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-Before You hit The ‘Publish’ Button

Posted by Dr.D | May 20, 2010 .

(Image by iStylr via Flickr) Here’s a checklist from DailyBlogTips to use before you hit the ‘Publish’ button and send that new post into the blogosphere: 1. Did I read the post after writing it? 2. Is the post as complete as it could be? 3. Did I research the related keywords? 4. Did I [...]

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Some Thoughts on Blogging Etiquette

Posted by Dr.D | August 27, 2009 .

(Image by Mexicanwave via Flickr) Started thinking on this subject after reading: “5 Blogging Etiquette Tips for Beginning Bloggers” by Melanie Nelson When I started blogging I couldn’t even spell ‘etiquette’ much less practice it on my new blog but I did try to learn the best procedures by observing the best. Along the way [...]

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Some Writing and Editing Tips

Posted by Dr.D | March 27, 2009 .

(-Picture by Sybren A. Stüvel via Flickr) Here’s a post I found on Problogger with some tips on writing by Shannon Paul- “Six very Official Ways to Improve Your Writing”: 1. Stop Trying to Sound Intelligent 2. Give yourself permission to write garbage 3. Be a Ruthless Editor 4. Use MIGHTY verbs 5. Read aloud [...]

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Updating or Changing Posts?

Posted by Dr.D | December 15, 2008 .

(Post Work via Wikipedia) Have you ever read a post on your blog a couple of days later (after publishing) and found words or spelling that needed to be changed? I just make the changes and usually go on down the road unless my mistake has been pointed out in a reader’s comment. Mostly these [...]

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Comment Policy–Why it’s a Good Idea!

Posted by Dr.D | November 16, 2008 .

Image by ario_j via Flickr Anyone who’s been publishing a blog for a while has received comments that are inappropriate for a Christian site–comments full of obscenities or bearing links to pornography–or comments that you would rather not have published on your blog. There are always those Christians who consider it their mission to drop [...]

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Capture with Apture

Posted by Dr.D | November 6, 2008 .

Another blogging app that I was introduced to at BlogWorld Expo last month. Little by little I’m trying them all on for size and affect. This one is a keeper for sure! Apture allows you to add pictures, pop-up articles, videos, music and all sorts of good stuff to your post after you have published [...]

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Need Pics and Links?–There’s Always Zemanta!

Posted by Dr.D | October 21, 2008 .

Image by Zemanta via CrunchBase What is Zemanta? It is a very helpful application for blog publishers.  It provides the writer with possible pictures and images in public domain, links to websites, links to Wikipedia articles, and a list of possible related articles to choose from all while you’re in the process of writing. The [...]

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Book Review: “Publishing a Blog with Blogger”

Posted by Dr.D | May 8, 2007 .

By Elizabeth Castro (Berkeley,CA: Peachpit Press, Visual QuickProject Guide, 2005, 127 pgs.) This is the most complete guide on Blogger that I have found so far. It starts at the beginning and takes you through how to start a blog, how to write a post, how to use the editor, post pictures and format a [...]

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