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I don’t have much experience with Wix, although from the few blogs I’ve seen on there, it looks like a good platform. I have WordPress, and yes, the free version does have ads. However, as the author of the blog, I don’t see any of the ads, and when I’m looking at my blog from another device (not logged into my account) I haven’t seen many. It’s just every now and then at the bottom of a post. Again, I can’t tell you much about Wix, but I think WordPress does have a limited amount of media you can use for free (as in, pictures). This shouldn’t be a problem if you’re only planning on posting articles/stories/blogs etc. I’ve had my blog on WordPress for a year now and I still have a good amount of space because I don’t post a lot of pictures, usually just the title picture with each post.
I like WordPress, but if I had done more research on blogging platforms ahead of time, I might have gone with Wix. From the few blogs I’ve seen, it looks like it’s a little easier to set up. Those are just my thoughts!
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Yay! That’s exciting!! I hope it goes great!
I’ve never played around with the other blog-making sites, but there are many options–WordPress, Blogger, Blogspot, Wix, and more. I use Strikingly.com. It doesn’t have ads, just a big “Made on Strikingly” purple button down on the bottom of the screen. It’s very versatile, as far as designed to be used for businesses with an online checkout and custom domain name; but their free version works well for a blog. There’s templates on how to set up the style, but also a freestyle option to set up the page like a scrapbook and add/rearrange sections.
Awesome! I don’t know anything about WordPress, but I used Wix recently and it works great! Blogger is also a good one 😁
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Blogger is OK. I like how its really simple to set up and use, but the only bad part is that you cant have an email subscription button and as far as I know you cant customize your backgrounds and have to pick from the few they have. Its very easy to use though, I haven’t tried any other blogging sites, but have been thinking about trying Wix since it seems like you can customize a lot more than on Blogger, but I dont know yet. Hope that helps! Good luck with your blog! 🙂
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Thank you all so much!! I’ll definitely keep it all in mind. (:
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Nooooo, my first post was deleted 😭 Hopefully I can remember everything… XD
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YAY! I’m so excited for you!!!
Sooo, WordPress does have ads, and honestly, they are kinda inappropriate at times. It’s annoying that they pick out which ads you have on your blog.
Wix is what I use and I love it! There are no ads and you have a lot of control over the layout and design of your blog!
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Ok! Thanks!!
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Alrighty, coming back into my writing community this year, more so than last year. I quickly caught up on all y’all’s blogs, subscribing to most and bookmarking them to stay up on them. How has blogging been going?
At CWW, one of the teachers, Jaquelle Farris just kept posting on her blog that very few people ever saw, but she kept at it, got better at writing, and started exploring other publication areas. Kept writing for the King!
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I’ve been thinking about starting a blog just to get my words out there. I see that you guys have blogs? So I’m wondering whether you have any advice.
Thanks 🙂
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I’ve never had a blog and I don’t know what I would do with one if I did, but please tag me if you start one.
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@stephie I actually don’t have a blog! I’ve heard some really advice from bloggers though, so I’ll share that with you when I get the time. :))
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Okay y’all
I actually made a blog!
Funny story: I started making it and I nearly had everything done before I even told my family about it. Then I was like “hey, check out my blog!” with no prior mention of it, and it was hilarious.
Anyway, since I’m just getting started, it’s not perfect (nor is it likely as pretty as it seems to my biased mind), but it’s up and running!
https://wreathwrites.blogspot.com/
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@stephie Congratulations! Also, I can’t remember if we’ve met yet. Hi! I liked your post a lot.
During covid, I really wanted to be a voice of hope and a light for the Lord’s Gospel on the internet and I enjoyed writing and my first thought was “blog.” But it wasn’t until two years later that I actually pursued it. I didn’t have social media yet (just email and a very very small contacts circle), so I didn’t know how I could get my stuff out there. I kept a journal of things I’d put out there if I could. One day I showed my writer dad the journal and he loved my content and writing style. That encouraged me that it was possible. And people would read it.
Actually, the day I started my “platform” was when I was in quarantine myself and wanted to comment on a YouTube video, but I had to create a channel first. So I made up a name and profile picture and commented. Then was like, “Well, now I have a channel. Let’s make a video.” So I made one of a little 1950s doll and a poem I’d made off of her. Then a life/testimony video/slap poetry, that I still give out to people to share the gospel. Then I was like, “Let’s make a blog too. All the social medias!” So, no research, I found Strikingly blog maker and boom! I liked my sister’s blog and Joni Erickson’s blog and the Rebelution, so similarly copied some things. Poems, rambles, devotionals, and stories.
A year-ish later I joined in with Crazy Writing Week and was exhorted to start young and stick with it, seeing people, like Jaquelle Crowe and Brett Harris, who started where I’m at and have gone on to amazing places. They also exhorted that faithful writing that people can expect when they’ll find new content and growing that reader base are key.
I implemented what they said for several months, posting on Mondays. Some weeks I’d feel inspired, some weeks I’d put it up just to post for the week and then take it down because it wasn’t very good. And I saw heightened interest in my writing. we
I messaged Jaquelle personally, asking her how she grew an audience of readers. Because sometimes it feels weird to me when I try to self-promote my writing by sharing my blog with my friends and family. Like, maybe I just need to have more practice and confidence that what I write is worth reading for them. I also want to stay humble and useful and not have the number of views and likes give me a sense of worth apart from Christ.
She replied, “A blog is wonderful for starting to grow a small community of readers and teach yourself motivation and accountability. It’s not actually the #1 fastest way to grow your platform, though. Using tools like social media and email lists are actually even more effective…. My blog was so helpful in teaching me consistency and learning the writing craft, but there are other ways to build an audience more effectively. In terms of sharing your writing with others, I think it comes down to your heart. Why do you write? Is it not to bless and serve others? Well, then don’t you want people to read your writing so they’ll be blessed and served? 😄 Sharing your writing from a heart of love is a powerful thing. ❤️”
So the good posts I would often forward to my church ladies’ group. And the really good ones I would spam ALL my contacts with. It felt a little odd to self-promote, but I became confident that I had something worthwhile to say that would bless others. My readership grew. My writing improved. I started working full-time at my job and had to cut back a lot. I got Facebook and would share the link to my new posts on there and doubled my readership. And shared the links at writing conferences and here in KP which make up a good third of my subscribers.
My dad often says, “If it doesn’t work at home, don’t export it.” One writing speaker said something similar, that if you can’t get your family to read your writing, how can you expect others to. So in the subscription box I entered my siblings email addresses to see if they would confirm it on their side. I think I got 3 or so from that, but one was my entrepreneur oldest brother, so that felt like a big win.
That’s what I’ve learned from experience. Hopefully it helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
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