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The end to our 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Summer Challenge is getting closer! We’ve just completed week 3 and are quickly approaching the final countdown to the finish line.
Here is your rundown of what happened in the SITS Girls Community in BlogFrog this week. Hope you are finding the blog tips and tricks as helpful as we are!
Day 14: We were asked to update a key page on our blog, such as Who I Am, Contact Me, or even our front page. Some pages are much more powerful than others and deserve that extra tweaking.
Day 15: We made friends! Bloggers who work together often have more success in building their blogs. Beth from Beth: A Work in Progress showed us how connecting with a bloggy buddy helped her to improve her blog so that it loads faster.
Day 16: We addressed and solved a problem for our readers. Melissa’s post on How to Improve Your Writing (Without Improving Your Writing) on Adventuroo accomplished this beautifully. Kittie from Indigo Girl – As I See It! also helped out her readers by explaining how she kick starts her writing creativity.
Day 17: We watched someone navigate our blog for the first time to see how they use and experience the site. Within just a few minutes, we were able see our blog more objectively and obtain unbiased feedback.
Day 18: We created a sneeze page, which is a page on our blog dedicated to highlighting our favorite or most popular posts. This helps readers to avoid scrolling through an archives list to discover our best content on their own.
Day 19: We wrote an opinion post. Whether you’re simply an authority in your niche or maybe even a bit controversial, people are interested in reading what you really think. Melissa from Confessions of a Dr. Mom wrote a poignant post on how breastfeeding broke her heart that’s definitely worth checking out.
Day 20, which is happening today, is the perfect challenge for the SITS community. It’s all about leaving comments as a way to build traffic.
I think we’ve got this one in the bag!
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It’s Saturday Sharefest today! If you’d like to play along, then leave a comment below linking to the best post that you wrote this summer. This is your time to shine!
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Tickets for Austin and St. George, Utah, our final Bloggy Boot Camp stops for the year, are on sale now! Don’t wait to buy yours. We’d love to meet you in person!
And, as always, when you see this:
Did my comment post?
Twitter: SITSGirls
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Your comment did post, Tanya! Not to worry. Sometimes new commenters get stuck in our spam queue and need to be manually approved. Apologies for the delay!
It didn’t! Ahhh! New to blogging and would love some support. I only have one post because I have been working so hard on my design. Would love some comments to help me out. My Blog is still a work in progress. I have been stressing about trying to learn to design it myself.
The title is my two girls. Makenna Rose who is 18 months and Estella, my due date is November.
http://aroseandastar.blogspot.com/
I bought Darren’s book because it looked interesting. This challenge, the particular group of women, gave it life. Thanks!!!
Absolutely – it has been so amazing to see everyone’s improvements, changes, and bog evolutions!
I have been so touched by the heartfelt and kind comments on my last two posts I did for Mama Kat’s workshop and Red Dress Club!
Latest post: Trying to be Small
http://www.pampersandpinot.com/2010/08/trying-to-be-small.html
Made blackberry cobbler last night and holy crap it was good! http://www.barbhogan.typepad.com
Gosh I am so late today! Had a migraine most of the morning, so no computer. Anyway, I think my best post is this one. It’s my most emotional and it was the only one I ever cried about while writing it.
This has been a great 31DBBB week! Enjoy your weekend!
Twitter: osvme
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I’ve been having fun with it. I haven’t really posted anything but… yea. It’s fun.
I have voted for y’all in the Leading Moms contest!
I am also going to start working on the 31 day challenge. Sounds super helpful.
Happy Saturday!
Twitter: SITSGirls
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Thanks for your vote, Sarah! We are so appreciative.
xo
Sounds like you ladies are learning a lot.
I created my first ad campaigns this week and you can read all about it on my blog (blog still under construction).
I’d love to hear from other women trying to earn blog income online!
Krizia
Happy Saturday!
I’ve been learning so much from this series!
This is my favorite post from the summer. I’m pretty proud of it.
http://www.lifeinthepitts.com/2010/07/used-condom-aw-thanks-pittsburgh-how.html
It’s a beautiful Saturday and I’m loving every minute of it! Might even get to go camping! Sold a print! Many more available on my website. Feel free to check them out! Thanks ladies! Enjoy the weekend!
Happy Saturday! It’s supposed to be in the 90s today so we’re going swimming.
The post I’ll share is the one where we said goodbye to my husband Tom as he left for Korea: http://whisperingwriter.blogspot.com/2010/08/like-mice.html
Happy Saturday Sharefest! Truly thankful I found SITS and the Problogger Challenge. Both are helping me get my blogging in order.
Post: http://www.oururbanvillage.com/please-give-me-a-real-cooking-show/
I’d be happy to get some insight on how you handle the dinner time rush.
Twitter: SITSGirls
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Absolutley loved reading your comment, Sara. So glad that you are finding both our community and the challenge useful.
It makes everything we do worthwhile.
