This is my last video for month four of Praxis! Check it out below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXUdytuNWFA
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Ways of seeing the past: Praxis video
This week for Praxis I'm covering on a topic of ways of seeing the past! Check out my video of it below. https://youtu.be/-lwMm82t5hY
Critical Thinking: Video
Here's my second video! This one is on critical thinking in arguments and how they're structured! Enjoy. https://youtu.be/RcNI0-Oszyc
Why Philosophy Matters: Video
This month for Praxis I'm filming four videos about philosophy! Check out my first one below. https://youtu.be/jMVNRonVAZk
Open Letter Value Prop
I'm posting this late because I didn't want to interrupt my how to blog series. I made this open letter for week 3 of module 3 of Praxis. It's a practice value prop! If you have any thoughts or feedback feel free to contact me. Dear Grace Bible Church, I’ve been attending and volunteering for… Continue reading Open Letter Value Prop
Curie.com Landing Page Critic.
This month in Praxis we did a daily blogging challenge. Part of what we did for our last week of the month was make a video looking at a landing page. We did this by going to producthunt.com and choosing a random product! https://youtu.be/B8yX3JpeROw What are your thoughts on the site and how you'd change… Continue reading Curie.com Landing Page Critic.
How To Blog: Guest Posting
Guest posting is an awesome way of getting in touch with your audience. Having somewhere on your website where they can sign up and send you a guest post is cool. It'll be cool for your fans because then they'll want to try and get the slot next time you do a guest post. Plus… Continue reading How To Blog: Guest Posting
How To Blog: Youtube
I think having a youtube channel alongside your blog is an awesome idea. It opens up so many extra doors. If you have a niche maybe you can record that niche. Like you can play video games and have it hooked up to your site. You can vlog and blog. People will want to see… Continue reading How To Blog: Youtube
How To Blog: 5 Ways To Improve Your Blog
No matter what blogger you ask these things will help you start off your blog! Don't Be Scared To Self-Promote. I personally always feel annoying when I self-promote my blog. It's an important part of blogging though. You have to get your blog out there. Self-promoting amongst family and friends on social media is the… Continue reading How To Blog: 5 Ways To Improve Your Blog
How To Blog: Seasons
No, I don't mean blog about your favorite season of some tv show. People are always looking for new and cool ways to improve their year. Why not help them? Finding good food recipes for each season could be pretty fun. You get to try out each food. If you want you could even make… Continue reading How To Blog: Seasons
How To Blog: Daily Blogging
Blogging every day is a huge challenge. Even if you just do it for a week or a month it's pretty hard. As of writing, I'm on day 86. The thing about daily writing is that you have to be committed. It's a lot of work and some days you'll feel pressed for time. It… Continue reading How To Blog: Daily Blogging
How To Blog: Social Media
An important part of blogging is social media. Once you build up your audience they'll want to follow you. This helps them feel like they get to know you on a personal level. They'll have a feed of things you're up to whenever you post. If you have any news about upcoming things than that's… Continue reading How To Blog: Social Media
How To Blog: Setting Up Your Site
You've bought your domain and you're ready to blog! Then you realize your website is just a blank page of nothing. You're going to need a few pages to get started. About Page It's so important to make an about page. This page is all about you or your business or whatever your site is… Continue reading How To Blog: Setting Up Your Site
How To Blog: Picking A Domain Name
Picking a domain name can seem hard. Most people will tell you to keep it professional and use your name. For example my site's name is tobylopez.com. Nothing special or fancy just my first and last name. Now you don't have to follow that by any means. However there are some rules you should follow.… Continue reading How To Blog: Picking A Domain Name
How To Blog: Taking Your Blog With You
I currently blog on the PC I built. That means I'm stuck in one place. If you only blog 1-3 times a week it's probably not that bad. Since I'm doing daily blogging to show that I can come up with content on a daily basis it can be a struggle. I have to be… Continue reading How To Blog: Taking Your Blog With You
How To Blog: Hosted Vs. Unhosted
When you're building your website you'll come across two options: hosted and unhosted. I'm going to use WordPress as an example of this. You see there are two different WordPress platforms: WordPress.com and WordPress.org. WordPress.com (unhosted) lets you create your own site for free but you're very limited on what you get. You only get around… Continue reading How To Blog: Hosted Vs. Unhosted
How To Blog: Movies
Similar to video games movies are content that just keeps coming. If there's a movie there are people watching it. Where there are people watching it there are people talking about it. People everywhere flock to social media and websites to see what critics say about movies. If you make your entire blog about entertainment… Continue reading How To Blog: Movies
How To Blog: Video Games.
