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		<title>My February Blogging Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Blog / Build a Site]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to challenge yourself to do better. This month, I&#8217;ve challenged myself to blog each and every day to my dating site at 101Date.com. The &#8216;challenge&#8217; is due to the fact that I&#8217;m no longer too keen on the subject and have therefore been very remiss in posting to that blog. Ya, I [...]]]></description>
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<p>This month, I&#8217;ve challenged myself to blog each and every day to my dating site at <a href="http://101date.com" target="_blank">101Date.com</a>. The &#8216;challenge&#8217; is due to the fact that I&#8217;m no longer too keen on the subject and have therefore been very remiss in posting to that blog.</p>
<p>Ya, I know&#8230; that&#8217;s how I made my first million &#8212; BUT, that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that I&#8217;m still inspired by the topic. <img src='http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Too, Valentine&#8217;s Day is a HUGE profit generator so getting traffic to the site through content will ultimately be worthwhile.</p>
<p>So, I&#8217;m using a few &#8216;tricks of the trade&#8217; to succeed at this months challenge. </p>
<ol>
<li>Re-posting old articles.</li>
<li>Working to finish posts that were drafted long ago.</li>
<li>Researching trade industry news.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/where-to-buy-content-for-your-site/" target="_blank">Buying PLR</a>.</li>
<li>Checking out some <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/instantcontentrobot" title="Instant Content Robot" target="_blank">content spinners</a> (yes, I know that&#8217;s against everything I&#8217;ve ever taught you, but if I can auto-spin an article and then do a little work to make it sound human &#8211; hey, why not? Besides, the 7-day trial is only $4.97. <img src='http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
</ol>
<p>Anyway, that&#8217;s MY challenge for February&#8230; the SHORTEST month of the year.</p>
<p>Anybody willing to join me? </p>
<p>Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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		<title>New Relationship Marketing – FREE Webinar Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s great news on a Facebook event I&#8217;m actually happy to hear about&#8230; because it comes from a true leader in the social media space &#8211; Mari Smith. If you&#8217;ve been trying to get social media to work for your business, you know that Mari Smith provides some of the best guidance there is for [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you&#8217;ve been trying to get <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/category/articles/website-traffic/social/">social media</a> to work for your business, you know that Mari Smith provides some of the best guidance there is for making sense of it all.</p>
<p>And as entrepreneurs and small businesses owners, we are all interested in getting better at Facebook marketing and relationship marketing in a big way! </p>
<p>So, I&#8217;m VERY excited to tell you what&#8217;s in store for you on Tuesday January 31st. Mari&#8217;s going to be leading one of her informative, FREE webinars &#8212; <strong><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/marismith" title="Mari Smith Facebook Marketing" target="_blank">The New Relationship Marketing &#8211; FREE Webinar Series!</a></strong> &#8212; on Facebook Marketing for 2012 &#8212; and you&#8217;re invited!</p>
<p>This will be a lively and informative webinar about how to grow a raving fanbase on the world&#8217;s #1 social network &#8212; Facebook.</p>
<p>With all the recent changes over at Facebook, sometimes it&#8217;s tough to stay ahead and use the world&#8217;s largest social network to guarantee consistent visibility, engagement and growth for your business. That&#8217;s why Mari&#8217;s offering this free webinar, to get you up to speed on Facebook Marketing right at the start of the year. It&#8217;s all about the best ways to develop your Fanbase audience so that they REALLY connect with you. And when they join in and respond, they&#8217;re ready to buy from you, too!</p>
<p>Register right away to save your seat on Mari&#8217;s first big Facebook event of 2012 before it fills up (because if her previous webinars are any indication, I really think the seats on this one will be overflowing too!) I&#8217;ve already signed up, so let&#8217;s both start this year off with a big boost to our Facebook marketing for 2012!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/marismith" title="Mari Smith Facebook Marketing" target="_blank">The New Relationship Marketing &#8211; FREE Webinar Series!</a></strong></p>
<p>I hope to see you on the webinar!</p>
<p>Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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		<title>Better Business Bureau Scam Emails</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams & Other Trouble]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you sell a product online? Would you be alarmed if you received a complaint notice via email from the Better Business Bureau? I was&#8230; for a about a nano second until I got to the &#8216;bad English&#8217; portion of the message. A quick Google Search confirmed my suspicions that this was indeed a spam [...]]]></description>
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<p>Would you be alarmed if you received a complaint notice via email from the Better Business Bureau?</p>
