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| canvascabinliving |
Posted - Mar 09 2011 : 2:42:52 PM
Hello Farmgirl Sisters,
I recently have embarked on blogging and have a blog www.canvascabinliving.com and would love feedback from anyone else who has been blogging a while.
Ive just recently decided to treat it more like journaling and entering something every day. Instead of trying to think up topics per say im going to post a picture and entry every day (hopefully). The picture is to help me to get on and write something every day. Currently I have been pretty hit or miss with the blog. I believe I might have been over thinking it trying to set it up like a book read.
My format is pretty basic and didnt know if there are any other sites besides the one I am using that might allow more creative formats.
Thanks everyone for your input I love that I have some place to go with kindred spirits and such supportive people.
Live Simply, Simply Live
Canvas Cabin Living |
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| canvascabinliving |
Posted - Feb 08 2012 : 11:25:45 AM
It is great to hear from you and I LOVE your blog. Definately think its important to connect to others who are like minded and living the same way we are. Its amamzing how many people we talk to in person say, "your doing what?" makes us feel kinda of alone. Thank you for asking me I would love too though I am definately a newby at blogging and very very sporadic. May I ask how you do your blogging from home? Ive yet to figure a cost efficient way to do so we dont have any electricity yet and no good cell service. Have thought about getting service through a cell phone company but waaaay expensive. Have an awesome day did add you to my readings on blogspot which I just switched to and am learning to use. Kat
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Originally posted by oregonatural
I would love to host a guest blogger now and then on my site. I sort of blog in fits and starts. I'll do a lot of writing for a few days then just go blank. I think this Spring it may be harder to really do a lot of blogging when we're all outside a lot and busier. We'll see. Anyway, if you're up for guest-blogging sometime, give me a shout! Thanks!
Susan
My random wacky off-grid blog: http://oregonnatural.blogspot.com/
Blessings on you from the bottom of my mountain girl heart!
Live Simply, Simply Live
Canvas Cabin Living |
| oregonatural |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 9:02:55 PM
I would love to host a guest blogger now and then on my site. I sort of blog in fits and starts. I'll do a lot of writing for a few days then just go blank. I think this Spring it may be harder to really do a lot of blogging when we're all outside a lot and busier. We'll see. Anyway, if you're up for guest-blogging sometime, give me a shout! Thanks!
Susan
My random wacky off-grid blog: http://oregonnatural.blogspot.com/
Blessings on you from the bottom of my mountain girl heart! |
| ladedacreations |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 10:21:10 AM
checked out that blogging info site! I am excited! better get busy!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ladedacreations Filled to the brim with my handmade paper, vintage treasures & clothing, photography, naturally grown seeds and unique jewelry and hair pieces created from cast off vintage pieces and old silverware. Be sure to check out my comical Woo Hoo Sister pins for all of you mid lifers!
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http://www.etsy.com/shop/againstthegrain13 is my other shop dedicated to my extreme rustic switch plate covers. If you are a lover of natural wood, you are sure to enjoy these!
Everything I create is done so with solar power using mainly salvaged, recycled and up cycled items.
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”. Mathew 6:21
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| canvascabinliving |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 10:08:10 AM
Hello Everyone,
So my blog is now on my website page, knowing myself and how if everything is in one location im more apt to follow thru the location is moved. Im trying to paste what I had done previously to the new location and after that do some catching up to where things are at now. Sorry for the major confusion and such just hoping this is it and can settle in and enjoy visiting with everyone.
Have an awesome day,
Kat
Live Simply, Simply Live
Canvas Cabin Living |
| canvascabinliving |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 08:44:16 AM
This is great to know I did put music on one page of the new website but not on the blog thanks for the heads up.
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Originally posted by Penny Wise
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Originally posted by walkinwalkoutcattle
One thing that I've found drives traffic away from your site is music! When people browsing get to a site that has music playing automatically, many times it startles them and they click away. Just a tip!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
i love music however NOT on a blog!sometimes i'm sitting where music would be inappropriate-late nite or in a library--and it startles me as well--just my thoughts...
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~
Live Simply, Simply Live
Canvas Cabin Living |
| canvascabinliving |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 08:43:17 AM
Wow its been a while since I have been back on here and am so happy that though I was away so many people got so much information thats awesome. I will definately check the links out you shared on here for sure. What im trying to figure out now is how to connect my old, and definately neglected blog on wordpress with my website. I loved my blog then this being the first year out at our property and a HUGE garden and farmers market guess what got forgotten. I promise everyone I will work at getting everything up to speed as there is sooo much to share. Thanks again for all the help and support what an awesome group of people on here.
