AverageGal.com has reached another milestone… over 500 comments left here in a little more than 3 months time! I want to thank each and every one of my dedicated readers and commenters. I really appreciate your support and insight, more than you could know! How did AverageGal get so many comments in such a short [...]
Yup you guessed it, time for another round of Blog Mistake Mondays. Nothing kicks off a week better then learning what won’t make you successful in the world of blogging! This week I thought it would be good to share a couple of thoughts and tips on building RSS readership and a common mistake I [...]
Twitter is all the rage. Literally. Every blog I visit has Twitter being promoted. “Follow me on Twitter” buttons, Twitter feed live on their blog, posts about tips for Twitter; simply put, Twitter has inundated the blogosphere. Rightfully so, I might add. It’s a great way to network with others and an even more effective [...]
There are so many RSS Feed Readers available, that it’s hard to pick one. How do you know which one to choose? Well for me, I just picked one. Didn’t research it one bit. Looking back, maybe I just got lucky, ’cause I like the Reader that I use. Now, a few months ago I [...]
I’ve been debating a blogging question for quite some time now and can’t seem to come to a definitive answer. I would have to believe that many of you have asked yourself the same question and come to your own conclusions, so perhaps you can share your outlook with me and others. Is it better [...]
Why are weekends so short? Each day seems to be flying past quicker then the next and here we are again at another edition of “Blog Mistake Monday’s”. Each week I try to highlight common themes that will make you unsuccessful at blogging. I’m always open to sharing a guest post on this topic, so [...]
Last month one of the contests I ran on AverageGal was geared around our weekly Blog Mistake Monday’s feature. It was pretty simple to enter the contest and there were some cool prizes up for grabs, including a site review. One of the winners Taris Janitens of Power Maxx Blog. If you’re looking for a [...]
I know, I’d never heard of it either; until my blogger pal, Dee Langdon from BloggerNewbie honored me with it! This is the FIRST blog award that I’ve received, and I was so excited I wanted to tell you all about it! (And share the link love of course!) The “Butterfly Award” is a virtual award [...]
It’s no secret that using keywords within your blog will drastically improve your search engine rank, but deciding which keywords to target can be a challenge. I’d like to share a couple of tools and tips that I use when selecting keywords for my posts. After recently writing a post on 5 easy Blog SEO [...]
Okay, there’s no use in denying it anymore. 2008 is over; another year has come and gone in the blink of an eye. It really is time that I reflect on 2008 and think about what I envision 2009 to bring. Better late than never, right? Besides, I’m not much for the stereotypical “New Years [...]