<p>I was&#8230; for a about a nano second until I got to the &#8216;bad English&#8217; portion of the message. A quick Google Search confirmed my suspicions that this was indeed a spam message.</p>
<p>Here is the message that I received.</p>
<blockquote><p>Attention: Owner/Manager</p>
<p>Here with the Better Business Bureau would like to inform you that we have been sent a complaint (ID 18537343) from a customer of yours related to their dealership with you.</p>
<p>Please open the COMPLAINT REPORT below to obtain more information on this problem and inform us about your opinion as soon as possible.</p>
<p>We hope to hear from you shortly.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Fernando Grodhaus</p>
<p>Dispute Counselor<br />
Better Business Bureau</p>
<p>Council of Better Business Bureaus<br />
4200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 800<br />
Arlington, VA 22203-1838<br />
Phone: 1 (703) 276.0100<br />
Fax: 1 (703) 525.8277 </p></blockquote>
<p>If you get one of these, trash it. Do NOT open any links or attachments.</p>
<p>BTW, all I did was search for &#8216;Fernando Grodhaus&#8217; and Google responded with a page full of complaints about this &#8216;complaint&#8217;.</p>
<p>Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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		<title>WordPress 3.3 Fights with Akismet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Working with Wordpress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a heads up about what happens to your Akismet plugin once you install WordPress 3.3 First, ALL comments posted to my blogs were going into spam after I installed WordPress 3.3. Ergo, I wasn&#8217;t getting email messages about comments being held in moderation. Thought no one was enjoying my latests posts until I found [...]]]></description>
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<p>First, ALL comments posted to my blogs were going into spam after I installed WordPress 3.3. Ergo, I wasn&#8217;t getting email messages about comments being held in moderation. Thought no one was enjoying my latests posts until I found nearly 100 &#8216;good&#8217; comments in the Spam box.</p>
<p>Then the BBPress Forum on <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/abp" target="_blank">Affiliate Blogger PRO</a> stopped working. I got a message from one of our members that they couldn&#8217;t post to the forum. I checked and it seemed to work, so I asked him to try again and never heard anything back. I received an email about the same problem from another member this morning and discovered that new posts to the forum were automatically being deleted. </p>
<p>Suddenly something in my tiny cranium clicked that the problem must have something to do with Akismet.</p>
<p>Sure enough, when you install WordPress 3.3 and do the Akismet upgrade, things go awry.</p>
<p>The fix?</p>
<p>Easy enough. Go into the Akismet configuration panel on your WordPress blog and you&#8217;ll discover that the API key is no longer there. </p>
<p>Once you re-enter and save it&#8230; all is well once more.</p>
<p>Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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		<title>Fresh Content or Good Content – Take Your Pick</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Kane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Create Content]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to write fresh content or good content? Seems like a strange question, right? As an aspiring writer you’re taught that fresh content is where it’s at, it’s where you’ll get your big break. But is that true? Not really. Sure, fresh content is the way to go, but only if you can [...]]]></description>
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<p>As an aspiring writer you’re taught that fresh content is where it’s at, it’s where you’ll get your big break. But is that true? Not really.</p>
<p>Sure, fresh content is the way to go, but only if you can somehow uncover content that no one has written on yet, and a quick look around will tell you that just about every topic under the sun has been written.</p>
<p>So how do you write good content if it isn’t new content?</p>
<h4>1.	Find a New Angle</h4>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>There are thousands of stories floating around the internet about how to keep weight off during the holidays. Nine out of 10 of them will all parrot back exactly the same thing. That means if you want your article to be the one to catch, you have to spin the information in a way that makes people pause and continue reading. </p>
<p>Spinning information in a unique way is the best tactic a successful journalist can employ.</p>
<h4>
<p>2.	Stay Up to Date</h4>
<p>Staying up to date on currently trending topics is the best way to keep your content as fresh as possible and to continually improve on your writing skills. Becoming a fantastic writer is a continually evolving process that requires submerging yourself in the world of writing.</p>
<h4>
3.	Find Your Voice</h4>
<p>Just because your favorite author has a flare for using witty euphemisms when they write doesn’t mean that you do. You have to determine your own writing style and capitalize on it – being confident in your own writing is what engages people to keep reading. Just about anyone can tell when something comes fluidly and when something is forced, and no one wants to read writing that doesn’t flow.</p>
<h4>
4.	Write Often to Write Well</h4>
<p>Even if it’s only a few sentences a day, a paragraph here and there, or something no one ever reads, writing daily will help you continually improve your writing skills and take your content to the next level of awesome.<br />
Sometimes people get so caught up in finding fresh content that they pass up content that can be written in such a way that it becomes great content simply because of how it’s written.</p>
