When you start out blogging, the best way to get your name out there is through commenting on other blogs. It introduces you to fellow bloggers and puts your name on the map. Think of every single comment as a little calling card– they’re a reflection of you and the more entertaining or intriguing they are, the more likely people are to click and be brought to your blog. And become your readers.
Time flies when you’re busy commenting and it’s easy to spend hours on it. After you’ve been blogging a while, though, it becomes harder and harder to keep up with the constant commenting. There are only so many hours in the day and I, for one, really need that daily shower. So, I use social media sites to promote my blog, and also to support the blogs belonging to friends/readers of mine. It’s less time consuming than commenting and can be a great way to spread the bloggy love. And who doesn’t want more of that?
Twitter is my favorite social media application. I love the instant gratification of it. I love being able to keep in touch with people without having to get into long e-mail exchanges. I love finding cool posts others have tweeted and being able to share my own. But to be successful, you need to have a following. Start by following people you like. Interact with them. Follow basic Twitter etiquette. Use the countless Twitter tools out there. Once you get the hang of it, it’s fun! Especially so with a glass of wine.
StumbleUpon is lots of fun and quite addictive. Jennifer from Playgroups Are No Place For Children gives the best StumbleUpon tutorial out there. It’s super easy to get started and I do see a decent amount of traffic from it. I also try and Stumble great posts as soon as I read them. How it works remains a bit of a mystery– some posts take off and some don’t, but it’s always a nice effort to make.
Facebook is another way to promote your blog. You may want to consider creating a separate account just for your blog, and a making fan page. Slap your blogroll on there. Become fans of the pages belonging to your friends. Help spread the word about their blogs and they’ll do the same for you. Facebook can be so much more than your long lost high school BFF.
Kirtsy is known as “Digg for Chicks.” The sites operate the same way, each highlighting user-submitted content that makes it to the front page by being voted up by the community or chosen by the editors. Digg’s traffic potential is higher than traffic from Kirtsy, but Kirsty is geared just towards women. While you may not see thousands of visitors, it’s a really cool site run by really cool women, and definitely one worth playing around with.
There are countless others out there, too. Delicious is a popular bookmarking site, though I don’t personally use it. Linked In is another site that you can use to promote your blog, though it’s a bit too businessy for me (When you make up words, perhaps you don’t belong there.) There are countless, and you need to find the few that work for you. Once you do, connecting with people through them is a breeze. And, at the end of the day, that’s what blogging is all about.
What’s your favorite application? And, have you written anything lately that you’d like shared? Leave it in the comments and I’ll Stumble or Tweet it!
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Twitter is my favorite application. It allow me to instantly connect with others and see all the cool links they tweet.
I had to delete my fb fan page because it became too time consuming for me. Maybe I’ll revive it one day.
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
Stesha´s last blog ..Sunday Confession: Washed Up Bloggers…Where Are They Now?
I agree–I’m a Twitter girl all the way. I’m relatively new to Twitter, after resisting the trend for quite a while, but ultimately, resistance was futile and now I’m hooked!
I enjoy your tweets, and this is the first time I’ve clicked over to your blog and I really enjoy it too. Awesome photos on the left sidebar, by the way.
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Thank you! My tweets are crazy…but I love them.
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
Stesha´s last blog ..Sunday Confession: Washed Up Bloggers…Where Are They Now?
I forgot to add what I’d like to share! It’s actually a list that I’m striving to complete. To make me work harder to reach my goals.
http://hotchocolatecaramelmocha.com/a-list-of-the-top-7-things-i-would-like-to-do-before-i-bite-the-dust/
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
Stesha´s last blog ..Sunday Confession: Washed Up Bloggers…Where Are They Now?
Excellent!
I’ve not figured out Kirtsy, but love that it’s run by and for women!
I’m still pondering the Facebook fan page…
I have a FB page, but I keep feeling like I should delete it and just concentrate on being ‘better’ at blogging and my other social media outlets that I like better, like Twitter. Am I losing a lot by not being active on my FB page??
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No, I don’t think you’re losing out. I think you need to find 2 or three that work for you and that’s it. Who has the time to do more? What I do like about Facebook is that it combines my personal friends and bloggy friends in a way that Twitter & Stumble don’t. But, twitter is by far my favorite.
Great post! would love more infor about the BBC (bloggy boot camp!)
