• Comment Love!

    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 [...]

     
     
  • RSS Feed Readers

    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 [...]

     
     
  • Do You Blog Like A Tortoise Or Hare?

    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 [...]

     
     
  • The Butterfly Award

    The Butterfly Award

    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 [...]

     
     
  • Free Blog Keyword Tool

    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 [...]

     
     
  • Setting Goals for 2009

    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 [...]

     
     
  • Customer Service 101

    Have you ever had a really bad customer service experience?  I’m sure you have.  I could tell stories all day about the different kinds of customer service that I’ve experienced from very good to very bad.  But it’s always the very bad ones that get me riled up.  Like blood boiling riled up. *See end [...]

     
     
  • Establishing A Sense Of “Self” On Your Blog

    Finding your sense of “self” is an important development for both you and your blog.  What do I mean by this?  Well, if you’ve ever visited a newly developed blog, you may have noticed that there isn’t a whole lot of consistency in the topics blogged about nor do the articles have a similar feel [...]

     
     
  • Contest Prize: Which Would You Choose?

    I recently entered a blog contest over at Unique Blog Designs (UBD) and Won!  The contest they were promoting was sponsored by Market Leverage and the intent was to help spread some best practices when it comes to strategies on how to make money through affiliate marketing.  It just so happens that my recent post [...]

     
     
  • December Comment Contest Winners!

    Each month I run a contest on Averagegal to show my appreciation and give thanks for all of the readers that make my blog great. In December I ran a contest for becoming an active commentator on the blog.  The contest was a big success thanks to all of the great comments that were left [...]