<p><strong>Writing fresh content doesn’t make you a great writer – writing well makes you a great writer.</strong></p>
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		<title>148-Point Affiliate Marketer / Blogger Checklist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Blog / Build a Site]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to Make Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Make Money Online]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This might be the world&#8217;s longest checklist for bloggers and affiliate marketers. Don&#8217;t let that stop you from becoming a blogger, as many items on the checklist need only be done once (i.e. install your blog), while a number of others are tongue-in-cheek, i.e. eat and sleep. Most items on the checklist are linked to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Don&#8217;t let that stop you from becoming a blogger, as many items on the checklist need only be done once (i.e. install your blog), while a number of others are tongue-in-cheek, i.e. eat and sleep. <img src='http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Most items on the checklist are linked to blog posts on this site where you&#8217;ll find more information about the topic.</p>
<p>Important list items WITHOUT links (i.e. choose your niche, assess affiliate programs, create an autoresponder series, etc.) are covered in detail in both <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/sah" target="_blank">my book</a> and <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/abp" target="_blank">multi-media course</a>.</p>
<p>I hope this helps and Happy Blogging!</p>
<ol>
<li>Determine whether you <em>really</em> <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/is-blogging-right-for-you/">want to be a  blogger</a>
<li>Learn and <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/glossary-of-internet-marketing-terms/">understand industry terminology</a>, i.e. do NOT say &#8216;affiliate&#8217; when you mean merchant!
<li>Ask <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/8-tips-for-asking-better-questions/">LOTS of questions</a>!
<li>Consider your interests (<a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/julie-julia-bloggers-must-watch-this-movie/">food</a>, <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/the-perfect-time-to-go-and-sell-green/">going green</a>&#8230;)
<li>Assess / <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/7-sins-niche-market-research/">research markets</a> for profit potential
<li>Confirm that there are products to sell in your niche
<li>Consider  <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/8-recession-proof-product-service-ideas-for-affiliates/">the state of the economy</a>
<li>Choose your niche (be happy, stay out of <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/internet-marketing-not-a-nice-niche/">BizOp</a>)
<li>Decide whether to use your real name or a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/the-perils-of-anonymous-publishing/">pseudonym</a>
<li>Think up a good name for your business / blog
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Protect your computer against <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/basic-and-essential-software-for-internet-marketers/#Anti-Virus">spam and viruses</a>
<li>Arrange computer backups &#8211; <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/25-things-in-my-home-office/#backup-power">backup   power unit</a> or at <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/carbonite" target="_blank">Carbonite</a> (or both)
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/godaddy" target="_blank">Register   your domain name</a>
<li>Arrange <a href="http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/recommended-web-site-hosting-services/">web hosting</a>
<li>Familiarize yourself with host&#8217;s operating system, i.e. cPanel
<li>Learn and exercise <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/have-patience-young-grasshopper/">patience</a>
<li>Confused? Evaluate <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/about-rosalind-gardner/rosalinds-books/">educational   opportunities</a>
<li>Be careful to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/blog-commenting-tactic-benefits-trainer-not-students/">avoid   scam artist &#8216;teachers&#8217;</a>
<li>Setup <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/control-spam-with-this-simple-technique/">email forwarding addresses</a>, i.e. me @ mydomain.com
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/the-1-minute-blog-installation-video/">Install WordPress</a>
<li>Install <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wordpress-plugins-and-how-i-use-them#akismet">Akismet</a> for blog spam protection
<li>Install WP Firewall Plugin</li>
<li>Install Login Lockdown plugin</li>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Install a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/the-1-minute-blog-installation-video/">professional WordPress theme</a>
<li>Design or <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/basic-services-for-your-internet-marketing-business/#Outsourcing">hire a professional</a> to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-logo/">create a logo</a>
<li>Install <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/basic-and-essential-software-for-internet-marketers/#browser">multiple web browsers</a> to review blog design
<li>Configure your blog backup schedule
<li>Setup comment moderation preferences
<li>Write a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/terms-of-use/comments-policy/">Comments Policy</a>
<li>Add a ping list
<li>Setup user registration preferences, subscriber vs. author, etc.
