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Hayley wrote: "F.Y.I People - thought this may be of interest to all bloggers out there - saw this article, RT this article and then thought other people may want a look - some of what is said rings true :D I'm..."
Very informing. It got me thinking and I might change a few things about my blog, like the huge banner I have...
Veronica wrote: "Hayley wrote: "F.Y.I People - thought this may be of interest to all bloggers out there - saw this article, RT this article and then thought other people may want a look - some of what is said ring..."I was thinking about my huge banner pic I have up top - but maybe it's eye-catching? I dunno, I just love Ned the bee :)
It'll definitely stop me from adding things left, right and centre to try and 'beautify' it.
I do find, however, that as a blog reader I do tend to switch off if it's too busy - I'm simple at heart, just shopw me what I want minus the kerfuffle ;P
Hayley wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Hayley wrote: "F.Y.I People - thought this may be of interest to all bloggers out there - saw this article, RT this article and then thought other people may want a look - some of ..."I love my banner pic too, but I can make it smaller for sure. And I'm going to put the most inmportant upfront where people can see them.
I also find myself loving the more simple, yet beautiful blogs. When there's so much going around I get kind of lost!
The thing I've found with my blog is that it's just too much hassle to make it complicated that it's staying relatively simple. My most important blog post, for me, is the one I've just posted and so will be the first one a person reads ;D
Not only does busy-ness distract me but it also takes longer for those glittery, moving things to load so slow down the whole process of reading the blog - that makes me close the page in annoyance ;P
I heve some mothing things in my site but I try to keep them in a minimum! :)
Hmm, I suppose I'll let you off ;)Just been asked if I'll be participating in NaBloWriMo this year. After being told what it was (national Blog Writing Month) I laughed my head off and politely declined :P I'm not writing a blog a day, I have better things to do -a nd whatever happened to quality over quantity ;D
Hayley wrote: "Hmm, I suppose I'll let you off ;)Just been asked if I'll be participating in NaBloWriMo this year. After being told what it was (national Blog Writing Month) I laughed my head off and politely d..."
Thank you, you're so kind. :)
Lol. I'll be participating in NaNoWriMo though. Hopefully, I'll find the time... I only update my blog when I have a new review, or when I'm bored.
Veronica wrote: "Hayley wrote: "Hmm, I suppose I'll let you off ;)Just been asked if I'll be participating in NaBloWriMo this year. After being told what it was (national Blog Writing Month) I laughed my head off..."
I know, just call me little miss lovely :D
I'd never have the time to participate in the NaNoWriMo - or the inclination/skill :P Good luck to you is all I can say hun :D
Hayley wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Hayley wrote: "Hmm, I suppose I'll let you off ;)Just been asked if I'll be participating in NaBloWriMo this year. After being told what it was (national Blog Writing Month) I la..."
Thanks! I'll do my best, but I'm not sure if I'll make it all the way through, I tend to get distracted by a lot of stuff, like studies and life...:P
So many blogs, so little time!!I'll add mine to the mix anyway. ;)
http://www.theunlockeddiary.blogspot.com
Sarah and Keegan I am now following you!
Cambria wrote: "So many blogs, so little time!!I'll add mine to the mix anyway. ;)
http://www.theunlockeddiary.blogspot.com
Sarah and Keegan I am now following you!"
^-^ Following you as well! Lovely blog!
Cambria and Keegan - you are now being followed by me... mwuahahaha *cough* sorry, meant 'Yay!' ;D
I feel left out not being on Blogspot lol! I love my wordpress site tho :) I would follow you all if I could, some great blogs you have there ;)
Grete wrote: "I feel left out not being on Blogspot lol! I love my wordpress site tho :) I would follow you all if I could, some great blogs you have there ;)"I left my wordpress for a blogspot, it's more fun! :P
I'll be checking out the blogs. Here's mine. JA Belfield interview on my blog today:http://dalesplace-dale.blogspot.com/
My blog is Amy's Book World http://amysbookworld.blogspot.com I post reviews and host a few giveaways and such.
hello! im a new blogger, but ive been reading books for years :P.here it is: www.juhinareadsitall.wordpress.com
Juhina wrote: "hello! im a new blogger, but ive been reading books for years :P.here it is: www.juhinareadsitall.wordpress.com"
Hey Juhina, really nice blog you got there! :)
@Veronicathank you!! and thanks for inviting me to the group! love the book blogging e-community!
sαяαн {sкιε♠ριяαтε} wrote: "Cambria wrote: "So many blogs, so little time!!I'll add mine to the mix anyway. ;)
http://www.theunlockeddiary.blogspot.com
Sarah and Keegan I am now following you!"
^-^ Following you as well! ..."
Thanks! NAd thanks to Haley as well!! ;0
Amy wrote: "My blog is Amy's Book World http://amysbookworld.blogspot.com I post reviews and host a few giveaways and such."I am now following Amy!
Juhina wrote: "@Veronicathank you!! and thanks for inviting me to the group! love the book blogging e-community!"
