tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post7125020277271878929..comments2024-03-28T12:11:42.691-04:00Comments on For What It's Worth: the friday 5Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-66294794149794554082018-01-30T09:48:50.772-05:002018-01-30T09:48:50.772-05:00If the numbers are low, maybe you need to link to ...If the numbers are low, maybe you need to link to a different post. Is the post you're linking to closely related? <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/lauren_sinclair/20-trust-flow-and-citation-flow-backlinks-high-da" rel="nofollow">CF backlinks</a><br />buy backlinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010110060210863163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-62835874208362861882018-01-29T13:11:47.676-05:002018-01-29T13:11:47.676-05:00At least there are more easy to understand posts o...At least there are more easy to understand posts out there now. It was all tech speak to me back int eh early days. I would read the post and still be like Whaaaaa???? lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-84417762737582828732018-01-28T09:19:57.091-05:002018-01-28T09:19:57.091-05:00Hell yes to all of the above! Especially number 4....Hell yes to all of the above! Especially number 4...Niccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122972546470154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-76652244153516684742018-01-24T16:51:52.358-05:002018-01-24T16:51:52.358-05:00Tiiiiiiiime No one has enough of it and blogging r...Tiiiiiiiime No one has enough of it and blogging requires s much of it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-33092067824457287812018-01-24T16:51:07.862-05:002018-01-24T16:51:07.862-05:00I actually started with a political WP (free) blog...I actually started with a political WP (free) blog. SO glad I didn't keep up with that!<br /><br />Why oh why did we all start blogs without realizing people would see it??? lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-29395407557141819802018-01-24T16:49:39.234-05:002018-01-24T16:49:39.234-05:00I'm Karen - no I'm a dog - no I'm a bl...I'm Karen - no I'm a dog - no I'm a blog....it's a hot mess lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-35844005706483063492018-01-24T16:49:10.788-05:002018-01-24T16:49:10.788-05:00I'm still winging it at times. At least the re...I'm still winging it at times. At least the resources are easier to find now.<br /><br />It's mostly trial and error. <br /><br />I'm glad you're back blogging Jenni :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-38803473849581016742018-01-24T16:47:54.504-05:002018-01-24T16:47:54.504-05:00The help is out there now at least! I remember whe...The help is out there now at least! I remember when I first started and I couldn't figure out a thing! Thank God for my husband lol<br /><br />I used to blog full time and host memes and events but I just couldn't do it anymore. It was so time consuming there was nothing left of me for non blogging life. I struggle at times with what I'm doing now and it's only 3-4 days per week.<br /><br />I always see new bloggers say that they have no problems keeping up the pace then a year later they're ahhhh lol<br /><br />it happens to us all. You just brush yourself off and come back at it with more knowledge and more reasonable expectations for yourselfKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-52549309885309922952018-01-24T16:43:55.432-05:002018-01-24T16:43:55.432-05:00It's so weird. I mean you would think you woul...It's so weird. I mean you would think you would expect someone to read something posted on the internet but...it didn't really occur to me? lol<br /><br />I love Twitter (even though it's not so fun anymore) but I backed away from a lot of it - and the blog somewhat. I have to avoid burnout if I want to keep at it.<br /><br />I used to blog 7 days a week for years and I was FRIED. I couldn't even attempt to do that now. I didn't have a life outside of blogging and I don't want to go back to that.<br /><br />It definitely hurts me with page views etc but I'm ok with that.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-3009695024676588002018-01-24T14:54:13.885-05:002018-01-24T14:54:13.885-05:00I laughed when you said you wish you'd known p...I laughed when you said you wish you'd known people would read your blog because I feel the same. Sure, I started a book blog, it is what I intended it to be but I still kind of didn't expect to get comments at all. I sort of thought I'd just be saying my thoughts and occasionally someone might see but only if they stumbled across it.<br /><br />I wish I'd realised the importance of social media when I began blogging. I am still terrible at using it but I wish I'd learned how to utilise it more when I started because I'm too lazy to learn anymore now. The biggest thing I wish I'd known is how much time blogging takes up! I mean, I love it, I wouldn't do it otherwise but it is like a job and that's why I take hiatuses because it's kind of like taking a holiday isn't it?Becky Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938602345709426466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-10387414713969000802018-01-24T13:58:50.753-05:002018-01-24T13:58:50.753-05:00Yes to all of these things. You totally hit the na...Yes to all of these things. You totally hit the nail on the head with the amount of time it takes to a be a blogger and all the minutia that goes into responding to comments, and pitch emails, and sending pitches, and being on top of every.little.thing. <br /><br />I wish I was better at the coding and techy stuff myself... but thank god for people who are who can help out in a pinch :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373401186676827034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-62513427367225384402018-01-24T13:04:55.280-05:002018-01-24T13:04:55.280-05:00A-freaking-men! I knew some of these things, like ...A-freaking-men! I knew some of these things, like a little bit of html coding because I had a webpage before I turned it into a blog. But, I didn't know any of the other stuff and that has been a learning curve! Sometimes I still don't think I've learned it, lol.Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-69026491117672661082018-01-23T17:32:58.171-05:002018-01-23T17:32:58.171-05:00LOL at your hot mess social media. I managed to ge...LOL at your hot mess social media. I managed to get all of mine with herdingcats in them but they all have the year I started so a 2012 tacked on. Eh. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-37960185799609513802018-01-23T10:48:46.326-05:002018-01-23T10:48:46.326-05:00Couldn't agree more! I knew nothing about codi...Couldn't agree more! I knew nothing about coding and stuff back when I started (I had a wordress free blog that had no widgets at all and I had to do everything on my own which helped me find my way around it). And yes, if I knew people would be reading my blog I would have put a bit more effort in it for sure. As far as social media goes, I'm the worst but oh well.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040699433511202427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-58676313209252175752018-01-22T16:25:43.957-05:002018-01-22T16:25:43.957-05:00All so true for me as well...except that mine was ...All so true for me as well...except that mine was always destined to be a book blog. There are so many things I'd love to do with my blog and social media...but I just don't have the time...maybe when I retire in 35 years! lolMelissas Eclectic Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954443867000135343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-58633791272320304652018-01-22T16:13:21.376-05:002018-01-22T16:13:21.376-05:00I had NO idea what my blog wanted to be when it gr...I had NO idea what my blog wanted to be when it grew up lol I didn't even know book reviewing was a thing. <br /><br />It's funny, because I did start out with a lot of the same intentions as you - to talk about books people weren't paying attention to. Then came the cons and I fell into the rabbit hole of reading mostly what everyone else was.<br /><br />I'm really varied when it comes to romance though. I read about 90% self pub/small pub authors. <br /><br />I'm glad you finally caved and got Twitter!!!! lol I know you didn't wan to at first. <br /><br />One trend I love is that everyone seems to be mixing it up a bit on their blogs/SM. It's not always books these days. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-37925238966855970432018-01-22T15:48:30.352-05:002018-01-22T15:48:30.352-05:00Quote:
"like finding the PERFECT graphic or f...Quote:<br />"like finding the PERFECT graphic or font".<br />Yep, that too! Or in my case, the perfect gif LOL. I used to have a hard time finding them, but I got better at it (also, I have a collection of them for the bad days...).<br />And formatting. Gosh. I don't know about the other hosting sites, but Blogger seems to have a mind of its own sometimes.<br /><br />That BEA story was funny!<br /><br />Back when I started, I knew exactly what my blog name should convey, since the very reason why I decided to open a blog was to give less-known books a spotlight. And when I finally caved in and joined Twitter, I only did it because of my blog - so I used the same "brand" on there. Of course, I didn't know back then I would end up talking so much about Doctor Who LOL.<br /><br />Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-26812815548443412562018-01-22T10:00:28.447-05:002018-01-22T10:00:28.447-05:00I didn't realize your name is on other things....I didn't realize your name is on other things. lol I thought you were blogging on the dl. I always have to catch myself from using your whole name lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-4312790207478367592018-01-22T09:59:47.708-05:002018-01-22T09:59:47.708-05:00I think blogger has gotten better too and I don...I think blogger has gotten better too and I don't have the same issues anymore but I also figured out some basics and use Live Writer to draft my posts now. <br /><br />That takes care of about 90% of my issues. <br /><br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-26099169295401245452018-01-22T09:58:20.459-05:002018-01-22T09:58:20.459-05:00Exactly! It's great that people are reading bu...Exactly! It's great that people are reading but...now what? lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-79424358730782575482018-01-22T09:57:45.311-05:002018-01-22T09:57:45.311-05:00Even if I understood SEO - I doubt I would do it b...Even if I understood SEO - I doubt I would do it because it takes even more time lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-78483220261834683642018-01-22T09:57:05.504-05:002018-01-22T09:57:05.504-05:00I don't think I'll ever really learn html ...I don't think I'll ever really learn html the way I probably should. I take it one coding disaster at a time. Google is my bff lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-33921994795320212932018-01-21T22:23:50.526-05:002018-01-21T22:23:50.526-05:00I'm also weird about my name. Everything on th...I'm also weird about my name. Everything on the blog says "L", but Twitter shows my full name. I'm weird. I don't care if people know my name, I just need to work on things being more uniform.Lindsi https://www.blogger.com/profile/13480991226741687503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-90332171294827045262018-01-21T22:22:07.085-05:002018-01-21T22:22:07.085-05:00Haha I know the feeling! I taught myself basic cod...Haha I know the feeling! I taught myself basic coding after I started blogging. I would get SO FRUSTRATED when my pictures and posts looked weird. I knew what I wanted it to look like, and then the thing in front of me would not be it. I've gotten better over the years! <br /><br />Your blog is ALWAYS adorable and I LOVE it. I also love that I met you at BEA and again in Texas! (And yes, your dogs are wonderful ambassadors!) <br /><br /><a href="http://www.doyoudog-ear.com/" rel="nofollow">Do You Dog-ear?</a>Lindsi https://www.blogger.com/profile/13480991226741687503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-53569946075236036412018-01-21T21:43:11.860-05:002018-01-21T21:43:11.860-05:00Yes to all of these, but most of all 1 & 2! I ...Yes to all of these, but most of all 1 & 2! I had no idea that blogging would basically become a job when I wrote my first review! Granted, it's something I really love, but man, is it work! I also had no idea that I should actually be writing it for people to read! Shocking!! Great post :DTracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/10715236765292209452noreply@blogger.com