Discoveries

40 Reasons to Blog

I like this list and plan on using it as a jumping-off point for some writing of my own.

NearlyFreeSpeech.NET Web Hosting

This is a great concept and it sounds like the company’s really got their collective heads screwed on straight.

Designwise Studios | Simple & Elegant Web Standards Design

I’m digging this design studio. I might outsource some work to him.

Who Else Wants To Save Money? 88 Tips, Tricks, Tutorials

A better-than-average list of tips.

12-week pre-holiday challenge

I want to participate in this. I’m looking at my “crafty closet” and feeling overwhelmed, but it may just be time to tackle it.

EmanuelBlagonic.com – Something about web design

I like this site a lot for its clean layout, subtle shading, and clear fonts.

Zion Church PCA, Winesburg, OH

A very nice looking church site. Good use of fonts and “Web 2.0 design” while still being appropriate to their target audience.

Working at Home on the Internet

A fantastic list of 95 posts from the Problogger “how to” writing project. These posts are a subset of the submissions, and each of them relates somehow to working at home on the Internet (hence the title). I want to read them all!

How To Improve Your Blog Usability And Why You Want To Do It at Perfect Blogger

One of many great posts spawned by the Problogger “how to” group project. I haven’t had a chance to go through it in depth, but I like the headlines I’ve skimmed.

Worship Planning: Plan Your Service. Simply.

I can’t say I’m wild about their business model (I’m a fan of open-source with a hosted option, personally), but they have some good ideas about what it takes to create decent planning software.