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Are Personal Blogs Dead?


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It wasn't that long ago when having a website for a business or church was still very unusual. Fast forward to today and your web presence has become the first thing that many people see and will set the impression that people have of you. But what about personal websites and blog? Before Facebook and Twitter, a personal blog was the main social network. But with the ubiquity of Facebook, the growth of group blogging sites and now platforms like Medium, is the personal blog dead? (And perhaps ... Read More

Microsoft Sam, Trend Blogging, and Where in the World is Eric? [Podcast #122]


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This is easily the craziest episodes in the history of the ChurchMag Podcast. When we recorded this a few week's ago, Phil had his wisdom teeth pulled, so he joined us via Microsoft Sam voice, we talk about trend blogging, and then Jeremy had a crazy idea that you'll just have to listen to him explain. The most shining moment has to be the $50 discount you can get for That Church Conference – listen for the details! ... Read More

Ideas for Sustainable Content Creation for Your Church Blog


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We're beyond making a case for churches having a blog. Every church should blog. It is a critical tool for discipleship, leadership, and pastoral care, among other things. The question is no longer, "Should we have a blog?" but, "How do we sustain content creation?" Ideas for sustainable content creation for your church blog become critical. Don't feel bad about struggling to create content. The challenge of creating content has plagued bloggers since blogging first started. Just don't allow ... Read More

The Non-Designer’s Guide to Better Blog Graphics [Infographic]


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When I initially started blogging many moons ago, it was solely for what I was writing. In the past decade as I have developed this craft, the industry has matured to the point that writing great content is the foundation, but to be super effective, you are going to need to do more. One of the very initial things you can do to improve your blogging process is to ensure you are doing more than just typing words. In short, add images to your content. It's a must. ... Read More

How Pokémon Go Helped My Blogging Strategy


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I have this thought I have tweeted out a couple of times that talks about people who blog what is trendy versus what is forward thinking. https://twitter.com/gumbystation/status/750688520172343296 The original idea behind the post is from my whole adage that quality of content should be what drives a blog, not the traffic. As soon as it becomes about traffic, your site no longer has a target and the content typically goes towards puff pieces. Recently I had to eat what I was dishing out. ... Read More

Whose Blog Posts Are You Really Sharing?


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I've been sitting on this blog post since January. Over the years of blogging, I've learned that sometimes the best thing you can do with a blog post idea isn't to write it, but to think about it, mull it over, and refine it in your mind – especially content that feels sensitive and volatile. It is my hope that this post has matured enough in my mind that it's on point and causes us to think twice between sharing posts on social media. ... Read More

WordPress More Awesome: Scheduled Post Shortcut


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If you're a regular blogger or responsible for scheduling blog posts for your personal, ministry, or church blog, I'm sure you're familiar with the maze of clicks you're required to follow to make it to the Scheduled Posts screen. As Pressware Plugins aims to make WordPress a better blogging expirence, this is a problem that has been solved with it's latest free plugin: Scheduled Post Shortcut This is their second plugin release, following Eaiser Excerpts, now let's take a closer look at ... Read More

Has Blog Become A Bad Word?


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In the last 30 days I have heard at least a hand full of times that “blog” is actually a negative thing to be labeled. Most of the time it is from secular tech news sites, but at least once it came from a Christian individual. The conversation sounded as such: "I don't want to call you a blog. You're a content platform." "Blogs are so 1990s." "You're just a blogger? I don't think you're content will work for us." (Just a blogger? And that came from the Christian.) ... Read More