31 Days: Inspiration

OK. So, this is day two of The Nester's challenge to blog about one thing for 31 days in a row. I am blogging about blog buttons. Say that 5 times fast. Ha!

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I have been perusing some of my favorite blogs to see what kinds of buttons they have on their sites. Here are a few of my faves.

I like this one from TDC. It is a smaller version of the banner at the top of her site, so it you immediately recognize it.




I love love love Jen's bloggy buttons. She uses them to link to individual posts on her blog, send you to her Etsy site, and much more. They are always so cheerful.

 


And then there are simple black and white buttons like this one that The Nester uses for this 31 Days Series. It really catches your eye. So simple, but the contrast of the white on black just pulls you in.

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.

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.

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Day 2 - Inspiration

Day 3 - Making a Simple Blog Button using Picmonkey