The other day, a friend of mine found out that someone she had done a blog makeover for went and used her code to make over someone else's blog. My friend found out when she checked in on the site she had done only to see "I just did this makeover" posted. She emailed the person and contacted the blog owner and was eventually compensated.



Once I was dropping entrecards and I noticed that one blogger had a post divulging someones contact information. The reason? He had been stealing… Continue

This is for all of you newbies out there. Well, and anyone else who needs a refresher. Feel free to post your tips.



1. Comment on other sites. It's obvious and it works!

2. Join comment groups such as the ones on this site.

3. Participate in daily memes.

4. Sometimes it takes other bloggers time to warm up to you. Keep commenting.

5. Get noticed via networking- here for instance.

6. Ask a question which will inspire answers posted as comments.

7. Start a… Continue

I gotta tell you. I've been addicted to something (Coke Zero, bargains....) and I've worked with those who are addicted to stuff. Everyone is addicted to something.



According to a story that just ran on CNN, there are no statistics on "Facebook addiction" .



Social media addiction, as of now, isn't an actual medical diagnosis.



According to CNN, you know you're a Facebook addict when



1. You lose sleep over Facebook



2. You spend more than an… Continue

Many of us have been tempted to advertise our site in order to get some traffic. Unfortunately, this won't do you much good unless you are willing to spend a lot of money.



The real secret for getting traffic to your site is elbow grease.

Here are some tips.



1. Get involved with MBC by joining groups that can promote your site. There are comment clubs for example.

2. Be sure to include a RSS of your site on your MBC home page.

3. Request friends on… Continue

We've all been through, witnessed, or are going through the stages of being a mommy blogger.



It all starts when sign up with, probably blogger, to start your blog site. You use the basic minima template and upload a sweet picture of you as a mom or of your kids. Days, weeks, maybe even a month or two go by and you have maybe one comment. Are you getting any visits?



So, you either quit blogging and move on to something else or you start clicking through your… Continue