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Originally posted by Heartbroken farmgirl
Kathy, I was on this site today, and thought of you, and this thread. Thought I'd post it so you could check it out. It's a blog support forum, Blogger project, and ideas galore!!
http://www.thesitsgirls.com/
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
www.broken908.blogspot.com
http://forums.familyfriendpoems.com/broken908
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge
Live Simply, Simply Live
Canvas Cabin Living |
| Penny Wise |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 06:26:55 AM
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Originally posted by walkinwalkoutcattle
One thing that I've found drives traffic away from your site is music! When people browsing get to a site that has music playing automatically, many times it startles them and they click away. Just a tip!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
i love music however NOT on a blog!sometimes i'm sitting where music would be inappropriate-late nite or in a library--and it startles me as well--just my thoughts...
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
| ChickieMama |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 7:13:50 PM
My blog is totally mix and match! A little info on chickens, farming, glamping and family ;D I try to post a pic with each but not always. Just have fun with it!
Farmgirl Sister#2808
"Happy Hens make Happy Eggs"
http://lazyjoranch.blogspot.com
http://etsy.com/shop/lazyjoranch
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| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 12:43:47 PM
Kathy, I was on this site today, and thought of you, and this thread. Thought I'd post it so you could check it out. It's a blog support forum, Blogger project, and ideas galore!!
http://www.thesitsgirls.com/
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
www.broken908.blogspot.com
http://forums.familyfriendpoems.com/broken908
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - May 27 2011 : 9:26:49 PM
Yeah blogger automatically has it as well, I check it in my controls sometimes. I do get a lot of readers, a lot of people I don't know. lol But, I was just saying even when I think no one is reading, I like to re-read it myself. I've had mine for almost 10 years now, and wow things have moved on! lol However, I didn't keep track of it for a few years of those 10 and feel bad about it, cause now I don't have those "days". lol I used to have others that weren't from blogger, but over the last oh 15 years (I've had a blog for 10 years, and a website for 5 years before that) the counters, and stat companies come and go and I got tired of having to go from one place to another when which ever one I was using went out of business.
Here's what blogger said for my stats-
Pageviews today
5
Pageviews yesterday
42
Pageviews last month
899
Pageviews all time history
3,377
Also this week, these are where my viewers live-
United States
163
Germany
3
China
2
Hong Kong
2
Netherlands
1
Russia
1
Singapore
1
And just as a btw, I do the bare bones of things to get readers, I wonder how many I would get if I actually tried, and hadn't disappeared for that 3 years that I didn't keep track of it and probably lost a lot of my followers during that time! lol haha
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - May 27 2011 : 08:30:38 AM
Heather, I love to go back occasionally, and see where I was before, and I'm blown away sometimes by how far I, myself, and my family have come. A journal is exactly what my blog is. Recording how life, changes, and UPS & downs pave our roads. I thought no one was reading. Didn't care, but thought I was just sending my story to outter space....I got about two commenters, thought "oh, ok". When I started my first blog my friend installed a hit counter(years ago). I use a few stat counters now, and though I only have 7 public followers, I get over 100 hits a day, with a lot of return visits from the same ip addresses. I have regular visitors from Russia and the Philippines?! It may feel like your blog isn't being read, but you'd be surprised by how many random people stop by. The best free one I've found is.. "StatCounter" but I also use "Sitemeter", "BlogPatrol" and Google Analytics.
Set up an account, add your project (your blog), and wait a week. Go back and see all the activity your blog gets, if you're curious.
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
www.broken908.blogspot.com
http://forums.familyfriendpoems.com/broken908
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - May 26 2011 : 9:49:15 PM
Sometimes it does feel like that, but I still like to read back years of my life it really helped me see how far I have come, and I like that it's paper free and I can easily add digital pics to my posts, it's kind of like a scrap book journal of my life, that is totally free to make and completely "green"!
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
| Candy C. |
Posted - May 26 2011 : 12:44:18 PM
Thanks Cecily! I know what you mean about feeling like you are writing to nobody! LOL!!
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
http://lazyjbarcfarm.blogspot.com/
www.calicocandy.etsy.com
http://stores.countrycents.com/StoreFront.bok?affiliate_no=6
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. |
| BarnChickCecily |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 9:26:55 PM
Candy, I tried to leave a comment on your blog but for some reason, my password isn't working at the moment :( I have been looking for a recipe like that! So glad you blogged about it. Your blog is great!
Farmgirl Sister # 241
www.thebarnchick.blogspot.com/ |
| Candy C. |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 5:46:46 PM
This thread and all of you ladies has given me the inspiration to start a blog! I have enjoyed visiting all of yours and have gained some useful info! One thing that helped me was to read Pioneer Woman's blogging tips. Please take a gander at my new blog! Any feedback would REALLY be appreciated! Thanks!!