Sure! It’s run by SITS and a nice and small conference.
Here’s what they have coming up and here is a link to more info: http://www.bloggybootcamp.com/
Baltimore 3/6 {SOLD OUT} Phoenix 5/1 {Tickets on sale now!} San Francisco 8/21 {Tickets on sale now!} Philadelphia 9/11 {Tickets on sale soon} Austin 10/23 {Tickets on sale soon}
I’m so excited!!
You explain these “social media” thingy quie simply and so well. A well done post. I wish I can attend the Bloggy Boot Camp and hear you speak. I met you via Twitter and Twitter is one of my favorite SM tools. That’s where I saw the link to this post too that led me to comment here. See, it works!
Aloha!
Liza
A Maui Blog
This is a great post. I’m going to share it with some friends who are newbies.
I started a fan page for my blog a couple months back, and I really like having it. I was only using Networked Blogs before, but that’s an application and many people don’t like to download Facebook apps, so that alienates certain people. The Facebook fan page is great because most people love to become fans of things, and I can have the interaction with people there that I really enjoy.
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Love twitter too! Am in the same boat as you guys with the fb page. hmm… So much stuff, so little time.
Remember when myspace started?! Now it’s so crappy there! Hope fb and twitter won’t turn out like that.
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Ugh, MySpace is just awful. At least Twitter is bling-free!
Great post! I’m still working on building mine. Thanks girl!
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Great post and tips, Jill! I love Twitter, too…
Loukia´s last blog ..Evil pregnant sister
aww, man! i wish i were living where you are to attend the boot camp. oh well.
i have just recently re-discovered twitter. you’re right, it’s really fascinating and the immediate gratification of it all…i also use facebook, but i dont feel confident enough to make a fan page for my blog yet.
this entry has helped a lot. i’m in the process of updating my blog, but have yet to come up with a decent entry. god help me. anyway, thanks :) your blog is a joy to read :)
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Fun new look, Jill! I can’t wait to hear your class at BBC.
Lolli´s last blog ..My Kids Have Never Seen the Olympics
Great blog post and fantastic tips! I would love to attend the conference you’ll be speaking at, will it be taped so you can post on your blog?
I will check out Kirsty, I haven’t heard of it. Thanks!
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GAH! I sincerely hope it will NOT be taped! I hadn’t even thought of that. Nooooooooooo!!!!!
Awesome post.
It took me awhile to get used to Twitter but its become slightly addictive. There are so many phenomenal blogs out there that I love reading but I find that weeks will go by where I don’t visit or have time to comment. I had no idea that Social Media was so time intensive. Fun and worth but you really have to work at it.
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Great post with lots of useful information. That is one area where I feel like I am drowning. Trying to keep up with commenting on other blogs. I can spend hours doing it and then realized I totally neglected my blog {when I should of been writing posts, etc.}. Look forward to meeting you next weekend!
I too use Facebook and twitter to help out my art work and blogging. It has become very fun to share my work this way. I have met new friends, come across great people. It is a wonderful way to interact with people.
Check out my work sometime if you like
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Abstract-mind-by-Wlo/279280490445
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Great post. You just might have given me the motivation I need to get a FB page up and running. I’m still totally lost on the Stumble Upon and Digg stuff…but I’m learning more each day, thanks to great posts like this.
Kmama´s last blog ..MEme Monday: Kiss and Tell??
I just joined StumbleUpon after reading the very same post you mention at Playgroups Are No Place for Children. Being an active member of it for two days hasn’t really made me an expert but it sounds interesting.
I’ve never tried Kirtsy either (such a noob) but once my kids stop crying for their breakfast, I going to take a look at it.
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Thanks for this! As a fledgling Mommy blogger, I can use the advice. Keep up the good work.
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Love Twitter ;) I don’t think my blog warrants me making a FB page for it, at least not yet. I will definitely have to check out Kirtsy and StumbleUpon!
This is such great advice Jill! Love it! I know it goes against blog-etiquette, but I’m really not into promoting my blog these days. I used to – and if I had read this post last year I would have followed all your advice. I tried twitter back then, and just not got into it. I don’t even have an account anymore, and I’m not doing any of these other apps either – but if, one day, I ever want to promote my blog you can be sure I’ll reference this post – it’s a gold mine of information! I hope you have so much fun at the conference next week – it’s so fun to meet bloggers in person! Yahoo!
great post! I recently found twitter and have grown to love it!
