What a week! A lot of decisions were made and even some planning and actions that were started one way has been re-arranged and done again. So you can say I’m being too hard on myself for getting things done.
What do you expect, it’s my very first mailing list!
More than that, I really miss you guys so first things first, I’m really impressed with the way the polls were answered so far. I was hoping for more but hey, you can’t always get what you want.
If you’re just reading this now, why not share your thoughts on your help is needed!
Overall, about 15 comments and tweets were distributed. Hurray!

Thanks to everyone who has helped out and supported the endeavor so far:
- Patricia from Lavender Uses – Appreciate the vote! In this edition of Where This Blog Has Been, you will find her very first guest post. Not only is she on her way to great things, but check out her new Lavender Etsy Store!
- Ileane from Basic Blog Tips – Yay! Thanks for visiting the blog for the very first time Ileane and also for your rocking support! I’m honored to have your presence and thoughts on this one.
- Tuan from Tek3D – Another respected blogger here, I always appreciate your opinion especially on all things technical. So thanks for your vote ban (that’s Vietnamese for friend!).
- Murray from Murlu – And yet, another awesome blogger support! Appreciate all that you have given in regards to time and the conversations we’ve had so far. Your advice has helped me moved some mountains.
- Richard from Riches Corner – Thanks for all the support and in the short amount of time so far, you are rocking it my awesome blogger friend.
Appreciate the vote! - Steve from Steve Scott’s Site – Always a pleasure to hear your thoughts on list-building, even from the list builder himself. Thanks for the awesome vote and support!
- Barry Wells from The Barry Wells – Even before the 100 Blog Comments, Barry has continued to give me support. Once again, he comes through! Thanks my friend.
- Rick LaPoint from LaPoint Marketing – Nice to meet an awesome new blogger, thanks to Patricia of course, who also has provided some great advice and support! Thanks for the vote.
- Adam Paudyal from Endeavor-Online – Another great Mastermind friend who’s supporting the effort as well. Thanks so much for your vote!
- John McNally from The John McNally – And another 100 Blog Challenge friend who has continued to keep in touch! Great to hear your say John! Thanks for the vote.
- Terry Conti from Terry Conti – Finally, I want to also thank Terry for your vote. I’m glad to hear that you’re looking forward to this e-course as much as myself!
I also want to thank those who have voted but did not comment. There seems to be a couple of you out there. You know who you are. Thanks so much!!!
Late to the table and didn’t know that there was a poll? Have your say about what’s going to come up soon for the new mailing list in your feedback and help is needed! I really appreciate the awesome power of the community here.
Thus, this week’s blog hopping video is reminiscent of the recent rapture so enjoy!
Now, before we kick-off this week’s Where This Blog Has Been, I found an awesome post which can give you an idea of your blog status, celebrity-style!
It’s more or less shows you how much influence you have online. So check it out!
I’m on the D-List.
Besides, if you’ve registered your site on Technorati, it might be more effective so are you an A-List Blogelibrity? Enjoy it and please, take it with a grain of salt. Unless you want to dominate the world, it ain’t gonna happen in one day honey.
Here’s Where This Blog Has Been with a total of 18 posts for you to give love to.
Sunday, November 7 (3 Posts)
- Steve Scott’s Sunday Selections: Hey, hey, hey, it’s another roundup from Steve and he covers everything from social media, reading facts, personal development, blogging and finally some shakes and stirs. You won’t be let down. Promise.
- Sunday Synopsis #6: Oh no, Adam lets us in on some very sad news as this will be his last synopsis, but don’t be down so long, what’s gone is meant to brought in greater ventures. I just can’t do it with this roundup yet! Therefore, check out what you can as usual, he won’t disappoint you.
- SuperPost Sundays Weekly Roundup #3: I’ve been following Ingrid for awhile now, as I include a new addition on Sundays, Adam’s won’t be around!
So show some love for this gal as she got some great reads for you all. What you won’t find from the above, you will definitely find here.
Monday, November 8 (1 Post)
- Three Types of Visitors Extended – Analysing the Visitor Pattern: Welcome new commentator to Blogging For, Ajay has surprised me by sharing his point of view on the post which received a lot of attention a few weeks back, the 3 Types of Blog Visitors. This is also part of the new social challenge. So check it out!
