Are you a vlogger or podcaster? Then maybe you’ve heard that creating high quality recorded content with great sounding audio is key to producing outstanding vlogs and podcasts. And capturing high quality audio starts with using high quality microphones. In the past, professional grade microphones usually came with high price tags. Then the folks at [...]
Podcasting Microphone Review – Blue Snowball & Blue Yeti Are Fantastic Value
April 17, 2013 By 15 Comments
PSE From Scratch: A Quick Start Guide to Photoshop Elements by Everyday Elements (Giveaway Closed)
September 24, 2012 By
If you’re a blogger, you know the importance of using images in your posts. Those images are used to enhance meaning in your post, and are pinned to Pinterest, pulled to Facebook when someone Likes or Shares your post, etc. Many bloggers take their own pictures, but find they need tools to enhance their photos. [...]
Tech Travel Must Have: mophie juice pack plus (and a giveaway!)
August 27, 2012 By
I’ve been traveling a lot over the past two years. I think we added it up last year and I traveled at least once each month last year. In June this year I was only home 16 days between May 22 and June 30. Let’s just say I’ve gotten pretty good at packing. In all [...]
Four E-Books Your Blogging Friends Will Love: A Gift Guide for Bloggers
November 27, 2011 By 3 Comments
Whether you’re looking for ideas for your own Christmas list or trying to figure out what to buy for your blogger, you’ll want to check out this list of four e-books bloggers need to read to help them build successful blogs. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginning, intermediate, or seasoned blogger, each of these [...]
Win iPad All-In-One for Dummies!
July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Robin E. who won the book! Thank you, everyone, for entering. Win a copy of iPad All-In-One for Dummies by Nancy Muir from Blogging Basics 101 on Facebook! One of the things my friends and I have discussed before buying our iPads was whether we could justify the [...]
Vintage Pearl & Lisa Leonard Stamped Necklace Giveaway
February 3, 2011 By
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered and Liked Blogging Basics 101 on Facebook! Random.org chose these numbers as the winners of the necklaces: #24 & #16. Congratulations to Sarah B & Shana! I’ve sent you both e-mail and will need you to respond by Tuesday at 10:00am CST or [...]
Don’t Miss Envato’s WordPress Bundle for $30!
October 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
This morning I had a link in my RSS feeds that sounded intriguing: Envato WordPress Bundle: Over $250 of WordPress Goodies for $30. Well. I had to check that out. You see, I’m a huge fan of Envato. The company shares all sorts of helpful information via their Tuts+ brand and Freelance Switch. I check [...]
My Week with a Chevy Equinox
October 8, 2010 By 3 Comments
I told you yesterday about our trip to Great Wolf Lodge and how fun it was. Today I wanted to tell you about the Equinox that Chevy allowed us to drive for a week so we could get down to Texas for all that fun. Since 1981 when my parents bought our first Honda, I [...]
And Now for Something Completely Different: A Mini-Vacation at Great Wolf Lodge
October 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
This summer we didn’t have a chance to go on vacation. We’re a family who likes to travel, so that was unusual for us. Then I was contacted by Great Wolf Lodge and Chevy and invited to spend a night at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX with my family. They even offered throw [...]
Winners of the WordPress In Depth book
April 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
Thank you to everyone who entered to win a copy of WordPress In Depth. The tweets and comments were awesome, as usual. I wish I had a copy of the book for each of you, but even if you didn’t win this time, please consider buying a copy for yourself or at least seeing if [...]