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I can’t wait to go to Bloggy Boot Camp on Saturday!! :)
Lynn from For Love or Funny´s last blog ..Hand me that.
These are all great tips. Thanks! I’ve been into it for a short while and am ashamed to say I now manage THREE blogs. I know, sad, but I love it.
Lori´s last blog ..Bestest Sport Ever
I WISH that I was going to be there to finally meet you in person. Boo. You’d better give me all the details though.
You are going to rock their socks off. I just started using Stumbleupon and am going to go read that tutorial you mentioned.
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Thanks for the sneak peek into your thoughts leading up to Boot Camp. This gives me a chance to learn more about these applications before your workshop.
I’m really looking forward to finally meeting some bloggers in Real Life!
I love Twitter for finding new people to chat with but the best place to find new blogs and exposure has to be SITS. Wish I could attend Bloggy Boot Camp. Maybe if they venture a little further North, like Seattle :)
Carrie´s last blog ..What I learned…
GREAT post with lots of useful info…something I always enjoy! :o) I must read up on those Twitter tools…I can definatly use all the education in Tweeting as possible.
I am very much looking forward to meeting you this weekend!!! YAY
I need to still figure out stumbleupon I have an account but I haven’t done anything with it. I will be checking out the link because then maybe I’ll understand why I signed up in the 1st place.
beth aka confusedhomemaker´s last blog ..If I Wasn’t a Four-Eyed Freak
I agree with the twits up above- TWITTER IS THE BEST!
I’m meeting so many new people, and they keep me entertained daily. There’s only so much toddler talk I can handle :)
I would like to share my latest post with everyone (linked below- comment luv is awesome)
It’s an important post about acts of love between a husband and wife… and a little bit about well,… shit.
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I too love Twitter. In fact, that’s the way I stumbled here today. Even though I read you and so many others regularly, you are right that there are sometimes just not enough hours in the day. So I very much appreciate the convenience and efficacy of Twitter.
This post is clear and well-articulated and full of priceless tips. Thank you.
Posted today on the waves of perceived adequacy that buffet us parents and people from time to time in this magical modern world. Check it out if you have time (ha!): http://www.ivyleagueinsecurities.com/2010/03/not-good-enough/
awww hunny… i didn’t even know you were doing this speaking shpeel. you are so the awesome-sauce. please let’s have whole foods date if not something better before you leave to move further away from me. GOOD LUCK THIS WKND!!!
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Great post – although I have yet to find a real purpose for my blog other than mindless ramblings. Not sure my posts are truly “share-worthy”. My blog and I have much growing up to do. Thanks for the post!
Stephanie @ Figments´s last blog ..Yearning for Yarn
Thanks! For the moment, I go no deeper than twitter and commenting…I think I have some work to do. First though, I’m going to go re-tweet this so peeps can find it!
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This is fabulous. Thanks for the tips. I love and devour these posts.
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Thanks for the great tips. Twitter is my favorite.. I like it because like you said it’s instant gratification and I feel like you can connect with people more so then even FB…
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Great post! I get overwhelmed sometimes… Full time job, family, fitness, writing and blogging… but I am trying to explore ways in which to build my blog audience one thing at a time.
Maybe Stumbleupon will be my next assignment!
Can’t wait to see you Saturday-
I’ve posted this to my facebook wall, I know a bunch of mommy bloggers that could use the help. I started my blog in January of 2006 and then I neglected it to have an affair with Facebook for a while. The grass isn’t greener on the other side… :-) I’m back to blogging – I remember why I loved it so much!
Thanks for leaving me a comment on my post about my son. I’ll have to go outside the school for testing, ours doesn’t supply that.
Shash´s last blog ..My Little Li Li
I have the hardest time with the social media aspect of blogging. I work 50+ hours a week and try to blog 3-4 times a week. On top of that I have been working on setting up my photography gallery and taking and editing pictures. I have feedburner set up to tweet as soon as I post, but that’s usually all I tweet. I did set up a LinkedIn and I really like that one since I’m working on a photography business it seems to fit me best. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
I do love social networking. I live in the middle of nowhere so it’s a great replacement for real adult human contact. :) It’s good for my blog too, but it’s mostly good for my sanity. Great post and I look forward to connecting with you on Twitter!