<li>Get a <a href="http://gravatar.com">Gravatar</a>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Write your Author bio
<li>Setup a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/paypal" target="_blank">PayPal account</a> for commission payments
<li>Get a <a href="http://google.com" target="_blank">Google account</a>
<li>Set up a <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/">Google Feedburner</a> feed
<li>Sign up for <a href="http://www.google.com/adsense" target="_blank">Google Adsense</a>
<li>Set up an <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/recommended-autoresponder-services/" target="_blank">autoresponder account</a> to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/build-a-list-build-your-business/"><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/recommended-autoresponder-services/">build your list</a></a>
<li>Create an autoresponder series
<li>Install autoresponder code on blog
<li>Setup Blog Broadcast functionality with Feedburner feed info
<li>Setup a <a href="http://facebook.com">Facebook</a> Profile (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/rosalind.gardner.biz" target="_blank">here&#8217;s   mine</a>)
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Setup a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RosalindGardnerOnline" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>
<li>Install Facebook code on blog
<li>Register at <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/social-networking-using-linkedin-groups/">LinkedIn</a>
<li>Setup <a href="http://twitter.com" target="_blank">Twitter</a> account
<li>Install <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wordpress-plugins-and-how-i-use-them/#sexy-bookmarks">Sexy   Bookmarks</a> to allow readers to share your posts
<li>Install the <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wordpress-plugins-and-how-i-use-them/#contact-form-7">Contact   Form 7 plugin</a>
<li>Create a <a href="http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/contact/">Contact page</a>
<li>Create an <a href="http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/about-rosalind-gardner/">AboutUs</a> page
<li>Add <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/terms-of-use#Disclaimer">Disclaimer</a> page
<li>Add <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/terms-of-use#Disclosure">Disclosure</a> page (to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/new-ftc-guidelines-for-bloggers/">keep FTC happy</a>)
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Create <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/categorically-crazy/">blog categories</a>
<li>Write blog category descriptions
<li>Get a text or <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/advanced-software-for-internet-and-affiliate-marketers/#HTML">HTML editor</a> to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/another-good-reason-to-write-your-blog-posts-offline/">write your posts offline</a>
<li>Write a series of &#8216;starter&#8217; posts
<li>Install <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/solving-my-resistance-to-firefox/">multiple browsers</a> to see how your blog appears in each
<li>Tag posts with relevant keywords
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/bigstockphoto-royalty-free-images-on-the-cheap/">Buy graphics</a> / images to enhance posts
<li>Use your own images with a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/flickr" target="_blank">Flickr account</a>
<li>Add <a href=""><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/how-to-really-profit-with-google-adsense/">Google Adsense</a></a> code
<li>Join <a href="https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon affiliate program</a> (<a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/amazon-axes-10000-california-affiliates/">if able</a>)
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Join <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/clickbank" target="_blank">Clickbank</a>
<li>Join other affiliate networks, e.g. <a href="http://cj.com" target="_blank">CJ</a>, <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/shareasale" target="_blank">ShareaSale</a>
<li>Supply networks with direct depost information
<li>Apply to affiliate programs
<li>Appeal to merchants directly if declined
<li><a href="" http:="" netprofitstoday.com="" blog="" how-to-get-super-affiliates-promote-your-products="">Evaluate and compare   affiliate offers</a>
<li>Choose best offers and products to promote
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/review-affiliate-organizer/">Organize your affiliate information</a>
<li>Learn how to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/how-to-cloak-your-affiliate-links-the-easy-way/">cloak your affiliate links</a>
<li>Write <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/how-to-write-a-product-review/">product reviews</a>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Get affiliate code from merchant
<li>Install affiliate links in product reviews
<li>Monitor sales statistics
<li>Confirm commission checks and bank deposits are accurate
<li>Set a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/make-your-resolutions-a-reality/">goal</a> to double earnings each and every month
