Circle of Moms Blog Contest

May 25, 2011April 13, 2015 Sus Schmitt

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

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Best Tags and Keywords for Your Blog

March 17, 2011April 8, 2014 Sus Schmitt

Choosing the tags or keywords for your blog will encourage more people to find your posts. I made a spreadsheet of some very good keywords that you can use. These words and phrases all have high search numbers with low competition. That means a lot of people use these words in searches while few blogs use them as tags, so a search will more likely find your post.
The first four columns make it easier to find words. I chose headings for: ministry, issues, personal, and technical. You may need to check more than one column. The form of a word MIGHT matter. For instance, I searched “recommended” versus “recommendation” and also “tsunami” versus tsunamis.” What is in the spreadsheet is the best choice to use. The difference in search results is sometimes significant between these variations.
The spreadsheet is easy for you to download or print. I’ll update it occasionally.
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Color Codes and HTML for Web Design

March 15, 2011October 25, 2014 Sus Schmitt

Are you designing your own blog or web site? Here’s some help for choosing colors. If you like a public website’s colors, you can find all the color codes used by any web page using the tool on I Like Your Colors. To use official colors, follow this link to the official Cru color palette. You’ll be using the colors for “web” not for RGB or CMYK. (I explained about Cru’s official fonts and colors in an earlier post.) Visit this HTML color codes page for a full listing of color codes if you want to choose your own colors. To … Continue reading Color Codes and HTML for Web Design

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MailChimp (Guest Post)

October 15, 2010October 23, 2015 Sus Schmitt

The original article referenced in this post is no longer available. In the article, Steve Raquel recommended using MailChimp to send eMails to your partners. Here’s some take-aways: MailChimp automatically takes care of your eMail list updates, bounced eMails, and … Continue reading MailChimp (Guest Post)