First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.

First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Creative Blogging shows you how to start blogging for the very first time to express your creativity, reach out and be heardand even how to make money with your blog
You'll start at the right place: The beginning Learn answers to the most important and popular questions: What is a blog? Do I need a blog? How do I get started? What do I blog about? How do I blog? Creative Blogging then takes you through the how-to aspects of blogging, so you can quickly learn the terminology and get started. You'll then be able to choose the right blogging tool for you
Soon, you'll be prepared to unleash your creativity Like a good author, you'll learn how to find information to blog about, and how to express yourself in your blog in the ways that you want. Your creativity is what will make your blog successful, but every artist needs an audience. Creative Blogging reveals how to draw peopleto your site
You'll also discover how to work with images and video, how to integrate your blog with Twitter and Facebook, and even how to make money with your blog Let your creativity bring your audience to you and your blog with Creative Blogging. What you'll learn This book is for beginners looking to start a new blog and let their creativity find their audience within the blogosphere. You'll learn the basics of how to blog, how to show your creative self on your blog, and how to find your audience.
What a blog iseverything you need to know How to choose the best blog tool for YOU How to set up and organize your blog How to be creative in your blog's design and layout How to work with images to create a beautiful blog More advanced blog techniques and strategies Tools to promote your blog, increase visits, and make money How to connect with popular social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook Where to find help, tools, tips and tricks Who this book is for

Anyone creative who's never blogged before, but wants to reach an audience, be it for the purpose ofbusiness or pleasure. Table of Contents Where to Begin Blog Layout and Design Let's Blog More Than Just Text Advanced Blog Design Setting up a Custom Domain Increasing Traffic & Visitor Tracking Social Network Integration Setting Up Shop HTML/CSS Basics Blogging Tips

Are you interested in starting a blog but can't decide on which service to use? Google's Blogger offers many advantages over other blog publishing systems, including seamless integration with Google services and web applications. Beginning Google Blogger is a complete resource on how to create and manage a blog using Blogger. The book offers step-by-step instructions and visual aids which walk you through both the basics of Blogger and the advanced features it offers-from creating a new blog and choosing fonts and colors, and installing custom blog graphics; to converting from a 2-column to a 3-column layout, setting up a domain name and creating an online store with a built-in navigational bar. The journey from newbie to experienced blogger will be fun and challenging. You'll learn practical applications of the most popular gadgets, search engine optimization tips, how to make money using Blogger, and, overall, taking blogging to a new level by incorporating social networking tools, using advanced blog design techniques, setting up a custom domain and creating an online store.

"Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition" is the affordable, accessible route to learning the .NET programming languages. Author -->Peter Wright--> proved his ability to teach Visual Basic to over 100,000 aspiring programmers during the 1990s with his line of bestsellers. Now that Microsoft is launching its new Express products, Wright is repeating his mission to teach you how to program, providing a friendly, clear message along the way.

Wright helps you explore Visual Basic 2005 Express. You'll learn about core programming principles that will enable you to move towards more complex and rewarding programming tasks.

This book guides you through every major aspect of Visual Basic 2005 Express, and guarantees that you'll learn how everything fits togetherfrom the first programming principles to Express Start Kits that advance you in your own programming. By the end of the book, you'll be able to write your own programs.

Designed to get programmers up to professional levels as fast as possible, "ADO.NET: From Novice to Pro" is geared toward developers who have little or no .NET or ADO.NET experience, as well as programmers who are not yet comfortable with database programming. Best-selling author Peter Wright painlessly moves readers from simple database access to the sophisticated manipulation of XML documents.

The book begins by showing you the basic architecture of ADO.NET, and then provides you with the tools you'll need to work with data providers and the Connection, Command, and DataSet objects. Wright then drills down into the topics that are essential for you as a professional developer to understand, including transactions, concurrency, typed DataSets, and the use of XML with ADO.NET.

Through numerous hands-on examples and working code that is adaptable to individual projects, you'll learn how to create fast and powerful ADO.NET enterprise applications. By the end of this book, you'll be able to work at a professional level utilizing Microsoft's most powerful data-access technology.

How do I begin my novel? How do I write convincing dialogue? Where can I get an idea for a story? How do I keep motivated?

If you're a young writer, answers to these questions and more can be found in "Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide for Teens." Written by a writer for writers, this book was created just for you by someone who believes in young writers and who also likes to have some fun along the way. Here's a sample of what you'll find inside.

[ Stuck for a Story Idea?
[ Who, What, Where, When
- Who: Your Characters
- What: Your Plot
- Where and When: Your Setting
[ Ways to Start a Story with Character, Action or Setting
[ Writing Description That Even You Will Want to Read
[ Connecting With Other Writers

And much more...

Stress is a part of modern life—discover how to use it to grow spiritually, emotionally and psychologically. "Stress takes life and gives life.... It can propel us forward into new opportunities but can also hold us back in fear and exhaustion. It is our mission to help you learn how to adopt [new] strategies and turn stress into a positive force in your life." —from the Introduction Stress can limit our perspective, leaving us feeling trapped and out of control. But stress can also be a force for good: It is our challenges that most compel us to reach out for relationship. And our proudest moments come after overcoming obstacles we thought were insurmountable. Based on personal experience and their work as therapists, and drawing on decades of psychological research, George R. Faller, MS, LMFT, and The Rev. Dr. Heather Wright have come to see that stress can be healthy and positive. They equip us with the skills and the knowledge we need to reframe our thinking about stress, understand and embrace our darker emotions, and become stronger through difficulty.

How growing in self-awareness deepens relationshipsFrom their years of counseling individuals, couples, and families, George Faller and Heather Wright show how to repair conflict, move from disconnection to reconnection, and discover God's movement in our life and relationships.They call their model NAME IT (Notice, Acknowledge, Merge, Embrace, Integrate, and Thank). To heal a relationship, first we connect with our own hearts and stories, then understand the other person's position, and finally merge those two truths (or versions of what is happening), giving birth to a new connection.By telling their own stories and those of clients they have cared for, Faller and Wright encourage those who feel disconnected not to despair in the midst of their trials but to find faith and a community to help them survive and grow. They show readers that rather than letting painful relationships leave them feeling alone and despairing, they can find hope in a deepened self-awareness that leads to richer relationships and spiritual vitality.Whether readers hope to experience the magical glow of romance, the joy of parenting, the satisfaction of community life, or a loving view of God, the NAME IT model will help them transform all their relationships.