How WithPurpose.com is different

The reinvented withpurpose.com is designed with YOU in mind and it’s gonna be a WHOLE lot more useful!

How’s this new format going to benefit you?
Now you can get helpful information — QUICK. Do you get overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information online? There are plenty of golden nuggets to be found, but sometimes it requires wading through a whole lot of not-so-golden commentary. I’ve been wading for years and withpurpose.com is where I’m about to dump my stash. No wading required.

Here are the top 4 ways to get the most out of this site

1. Subscribe. Really. Subscribing is the best way to read any blog. Subscribe via email and get new posts delivered straight to your inbox, or subscribe via RSS and read them in your feed reader. (I use the very free and the very lovely Google Reader. What’s that? Watch Google Reader in Plain English. What’s RSS? Watch RSS in Plain English.).
2. Browse the Categories in the top navbar. See that blue navbar toward the top of the page with all the topics in it? Now hover your mouse over one of them. Did it drop down for ya? Cool, huh? Subcategories. And some even have sub-subcategories. Why? Because I get frustrated with traditional categories on blogs. In my opinion, they are only mildly helpful, especially when I’m trying to find something specific. I’ve tried to make the organization and navigation as efficient as possible so you can drill down to what you need via the navbar at any time and from any page on this site.
3. Check out the Highlights on the home page. On the home page (withpurpose.com), you’ll see each major category listed, under which are a handful of the most recent posts added to that particular category. It’s a lot of great information all in one place!
4. Use the All New! link in the navbar. If you’re not sure where to start or if you prefer the “traditional” format of newest posts on the home page, one on top of the other, just click the New! link in the navbar above and you’ll be good to go.

What you’ll find at withpurpose.com
You’ll find tips, hints, resources and ideas all intended to help you streamline life. I’ve been collecting useful tidbits online for years and I’m putting it all in one place here.

You’ll find:

• Short posts with power-packed tips
• “Top 3, 5 or 10″ lists
• “How to” posts
• Lots of links to other places on the web that I think are great resources

You won’t see:

• Not a whole lot of pretty photos or images, not because I don’t like pretty, but because it cuts down on loading and scrolling time.
• A lot of commentary (with the exception of my posts written from 2004-2009). That’s because I want to cut to the chase and get to the point.

Topics I cover & a little about me
I’m a stay at home, 1/2-time homeschooling mom to 4 kids (we especially love homeschooling for free), living debt-free (but our house) on a public school teacher’s salary, who knows a thing or two about blogging after doing it for 5 years and works as a designer from home. I talk about how I do things — what works and what doesn’t — and what I’ve learned along the way. I’m by no means an expert and I make plenty of mistakes on a daily hourly basis, but I love passing on information that other people can use.

I hope withpurpose.com becomes a handy, helpful reference for you!

P.S. I decided to throw my perfectionistic tendencies to the wind and introduce the new site even though it’s a bit rough around the edges. So, sit back and get ready for the tips to start rollin’ in! Now go subscribe (RSS or email) and follow me on Twitter so you don’t miss it!!

Photo by robinn.

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1. Welcome to the new WithPurpose.com!
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