Archive for March, 2008
Blog Profile: Ben Barden
Blogging and Website Tips Without the Jargon
This is a GREAT website to read if you’re interested in learning a little more about blogging but find some of the “blogs on blogging” a little bit technical and hard to understand. Ben has made a clear stance that he intends to share ideas and information in […]
The Ultimate Blog Contest
Is being held right now by The University Kid. And it’s one MASSIVE contest with a prize list to make just about any blogger drool!
Given it fits with my own personal criteria for a blogging contest by:
1. Being easy to enter
Anyone can gain an entry simply by leaving a comment. Extra entries can […]
Adding a Link to Mr Linky
You may have seen, as you move around the blogworld, posts which invite you to participate in a particular theme where you write a post on your own blog and then add a link to that post on the host blog.
One such example of this is the “Smiley Saturday” that I host on Lightening Online.
These […]
In Lightening’s Blogworld This Week
Ben Barden wrote a great post about leaving comments on other blogs. Commenting on other blogs is a great way to make yourself known around the blogosphere. However, some people do abuse it and use it only for self gain. As with most things that are purely self focused, doing this can […]
Helping Raise Money for Cystic Fibrosis
Rodney Olsen from RodneyOlsen.net has decided to put his freedom into the hand of his radio listeners and fellow bloggers to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis.
He’s a very brave man is all I can say. I’m chronically claustrophobic and just the thought of being locked in a jail cell makes me start hyperventilating even […]
Blog Profile: Stitch Pink
Stitch Pink is a blog that combines two of my passions: the colour pink AND stitching.
It gets better than that though. Here you can find regular competitions to win wonderful prizes related to the colour pink and/or crafty stuff.
But WAIT…..there’s more!!!! They also have FREE patterns for lovely cross-stitch designs.
And last […]
Win Craft Supplies from Sew Delish
SewDelish is a new blog I have just come across. To celebrate reaching 2000 visitors, the blog owner is giving away a noodle box jam packed FULL of all the kinds of goodies that make any craft lover drool.
So head on over there, say “hi” and have a guess at how many craft items […]
Adding Links In Wordpress
Here is a step by step guide with screenshots for adding links to your posts if you’re using wordpress.
When you go to write a post, your screen should look something like this:
* Note: If you are using a self hosted wordpress program with tiny MCE installed, it will have a lot more icons but the […]
Entrecard
Well, today this blog turns 1 month old and it’s been on Entrecard for almost a month. As it’s my second blog on Entrecard, I’m finding it somewhat of a challenge to keep up with both blogs when it comes to dropping and applying for advertising spots.
I would like to thank the following Entrecard […]
Words Evoke Emotion
As I make my way around the blogworld, reading posts of the various blogs I enjoy, I find myself in a combination of laughter, tears and a myriad of other emotions. Words are a very powerful tool.
This makes blogging a very powerful tool. I know I’ve said before that bloggers have a voice […]
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