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
http://lazyjbarcfarm.blogspot.com/
www.calicocandy.etsy.com
http://stores.countrycents.com/StoreFront.bok?affiliate_no=6
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - May 12 2011 : 1:20:17 PM
Thanks Deb! I am going to check those out! I haven't found barn hop, and Farm Girl Friday things yet, I will check those out for sure! I like the homestead Revival if you go through and visit every one there they usually come back and visit your blog as well!
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
| dandelionhouse |
Posted - May 12 2011 : 12:36:05 PM
Great blogging tips here gals! I too love the Homestead Revival community and the Barn Hop on Monday's there. I also have a fun blog hop that has been running for 6 weeks called the Farmgirl Friday and Farm Friend Friday blog hop! I've posted it on the forum a few times. I co-host with another blogger, Amy of Verde Farm...So far we are averaging between 75 and 95 entries per week! It's been great fun to see all the farms and homesteads waking up for spring! Best of all, meeting new like minded blogging friends. All great folks and friendly, just like here!
http://www.deborahjeansdandelionhouse.com/2011/03/farmgirl-friday-blog-hop.html
farmgirl sister #1199 and your MJFBEACHfarmgirl blogger! http://bfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/
Deb~
www.deborahjeansdandelionhouse.com
" home is where we all craft the life of our dreams." |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - May 12 2011 : 10:40:45 AM
I haven't found that with my site, however, I use a player that can be shut off. I don't like midi's that are on and on and you can't pause, or stop though. I have found I like certain sites with music, it depends on the site and how it is done. I put on a player on mine that I actually got the idea from Sugar Pie Farmhouse (which has a TON of traffic) but I liked that you could pause hers, and hers also had site appropriate music, so I liked it and put the same kind of player on mine.
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - May 12 2011 : 04:38:51 AM
One thing that I've found drives traffic away from your site is music! When people browsing get to a site that has music playing automatically, many times it startles them and they click away. Just a tip!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - May 09 2011 : 9:40:45 PM
Oh I don't do it every day for sure! Sometimes I do but never regularly. I think it's best to shoot for at least once a week. If you join a blog group, that assigns a day of the week to blog, I find it keeps me more on my toes to try to at least blog that day. Especially one that has a agenda to blog about weekly, like the Simple Woman's day book, I don't have to think about what interesting thing happened to me that day, just answer the questions each week! lol haha Then I fill in other days here and there when I can with the interesting daily stuff in my life.
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
| The Magpie |
Posted - May 09 2011 : 8:40:24 PM
I've had a blog for a couple of years now and though I think sometimes that I will blog every day, that just doesn't happen. As of now, it has been a few weeks. It seems to be sporadic for me. The only time I blogged every day was when I did a solo motorcycle trip around the country. What does help me to blog a bit more is having a camera that is small and easy to carry around and one of the small netbooks that will even fit in my motorcycle tank bag.
Here is my blog:
http://talesofamagpie.typepad.com
It is fun though and I like to think of it like a journal and a way for the people that visit my website or have taken classes from me to get to know me a bit.
Melanie
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| MamaCrunch |
Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 08:11:44 AM
The two main ways I get my blog noticed is Twitter and commenting on other people's blogs. Occasionally I post it on facebook. There are tons of blogging networks around, too. One is called SITS.
Farmgirl #2161
Just tryin' to homestead in the middle of a suburban neighborhood!
Blog~ http://thelittleboygreen.com |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 6:32:03 PM
welcome, that's how I get most my readers. if there's any interesting blog groups you can join them too, and they link you up, like I joined the simple woman's day journal group, but there is a lot of recipe exchange ones and such and they put your link on the main page and lot of people will visit you that way too. They are usually once a week postings and the group tells you the kind of post they would like on that day, for example my simple woman's day journal group is supposed to be on Tuesdays and it has several questions that it wants you to answer each week (the same questions each week, but as the weeks go by you will have different answers) but some women choose to do it on other days. I think some of the other blog groups may be a bit more strict on the day of the week thing if their group is supposed to post on a certain day.
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
| BarnChickCecily |
Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 6:24:29 PM
Heather, that was some great info! Thanks!
Farmgirl Sister # 241
www.thebarnchick.blogspot.com/ |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 5:32:10 PM
Email it to all your friends and family, have it networked to your facebook so it automatically goes to your facebook when ever you post, I use a yahoogroup, but there's a new widget on blogger to make it automatically email any one who subscribes when ever you make a new post, and then go to blogfrog and join them too, go and visit all the blogs on blog frog communitees, usually if you leave a message about their blogs they come and visit yours later. I like the homestead revival community there the best right now. There's lots of MJF farm girls on that community right now too!
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
