Monday, September 30, 2013

31 Days of Blog Buttons




So, The Nester is hosting a challenge to write about one topic every day for the entire month of October.

join 31 days

Now I have toyed with the idea of writing a blog for a couple of years and have written a few posts in that time, but I have never committed to any particular topic or posting schedule due to fear. What if I'm not good at it? What if I don't like writing about my topic? What if nobody else likes what I write about or how I write? What if I don't have time? blah, blah, blah. Well, I figure I've got nothing to lose. I can do this for 31 days. If I don't like it after 31 days at least I can say I tried it.

So, here goes....

My topic for these 31 days is Blog Buttons. I will warn you that until today I had ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW TO CREATE A BLOG BUTTON! I just created the button above using Picmonkey. It took me about 45 minutes to do and it is certainly nothing special. My 31 Days will be spent learning about blog buttons and how to create them. I will be using all free software since I do not own any fancy software like Photoshop. I hope that after these 31 days I know a lot more about making blog buttons, what they can be used for, and when they should be used. So, if you are a TOTAL amateur feel free to follow along as I try to teach myself all about blog buttons. See you tomorrow.

SEE BELOW FOR ALL THE POSTS IN THIS SERIES.

Day 2 - Inspiration

Day 3 - Making a Simple Blog Button using Picmonkey




6 comments:

  1. How courageous to take on a subject you weren't familiar with and conquer it. I'm sure you'll see great improvement over the course of your 31 days of designing blog buttons.

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    1. Thanks Wanda! I'm nervous, but excited to learn!

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  2. I will be tuning in to your posts!!! I just learned how to do blog buttons on Monday

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    1. Yay! Maybe you can teach me some things :-)

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  3. Good for you.. I'll be reading to learn how too...

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  4. What an awesome thing to do! This is the best way to do a 31 days Challenge! I will keep this idea in mind for next years challenge!

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