11 Tips About Blogging (plus 1 bonus)

May 17, 2011 by

This is a quick one. In and out. I first tweeted these as a twitter series. I’ve added #11 and a bonus (in case you saw it). They’re rules I live by as a full time Christian blogger (hobby) for the better part 6 years. (Of course, there’s much more under the surface of these icebergs.)

So here you go with…

11 tips about blogging (plus 1 bonus):

#1: I pray for Jesus to energize me.
#2: I listen to my favorite music for inspiration.
#3: I let my writing “simmer” overnight.
#4: I write & write & write some more.
#5: I read & read & read some more.
#6: I press through writer’s block & brain freeze.
#7: I don’t expect perfection.
#8: I am myself & happy with it.
#9: I “try” to stay a week ahead. (Approx 3 or 4 posts.)
#10: I remember it’s Jesus I’m writing for.
#11: I write “tight.” KISS: Keep it simple, silly. (I changed it to that last word. ;P)

BONUS: I understand the day aheartforgod.net gets the most visits (Saturday ~ clickable picture above) and at what time (5 a.m. Pacific USA every day ~ clickable picture on right) and capitalize on it (by tweeting blog post urls).

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About Pastor Mike

Pastor Mike is making the most of web technologies to encourage disciples. A self-proclaimed “twitterholic,” one twitter follower describes him as the “jogging, blogging, tweeting Pastor.” Visits to Pastor Mike’s blog (A Heart For God) number in the hundreds of thousands. His video blogs have been viewed over a half a million times.

Comments

  1. Kalita says
    May 17, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Oh I see blogging in a whole new perspective from reading these tips… Thank You for sharing them..

  2. Jeff says
    May 18, 2011 at 6:36 am

    Good words. We bloggers, especially those of us who call ourselves bloggers, should try to write something that any editor/publisher would be happy to accept. I’ve rushed to submit a blog entry, & read it back later on & cringed at how I had written it.

  3. Marie says
    September 2, 2011 at 2:53 am

    these are great! Often we want perfection when we need to just write from the heart! Love that! Thank you for how you continue to inspire and motivate us to do our best AND be happy with it!

    {{HUGS}}
    @spreadingJOY

  4. Angelica Perez says
    December 17, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Great tips, although the christian blog I write is on Spanish, these tips can be applied to any blog written in any language. 😀 There were a few points there that I hadn’t looked into before or least thought about that way. Thanks!

  5. Donna Amis Davis says
    February 4, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Thank you for this post. I’m late to the party here, but your words are still timely. I love seeing “I pray for Jesus to energize me” as Tip #1. So refreshing.

  6. View From the Front Porch says
    March 6, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    Excellent tips. I love your passion – it comes through big time. I’m pretty new at this and appreciate your advice!

  7. truewarriorsofgod says
    June 1, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Thanks for the tips! I love your blog by the way! 😀