weblog template with the widget and you would be ready to go ! As simple as that. You would then be able to get and display daily hits along with the referrers, which is always a good thing so that you can see who else is talking about you, and and where they came from.
- 1. Click on the counter below to get your free account.
- 2. Log in to your wordpress admin panel.
- 3. Click on Presentation,.
- 4. Click on theme editor.
- 5. Click on side bar.
- 6. IMPORTANT: make a back up of the code there in case you mess up. (I can’t restore it for you).
- 7. Go back to Gostats. Click my stats then Get Counter Code. Copy code.
- 8. Go back to sidebar. Look for <h2>Meta</h2> and paste above (or if you know what you are doing anywhere is fine)
The best way to get blog visitors is to join a Blog meme.
Super Simple Spritual Sunday is an easy, quick, no brainer way to spread spiritual encouragement, get to know the blogging community as well as introduce the blogging community to your blog!
I was thinking of all the great encouraging posts I run across duing the week and how to organize and share them. The result is this SSSS Blog Meme. Want to meet other bloggers? There is no better way than to join a blog meme. If you don’t know what a meme is read about it here.
1. During the week keep a list of your very favorite spritual encouraging blog posts with links (best to keep in your blog draft). Start today! If you don’t know of any blogs go to Blog Search and type in Christian homeschool or a similar term. Use my blogrolls.
2. Post your list of links on Sunday (morning is best). Visit and comment on SSSS blogs.
3. If you want to use the image above, copy and paste the code in the box below in to the code section of your post.
4. Go to HeartofWsidom.com/blog to add your link to Mr. Linky (super simple!)
Image Code
The blog list has been updated. If there is no activitiy three weeks after set up, I will assume you changed your mind or blog name and it will be deleted. Please add HOW Bloggers to your blogroll.
Visit the sites and leave comments about the new themes.
Heart of Wisdom Bloggers
- Robin’s Blog
- Blogging 101
- Becoming Real
- Choose Life
- Jacque Dixon
- Home Grown Kids
- In the Vine
- Little Sanctuary
- Messianic Living in a Babylon World
- Our Little Home
- Pioneer Girl
- Pure and Sensable
- Selah Dream
- Shalom in the Home
- Speak Wisely
- Teaching His Ways
- Vintage Rose
Heart of Wisdom Popular Post
- Consider it Pure Joy (Robin’s Illness)
- Guess What My 7 Year-Old Son Taped to the Wall?
- Fruit: Gentleness
- Thankful Thursday: Health
- An Unplanned Delight-Directed Homeschool Day
- Fruit: Self Control
- Bible Focused Education
- Expectations and Legalism?
- Looking for The Secret?
- Loneliness, Solitude??
If you have a blog not listed let me know in the comments section.
I’ll be answering questions in this new category Wordpres FAQs.
How do I change the theme title?
1. Sign in your Wordpress admin panel.
2. Click on options. Change your Weblog title.
If you have a WordPress Question check for an answer here.
To change to your new theme for your site:
- 1. Choose a theme from Wordpress Theme Viewer. Please limit your theme choice to one. Each theme has several files and it takes time to upload. We can upload your them usually within a few hours of your request.Please leave in the comment below:
A. Your blog name
B. Name of your theme choice
C. URL where I can download the theme
- 2. Give us a few hours to upload the new theme then log in to your WordPress Administration Panel (you should have your blog login and password from email).
- 3. Select the Presentation subpanel.
- 4. From the Available Themes section, click on theme title (or theme screen shot) for the theme you wish to activate.
- 5. To view the new look, click View Site at the top of the Panel’s screen.
Your selection should immediately become active.
See “An Unplanned Delight-Directed Homeschool Day”
Used by permission from Reverend Fun
See “An Unplanned Delight-Directed Homeschool Day”
If you setting up a blog hosted by Heart of Wisdom and you would like a different theme (look) you can leave your comment below.
There are hundreds of WordPress Themes to choose from. Do a Google search for “Free Wordpress themes” or use the Wordpress Theme Viewer (widget ready is best). Remember people may want to print things you write so a white background for the blog entries works best.
Please leave in the comment below:
- 1. Your blog name
- 2. Name of your theme choice
- 3. URL where I can download the theme
Please don’t email me the theme as someone else will be getting the info here on this blog. First come first serve. Please check back here for updates
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A meme (pronounced like theme with an m) is an idea that is shared and passed from blog to blog. Memes are great writing prompts. Writing in response to a question is much easier than writing on a random topic.
Mom Loves Being at Home wrote a blog entry and Five Kids and a Dog turned it into a meme titled “How We Got Started in Homeschooling.” Try it. write how you started homeschooling and tag others. Once you write your post come back here and leave a link to your site in the comments.
There are memes for every day or the week also called carnivals (technically they are different). They can be fun and organizing. There are all kings of memes everything from 8 things about me, to Bible studies, to housework help and menu planning. See a partial list here.
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I started a blog roll here (look left) for Heart of Wisdom Bloggers.
I’ve added most of the blogs listed but some may not be active yet. Pop over and leave a comment and be sure to visit everyone that leaves you a comment (good blogging etiquette) . If you don’t like the name I listed here comment below what you like it to say. If you started more than one blog and need me to delete one let me know.
Please add Blogging 101 and Heart of Wisdoms blog to your blog roll.
Thanks.
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Finding a blog theme to fit your personality is fun. There are hundreds available. You can change your theme at any time so you can blog now and your blog entries will be updated as you change your theme. Once you find your theme we have to upload it to our site. You can begin by looking for a theme here.
When you find a theme put your request in the comments below. Include the theme name and URL so we can upload it to our site. You’ll be able to change it from your admin panel.
Once you are familiar with how WordPress works, it’s time to get creative and start customizing. You can do whatever you want, adding and subtracting, perfecting and scrambling your site at will. The amount of effort you put into the site is now up to you. You can work with the two WordPress Themes that came with the installation, or seek out another Theme that better meets your needs. You can totally customize all the links and information, or get serious and completely re-design the entire site to do whatever you want. You have the basics, the rest is up to your imagination.