Jackie Lee´s last blog ..I’m A Home Bread Baking Fool
I just started using the wordpress publicize options for Twitter and Facebook. Not totally sure I like them as much as coming up with my own catchy words to publicize new blog posts.
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Thanks for the tips! I’ve recently rediscovered twitter and LOVE it!
I just can’t seem to “do” twitter. I don’t know if I’m too ADD for it or if it is too ADD for me. I try to go on a few times a week, but it moves so fast so I know I miss things. I like the relationship building aspect of commenting. It just seems more personal to me, but I can see how it would get crazy when you receive a ton (i.e., way more thanme) of them. I guess I really need to work on building that fan page.
Here is my favorite post from last week: http://mommamadeitlookeasy.blogspot.com/2010/02/memory-lapse.html
Jennifer´s last blog ..Memory Lapse
Aaahh!! BBC Baltimore is sold out? You snooze, you DO lose. I had bookmarked it a while back thinking March was so far off & now look. Bummer since it’s in my own backyard. :( I did just get on the wait list, though, so fingers crossed. I’d love to hear you speak!
Mom2Miles´s last blog ..To My Son On His 1st Birthday
I think Facebook is my favorite, but over time I’ve changed the way I’ve used it to promote my blog. Even though I have a lot of friends & family who are readers, I created the fan page so people could “opt in” to see when a new post was up (though I still pop some posts on to my personal page now and then). I also try to direct most of my kid-related updates to the fan page and Twitter and be more diverse on my personal account…But at the end of the day I just can’t help yakking about kids and motherhood all over the virtual and actual place. :)
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I’m such a Technophobe that I can only just manage my Blog and Twitter!!!! Blogger Bootcamp sounds like a lot of fun and the girls from SITS are amazing….I’m only very jealous ;-)
Emma´s last blog ..Monday Blues
i have never done technorati of stuimbled upon or anything. i just do twitter and facebook. Although hardly any of my traffic comes from facebook. my facebooks peeps can be quite lame.
Thanks for this article.
And yes it can be quite a chore commenting. *sigh* But totally worth it in the end.
What about Blog frog community? so you promote your site thru them as well?
One Vlogging Mama´s last blog ..Check me out on the Blog Frog community!
I wish I had thought to create a whole new account for my blog. I hate that my fan page is connected to my personal account :-/
I wrote a post with a list of my favorite blogging resources last week. You were featured :-) http://www.aprilslittlefamily.com/2010/02/blogging-about-blogging-resources.html
MommyNamedApril´s last blog ..Cookies! Everything is Better with Cookies!
You’re going way to fast, or I’m just S L O W. I haven’t even gotten thru with setting up a “Fan Page” yet. : ( I obviously need some extra special help.
Ah THANKS for this. I too have been resisting Twitter. I’m on FB all the time, so I think I’ll start there. And yes, I’m one of your FB fans. Thanks for all the great info!
NotJustAnotherJen´s last blog ..Idol Thursday: Girls rule, boys don’t
I love twitter and facebook too!
I can’t wait to hear you speak and meet you in Baltimore!!
Stephaine @ Geezees´s last blog ..Canvas Unwrapped, Deployed in Iraq, Constance and Matthew’s Story
I love Twitter… that and Facebook are my two favourites. I have yet to set up a fanpage though. I need to actually come up with a logo for my blog before I go there! lol :)
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here is what’s been rattling around in my brain today…
http://www.goodtrueandbeautiful.com/2010/03/cute-shoes/
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Thanks. I am just getting started in the Social Media world. I am loving it, but having a little trouble keeping up. I appreciate all the tips and hints I can get!
Stephanie
It is reassuring to read about a fellow blogger who is also experiencing success. My wife and I had twin baby girls ten and a half months ago and the journey has been so amazing that I felt compelled to blog it. I like your advice to other bloggers to use Twitter and Facebook. I will be back to read more!!
I am a newbie blogger! Thanks for the info!
Welcome to my wacky world!
http://melonbelly.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-kids-will-never.html
I love what you’ve done with the place. I think. I’m not so good with change. :p
You’ve come a long way, baby!
I’m trying to get back onto the blogwagon. Maybe you can lend a girl a hand?