Tuesday, November 9 (7 Posts)
- What Your Traffic Numbers Really Mean: John takes you behind the scenes with hits, pageviews, visits and unique visits. This way you can always look at a traffic report and see what really matters for that site. Hint, hint, this one as well.
- The Social Phenomenon – Covering 100 Bloggers in 100 Days: Here’s the challenge post from Ajay which asks you to join him on the quest to cover topics which you have interacted with or would like to take on in your perspective. Challenges are always fun, but this will have to wait until the mailing list launch.
- 9 FREE Ebooks on Social Media: Ingrid has got some awesome finds here for you. I mean these are top-notch reads which can help you delve into the process of marketing your presence better. I don’t know how she does it but she’s proving again and again, she’s an effective socialite!
- A Newbie Begins a Blog – And A Business: Yay! Show some love folks because when a fellow blogger starts guest posting those are some precious times to learn from. Here is Patricia’s very first guest post on Rick’s blog. She shares her secrets to how she has build her business online in such a short time with her blog!
- Holy Crap! Cook’s Source: When copyright goes out of hand, what you’ll notice is the community will respond. The moral of the story is, if you don’t have permission, don’t publish. Here, Gini, highlights a recent nightmare which can give us all a lesson on publishing content.
- My One Bit of Advice For Success As An Entrepreneur: Gideon, the video blogger, does it again with some great tips to help you succeed no matter it’s online, in the real world or anything you’ll undertake. I’m a big fan of the guy who breaks down his concepts into simple, easy digestible bits. See how you can too!
- IM Faceplate is An Online Business Owner’s Dream Tool: Deborah introduces us to a tool which can integrate many features of Web 2.0 right now all into one place. Not only that, for the article marketer with an opt-in list, you can insert them as well into your faceplate!
Wednesday, November 10 (2 Posts)
- Over 75 FREE Rapid E-Learning Resources: Tom blogs a lot about E-Learning development so in the midst of my research for the new ecourse, this was one of the monster post I found with valuable information. Not only can it be applied to creators of ecourse but anything blog-related from design, media, social and more!
- Business Blogging Advice – Content Creation Topics: Matt gives you some great advice for thinking about your content in terms of a small business. After all, if you want conversions, leads or even be seen on the search engines, you have to have a strategy of some sort.
Thursday, November 11 (NONE – Happy Veteran’s Day!)
Friday, November 12 (1 Post)
- The Online Marketing Funnel: Here’s a short and sweet article with a great pictorial on how conversion goes from research to revenue by NitinK. Back in 2008, this process is still relevant to now. What do you think?
Saturday, November 13 (NONE)
Honorable Mentions (4 Posts)
- I’m Full Time Online Just Quit My Offline Job! – I love hearing good news especially when someone I admire like Sally Neill says, ‘I just quit my job!’ Now with the new mailing list, I want to too. With enough effort and even some of her magic touch, I just might!
- Review of Cloud Living – Ali is one of those rare writers you have to follow online. Her review of Glen Allsopp’s ebook Cloud Living is a great take on what you can expect to make a living on the internet from one of the most talked about blogger.
- Income Blogging Guide Course Review – The infamous Kristi Hines reviews the Income Blogging Guide which is a competitive package to the Blog Mastermind course. Her take and review shows that the course is really a rich interactive experience and worth trying. A great post as I ponder on the new e-course.
- Interview with Six-Figure Problogger – Yaro Starak – Young Rob Rammuny interviews Yaro and does a great job of it. Not only that, he’s only 16! A-maz-ing! The best part, the transcript can also be downloaded for offline viewing later. Great for bedtime reading.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve been excited and carrying that elsewhere to another blog, I get disappointed when they’re not as excited as I am. Truth is, there is more misery than successes in the blogosphere. However, that doesn’t mean my parade has been rained on, it just means there are now fellow bloggers to revive and inject with hope.



Who knew that there were so many ways you can grow to give value? I definitely see why monetization is important now. It’s the first step to starting the cycle of value.