<li>Assess why <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/5-reasons-your-site-is-not-making-money/">commissions may not be as high as expected</a>
<li>Tweak posts to increase conversion rates
<li>Review sales statistics again
<li>Monitor list for <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/email-marketing-formula-use-it-or-lose-money/">unsubscribes</a> after publishing posts
<li>Assess best ratio of promotional to informational posts
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Create a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/affiliate-marketing-month-by-month/">publishing plan</a> to follow
<li>Continue writing informative articles
<li>Create a swipe file to prevent <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/how-to-overcome-writers-block-and-avoid-crisis-writing/">writer&#8217;s block</a>
<li><a href="http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/where-to-buy-content-for-your-site/">Buy and use PLR content</a> when writing bores you
<li>Respond to blog reader comments (good and bad)
<li>Use <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/to-link-or-not-to-link-the-grocery-store-analogy/">reader comments to get ideas for content</a> **
<li>Build relationships &#8211; respond to Facebook friend comments
<li>Setup a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/category/polls/">polling</a> plugin
<li>Create <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/category/polls/">polls</a> to get reader feedback
<li>Send out a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/how-to-use-press-releases-to-market-your-affiliate-sites/">press   release</a> with poll results
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Create an <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/bloapp-create-an-iphone-or-android-app-for-your-blog/">Android or iPhone app</a> for your blog
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/build-trust-increase-sales/">Build trust</a> &#8211; respond to email submitted via Contact form
<li>Write standardized responses to frequently asked questions
<li>Create a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wordpress-plugins-and-how-i-use-them/#faqtastic">F.A.Q.</a>
<li>Check email regularly for new affiliate offers
<li>Monitor website traffic with <a href="http://www.google.com/analytics/" target="_blank">Google Analytics</a>
<li>Use <a href="http://www.google.com/reader" target="_blank">Google Reader</a> to stay abreast of industry news
<li>Comment on relevant blogs to build traffic through backlinks
<li>Comment on relevant forums for backlinks
<li>Set up a <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo! account</a>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Make <a href="http://rosalindgardner.com/no-escaping-the-logitech-webcam-9000-pro/" target="_blank">video product reviews</a> (<a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/25-things-in-my-home-office/#camcorder">you&#8217;ll   Flip for this</a>)
<li>Upload videos to YouTube and post to blog
<li>Connect your YouTube and Facebook accounts
<li>Monitor and respond to YouTube user comments
<li>Add <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/woohoo-making-money-from-youtube-videos/">monetization to YouTube videos</a>
<li>Assess <a href="netprofitstoday.com/blog/wordpress-plugins-and-how-i-use-them/#popularity-contest">popularity   of blog posts</a>
<li>Create a list of <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/popular/">popular blog posts</a>
<li>Create a list of your <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/12-must-reads-for-beginners/">best blog posts in a single category</a>
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/do-you-have-klout/">Sign up for Klout</a> to check your &#8216;influence&#8217;
<li>Check your <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/6-ways-to-lower-your-bounce-rate/">&#8216;bounce rate&#8217;</a>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/article-marketing-how-to-choose-targeted-keyword-phrases-for-higher-rankings/">Write   additional articles</a> for placement on article directories
<li>Re-invest earnings in <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/big-list-of-internet-marketing-tools/">software  and hardware upgrades</a>
<li>Buy PPC <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/q-and-a-pay-per-click-search-engine-marketing/">advertising</a> on Google Adwords
<li>Perform WordPress and plugin updates (but <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/dont-rush-to-update-wordpress/">not TOO quickly</a>)
<li>Figure out which plugin is causing <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/blog-bloat-pull-that-plugin/">blog bloat</a>
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/fixing-wordpress-database-errors/">Fret over database errors</a> and other traumas
<li>Prepare for possible <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/server-outages-plan-for-the-worst/">server outages</a>
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/blog-backups-and-cloning-made-easy/">Clone your blog </a>
<li>Check site for <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/plugin-checks-for-broken-links/">broken links</a>