I wear my earrings nearly daily now. Just really need to feel the blingy goodness when I work in a polo and jeans everyday. :)
I *heart* you!
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I love this post! I’m trying to branch out and get more followers, so thanks for the tips! I just posted about my adventures @ the ER…if you shared it that would be awesome! http://karaandmattmiller.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-gallbladder.html
Oddly, this is the second article I’ve read about this today. Wonder if the universe is trying to tell me something.
For work, I use a lot of social media sites – Twitter, Kirtsy, Digg, MommyBlips, Savvy Source, Stumbleupon, delicious, Yahoo! Buzz, Googlebuzz, reddit, and of course Facebook.
For play, the only one I ever turn to is Twitter. Which is of course how I got to this lovely article!
Sierra Black´s last blog ..Where Do Feet Go At Night?
Thanks for the tips – I have gotten into Twitter more this year, but haven ‘t stumbled or Digg’d or any of those other things. Need to work on all of that. I like the idea of a Facebook fan page with separate account as I’ve hesitated to link Facebook to my blog as it’s my “real” identity and the blog is much more anyonymous.
Would love it if you’d share my last post about kindergarten madness. I can use all the feedback I can get.
Momlissa @ Binkies & Bandaids´s last blog ..Kindergarten Madness
I’m just now dipping my toe in the Twitter pool, so I appreciate all the great info!
I’ve also been writing about 7-year-old F-bombs over here…yowzers!
http://peaceloveandguacamole.com/2010/01/13/f-bombs/
Liz´s last blog ..Last night
I use Facebook quite a bit, although I am working on building my fan page to keep it separate. I’m still trying to learn the ropes with Twitter. I just seem to run out of enough hours in the day to do all the social media. I may have to check out Kirsty. I haven’t heard of that one.
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I use Twitter and Facebook, plus I have a Fan page with FB. I definitely need to work on commenting more on other blogs. See…here is my first step!
BTW, I love the new look of your blog and your cute kid pics!
Jennifer´s last blog ..Preventing The Blahs
Now that I have finally figured out twitter I really like and it helps a lot with traffic and building readers.
I have been reading more on Stumble Upon. I have read how useful that can be with driving great traffic to a blog.
Thanks for all the links and resources you listed. They are very useful.
Would love if you can stumble and tweet my latest post. It is about how evil student loans are. I am sure many can relate!
Thanks again.
This Mama Works It!´s last blog ..College Students Loans Are Evil
Thank you for this series. It has been so helpful! I am sad I am missing bloggy boot camp this weekend, it was all sold out!
While I’m interested in these topics, I’m not sure how big I want my “persona” to get. I already know I’m not going the same route as many bloggers, like you, are with the reviews and moving into on-line careers, so do I want to spend my energy on this task? For one thing I’d have to spend time reviewing all the grammar rules so I don’t continue to write sentences like the last one!
Cranky Sarah´s last blog ..OOTW
–>Great summary of them all. Thanks!
WebSavvyMom´s last blog ..Tech Tip: Creating an Add This Button
I wish I was going to Boot Camp! I’m going to check out Kirtsy!! Thanks!
Sara — The Football Wife´s last blog ..Babycakes Reads Across America!
I don’t twitter.
I did sign up when you asked us to for your nick job though :)
I don’t understand it.
I suppose I could learn if I needed too.
The thing is, I just feel like I spend too much time connected to the computer as it is. I don’t want to have another distraction from my family. Maybe someday : ) When he is old and doesn’t need me anymore : )
I know you will rock it at Boot Camp! Good luck!
Life with Kaishon´s last blog ..The very best- Or the very worst; Depending on how you look at it!
Great tips, I’m working up the motivation to start promoting more, but I’m just lazy. :-)
Have a blast at Bloggy Boot Camp!
I love that you are willing to share your success and knowledge to everyone! Thanks for that. I use Facebook–Networked Blogs. I haven’t added a Fan Page yet, waiting to build up before I do that.
I just blogged about a Princess & Knight 3rd Birthday! It was a blast.
http://paintchipsandcupcakes.wordpress.com/
Jodi´s last blog ..Princess & Knight 3rd Birthday Party!
Thanks so much for putting this information out there. It’s very helpful and so generous of you!
