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Thanks for the great tips Michel. I like @Carol Bremner saw a light bulb when you spoke about using your autoresponder and broadcasts to drive traffic. I'm going to sit down today and work that into my blog schedule.
Clare

I think my best post of the year (and definitely the most popular) is one I
wrote in the first few weeks of starting my Disney World blog. I wrote about
the best time to visit Walt Disney World and hopefully it has helped a
few people plan a great vacation!
http://www.clareswindlehurst.com/disneyworld/20...

Thanks for rounding up - I agree that putting the keyword in the name box can feel spammy - but I like the sound of the keywordluv plugin and am off to download it now. thanks for the tip off.

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Well that just made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. Thanks for posting it.

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I'm a big fan of the Wii Fit. I used it every day for a month and could tell the difference in my tummy and my thighs felt more toned too. The only thing is I get frustrated with it when you spend more time moving between exercises than actually working out. I wish someone would make an add on that lets you select a number of exercises up front and then just work through them one after the other.

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Welcome to the world of Wordpress - isn't is so much better than Blogger? I love your design - especially your header. I have Comment Luv installed on my site - I like to see what my commenters have written on their site so that i can stop by and visit them. I'm not a fan of people leaving a keyword instead of their name or online alias in the comment name field. In fact if I see a keyword when moderating comments I look more closely to see if its spam. It's difficult - because we all want to build back links but then its not right to spam a blog just because it has do follow set up.

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Interesting concept - I am part of a book blogging community and we're always doing contests, this would definitely help.

Any chance of a link up with photobucket? It would be great to be able to access my image stash when I'm blogging and that's where I store them. I save Flickr for the proper photographs.

I was looking forward to trying this - but as a Mac user seems I'm missing out again :(

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I've been using some other keyword tools when writing blog posts and have managed to score P1 for a couple of them. I'm always looking for new tools though so I'll be checking this out. I think there is a fine line between using a strong keyword in your title, post to ensure people actually find it via google and over stuffing the post so your copy becomes rubbish and you upset your regular readers.

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Fantastic - I was just thinking yesterday how useful multi-images would be. Are there any other secrets in that release?

I'd be interested in helping out

Wow - this update sounds fabulous - can't wait to test all the new functionality - and I have a lot of blog posts to write today!

The image development sounds interesting - I really like the Zemanta tool - keep up the good work!

Yay - I have some friends! *lol*

Nymeth - you only need to read one ;)

Myrthe - great to have you on board

And Becky's post is perfect - just what I was looking for :)

Hey Marg - I read your review - you covered all the points I would have if I'd taken time to write a proper review - the book just didn't inspire me enough to spend the time!

Kristen - I think that's why it didn't sit quite right - the people doing the cheating had the happy ending and that's not right! Over on Marg's blog I confessed that I'd rather the ending hadn't been a happy one and that Rachel's first cooked dinner was interrupted by a policeman arriving at the door to announce an accident of some sort!

Hey y'all - good to hear positive things about the books on the pile. I ordered the missing Anne books so hopefully they'll be here by the weekend - I'm reading Before Green Gables and it's really good and has me needing a fix of the real thing!

Dew - the photo is embellished with some of my digi scrap goodies - I couldn't help it!

Trish - yay to exchanging notes - I'm reading it for my book club - I've heard lots of good things so hope I'll enjoy it

Yep I read it just for the carnival :)

*lol* I don't like choosing books in advance but I figured if I didn't map them out I'd never get the challenges done! I'm hoping to fit some more books in around the challenge ones...

Get you with your running list - mine are just on a book shelf! ;)

So how many books are in that running list then?

@John - I left a post on your blog with the link to Nymeth's carnival - and thanks for the link to Cotton Timer.

@Gautami - I think I would miss the feel of the paper - but then I still have a lot of books to read that would keep me going alongside the kindle for a few years *lol*

@J. Kaye - I'm not good with screen reading - I understand the kindle is less shiny than a normal screen... It is a good idea though.

@Hsien - hello! I just read your post and left you a message. I am more tempted after reading your thoughts!

@Irish -its the price that's holding me back currently! Thanks for the book recommendations I'll be sure to check them out

@Megan - it is a pain that the wifi doesn't work here - I'd love to be able to access my blogs on the move. You are right about the cost of the books on top of the unit - I feel they should be much cheaper... after all they don't have any production costs!

@Julie - you're right - the library is free - but I have a thing about reading books that have been read by someone else so I tend to avoid libraries...

@Bethany - I think the screen is what was putting me off most (along with the price) but as Hsien says it's actually quite easy on the eye - and you can adjust the typeface to suit (some books do have such small text they're hard to read!)

@Kim - I loved the Goose Girl - be sure to read the review - and will look into the novels you've mentioned - I've never read a graphic book before so it would take me out of another comfort zone

@Nymeth - I loved it - and have emailed you the link for the carnival - and Briar Rose is on my wish list so I may have to buy it sooner than later


Thanks for all the help everyone - I think I may do some more research around actual costs - and maybe cross ref my growing wish list to see which I could buy on the kindle instead. Ooh I sense a project coming on! I'll post an update when I make a decision either way.

@ILiana *wave* I'm glad you like the new look

@Trish - I realised today that I was a month ahead of myself! I've updated my challenge page with the correct dates *Duh* A friend at work recommended Great Expectations so I've added that to my list for October.

@Kim L - I'm glad to hear you're joining in too - I think it will be a fun challenge

@Nymeth - look forward to seeing you on board :)

@all - thanks for the kind words everyone *blush*

I have tried paper scrapping but I'm just not cut out for it - and I have such envy for those who can make paper layouts look beautiful - for me the undo button in photshop is often my saviour *lol*

@Kerry & @Jackie - great pages! Thanks for sharing :)

I'm using firefox and I don't have the scroll bars in your image above - just a big long list of articles and images that are covering over my WP buttons - so i can't actually save or publish my post! V. Annoying

Hi Marg and Linda - glad to find some other readers who like breaks - although Linda you are right - they do sometimes have their downsides ;)

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Great list - I've managed to track down some Disney-holic twitterers via google - but Ray over at Grumpy Hollow linked here in his blog today - so now I can go befriend some more people!