Introducing the ‘I Help Pastors Blog’ Series

50. My Answers to the 5 Blogging Questions


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ABOUT THE ‘I HELP PASTORS BLOG’ SERIES:

This is the first inaugural post of the I Help Pastors Blog series. You could probably call it “Blogging for Pastors 101.”

My goal is to show pastors, ministers and church leaders how easy and effective it can be to blog.

In the next few weeks and posts, I’ll attempt to show almost any pastors how they can blog with maximum impact and minimum efforts.

In essence, I’ll show you how to: create,maintain, and write a blog.

So … for the first inaugural post, I’ll show you — Dear Pastor — how to stake your claim on the blogosphere.

TIP NO. 1: HOW TO START A BLOG IN ABOUT 4 STEPS AND LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES

So you’ve decided to start blogging? Or at least take it for a test drive?

With the simplicity of Google’s Blogger.com, you can create a blog in about 5 minutes or less.

Here’s a short 4-step checklist for getting started blogging:

1. Determine how you will host it — There are two basic options here: Free or paid. I suggest pastors just taking a step out into the blogosphere start with the “free” option. For a paid account, I would suggest going through GoDaddy.com or your church’s existing Web site hosting company.

2. Get a free Blogger.com account — Assuming you chose the “free” option for hosting and Blogger.com for your blogging platform, you’ll need to get a free Blogger.com account. Click on this link and do that now.

3. Name your blog — for the free BlogSpot site through Blogger.com, you’ll need to figure out what to name your blog — this is usually your blog’s site address also (i.e. for this site, it’s: http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com, or for one of Blogger’s hosted sites, it’ll be: http://___[YourName]____.blogspot.com).

I’d suggest using your name, or if your preaching ministry has its own name, using that. Give it a name your congregation will recognize. Although this can be changed later, once you start promoting the site, you’ll want to find a name (and thus address) and stick with it so people can find you easily.

4. Choose a template — use one of Blogger’s templates — they’re nice and simple and easy-to-customize. I really like Rounders and Minima for templates, but look through the templates and find the one that best suits your fancy!

… and you’re done!

You have staked your claim on the blogosphere!

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