Video games is a forever growing industry. In 2014 according to polygon the video game industry globally racked in 83.6 billion dollars. That's a lot of money. More importantly, that's a lot of people spending money on video games. People love video games and they love reading and watching videos about them. The number one… Continue reading How To Blog: Video Games.
How To Blog: Email Sign Ups
A good way to get people to come back to your blog is with an email sign up list. The way it works is when someone signs up with their email they get an email saying you posted. The hard part is getting someone to follow your blog. So, they checked out a single post,… Continue reading How To Blog: Email Sign Ups
How To Blog: Stats Don’t Matter
When I started blogging I'd stare at my stats. This is a really bad habit that I want to encourage you to get rid of now. Looking at those stats can literally ruin your blog and yourself. You'll wonder why you're even writing. Only seeing one view for a post can be disheartening. That one… Continue reading How To Blog: Stats Don’t Matter
How To Blog: LifeStyle Products
This kind of falls into the review category of things but I'd like to treat it differently. Something I've noticed popping up a lot more is people who use lifestyle products and blog about it. A good example is you find a product like doTerra. Doterra is a brand of essential oils. Now I'm not… Continue reading How To Blog: LifeStyle Products
How To Blog: E-books
During a call, I had with an advisor we discussed my how to blog posts. She pitched me the idea of throwing it all together and making it into an e-book. I thought this was a great idea and I'm going to be going forward with doing it. I thought it would make for a… Continue reading How To Blog: E-books
How To Blog: Choosing Your Blog’s Subject
A big question when creating a blog is "What am I going to talk about?". You have no clue what subject you're going to choose. The best tip I can give you for this is talk about something you love! You're creating a whole website for blogging why not make it something you love? If… Continue reading How To Blog: Choosing Your Blog’s Subject
How To Blog: Networking
You're a small blogger and want to get some exposure but what do you do? A good way of doing this is by reading other people's blogs! Find a blog you like or similar to yours and get in contact with the author. Talk to them about doing a guest post on their site and… Continue reading How To Blog: Networking
How To Blog: Guides
Along side reviews something popular amongst bloggers is how to guides. Let's say you buy some software. You're going to use it and get used to it. When you're feeling like you've had enough experience you'll want to review it. On top of that though a lot of people are always looking for guides. Whether… Continue reading How To Blog: Guides
How To Blog: Reviews
Have something you Love? Whether it's a store, book, game, whatever you want! Reviewing something is a good way to come up with good content. People search for reviews all the time. They want someone else's opinion on what they're spending their time with. Becoming a blogger that reviews products can be very beneficial. I… Continue reading How To Blog: Reviews
How To Blog: Simplifying Sentences
When you're writing you may notice your sentences are 100 words long. That is no bueno. I'm sure its different for each person but after 2 paragraphs I've lost all interest. Especially if it's a long post and I just want to get to the point. That's why I like to keep my sentences as… Continue reading How To Blog: Simplifying Sentences
How To Blog: Coming Up With Ideas Pt. 2
I left this out of a past post so I'm going to say it now. One of the best things to write about is what you've learned. The best way to learn something is to talk about it. It'll stay fresh in your head and help you concrete what you've learned. If you're learning about… Continue reading How To Blog: Coming Up With Ideas Pt. 2
How To Blog: Creating A Title
A HUGE issue I used to have was pre-naming my post. Don't ever do that period. You see what was happening was I'd have an idea for a post and name it. After naming it I'd start writing about that single subject. I felt like it kept me on track with the main topic of what… Continue reading How To Blog: Creating A Title
How To Blog: One Day At A Time
Daily blogging can be really stressful if you let it. At first, it used to be the bane of my existence. Pouring hours into a single post to get it in on time. I would sit at my computer and wouldn't get up until I was done. Big mistake! Don't be afraid to take a… Continue reading How To Blog: One Day At A Time
How To Blog: Scheduling a Post
I know I talked about scheduling posts but I didn't touch up on how amazing it is. If you have extra time one day and feel like writing another post, DO IT! Even if you don't complete the post and finish it up later. I can't tell you how many times I've been gone or… Continue reading How To Blog: Scheduling a Post
How To Blog: Ideas For Blogging
So, you've decided to blog but what are you supposed to write about? You're in luck! Since it's your website you can literally write about pretty much anything you want. But Toby how is that supposed to help me come up with ideas? Well something that helps me is just writing about my day. If… Continue reading How To Blog: Ideas For Blogging
How To Blog: Pictures
Recently I talked about how whether or not you should be using a picture for your blog. If you use pictures from a random site or google search you could get in a lot of legal trouble. That's where free stock photo website are handy. People take pictures and upload them to free stock photo… Continue reading How To Blog: Pictures
How To Blog: Writing Short Posts
When I first began blogging it took me forever. You see I thought it had to be some great big long thing like they have you do for school. I'd write long blog posts and was proud of the length. After a while, though that gets tiring every single day. I also started reading other… Continue reading How To Blog: Writing Short Posts
How To Blog: Categorizing and Tagging
I've learned a big part of blogging is making sure you tag things. Categorizing and tagging your posts make it easier for people to find your posts. If you're talking about a specific topic you're also more likely to pop on in their search results. So, don't forget to tag and categorize your posts!
