Last week I shared about iBlog: Everything You Need to Know About Blogging from 30 Top Bloggers. Today, I have the pleasure of giving away this fabulous resource to three blessed winners!
“I honestly don’t know how you do it. Homeschool, write, maintain sites…” Back in 2008, I started blogging for fun. Mostly to share photos of the children with far-flung family, to document our homeschool and for a writing outlet. Like my friend, Maureen, I’d been a scrapbooker, a photographer. My parents gave me a camera when I was 15, I was a yearbook photographer in high school and college then a wedding photographer for a short time right out of college. Being a graduate of journalism school, blogging was a natural extension, a creative outlet for skills.
A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels
Well, then about three years ago we started sharing our art times with Nana in tutorial form with you readers. At the same time there were things I needed to learn about WordPress, social media. Later I learned about how to put together an ebook because, you dear reader, asked for it. This blogging venture changed to a hodgepodge of a ministry.
Now You Can Have the How To Manual
You, dear friends, you can skip the trial and error and get the how to manual! If you’ve considered starting a blog or need that extra encouragement in your blogging, iBlog just might meet that need.
All the technical how tos are covered – so you can share your heart, your passion!
Plus, it’s written by 30 top bloggers, each sharing about their area of expertise. The best advice!
What Does iBlog Include?
- Building a Vision for Your Blog
- Finding Your Niche
- Blog Design 101
- Designing and Starting Your Blog on WordPress
- Designing and Starting Your Blog on Blogger
- Disclosure and Privacy Policies
- Writing and Using an Elevator Pitch
- Blog Planning and Organization
- Basic SEO
- Stock Image Tips
- Blog Photography 101
- Streamlining Your Research
- Getting Your Blog Off the Ground
- Building Your Brand
- Building Community through Your Blog
- How to Get Traffic to Your Blog
- How to Get Subscribers
- Guest Posting
- Link-Ups, Hops and Other Events
- Using Facebook to Grow Your Blog
- Facebook Parties
- Facebook Hops
- Using Twitter to Grow Your Blog
- Using Pinterest to Grow Your Blog
- Using Freebies to Grow Your Blog
- How To Create Your Own Printables
- Selling Your Own Products
- Using Affiliate Marketing
- How to Write a Media Kit
- How to Write a Product Review
- Working as a Virtual Assistant
- Running a Group Blog
- Marriage and Blogging
- Balancing Motherhood and Blogging
- Balancing Homeschooling and Blogging
- Using Your Blog as a Ministry
- Time Saving Blog Tips
- The Power of Attending a Blogging Conference
Most of all, I think blogging can be fun!! This book is for anyone considering starting a blog or blogging already.
“What if building a platform was like hosting a dinner party?” ~ Michael Hyatt
Now for the Giveaway – Three Copies of iBlog!
Advice from 30 top bloggers. Because I wrote two chapters, I will get a portion of any sales when you purchase through my link.
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Which chapter will you read first?
I’ll either read Time Saving Blog Tips or Blogging as a Ministry first. Looks like a great book!
And I follow through email!
It is a fabulous book! Continuing education for you – the writing, blogger – reading it sure gave me a creative push. And oh the things I learned!
I will read them in order, I am to OCD to read them out of order.. Plus I am interested in each and every chapter.
I almost always read books from beginning to end, in order.
I will probably read “how to get subscribers” first. 🙂 thanks for a chance to win!
I’d probably start at the beginning.
I will probably read it in order, but might peek at 35 and 36 first.
I would most likely read “Building Your Brand” and “Using Your Blog as a Ministry” first. The ways God intends to use our blogs, to reach and impact our culture, at limitless. I am excited about the possibilities and look forward to studying and showing ourselves approved in the way we approach our blog ministries!
I’m a little OCD. I’ll have to start at the Introduction and read every word in order 😉
I’d start with the first chapter. My biggest question would be how to balance blogging and all the demands of daily life with 3 little ones!
What a beautifully crafted post, Tricia. I learn so much from you 🙂
You are so sweet my friend – I love your ‘building community through your blog’ chapter!
Oh! I am most interested in the chapters pertaining to gaining growth as well as photography tips and tools.
I would definitely start with chapter 1. That is exactly what I need to work on!
Well….I’ve sort of been feeling a nudge in the direction of doing a blog but I’ve held back because I don’t feel I’m at ease as I’d have to be to do one…well I thought this might be a good way to investigate it…I’d have to start at the beginning with Chapter One :0
Hi there, I would read the chapter on design because my blog needs a lot of help! I have the ideas and write, but my blog layout isn’t the most appealing, and I need to learn how to organize posts, etc. Thank you!
So excited to see if I win this giveaway – if not, I’ll definitely be buying it. What a great idea and blessing this would be and will be for anyone who gets it! Thanks for all you do to encourage and bless us!
I will read “Building Your Brand” first – I want this blog to be bigger than I am limiting it to – My biggest question is how to take my blog from personal to professional and bring readers to it!
I need to know how to get traffic to my blog! Hope I win!
I’ll read Chapter 1 first! My biggest challenge would be time.
I’d probably start with chapter 27 – how to sell your own products…my three daughters and I have fun creating things, but don’t quite know what step to take next. Then…I’d go back to the beginning and read all the chapters in order.
Thanks for the chance to win a free copy! This book looks amazing!
Hmmm….it’s hard to say. I tend to read books from front to back, but since you suggested it, I might start with the ones on growing your blog. 🙂
Getting traffic to come to your blog.
I think chapters 34 and 35 – the eternal balancing question.
Great giveaway!!!
Blessings
Renata:)
P.S. the Bible is readily available in Australia. In fact we were considered a Christian country up until a few years ago ( much like a lot of western countries I believe). I’m not sure what you would consider any of them these days.
I would jump to the chapter on bringing building a community and bringing traffic to your blog.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
It is hard to decide but I brought it down to Chapter 25: Using Freebies to Grow Your Blog. I have a blog that needs help and if i can do it free then I will go that way first. I hope you pick me.
Building your brand #14 sounds the most interesting, though I am like a previous commenter and “have” to read in order. 😉
Thanks for this opportunity! I would want to start with chapter one, Building a Vision for Your Blog. All the chapters look awesome, though!
I forgot to tell you the question I would most like to ask 🙂 I want to know how bloggers make time for everything?!!! Homeschooling, cooking, cleaning, etc., etc.
Well, I usually have to read books in order, but I am very excited about getting to chapers 3 & 4! Thank you for this opportunity.
I will start at the beginning. I think it’s important to know where you are going and why. I have thought about blogging for a while now – maybe this will get me started!
Chapter 3 – Blog Design 101 would be a great place to start. I’ve been wanting to start a blog for a long time, but just not sure where to begin.
Is there any other way to buy this book besides through paypal? When I click on it, it takes me to a link and says check out with paypal. I would love to purchase it.
Hi Heather – if you click through – it has an option where it says “don’t have PayPal? Buy as a guest now, sign up for PayPal later” Hope that helps!