Posts tagged blogger
Bio
Jan 30th
Emily M. Akin is a freelance writer, blogger, editor, and marketing consultant. She holds bachelor’s degrees in music and organizational communications and a Master of Business Administration degree. She has been writing for the Christian market since 1999, and her work has appeared in numerous Christian periodicals including The Upper Room, The Secret Place, HomeLife, Mature Living, The Lookout, Vista, and Mature Years. She is a regular contributor to Hometown Magazine of the Ken-Tenn Area. For a list of publishing credits, see About page.
In recent years, Akin has taught an online course entitled “Marketing Your Services” for The Christian PEN (Proofreaders and Editors Network), an online network for Christian proofreaders and editors. She has also led workshops on marketing for Kentucky Christian Writers Conference on occasion. Besides having worked in insurance sales, she has done marketing-related work for local non-profits. businesses, and Kentucky Christian Writers Conference.
Blogger vs. Wordpress
Aug 20th
For my first blog, I chose Blogger because I knew someone who used it, and I thought it would be easy to get help from my friend if the Help file was not adequate.
I’ve noticed many other writers like Wordpress or Typepad. My primary criterion was that the blog service be free. Next, I wanted it to be easy to use…”intuitive” in Geek-speak. Typepad costs, or at least it did when I was doing my evaluation, so I didn’t even consider trying it.
I’ve decided to stay with Blogger after experimenting with Wordpress. Although Wordpress does have features that Blogger doesn’t, I think Blogger is easier to use and has more features that I want for my purposes. There’s plenty of help available through the regular Help channel and there’s a blog on using Blogger, too.
I’ve done some research on what others think about this subject. Here’s some info that helped me make my decision.
http://pulsed.blogspot.com/2007/07/blogger-wordpress-chart.html
http://www.jonbishop.org/2008/05/blogger-vs-wordpress/
Many writers are using blogs in lieu of a Web site to promote their work. I’m not sure it’s a good substitute, but it’s working for some people.
Online Resources for Christian Writers
Jul 28th
Update: After using Blogger for several months, I’ve decided to move everything back to Wordpress so that, at some point in the future, I can transfer to the hosted version of Wordpress and have more control over my content. All content from Blogger was imported back to this blog on May 7, 2009.
I started this blog on Wordpress, but I’m switching it over to Blogger because I find Blogger easier to use. I have found Wordpress to be much less intuitive than Blogger.
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