Comments on: Starting Your Own Blog: Tips for Non-profits http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:01:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Using Google Blogs to Find Places to Guest Blog « Florida Writers Conference Blog http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-154382 Using Google Blogs to Find Places to Guest Blog « Florida Writers Conference Blog Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:19:45 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/#comment-154382 [...] The first thing I’d do is go to blogsearch.google.com (Google blogs) and enter “running non-profits.” When I entered that search string, I found a number of different possibilities. Although some were newspaper blogs running a piece on problems facing local non-profits, others were blogs dedicated to the business of running non-profits. Additionally, some were blogs on other subjects that featured posts on non-profits. [...] [...] The first thing I’d do is go to blogsearch.google.com (Google blogs) and enter “running non-profits.” When I entered that search string, I found a number of different possibilities. Although some were newspaper blogs running a piece on problems facing local non-profits, others were blogs dedicated to the business of running non-profits. Additionally, some were blogs on other subjects that featured posts on non-profits. [...]

]]> By: How to Start a Blog http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-147302 How to Start a Blog Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:50:22 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/#comment-147302 I strongly believe a paid, self-hosted blog is the way to go. It is always annoying having to tell your friends "yea, my blog is at ...blogspot.com or ...wordpress.com". It really isn't that impressive if you can't OWN your blog. I have setup well over 30 blogs by now and have gone through the technical setup process so many times I could do it in my sleep : ). If you would like me to set it up for ya, I do it for free at http://www.how-to-start-a-blog.org. Happy Blogging! - John I strongly believe a paid, self-hosted blog is the way to go. It is always annoying having to tell your friends “yea, my blog is at …blogspot.com or …wordpress.com”. It really isn’t that impressive if you can’t OWN your blog.

I have setup well over 30 blogs by now and have gone through the technical setup process so many times I could do it in my sleep : ). If you would like me to set it up for ya, I do it for free at http://www.how-to-start-a-blog.org.

Happy Blogging!

- John

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]]> By: Starting Your Own Blog: Tips for Non-profits | I'd Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-132750 Starting Your Own Blog: Tips for Non-profits | I'd Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:48:28 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/#comment-132750 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Starting Your Own Blog: Tips for Non-profits [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Starting Your Own Blog: Tips for Non-profits [...]

]]> By: Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-129499 Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/#comment-129499 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Whatever, MySpace has over 80% of the total market of social networking site users according a recent report by hitwise, but keep in mind it represents 6.5% of Internet visits. Blogging Advice Tim Johnson of theI'd Rather Be Writingblog, offers some tips to Nonprofits on how to start a blog. 9 Lessons for Would-be Bloggers points out that the initial fear of blogging isn't necessarily the writing part, but the "putting-myself-on-public-display-part.<!--%kramer-post%--> Whatever, MySpace has over 80% of the total market of social networking site users according a recent report by hitwise, but keep in mind it represents 6.5% of Internet visits. Blogging Advice Tim Johnson of theI’d Rather Be Writingblog, offers some tips to Nonprofits on how to start a blog. 9 Lessons for Would-be Bloggers points out that the initial fear of blogging isn’t necessarily the writing part, but the “putting-myself-on-public-display-part.

]]> By: Blogs | NetSquared, a project of TechSoup.org http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-129500 Blogs | NetSquared, a project of TechSoup.org Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/#comment-129500 <!--%kramer-pre%-->trip through nonprofit profiles in MySpace, one sees two different aesthetics - ugly and beautiful. I wonder which one is more effective or appropriate for MySpace culture - visual design or social design? Blogging Advice Tim Johnson of theI'd Rather Be Writingblog, offers some tips to Nonprofits on how to start a blog. 9 Lessons for Would-be Bloggers points out that the initial fear of blogging isn't necessarily the writing part, but the "putting-myself-on-public-display-part.<!--%kramer-post%--> trip through nonprofit profiles in MySpace, one sees two different aesthetics – ugly and beautiful. I wonder which one is more effective or appropriate for MySpace culture – visual design or social design? Blogging Advice Tim Johnson of theI’d Rather Be Writingblog, offers some tips to Nonprofits on how to start a blog. 9 Lessons for Would-be Bloggers points out that the initial fear of blogging isn’t necessarily the writing part, but the “putting-myself-on-public-display-part.

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]]> By: The Bamboo Project Blog http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-129502 The Bamboo Project Blog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/04/starting-your-own-blog-tips-for-non-profits/#comment-129502 <!--%kramer-pre%-->has some tipsfor nonprofit blogging. One that I think makes a lot of sense is to "gather a group of enthusiastic people interested in sharing with each other": If you have 8-10 dedicated authors, each of which commits to posting once a week, you can have a highly<!--%kramer-post%--> has some tipsfor nonprofit blogging. One that I think makes a lot of sense is to “gather a group of enthusiastic people interested in sharing with each other”: If you have 8-10 dedicated authors, each of which commits to posting once a week, you can have a highly

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