Jana @ Attitude Adjustment´s last blog ..Stages of Development
Great post Jill. You are a social media rockstar!!!!
Angry Julie Monday´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: Lazy Sea Lions
This is awesome and helpful, thank you for posting it!!
Sadie at heyMamas
Sadie at heyMamas´s last blog ..Something a little different
I can’t wait for the whole presentation! See you soon! :)
JulieBouf´s last blog ..Letting it all hang out – Part 1
my favorite is twitter because…well…i’m always on it. stumble upon has been awesome for a short story i wrote that had been stumbled a few different times and a couple other posts. but on the most part, i don’t understand it and it doesn’t always work. i know i’m doing something wrong but i’m ok with it.
xo
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LOVE Me some twitter! I think it’s helped me connect with my new bloggy friends so much more than anything else. It’s like a chat program when used the “right” way :-)
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I just saw you speak today at SITS and you did a great job. I don’t think we technically met, but it was cool to see you in person. :)
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Why do you recommend creating a separate account on FB for your blog? I was wondering what the best way to go about creating a fan page as I am in the midst of setting up my own. Thx for all the tips and advice!!
I like it for security. It’s just a way to keep your last name and details out of the bloggy world. Totally your call though!
I have to say I am really overcome with just how helpful you are & all the great advise you give on blogging. Your right. Being new in the blogging world is really daunting and now I am kicking myself I didnt start with the letter A!!!! LOL. Not only do I find your outlook of life refreshing and honest I am also really greatful for all the great tips !!! I have no idea what kind of world I am delving into but its FUN!!!! and I hope it remains just that. FUN FUN FUN.
That’s the whole point! And, thank you for the kinds word. I so appreciate them! :)
I love you and your mad skills, but I just can’t get into the whole social media thing. I do think one day I’ll do something with the fan page you talk about but I promised myself I won’t twitter :)
Live.Love.Eat´s last blog ..Veggie for Your Thoughts?
Your blog is wonderful. I have enjoyed all that I’ve read so far. I, too, am totally new at blogging, and at reading others’ blogs. It is becoming quite addictive, so I appreciated your comments about how to avoid spending every minute every day on commenting on others’ blogs. I would love to make some money with it eventually, but like I said, it is very new for me. I read the article that referenced your blog in the NYTimes. I had no idea that this was even out there! It is so interesting how huge blogging has become. Thank you again for sharing your wisdom. Your blogs are so fun to read.
I would like to add the link to my blog – just to get it out there – in case anyone reading this is interested. Thanks! thoughtsofadoctorswife.blogspot.com
Liz´s last blog ..An Early Day
Again, great advice. I do facebook and I am have a twitter account that I almost never use. Will have to check out some of the other resources you listed though. I started blogging almost 3 yrs ago ~ mostly for family but have found it’s so rewarding to have “strangers” commenting and saying such nice things. I think my favorite post lately was actually about facebook
http://tinkquilts.blogspot.com/2010/03/reconnecting-with-past.html
Thanks again! Barb
Barb´s last blog ..Okay, so I lied
This was insanely helpful -so thank you for that! It’s amazing how much has changed in the last couple of years with blogs – When I first started my blog in 2005, it just seemed to find the people it needed to find – I took some time off and came back a few months ago – Wow. Like Jetsons wow. Nothing is quite the same and the rules have changed. Thank you for shedding some light on them!
Wendy´s last blog ..Brain Zaps
I think that if you have a blog, then it is what you need.
Tell people about something, someone is advertising, to somebody else for something else.
Personally, I think so.
Here I have a blog about my travels, but I can not share them with people, because somebody would write that this is spam.
A hoster will also kick :)
thanks so much for the info…Im lovin’ me some twitter right now and just getting started!
Its all self-serving mind manipulation.. lol.. Some are just craftier at it than others.. Once people figure out how you’re doing what you do, then it becomes a “no no”, and you have to figure out another way to make people buy into what you’re selling.. For some, subtlety works.. For some its the in your face approach.. Depends on the person really, and how the stars align for that individual.. If that makes sense?.. Anyway, great article.. Thanks
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Hello just discovered you via Twitter and love love love your blog. THanks for all the rad info and please check out mine! I was JUST ABOUT TO USE THE WORD CUNT on FB and then second guessed myself, and now, i feel just about ready to take the leap. Life is all about taking baby steps eh?