Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip, and Internet.

You might have heard the term “Cookie” mentioned with regard to computers and specifically the internet. While you can certainly find some great recipes on the internet for chocolate chip or oatmeal cookies, the cookies I am referring to are not the type you eat.

Internet cookies in their simplest form are short lines of text used [...]

Ten things you never hear in church

1. “Hey! It’s my turn to sit in the front pew!”

2. “I was so enthralled, I never even noticed your sermon went 25 minutes overtime.”

3. “Personally I find witnessing much more enjoyable than golf.”

4. “I’ve decided to give our church the $500 a month I’ve been sending to TV Evangelists.”

5. “I’ll volunteer to be the permanent [...]

Our new look…

LPi has a new look!

Its been in the works for quite some time– www.4lpi.com has a bright new look and feel.

But don’t worry…all the features you need are still there!  In addition, you can rely on your tech support and customer service reps to help you get used to the sites new look–in fact, you can even get [...]

Crimes against your readers, part 4

Today’s crime: Justified text

Are you guilty or innocent?

This is the fourth in a series. Watch this blog for more installments in this continuing feature.

Readers want it easy. Specifically, they want your bulletin or newsletter to be easy on their eyes. Whenever you as the editor make your publication more difficult to read, you risk [...]

Go Forth and Blog

We’d like to thank you for reading our blog and now suggest that you try it yourself.  Blogging can be a great way to communicate your message and get fresh engaging content out to your parish.  Our online service, Seek And Find, now has its own build in blogging capability just for you.  If you’ve taken [...]

Crimes against your readers, part 3

Today’s crime: Indiscriminate borders.

Are you guilty or innocent?

This is the third in a series. Watch this blog for more installments in this continuing feature.

Readers want it easy. Specifically, they want your bulletin or newsletter to be easy on their eyes. Whenever you make your publication more difficult to read, you risk that your readers will just [...]

Safeguard your software

Software is a valuable commodity. No doubt you’ve invested a lot of money in software. Protect that investment.

CDs left out on a desk attract sticky fingers. When was the last time you searched for a CD and couldn’t find it? It seems like CDs have a habit of walking away or disappearing into thin air.

After use, [...]

Crimes against your readers, part 2

Today’s crime: Underlining.

Are you guilty or innocent?


This is the second in a series. Watch this blog for more installments in this continuing feature.

Readers want it easy. Specifically, they want your bulletin or newsletter to be easy on their eyes. Whenever you as the editor make your publication more difficult to read, you risk that your readers [...]

Crimes against your readers

Today’s crime: All caps.

Are you guilty or innocent?

This is the first in a series. Watch this blog for more installments in this continuing feature.

Readers want it easy. Specifically, they want your bulletin or newsletter to be easy on their eyes. Whenever you, as the editor, make your publication more difficult to read, you risk that your [...]

Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation?

I awlyas thgouht slpeling was ipmorantt. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch sudty at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

…but when readers encounter spelling errors, they take facts and ideas less seriously.

The last questions [...]