Weekly Wrap Up 14/10/07

14. October 2007, 10:15 pmweekly wrap upSnoskred

It has been a HUGE week with a new redesign and moving to wordpress. This week’s wrap up is a little shorter than usual because I have been too busy to keep up with my reader. Sorry about that everyone! ;)

I got the $100 voucher I mentioned in last week’s wrap up, and bought a few sponsored reviews. I asked the bloggers to make any links to the blog no follow - I did not want to pay for links, I was paying for the opinions of people who are not biased. Two reviews have been completed and I link to them below.

The process of paying bloggers was very eye opening, I will talk about it later in the week but if you are someone who does sponsored reviews I highly recommend you get your own voucher - you have till the end of October - and try it for yourself. Trust me on that one, ok? You can find out more about the voucher here - $100 SponsoredReviews.com Coupon : Exclusive for Search Engine Journal Readers.

Just before we get into the wrap up, I got an email from Neerav about the election being announced. If you’re in Australia you will want to read this post - Enrol and Register To Vote: You Can Make A Difference

Funny Search Terms This Week -

ways to get back at my sister - Now this is just sad. You don’t need to get back at her - it is bad karma for yourself. Take the high road. Be the better person, build a bridge and walk over it. ;)

what country does romeo and juliet born - Now I have to search to find out. I don’t think Shakespeare said a particular country.

picture of big jersey cows milk under - Do you mean udder? Is this some new weird kind of pr0n?

Must Reads -

Post of the week
The Computer Junkie’s Guide to Fitness. - We can all use this, a simple and easy way to keep fit while blogging. :)

10 Ways to Discover New Blogs - Great post Katie!

77 Arrests. $2.1B in Fake Checks Yay, scammers arrested, that’s what we like to see. ;)

7 Tips To Overcome Your Fear Of Failure - I know a blogger who needs to read this but they shall remain nameless. ;) They know who they are!

Rethinking our Stinking Thinking. - We all need to change those tapes in our head from time to time. What sentences do you hear daily in your head that start “you can’t…” “you’re not…” etc? Change those tapes - because you can, and you are.

Link Frenzy: Google Related Articles - There’s a lot of good links here if you’re looking for more to read about Google.

The Best of the Blogosphere: October 13, 2007 - More good reading.

Blog Stuff -

9 Grammar Rules all Bloggers Need to Know - This is a fantastic post and all bloggers should run, not walk, to read it. ;)

Policy Galore - Do you have a comments policy? A disclosure policy? If not, it is time to seriously consider getting one.

10 Great Bloggers Tell What Mistakes They Made As Beginners - Tay’s had a blog redesign too - goodbye to my favourite green theme but hello to a lovely new one. And *I* am one of the bloggers who is telling what mistakes I made so be sure to check it out!

Paid Links Simply Aren’t Going Anywhere - Amen. And I think certain search engines better get used to the fact they’re not going anywhere.

Sponsored Reviews -

De’moments Reviews Snoskred
Spilt Milk Reviews Snoskred

Blogs Added To The Sidebar -

  • My Little Drummer Boys
  • Ordinary Folk
  • De’moments
  • Spilt Milk
  • Ya, I Yee
  • Me And Mine

    • Coming Up -

    This Tuesday we’re wrapping up some Blogger stuff on the Think Tank, I’m going to tell you a bit about the house as well as my plans for a housewarming party and hopefully we’ll have a men we love to watch this week, just for fun.

    I’m so exhausted after a long day of chores so I’m off to bed, be good ya’all!

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    14 comments:

    1. Neerav, 14. October 2007, 22:28

      Thanks for linking to my election article :-)

      PS The $100 free reviews voucher sounds like a good opportunity, I will try it

       
    2. Heidi, 15. October 2007, 5:06

      Hi there,
      I was about to tell you about the amazing coincidence between your blog name and the Norwegian word for avalance (snøskred) when I read in your author file that there is no coincidence at all! :) Which begs the question - how on Earth did you come up with the name (sorry if I overlooked the explanation elsewhere on your blog).

      Glad to stumble across your blog. Will definitely be checking in again!

      - Heidi

       
    3. Heidi, 15. October 2007, 5:07

      avalance - avalanche. Grr. I was obviously too excited for my own good…

       
    4. Kirsten, 15. October 2007, 5:54

      Just popping in to say hi. I love your wrap-ups; I added 3 new blogs to my reader/blogroll today, so thanks!

      PS - Romeo and Juliet were from Verona, which is in Italy. Maybe whoever is looking for that answer will come back here and actually read your wonderful blog.

       
    5. alyndabear, 15. October 2007, 6:48

      I was about to say Verona too, but Kirsten beat me to it. I have been there, is a lovely quiet town. :)

       
    6. Tay, 15. October 2007, 6:49

      Thanks for the link and mention, I appreciate it. :)

       
    7. Katie, 15. October 2007, 8:18

      Thanks for the linkie! There’s a lot of good selections there, even though it’s a bit shorter than normal and I’ve tabbed them open to have a good look. Your site is looking great! :)

       
    8. Neerav, 15. October 2007, 16:01

      Hi snoskred

      Since you told me about the $100 free reviews voucher I thought it only fair that the first place I spent it was here :-)

      Do you get paid the whole $50 or do they take a commission out of it first?

       
    9. John Lampard, 16. October 2007, 0:26

      Hey Snoskred nice work with the redesign… looks like the move to WP went smoothly as well :)

       
    10. Snoskred, 16. October 2007, 10:32

      Neerav - It is a good deal. ;) Plus I learnt a lot from the process..

      Heidi - I chose the name snøskred from the Norwegian –> American dictionary. I used it with the funny ø at first but people didn’t know how to make the ø so eventually I used a normal o instead. ;) Lucky you being in Norway - I love the language, it is so pretty. I checked out your blog and am adding you to my feed reader. ;)

      Kirsten - I knew I knew the answer. ;) I just didn’t know what it was.. Yay! Now I don’t have to search for it.. thanks!

      Alynda - she’s sneaky like that.. ;) hehe

      Tay - You’re welcome!

      Katie - Thanks! I seem to have lost about half my normal readers, though. :(

      Neerav - They take a cut. I’m going to spend some serious time on your site over the next day or two, just so you know. ;)

      John - It sort of did - there was a major meltdown - but I got there in the end. ;)

      Thanks for the comments all! ;)

      Cheers,
      Snøskred <– with the special ø just for today.

       
    11. Angeleyes, 16. October 2007, 12:51

      I hopped over from De’moments and thank you so much for sharing the SR’s tips with us here. Now I can pimp my blogs a bit… :P They certainly need some advertising as visitors rate are not moving…

       
    12. Snoskred, 18. October 2007, 10:18

      Angeleyes - can I also suggest NaBloPoMo as a way of getting some new traffic? ;) I found so many great blogs from it last year, and they will have a randomiser which sends people to random blogs. ;)

      Thanks for your comment, I am visiting your site now!
      Snoskred

       
    13. Neerav Bhatt - Rambling Thoughts On A Road Less Travelled. | Snoskred - Life in the Country (Pingback), 18. October 2007, 21:56
       

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