<li>Look for links that still work but do <strong>not</strong> go where intended
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Link posts together with relevant keyword phrases for better SEO
<li>Hold a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/tag/contest/">contest</a> to encourage reader feedback and additional traffic
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/guest-blogging/">Invite guest bloggers</a> to write articles
<li>Guest post on other peoples&#8217; blogs
<li>Write stellar responses to questions on <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com" target="_blank">Yahoo! Answers</a>
<li>Find out how much <a href="http://klout.com" target="_blank">Klout</a> you have
<li>Take a course or buy software to improve your <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/copywriting-workshop/">copywriting</a> and writing skills
<li>Tackle and take down <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/here%e2%80%99s-what-happens-to-affiliate-site-copyright-infringers/">copyright   thieves</a>
<li><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/attend-a-conference/">Attend an  industry conference</a>
<li>Implement lessons learned at conference
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Turn your blog into a <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wishlist-member-review-how-to-turn-your-wordpress-blog-into-a-membership-site/">membership site</a> &#8230; <a href="http://AffiliateBloggerPRO.com/go/ros" target="_blank">I did</a>
<li>Translate your site
<li>Get success tips to stay inspired, focused and motivated
<li>Learn how to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/money-management-101/">manage your money</a>
<li>Subscribe to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/websitemagazine" target="_blank">industry trade magazines</a>
<li>File your <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/affiliate-marketing-in-canada-are-you-paying-gst-on-those-commissions/">taxes</a>
<li>Sign up for an <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/about-rosalind-gardner/rosalinds-books/">affiliate marketing / blogging</a> course
<li>Celebrate and monetize the <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/tag/holidays/">holidays</a>
<li>Eat
<li>Sleep
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<li>Get some exercise
<li>Have some fun
<li>Make time for <a href="http://rosalindgardner.com/omg-were-godparents/" target="_blank">your family</a>
<li>Give to others </li>
<li>Enjoy your <a href="http://RosalindGardner.com/stuff-i-like/">disposable income</a>
<li>Wash, rinse, repeat</li>
</ol>
<p>Have I missed anything? Comments, questions or suggestions? PLEASE let me know by leaving a comment below!</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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		<title>5 Ways to Make More Money Blogging in 2012</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am willing to wager that one of your goals for 2012 is to make more money online than you did in 2011. If so, great! I want to help you figure out whether you need to do more of what you did last year and/or add new business-building activities to your repertoire. Read the [...]]]></description>
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<p>If so, great! I want to help you figure out whether you need to do more of what you did last year and/or add new business-building activities to your repertoire. </p>
<p>Read the recommendations below for ideas that will increase your bottom line. </p>
<ol>
<li><H4>Test Your Market and Commitment</H4></p>
<p>If the blog you started in 2008 has never made a dime and the thought of trying to write yet another blog post about contact lenses leaves you cold; it&#8217;s unlikely that the blog will start producing big fat commission checks this year either.</p>
<p><B>Take a good hard look at your blog topic. </B></p>
<p>Is there a market for its related products and services or did it decline with middle class disposable incomes during the recession? If the market has vaporized, it&#8217;s time to reassess your investment in that blog. You can let it age and return to it when the market improves &#8212; or sell it.</p>
<p>You should also re-evaluate continuing your blog if the market remains strong, yet your interest in the topic has vanished. If you can find the spark that originally inspired you to start the blog, fuel that fire! Otherwise, let it go and spare yourself the pain of boredom. <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/why-i-killed-my-blog/">Let it go</A>, try to sell it or find someone to write for you on a regular basis.</p>
<p>If you decide to let your blog go, start another in a <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/8-recession-proof-product-service-ideas-for-affiliates/"  target="_blank">more profitable and interesting niche</A>.</p>
<p>At a bare minimum, start building your <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/where-is-your-portfolio-site/">portfolio / business card site</A> this year.</li>
<li><H4>Use the Right Tools</H4>
<p>Bloggers have access to many awesome free tools such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>YouTube</li>
<li>Facebook</li>
<li>Twitter</li>
<li>Google Analytics</li>
