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title: 171 – Blog 365
description: "This week the WELSTech Podcast topic is blogging, and we talk with Pastor Dan Walters about his post-a-day efforts. The discussion: Blog topics – Martin and Sallie share ideas for your blog, and invite you to take the WELSTech Blogging Challenge.  What better way to learn more about blogging and find your personal blogging niche […]"
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# [171 – Blog 365](https://welstech.wels.org/2011/02/16/171-blog-365)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Feb 16, 2011 5:00:37 AM

This week the WELSTech Podcast topic is blogging, and we talk with Pastor Dan Walters about his post-a-day efforts.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_171.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_171.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_171.mp3) (34.5MB)

### The discussion:

Blog topics – Martin and Sallie share ideas for your blog, and invite you to take the **WELSTech Blogging Challenge**.  What better way to learn more about blogging and find your personal blogging niche than to post to your blog at least once per week for the rest of 2011.  [Share a link](mailto:welstech@wels.net) to your blog so we can follow!

- [The Daily Post at WordPress.com](http://dailypost.wordpress.com/) 
    - [How to find better blogging topics](http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/how-to-find-better-blogging-topics/)
- Blog topics from Chris Brogan
- Our personal blogs: 
    - MartinSpriggs.com
    - [SallieDraper.com](http://SallieDraper.com)
- Our domain hosts 
    - [SiteGround.com](http://SiteGround.com)
    - [DreamHost.com](http://DreamHost.com)

### The interview:

(12:48) Pastor Walters is a blogger – Pastor Dan Walters from [Our Savior](http://www.oursaviorspringville.org/) in Springville, NY is blogging every day in 2011! He joins Martin and Sallie to share his experience and tips for successful blogging.

- Visit Pastor Walter’s blog – [Pastor Walters Has A Blog](http://pastorwalters.wordpress.com/)
- Follow [pastorwalters](http://twitter.com/#!/pastorwalters) on Twitter

### Ministry resources:

(26:50) Video presentations of Martin Luther’s [Morning](http://vimeo.com/9651771) and [Evening](http://vimeo.com/9704170) Prayers

### News in tech:

(28:14) New features on Vimeo and [ScreenCast.com](http://blog.screencast.com/2011/02/february-2011---new-features-o.html)

### Picks of the week:

- (31:29) [Camtasia Studio](http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/)
- [77 Windows 7 Tips](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.10.77windows.aspx)

### Community feedback:

- (37:53) Ryan Rosenthal from [Faith](http://www.faithlutheranfdl.org/site/default.asp?sec_id=180003213&nc=1277829330437) in Fond du Lac, WI related his experience with the [Gyration Mouse](http://www.gyration.com/index.php/us/products/in-air-micekeyboards/air-mouse-elite.html)
- Lesley Bergeman from [Good Shepherd’s](http://goodshepherds.net/) in West Allis, WI asked about the purpose of a mobile web site
- John Shoosmith from Redeemer in Yakima, WA suggested WELS publications be added to [Google Books](http://books.google.com)
- WELSTech was featured in several recent blog posts: 
    - Mike talks about the Proclaimer at WELSTech by Rachel Hartmann on her *Lutherans in Mexico* blog
    - [Check out WELSTech!](http://pastorwalters.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/check-out-welstech/) by Pastor Dan Walters on *Pastor Walters Has A Blog*
- Jason Schmidt from [Gethsemane](http://falconnet.gethlc.org/mambo/) in Omaha, NE shared links via the WELSTech Group on Diigo 
    - [DrawIsland](http://drawisland.com/)
    - [Sumanas Science animations](http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animation.html)

### Coming up on WELSTech:

(45:04) Episode 172 – Gail Potratz joins the conversation, and we take a virtual tour of the world using Google Earth. (Release date 02/23/11)

### The featured artist:

(45:40) We close the podcast with the music of Stephen Bautista ([www.stephenbautistamusic.com](http://www.stephenbautistamusic.com/) or [stephenbautista](http://twitter.com/stephenbautista) on Twitter) – *The Man Who Drove the Nail *from his CD titled ”Abandon””

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