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Blogging is one of my favorite things to do! I love to blog and I love reading others blogs! I also have fun changing my blog layout and design, I sometimes have trouble finding something I really like. When I first checked out Premades for a Purpose, there were so many premade blog templates I absolutely fell in love with, and it was so hard for me to choose one for my blog. I finally did, and it is perfect!

My husband and I have decided to take the road of adoption after experiencing many losses with trying to conceive. We feel that this is direction God wants us to go- and we are eagerly awaiting the day we can hold our miracle in our arms.

All my premades are made for the blogger platform and given to you under the creative commons attribution non-commercial license. The main purpose of this blog is to fundraise for our adoption- through the sales of my premade blog templates. I really appreciate your support. However you can give- either prayerfully or financially it is greatly appreciated and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
If you know of anyone in need of a blog makeover, Please spread the word!

~ Premades for a Purpose

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The premade blog design I finally decided on was the Itty Bitty Birdie design, I have a “thing” for birds and Lena has several bird inspired designs and so many other great designs as well. I really thought this one looked like “me”,  fresh and springy, perfect for a new blog look! Lena was super easy to work with and had my new blog design up so quickly! She makes installing your design really simple by posting easy to follow directions on her blog!  I am so thrilled with my new layout, it puts a smile on my face every time I check out my blog! I have had so many compliments from friends on my blogs new look, everyone thinks it is darling! Premades for a purpose has made it so affordable to get a unique and beautiful blog design and I love that all the proceeds go towards the gift of a family. Freshen up your blog with a new blog design, you’ll love it!

Today, Premades for a Purpose is giving away one blog template {of your choice}!

Here’s how to enter!

1st Entry {mandatory} Visit Premades for a Purpose and check out the blog designs! Come back and tell us your favorite!

1 Entry: For each non-giveaway post you comment on. (up to 3!)

2 Entries: Publicly follow Real Moms Real Views via Google Friend Connect

2 Entries: Follow AGE on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway!

Enter to win a Premade blog template from Premade for a Purpose @agiveawaydaily

5 Entries: Make a purchase from Premades for a purpose!

You have until April 22nd @ 11:59 AM EDT to enter the giveaway. All giveaways are open to USA only. Winners will be chosen by random.org and will be contacted by email after the giveaways close. The winner will then have 48 hours to claim their giveaway by email. If the winner does not claim their prize within their 48 hour period, a new winner will be chosen. *All entries received after the cutoff time will be deleted prior to choosing a winner. Opinions expressed in this post are strictly our own. We were not paid for this post. Thanks Premades for a Purpose for providing the sample Premade Blog Design for this review. Amanda%20[1]

DIY: Switching Your Blog From Blogger to Wordpress

Since our switch from blogger to our own dot com, I have had many emails asking how I did this, if it was easy, and if I could help them switch theirs. So I decided to write a tutorial to help you Do-It-Yourself.

It only takes 3 steps and you can have it up and running in under 10 minutes! You can then have a professional website that you can control, customize, and be very proud of!

Here is the breakdown of how your website is run when you use a self hosted service:

Top: Your Website (Final product)

Middle: I call WordPress “Mr. Middleman” Think of it as a program in which you create everything that will go on your website. I like to compare it to blogger’s dashboard only better! You will have your own dashboard where you can create widgets, edit comments, create posts. Plus it is super organized and easy to navigate.

Bottom: Bluehost Service (where everything is stored)

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ARE YOU READY TO SWITCH? HERE WE GO:

#1-First you need to get your own web hosting. Sign up with BLUEHOST. I highly recommend them as they provide a very professional service and one that makes the process super easy. I only pay $6.95 per month to keep my website running. (I pay a full year up front then I don’t have to worry about missing a payment-that is easiest for me!) This also gives you your own domain name (www.yoururl.com) FREE since you are a new customer, along with the web hosting space (your own server space). You will then be able to login to your c-panel.

#2-Now that you have your own dot com set up and self hosting paid for. Simply log in. You will then you will need to scroll down until you see Software/Services. There you will click the WordPress image. Click “Install”. You will then be asked where you want it saved. Just leave it at the default setting. You will then see a progress bar showing it installing.  Done!

#3-Now go to this link: http://YourBlogName.com/wp-admin (inserting your own domain name) & Log in. Next you will want to import your blogger posts and comments into your wordpress. Super easy-peasy! On the left of your dashboard click “Tools”, Click “Import”, Click “Blogger”. Now locate which Blog you want to import as it will show a list and Click “Import” You can see the progress. Once it is done you are ready to rock-n-roll! I recommend keeping your blogger blog active and just putting a note on the home page saying you have moved and where they can find you. You can see how I did this here. That way if someone comes looking for you they can be redirected to your new site and not think you are LOST forever.

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Now is when you get to have fun creating your New Look. You can choose from thousands of WP themes (Click “Appearance” then “Themes”), add your widgets (Click “Appearance” then “Widgets”) , and get your site going!

Feel free to leave a comment if you have any other questions and I will definitely answer them.

Stay tuned for more tutorials to help you with the switch over…coming very soon!

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