You're welcome. I love it here too. Everyone is so nice! :)
Hello! I just re-started my blog (moved it from Goodreads to blogspot; I like it so much better!). Please stop by and check it out if you'd like! I post random thoughts, writer advice, and snidbits of my new projects.
http://wordsoftheworlds.blogspot.com/
http://wordsoftheworlds.blogspot.com/
Alexandra wrote: "Hello! I just re-started my blog (moved it from Goodreads to blogspot; I like it so much better!). Please stop by and check it out if you'd like! I post random thoughts, writer advice, and snidbits..."Following you! =)
Cambria wrote: "Amy wrote: "My blog is Amy's Book World http://amysbookworld.blogspot.com I post reviews and host a few giveaways and such."I am now following Amy!"
Thanks for following :)
Alexandra wrote: "Hello! I just re-started my blog (moved it from Goodreads to blogspot; I like it so much better!). Please stop by and check it out if you'd like! I post random thoughts, writer advice, and snidbits..."Following :D And loving the fact you love England ;P
Alexandra wrote: "Hello! I just re-started my blog (moved it from Goodreads to blogspot; I like it so much better!). Please stop by and check it out if you'd like! I post random thoughts, writer advice, and snidbits..."Nice blog! loved the review of
. I want to travel to England too. But the destination of my dreams is actually Italy, and I'm excited I'm going this March! :) Hope we both make it to England
Okay you two (Veronica & Alexandra) I will swap places with the both of you if you want to come to England :P I would much rather visit your countries than stay here ;D
Hayley wrote: "Okay you two (Veronica & Alexandra) I will swap places with the both of you if you want to come to England :P I would much rather visit your countries than stay here ;D"Im in!!! :) Where do you live in England?
Thank you, Veronica, Hayley. Glad you liked the blog post. :)
Really? You want to swap? I'm in, too! Ha ha. I think everyone must want to get out of their own country and see something different. Traveling is such a great experience.
Oh, and Veronica, so glad you're going to Italy in March! That is so exciting. You have to take pics and show them to us. :)
Really? You want to swap? I'm in, too! Ha ha. I think everyone must want to get out of their own country and see something different. Traveling is such a great experience.
Oh, and Veronica, so glad you're going to Italy in March! That is so exciting. You have to take pics and show them to us. :)
Alexandra wrote: "Thank you, Veronica, Hayley. Glad you liked the blog post. :) Really? You want to swap? I'm in, too! Ha ha. I think everyone must want to get out of their own country and see something different...."
I will!!! :)
Alexandra wrote: "Hello! I just re-started my blog (moved it from Goodreads to blogspot; I like it so much better!). Please stop by and check it out if you'd like! I post random thoughts, writer advice, and snidbits..."I'm following you. ^-^ Wonderful blog!
sαяαн {sкιε♠ριяαтε} wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "Hello! I just re-started my blog (moved it from Goodreads to blogspot; I like it so much better!). Please stop by and check it out if you'd like! I post random thoughts, writer ad..."
Thank you so much. :) Really glad you like it!
Thank you so much. :) Really glad you like it!
Hi everyone! I've just set up a blog! Please, Please, PLEASE visit and tell me what you think! I've never had a blog before and I want to make sure that I've done it right!!!http://ddchant.blogspot.com
Hi D.D, following you now.Just a quick suggestion for future reference - maybe break the writing up a bit & make it a font smaller - it's all just merging into one big blurb of text that makes it harder for someone to just read quickly, thus stick with it.
On top of that maybe make amazon & smashwords link to your blog (highlight the word 'amazon', click 'link' button and then put the link in where it says) so that people can just click and go :D
Other than that - looking good and welcome to blogging ;D
Thanks Hayley! I'm off to put your suggestion in to action right now!!!
D.d. wrote: "Thanks Hayley! I'm off to put your suggestion in to action right now!!!"No worries, give it time and you'll be addicted to blogging and a pro at blogspot ;D
Yay, it's definitely easier to read now :) And hopefully the links will help increase the traffic flow ;D
Thank you so much Hayley, I was so nervous about setting it up! Thanks for taking the time to give me pointers, I'm really grateful for it!
D.d. wrote: "Thank you so much Hayley, I was so nervous about setting it up! Thanks for taking the time to give me pointers, I'm really grateful for it!"It's not a problem hun, anything to help - I had some issues getting mine set up :)
I've just had a look at it Hayley, It looks so posh! I was sooooo envious!
D.d. wrote: "I've just had a look at it Hayley, It looks so posh! I was sooooo envious!"Let you in on a secret - hella lot easier than you think - haven't done anything special to it (too much fussiness annoys me at times ;P) and blogspot makes it very simple to understand :D
Hayley, I've heard that it's best to post something everyday, but I know people aren't going to want to read endless posts about my book, it's partly why I chose the name, Romance, Adventure & random moments, so I didn't have to stick to any one thing! What would you be looking for signing into an authors blog? Sorry in advance for being such a pest.
D.d - I tend to believe in quality over quantity (to a certain degree). Whilst it is good to keep your followers remembering you, don't post for the sake of posting!Write about your influences maybe? What books you read, any book news that you have an opinion on, stuff like that. If you find it interesting make it interesting for your readers to :D
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