How To Blog: Do You Need A Picture?
The other day I saw a blog with the same picture I used on a post. I get my pictures off of free stock photos sites. The only problem is so does everyone else. This made me think about the use of putting a picture. A lot of blogs put pictures but how relevant are… Continue reading How To Blog: Do You Need A Picture?
Day 60
I didn't even realize it but yesterday was day 60 of daily blogging. It's been quite the journey doing it for a whole extra month. Part of me thinks it would be weird to stop now. It's become such a daily habit to do. I still find a lot of value in it too. Jogging… Continue reading Day 60
Megaman 11
Megaman has always been one of my favorite game series. It's challenging platforming and gameplay are unforgettable. A month or two ago Capcom released a trailer for a new Megaman game. It's the first new title in the core Megaman series since 2010. This also makes for Capcom's 11th core series Megaman game. It takes… Continue reading Megaman 11
Finding Skills In The Past
I've been thinking of skills that I can show that I have recently. Specifically about lifeguarding. I want to really show the extent of stuff I've done as a lifeguard. To figure this out I had to think of what I've actually done at my job. Sure, it seems like I just sit there in… Continue reading Finding Skills In The Past
Self Growth
At the beginning of this site, I created my about page. I wasn't sure what to say about myself. Who am I? The last two months have really put some perspective on me. I thought it was important to have a fleshed out about me page and it needed to be perfect. Just like me… Continue reading Self Growth
Thank You
I'd like to thank all the soldier's in this great country's military. Thank you for your service and fighting for our freedom in this amazing country.
Moving Out
Lately, instead of asking what school I'm going to people ask what my plans are. I tell them about Praxis and that I'm getting into sales. Their first question is always: "Where are you moving?". My response is a casual "I don't know". This seems to always surprise people. I tell them I find it… Continue reading Moving Out
How To Blog: Using The Snipping Tool
The other day I found out that not everyone knows there is a snipping tool on windows 10. It's a great tool that basically lets you screenshot things on your device. First, you're going to want to go down the taskbar and click on the windows icon. Then you're going to want to search snipping… Continue reading How To Blog: Using The Snipping Tool
How To Blog: Scheduling A Blog Post
A handy tool to use is the scheduling tool. I use it quite often (like today). On your WordPress site while you're creating your blog post you should find something that says status. After you click status a drop down option will appear. It'll ask you if you'd like to publish immediately and the privacy… Continue reading How To Blog: Scheduling A Blog Post
Paying Off
The other day I talked about just putting your name out there can help. This actually helped me get extra hours at work. All I had to do was say something and boom. Extra hours! While this is a good thing for me money wise it's a hard thing due to scheduling everything in my… Continue reading Paying Off
Being Reliable Goes A Long Way
I've talked about being a lifeguard before. It's neither hard or easy. It's quite stressful at times in fact. Especially when you're working with someone you know you can't rely on. I can proudly say I am not one of those people. I make it a point to be reliable and work my best. If you need… Continue reading Being Reliable Goes A Long Way
What I’ve Gained From My Portfolio Project
I started my portfolio project 21 days ago. At first, I had no idea what I was going to do for my project. I'd seen a lot of other people's projects and read a lot of ideas. That was when I talked to Marisa Renee Photography. I told her I would contact people and search… Continue reading What I’ve Gained From My Portfolio Project
50 Days Of Daily Blogging
Sometime this week last year I graduated high school. I didn't know where I'd be in a year but I definitely wasn't expecting this. It's been a really fun journey blogging every day for the past fifty days. When I started I didn't even think I'd make it a week before I ran out of ideas.… Continue reading 50 Days Of Daily Blogging
Filming A New About Me Video!
So, over the weekend I've been filming for a new pitch video. It started out as a pretty big elaborate thing. As we started filming I saw it wasn't quite realistic so we made a few changes. I'll share it here once it's done! I think it'll be fun even if it is fit into… Continue reading Filming A New About Me Video!
Portfolio Update: Graduation Done
Last Friday was the Independence Charter Academy's graduation. There was a total of 30 graduates! Two or three of my friends were among them so it was awesome to have gotten to be there. We got there an hour early to set up and make sure the camera's settings were good. Yours truly got to be… Continue reading Portfolio Update: Graduation Done
Toby Lopez 