Blogging Ministry » -Blogger http://www.bloggingministry.com Exploring the Use of Blogs and New Media in Ministry Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:52:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 -New Blogger Template Designer http://www.bloggingministry.com/2010/03/14/new-blogger-template-designer/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2010/03/14/new-blogger-template-designer/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:26:56 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/2010/03/14/new-blogger-template-designer/ Image representing Blogger as depicted in Crun...

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Blogger has offered the same old Templates for years, even after the Google takeover. While custom templates have always been available, the offering from the official Blogger site has always been extremely limited especially when it’s compared to TypePad or WordPress.

Now there’s a new template designer tool from Blogger which offers a far greater variety and makes a way for greater creativity and uniqueness—take a look:

 
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The coming of this book is long overdue—a definitive manual on using Blogger. This is bound to become the essential book for those using the Blogger program whether one is starting out in the blogosphere or has been around a while. There is something for everyone in this volume—if you now use Blogger or intend to in the future.

<Read my complete review>

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/09/26/google-blogger-for-dummies/feed/ 0 How to Create a blog with Blogger http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/06/01/how-to-create-a-blog-with-blogger/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/06/01/how-to-create-a-blog-with-blogger/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:12:00 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/06/01/how-to-create-a-blog-with-blogger/ Blogger is by far the easiest blogging program to get started with and here is a video that shows just how ridiculously easy it is:

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/06/01/how-to-create-a-blog-with-blogger/feed/ 0 How to Set Up a Blogger Blog http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/12/02/how-to-set-up-a-blogger-blog/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/12/02/how-to-set-up-a-blogger-blog/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:20:00 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/12/02/how-to-set-up-a-blogger-blog/

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Melanie Nelson @ Blogging Basics 101 has a screencast tutorial on “How to Set Up a Blogger Blog”

Real helpful—she walks you through all the steps and makes helpful suggestions in setting up a new Blogger blog.

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/12/02/how-to-set-up-a-blogger-blog/feed/ 0 Book Review: “Clear Blogging:” http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/05/30/clear-blogging/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/05/30/clear-blogging/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 05:27:28 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/05/30/clear-blogging/ "How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them"

By Bob Walsh (Berkeley, CA: Apress, 2007, 351 pages)

image An excellent book on why one should blog and how to get started. Bob suggests that one starts by reading lots of blogs and become initially engaged in the blogoshere by leaving comments.

Next he gives suggestions about getting started publishing a blog with Blogger, Windows Live, and TypePad and evaluates which blogging platform might be best for you considering your goals and what type of blog you wish to publish.

<<Read the rest of this review on my BOOK Reviews blog>>

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/05/30/clear-blogging/feed/ 0 Book Review: “Publishing a Blog with Blogger” http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/05/08/book-review-publishing-a-blog-with-blogger/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/05/08/book-review-publishing-a-blog-with-blogger/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 15:09:46 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/11/09/day-one-godblogcon-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 new Blogger blog. <–See the rest posted on my Blogger site–>

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/05/08/book-review-publishing-a-blog-with-blogger/feed/ 0 “Blogging and Pastoral Ministry: The Series” http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/05/06/blogging-and-pastoral-ministry-the-series/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/05/06/blogging-and-pastoral-ministry-the-series/#comments Sun, 06 May 2007 15:12:21 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/11/17/great-artcle-blogging-like-jogging/ I found this linked on Sista Cala’s blog. A great series for Pastors and the rest of us posted on Pastor Steve Weaver’s Blog:

1. Blogging and Pastoral Ministry, Intro.

2. The Benefits of Blogging as a Pastor

3. How and What Should a Pastor Blog

4. The Dangers of Blogging as a Pastor

The series is written from the perspective of a pastor who has been blogging for more than two years. He not only presents the ‘whys’ and benefits of blogging for pastors, but also details the potential dangers. A well thought out and very balanced presentation.                *Top

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/05/06/blogging-and-pastoral-ministry-the-series/feed/ 0 Book Review: “Teach Yourself: Blogging” http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/04/14/book-review-teach-yourself-blogging/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/04/14/book-review-teach-yourself-blogging/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:42:21 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/?p=93 By Nat McBride and Jamie Cason (London UK: Hodder Education, 2006, 198 pgs.)

Great book on getting started with Blogger and TypePad.  Read the review posted on my BOOK Reviews site.          *Top

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/04/14/book-review-teach-yourself-blogging/feed/ 0 Comparing: Blogger and WordPress.com http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/04/07/comparing-blogger-and-wordpresscom/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/04/07/comparing-blogger-and-wordpresscom/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:08:32 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/?p=99 Wow! Another great post by Rob, three in a row. A comparison of Blogger and WordPress.com. I found this link embedded in the last teaching by Rob Williams. A lot better than I could have done. Also see my Blogger site and my WordPress.com blog for visual comparison.  Then read my evaluations of each, posted as the first article on each blog.                *Top

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]]> http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/04/07/comparing-blogger-and-wordpresscom/feed/ 0 “The Everything Blogging Book” http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/03/29/the-everything-blogging-book/ http://www.bloggingministry.com/2007/03/29/the-everything-blogging-book/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:45:00 +0000 Dr.D http://www.bloggingministry.com/?p=108 By Aliza Sherman Risdahl (Avon, MA: Adams Media/F+W Pub. Co., 2006, 305 pages)

This is a comprehensive book on blogging. It starts at the beginning and defines what blogging is and introduces you to all the major terms that everyone uses and identifies the differences between blogs and regular websites.

Next there are chapters helping you to get started. Very good help in choosing a host and a blogging program. Then there is help in actually getting started with some of the most popular blogging hosts and programs like Blogger, LiveJournal, and TypePad. See my evaluation of the Blogger info. at my Blogger site.

The middle chapters deal with improving your blog design and evaluating different blogging tools that can be added to the blogging experience. Then the book finishes with more advanced topics of how to promote your blog, analyzing traffic, and possible legal issues.

This is a very fine book and helpful for those getting started but also for those who have been around a while. Even though I have been blogging for over a year I found the chapter on legal issues worth the price of the book.             *Top

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