EffectiveChristlikeCaring.Blogspot.com: Whoo-hoo!

Joyce Price, the leader of the Caring ministry at TTUMC, has started a blog:

http://effectivechristlikecaring.blogspot.com

Not only did she start the blog, but she has led with a first post that reveals the heart and purpose of the Caring ministry in a very human way. Blog posts like this will draw and inspire volunteers to show Christ-like caring to the many lonely people around us.

Since this blog is about communication, let me point out ways that Joyce engaged in effective blogging.

1. She was personal and authentic.
   She told something interesting about herself and provided a window on what’s motivating her.
2. She quoted material written by another person.
   Good bloggers do a lot of this.
   Bonus Tip 1! If you’re referring to a book, a great thing to do is to provide the link for the book on Amazon.com, like this: Saving the Corporate Soul. If you’re referring to written material that is freely available online, provide a link to the material online, such as this link about Joyce’s blog post.
   Bonus Tip 2! If your quote from a writer is lengthy, indent the paragraphs. Your blogging software will have a little tool button to do this.
3. She used mostly short paragraphs.
   Some longer paragraphs are fine, but people reading online have less patience than people reading, er, on-book.
4. She covered one topic.
5. She inspired.
   

By the way, when you start blogging, please don’t be afraid that I’m going to critique every blog post you put up. I won’t. But I will read them—because my RSS reader will alert me! Please add http://effectivechristlikecaring.blogspot.com to your RSS reader today.