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Blogger Appreciation Day: December 2011 Power of Pinterest

January 5, 2012 By Kelli Leave a Comment

Short and sweet today. wlEmoticon smile Blogger Appreciation Day: December 2011 Power of Pinterest

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for December 1st – December 31st.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest. (I only do blogs and small businesses, not big sites!)
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers.
Grab the Blogger Appreciation Day picture and add it to your site or post. (It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )
Link that post up in my LinkyTools below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! If you want your giveaways linked, send me )
Scroll down and you will see a list of links, simply add your direct post link to it.

Thanks a million to my TOP TEN blog referrals!

I received referral visits from 344 sources during last month! I also want to note that Online Sweepstakes sent me 713 visitors this month and Pinterest sent me 547. Twitter sent me 458 and FaceBook sent me 272 for those that are curious.

1. Skip to My Lou sent me 417 visitors

2. Org Junkie sent me 414

3. We Are THAT Family sent me 273

4. Romantic Home sent me 242

5. Tightwad in Utah sent me 202

6. Crystal and Company sent me 172

7. Tip Junkie sent me 153

8. Designs by Gollum sent me 1404 <– new to the list this month!

9. Free Pretty Things for You sent me 97 <– new to the list this month!

10. Budget Saving Mom sent me 78 visitors!

Thanks so much to EVERYONE that sent me traffic, not just my top 10!

Now, write up your “Thank You” post and be sure to link it below.

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Blogger Appreciation Day: November 2011

December 5, 2011 By Kelli 1 Comment

How were things for you in November? My traffic finally seems to be going back up, but I am sure it is due to my Holiday gift guides and to several of my recipes getting pinned on Pinterest.

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for November 1st – November 30th.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest. (I only do blogs and small businesses, not big sites!)
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers.
Grab the Blogger Appreciation Day picture and add it to your site or post. (It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )
Link that post up in my LinkyTools below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! If you want your giveaways linked, send me )
Scroll down and you will see a list of links, simply add your direct post link to it.

Thanks a million to my TOP TEN blog referrals!

I received referral visits from 321 sources during last month! I also want to note that Online Sweepstakes sent me 1,359 visitors this month, Pinterest sent me 59, and StumbleUpon sent me 353. Twitter sent me 545 and FaceBook sent me 244 for those that are curious.

1. Skip to My Lou sent me 241 visitors

2. We are THAT Family sent me 196 visitors

3. Org Junkie sent me 194 visitors

4. Tightwad in Utah sent me 153 <– new to the list!!

5. Crystal and Company sent me 137 visitors

6. Grocery Cart Challenge sent me 113 visitors

7. 33 Shades of Green sent me 111 visitors

8. Tip Junkie sent me 69 visitors

9. Romantic Home sent me 61 visitors

10. A Southern Fairytale sent me 51

Thanks so much to everyone for sending readers my way!!

Now, write up your thank you post and be sure to link it below. It is really telling after you have done it awhile. You begin to see where you are wasting your efforts and what is really working!

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Blogger Appreciation Day: October 2011

November 5, 2011 By Kelli 4 Comments

Holy Cow! I just about forgot to do this today. How did it get to be the 5th so quickly? Arrgh. I have so much to do that it isn’t even funny.

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for October 1st – October 31st.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest. (I only do blogs and small businesses, not big sites!)
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers.
Grab the Blogger Appreciation Day picture and add it to your site or post. (It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )
Link that post up in my LinkyTools below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! If you want your giveaways linked, send me )
Scroll down and you will see a list of links, simply add your direct post link to it.

Thanks a million to my TOP TEN blog referrals!

I received referral visits from 295 sources during last month! I also want to note that Online Sweepstakes sent me 405 visitors this month. Twitter sent me 297 and FaceBook sent me 111 for those that are curious.

1. We are THAT Family sent me 187 visitors

2. Skip to my Lou sent me 141 visitors

3. Grocery Cart Challenge sent me 99 visitors <– for time on list

4. My Romantic Home sent me 79 visitors <– first time on list!

5. Just a Girl Blog sent me 78 visitors <– first time on list!

6. A Southern Fairytale sent me 64 visitors

7. No Time for Flashcards sent me 49 visitors

8. Tip Junkie sent me 43 visitors!

9. Crystal and Company sent me 38 visitors!

10. Funky Junk Interiors sent me 38 visitors! <– first time on list!

Now, write your post up and link it below!

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Blogger Appreciation Day: September 2011

October 5, 2011 By Kelli 4 Comments

It feels like I just did August! Time is going by way too quickly for my taste!

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for September 1st – September 30th.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest. (I only do blogs and small businesses, not big sites!)
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers.
Grab the Blogger Appreciation Day picture and add it to your site or post. (It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )
Link that post up in my LinkyTools below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! If you want your giveaways linked, send me )
Scroll down and you will see a list of links, simply add your direct post link to it.

Thanks a million to my TOP TEN blog referrals!

I received referral visits from 240 sources during last month! I also want to note that Online Sweepstakes sent me 237 visitors this month. Twitter sent me 109 and FaceBook sent me 148 for those that are curious. This is the first month for as long as I have been doing this, that FaceBook sent me more than Twitter!

1. Org Junkie – sent me 281 visitors

2. We Are THAT Family – sent me 92

3. Crystal and Company – sent me 55 visitors

4. Someday Crafts – sent me 37 <– first time on list!

5. A Southern Fairytale – sent me 35 visitors

6. Budget Saving Mom – sent me 25 visitors

7. Contest Girl – sent me 21 visitors

8. Blessed with Grace – sent me 20 visitors <– first time on list!

9. Talking Dollars and Cents – sent me 20 visitors

10. 33 Shades of Green – sent me 18 visitors! <– first time on list!

Wow, my stats are majorly down! I need to do something, huh?

Thanks again! Now, link up yours below:

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Blogger Appreciation Day: August 2011

September 5, 2011 By Kelli 1 Comment

Well, I was working away on this when we got a power surge and then nothing. So, now my post is late and I am irritated!

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for August 1st – August 31st.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest. (I only do blogs and small businesses, not big sites!)
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers.
Grab the Blogger Appreciation Day picture and add it to your site or post. (It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )
Link that post up in my LinkyTools below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! If you want your giveaways linked, send me )
Scroll down and you will see a list of links, simply add your direct post link to it.

Thanks a million to my TOP TEN blog referrals!

I received referral visits from 245 sources during last month! I also want to note that Online Sweepstakes sent me 852 visitors this month. Twitter sent me 157 and FaceBook sent me 85 for those that are curious.

1. Org Junkie sent me 497 visitors

2. Stumble Upon sent me 185 visitors!

3. Crystal and Company sent me 126 visitors!

4. My Pet Savings sent 63 visitors! <– new to the list!

5. We Are That Family sent me 62 visitors

6. Talking Dollars and Cents sent me 47 visitors <–new to the list!

7. A Southern Fairytale sent me 32 visitors! <– new to the list!

8. Budget Saving Mom sent me 32 visitors!

9. Freckleberry Finds sent me 21 visitors!

10. 33 Shades of Green sent me 19 visitors! <–new to the list!