The Do A New Thing Blog
4 Fear-Busting Tips to Take Your First Step
Baby steps are the cutest, aren’t they? A little wobbly, fear mixed with pride and sprinkled with excitement. As parents and grandparents, grownups who have taken millions of steps, we can’t imagine what goes on in that little baby’s head. ... Read more
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What the UMBC Twitter Guy Did Right
Everybody loves Cinderella, right? We also love cheering for the underdog. And when the underdog gets to dance like Cinderella, the whole nation sits up and takes notice. I’m talking, of course, about the history-making victory by the University of ... Read more
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5 Causes of Blogger Burnout and How to Beat It
It was all so exciting in the beginning, wasn’t it? A passion in your heart, a shiny new blog with endless possibilities, a long list of post ideas and oh so many things to learn. And so you dug in ... Read more
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How to Use a Giveaway to Grow Your Email List
Over the last couple of years, I’ve written a lot about growing your email list if you are building any kind of online presence. Some list building strategies can feel manipulative or self-promoting and rub roughly against our faith-based sensibilities. ... Read more
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Find Your Next Right Step to Build Your Ark
I hear it every day, from people trying to find the their next right step. “I have too many ideas and not enough time.” “There are so many things to do, I don’t know which ones to do first.” “I hear ... Read more
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Navigating the Latest Facebook Changes
How many times have we said this? Just when I figure out Facebook, they change the News Feed! As a reader, it’s frustrating because I want to see posts from the Pages I “like”. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have ... Read more
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Black Friday 2023
Ready, Set …. Black Friday! Bookmark this page to get all the details on Black Friday deals for online Christian ministries and businesses. I’ll have specials on my products, and showcase other deals on tools and resources to support you. ... Read more
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The Assembly Line Method to Task Batching
My favorite thing about the Honor Circle is watching my friends apply what they learn in ways that work for them, and then share it with the rest of us. Our girl Susan from Growing A Content Heart came up ... Read more
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January Reset: Social Media Guidelines
There is nothing that seems to bring more angst, stress, and even fear to those in online ministry and business than social media. Which platforms are the best? How many days a week should I post? What should I post? ... Read more
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January Reset: 3 Tips for Managing Email
Before we close our 2022 planners and open the crisp new ones, blank with possibilities for 2023, there are some things we can do to make way for all those possibilities. We need to unload some things and straighten up ... Read more
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January Reset: Financial Stewardship
This is it! The last week of our January Reset… a month spent cleaning up our ministry and biz clutter to make room for the new opportunities God has for us in 2023. Are you ready to talk about financial ... Read more
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January Reset: Organizing Digital Files
Here we are in our second week of January Reset … time we have set aside to clear out some of our ministry and business clutter and make way for the amazing opportunities God has in store for us this ... Read more
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Is your to-do list out of control?
Grab my best to-do list tips and learn to overcome the de-railers in your week