Happy Saturday ladies! Hope you all are having a lovely weekend!
Twitter: greenearthbazar
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Happy Saturday! Peace.
So fun! What a great idea to build your blog up in the hot summer months. Perfection : )
Looking forward to a little family fish fry this evening, hope everyone else is having a ball, today!
Someone told me I should stop by here. I’m so glad I did! I’m new to the blogging world, and I’m learning as I go while building my blog. Thank you for sharing all the great tips. I can’t wait to read more.
I linked up to a getting ready for Christmas post where I give ideas to start now that will SAVE MONEY.
Happy Homemaking!
Nancy
Having a rough Saturday – found out a friend died at 22. Please send thoughts and prayers to his family and friends!
Happy weekend everyone!
Yaya, finally!
Great ideas for the building your blog!@
I don’t know if I have a “best” post but check out my blog anyway if you like. I’m loving the building a better blog idea!
I don’t know which one is my best post, though I have one called 10 Reasons to Appreciate Difficulties which made it to my most popular post based on comments.
I think that my newest post is pretty good too.
What might be my favorite post might not be yours – but if you love shoes – you just might like this one!
http://bluecottonmemory.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/the-language-of-shoes/
Thanks for the wrap-up. Good Stuff! I’m really glad I decided to do the 31DBBB challenge after all. It’s been a great experience so far, & I’m looking forward to the rest of it!
All’s I’m doing is laying around today.
Have a great weekend!
I didn’t participate in the 31 days. Maybe next time. Maybe not.
Hmm, I think my favorite post from this summer so far is this, Blogging Blues http://scribblesfromemily.blogspot.com/2010/07/blogging-blues.html
This is such a good idea and I don’t kno why I have had soooo much trouble picking my top posts:( I spontaneoulsy chose three last night. Cone check ‘em out?
http://handfulofellers.blogspot.com/2010/08/there-are-times-when-blogging-makes-me.html
Wish I was participating in the 31 days but at least I’m attending the Bloggy Boot Camp in San Francisco!
My favorite post so far this summer – hard to say but I’ll choose the one about making fresh fruit crisps:
http://omgyummy.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/a-crisp-summer-night/
These are great ideas! Currently in the process of building a new blog, I will def. be using these tips!
Twitter: elizabethpatch
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I’m not sure what my best post of the summer is so far…but I do like this one about
quick tricks to snap you out of the “I hate my butt” mood
http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/07/6-ways-to-stop-hating-your-__________.html
Due to my illness, and lots and lots of other chaos in our lives, I have unfortunately been unable to participate in the challenge. However, I am reading bits and pieces here and there and, hopefully, I will be able to put them to good use.
I hope everyone has a truly wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Teresa
Happy Saturday SIT’s gals.
Here’s my favorite post of the summer (a link up for Mama Kat)
You remind me of a child I still know
http://beforethebabywakes.com/2010/06/you-remind-me-of-a-child-i-still-know/
Thanks for all the love, Ladies!
Off to read some of your great stuff now!
SunieDawn
Dysfunction In The Heartland
http://www.suniedawn.com
My best post? Hmmm… I have had the most comments on the post titled: I’m The Naked Type.
http://mehubsandchubs.blogspot.com/2010/07/im-naked-type.html
Happy Saturday people!
Only just started blogging. Great tips though ,will have to read through more.
My best post this summer? Is the awesome opinion post I’m still working on and haven’t posted.
But of the one’s I’ve posted? Oh, gosh. Um, probably this one:
Roast Beef, a.k.a. Mom’s always right
I was away until this morning therefore I lost a lot of what was going on for the last three weeks. But I hope I can catch up very soon.
Happy Saturday to you all!
Okay – this maybe isn’t my BEST post, it’s the most exciting one for me. My first writing contest with a book giveaway, “My Formerly Hot Life.” The book hasn’t been launched yet, so I’m excited that the author’s agency let me offer 3 lucky winners a copy!
Check it out! http://girlyourenotalone.com/2010/07/28/age-shes-such-a-beotch-story-contest/
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Happy Saturday! Here’s my post:
http://www.unplannedcooking.com/?p=6266
Excited to read yours
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Best post that I wrote this summer? But it’s winter!! Ha ha gotta love the North/South season divide, eh!
Gosh, I’ve missed SO MUCH!! Thanks to all for the prayers & well-wishes for my dad! I have been absent from the blog world for so long… will you please have me back?
Visited the ER this week with my one-year-old son! Definitely put me behind on the 31DBBB Challenge, but hopefully I can catch up this weekend.
Happy Saturday Sharefest!
This is by far my favorite post from this week!
http://www.mommymonologues.com/2010/08/august-brings-nostalgia.html
I can’t believe I’m keeping up with this challenge. I just might survive it after all!
Here’s my favorite post lately. It’s about the difference between having OCD and just being anal-retentive. http://ocdjourney.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/ocd-misconceptions/