7 Elements of an Effective Blog Design
Blogs are as diverse in design as they are in content. Well-designed blogs are rare, though. Some are minimalist while others are quite noisy. Some are bright and colorful while others are black text on a mostly white background. These, to me, are mostly secondary...What to Do When You’re New to Blogging and No One’s Reading Yet
You’re getting just a few visitors per day on your new blog, and three of them are your Mom. Do you keep going? Is it worth it? Yeah, it’s worth it. Hang in there. The first few weeks, and sometimes the first few months, of publishing posts on a brand new...6 Tips for Writing Blog Posts That Get Read
The world is full of great leaders with great ideas who will remain somewhat unknown because they just don’t know how to package their ideas for market. Since this is the age of blogging in which everyone is in the publishing business, it’s imperative for anyone who...7 Business Skills You Need If You’re Blogging for Income
Blogging is a business, so in addition to good writing and a basic grasp of technical things, you need a certain set of skills if you’re ever going to earn an income from blogging. Consider what Richard Branson said about his own career in publishing: I wanted to be...10 Vital Questions for Diagnosing Your Blog's Health
Blogging has been around for a while now, but it has evolved and changed by leaps and bounds. If you monitor the blogging industry, you’ll notice that it’s in a constant state of change as new tools and apps replace old ones and as new methodologies emerge. In other...
How to Launch Your Church Website with WordPress
I’ve been designing church websites since 1998 when there were no content management systems for the average organization. Our current church website has been listed among some of the best on the web. Every page was hard-coded html an uploaded to the server...
4 Ways You Can Use Social Media for Good
I just wrote an article for one of the best websites on the net for small group ministry, SmallGroups.com. Here’s the intro: No one can deny the popularity of social networking. It’s everywhere. It’s the cloud we breathe all the time without even...The 3 Big Questions of this Social, Digital Age
I’ve decided to connect with a lot of people in a lot of different ways. I also read a lot of stuff, mostly online but also in print. And I try to write and share great content along the way. The problem is, each of these is never-ending. In other words, there...
Building a Church Website? Think Local.
When you’re building a church website, there are few principles more important than this one: think local. Most designers tend to build sites around organizational names or general keywords, but when you’re building a website for a church trying to reach a...Hi. I’m Brandon.
Hi, I’m Brandon. I’m married to Angie and we have three awesome kids. I’m a writer, digital marketer, website designer, and social media marketing consultant. I’m also a former pastor who still coaches church leaders.
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I’ve been a pastor, speaker, and communicator for over twenty-five years. PreachingForChange.com is where I share fresh sermon ideas and advice freely with pastors and church leaders.
