Jun 242011
It’s Day 2!!! woo hoo!!!
I am having so much fun!
I am having so much fun!
Today my very best bloggy bff will be giving an awesome guest post that we can all benefit from. She writes some of the best posts, they are always so full of pictures and just easy and fun to read!! So read through for some great blogging tips! Make sure to stop by her blog and give her some love!
Don’t forget to check out my current giveaway on the sidebar!
A Little Scrappy going on now!
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Hi there Cherished Bliss Friends! I am so excited to be guest posting with Ashley today and also congratulate her on getting over 300 followers to her awesome blog!!
My name is Janette and I can be found at 
Monday through Friday, heh! I am a working Mom, married to an amazing man with 2 children (3 & 1) and pregnant with another on the way due at the end of September! I love blogging, photography and trying to find new ideas to help make me a better crafter, Wife and Mom!!
Monday through Friday, heh! I am a working Mom, married to an amazing man with 2 children (3 & 1) and pregnant with another on the way due at the end of September! I love blogging, photography and trying to find new ideas to help make me a better crafter, Wife and Mom!! So, why am I a blogger in training? I think to some extent, we all are, right? I am here to offer some Tips, Thoughts and Suggestions to writing a great blog post! I am no professed expert and as I share my ideas with you, I encourage you to throw out suggestions and ideas because we all learn from each other!
What should I write about? Every day, I bang my head against the desk and am thinking this very question!! I have thought of giving up, writing to fellow bloggers in deep despair asking for help and advice.
We all want to be funny, we all want to have the story that sends hundreds or more over to our blogs to read it… but bottom line is your blog needs to identify YOU and not the person you are trying to be!
Ideas: 1. Tell your readers about you. What are your top favorites.. pick a category. Why do you like it? Do you have recommendations for your blog pals based on your favorites? 2. Reminisce on a past time… reflect on a memory that still sticks around. Tell a story of something happening in your life right now. 3. Ask your readers for advice, suggestions… people love to offer their opinions! I often am looking for gift ideas…. 4. Tell people places you like to hang out on the web. Does someone out there inspire you? Who? 5. Set a goal or multiple for yourself and share the results. I see a lot of people with weight loss writings, cost savings, give tips you have found that help you!
What about followers? How do I get more!? I have spent more time in the trenches about this very topic that it almost makes me mad that “Followers” even exist! As if real life isn’t stressful enough to maintain the friends you have.. now there is a metric to show everyone how many people like you. How depressing and encouraging all at the same time. I spent so much time blog hopping and not really giving much thought to who I was following… all just to increase my number. I wish this didn’t matter…. but you know at the end of the day—the content is what keeps people coming back for more and as I said above, the more true you are to yourself and your blog, the more readers you will acquire. – Do not ‘follow’ a blog and leave a comment saying ‘follow me back’ and expect that you will get much out of it. – Leave comments that are worth reading on other people’s blogs showing you really are there to read.
Being a follower is a FULL TIME BLOG JOB. You get out of it… what you put into it!
How to keep your blog interesting? I have been to many blogs that are AMAZING!! I have MAJOR blog envy and can see why these people have so many followers! I aspire to be them one day, but for now… what appeals to me and you? * People are visual… they need to see pictures, even if its something from a cartoon to tie your post together. — I use Google Images a LOT for finding pictures that go with my post.. It breaks up the reading and gives your reader a visual stimulation and often it can help readers understand what you are saying. —I love using Picnik for my picture editing. I think a year membership with them is about $25 and every penny is worth it. If you are a full time blogger, this is a definite tool for you.
— A Fellow blogger told me about Windows Live Writer and it has been the best thing since sliced bread for me. I think it is so much easier to understand and save drafts for later if you want. Inserting pictures, hyperlinks, videos, etc just seem to be so much easier and I never have to worry about Blogger being down to write something. I highly recommend this for all your blog publishing. I believe its available for Mac and Windows users.
For those fans of Cherished Bliss, I must give her some props and tell you all that she has come along way through blogging. I think we both met earlier this year and were both hovering around 30 or so followers and have been through many ups and downs of blogging together. I have always appreciated Ashley’s insight, opinions and rants about blogging and will be always be a faithful follower. My last tip for ya’ll…. find some blog friends, stick together and enjoy each other… The stress of blogging and how to be the best can really get you down but at the end of the day, its about the blog friends you have made and ones you can’t imagine your day without!
Happy Blogging!!! Thanks Ash!! Love ya!!! Sending you big friendship kisses!
Great tips Janette! I'll have to check out the Windows Live Writer, sometimes I like to use Word to publish but it's not always available.
Happy 300 followers Ashley!
Stopping by from Janette's blog! She did a great job today :) Super cute blog- I am a new follower!!
Great tips!! I wish I had the time to put more into my blog because these are some fantastic tips. Janette- congrats on soon having baby #3. Ashley Congrats on 300 followers!
I'm also stopping over from Janette's blog. I love her! Now to figure out Windows Live Writer…I do also love Picnik.
Congratulations on your 300 followers!!
These are great tips from Janette!
I'm stopping by from Janette's blog!! Way to go on your guest post!
Congrats Ashley on 300 followers! :)
I can definately vouch for Live Writer. Janette bullied me into it and now I LOVE it!!! Picnik is amazing too!
Great post! I definately need to read this!
I love Live Writer * Thank you Janette* and have been using picnik when I have the time. A photographer friend suggested it to me and I've been hooked!
Congrats on 300, Ashley! That's awesome! :)
Great tips! I loved them all. Thanks for sharing! I feel confident that your tips can help me be a better blogger!