What’s Trending?


A great photo attracts readers to read your blog post, but how do you get them to come visit you and engage in conversation in the first place? One of the best ways to find readers is to write on the subjects that everyone is talking about currently. What’s trending? As I write this post, popular topics are related to Hurricane Irene, the U. S. Open, and Gadhafi.   (As you know, an earthquake and a hurricane hit the East Coast this past week.  Did you turn this topic into a spiritual conversation on your blog, on Facebook, or on … Continue reading What’s Trending?

How to Create “Back to Top” on a Page


This tutorial will help you create a “Back to Top” link on a page in two easy steps, using named anchors.  (Don’t worry, it’s not that difficult.  If Emmeline du Faur could scale Mount Cook in New Zealand, you can do this!) You’ll be able to “jump” from linked text at the bottom of a web page to return to the top of the page. Hopefully, your blogging platform allows you to write HTML when you need to. You can see a “Back to Top” feature on Our Blogrolls page.  The A to Z list on the page is a … Continue reading How to Create “Back to Top” on a Page

Circle of Moms Blog Contest


I never dreamed my blog could be featured to 6 million other blogging moms. So when I first heard of the Circle of Moms Top 25 contest I immediately ruled it out. Curiosity motivated me to glance at the other blogs in the contest where I saw the most high traffic blogs I know of. I thought, “No way, I would make a total fool of myself if I entered.” But then scrolling down there were some blogs with only a couple of votes. My courage increased as I thought of what an incredible ministry opportunity this could be to … Continue reading Circle of Moms Blog Contest