<li>Google Reader</li>
<li>Google Webmaster</li>
<li>and many more&#8230;</li>
</ul>
<p>Making good use of those tools can help you make piles of &#8216;extra&#8217; cash in commissions. </p>
<p>For example, you can decrease your blog&#8217;s load time by using <A HREF="http://code.google.com/speed/page-speed/"  target="_blank">Google&#8217;s Page Speed</A>. When readers can access your content faster, your conversions will increase and <strong>you make more money</strong>.</p>
<p><B>However, there are a few essential tools on which bloggers must not skimp &#8212; even if free options are available.</B></p>
<p>Those who want a hobby site to entertain friends and family, can do so for free with Blogger or WordPress.com. Or, just stick with Facebook.</p>
<p>However, to be a <B>money-making blogger</B>; you <I>must</I> invest in their own domain name and a <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/recommended-web-site-hosting-services/">web hosting service</A> for that domain.  (NOTE: <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/bluehost"  target="_blank">Bluehost</a> offers free domain registration with their hosting service). </p>
<p><B>Need convincing that owning your own domain is an absolute necessity?</B></p>
<p>OK, here&#8217;s one of the most compelling reasons &#8212; Merchants decline applications of affiliates who use third-party <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wordpress-com-free-hosting-is-not-for-affiliate-marketers/">hosting providers, i.e. WordPress.com</a>, as they are regarded as unprofessional.  </p>
<p><B>You also need an autoresponder service.</B> </p>
<p>If you rely on Feedburner for blog broadcast delivery, make <I>this</I> the year that you start building a real list of blog subscribers whom you contact, even when you don&#8217;t post to your blog. </p>
<p><I>Every</I> successful money-making blogger uses a professional autoresponder service to build their subscriber lists. I&#8217;ve been using <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/aweber"  target="_blank">Aweber</A> for over a decade, and recommend them above all other services. If you&#8217;re a new customer, you can test out an Aweber account for just a $1. </p>
<p>A list of people who are interested in your topic and what you have to say will <I>always</I> be your greatest business asset.</p>
<p>Better yet, you might make some friends amongst those readers&#8230;</li>
<li><H4>Start Connecting with People</H4>
<p>I&#8217;ve remained in this business for over a decade because I enjoy connecting with the people I meet online who share my interests. </p>
<p>Feedback &#8211; positive or negative &#8211; helps me make my business better. Positive feedback tells me I&#8217;ve hit the mark and that I need to do more of the same. Negative feedback indicates that I need to review and revise my approach in one or more areas. </p>
<p>Learning something new everyday encourages me to foster even more relationships and there are <I>so</I> many different ways to connect with people online.</p>
<p>Responding to folks who comment on your blog is first and foremost. Not each and every one, but certainly to those who have asked a question or left a very thoughtful and detailed response. In doing so, you forge relationships and build credibility as a <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/build-trust-increase-sales/">trusted authority in your niche</A>.</p>
<p><B>Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/go/flickr"  target="_blank">Flickr</a> accounts increase your online presence. </B>When those accounts are properly connected, posting to one will show up on others, i.e. with your <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/share-your-youtube-videos-on-twitter-facebook-and-google-reader/">YouTube and Facebook accounts connected</A>, a video upload to YouTube will result in a notification on your Facebook page or profile. Each notification is an opportunity to bring visitors back to your blog or find new readers.</p>
<p>Posting thoughtful comments on others&#8217; blogs not only builds backlinks, but your reputation as well. Make sure the blogs on which you post comments are in a niche relevant to your own &#8212; and don&#8217;t pull any &#8216;<A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/cheap-shoes-leaves-a-comment/">cheap shoes</A>&#8216; tricks.</p>
<p>Meeting with merchants at an <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/attend-a-conference/">industry conference</A> is another fine way to build relationships and increase your commissions as many will offer higher payouts to affiliate marketers whom they meet in person. Trading war stories with fellow bloggers is also fun, highly educational and bound to increase your bottom line.</li>
<li><H4>Blog Early, Blog Often</H4>
<p>If you blogged once a week last year, try to double or triple your output in 2012.</p>
<p>Increasing the amount of unique content that you publish is a sure way to get Google to reward you with more free traffic. More visitors always means better earnings.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t have the time to blog more often? Consider partnering with a writer, hiring a freelancer  or <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/where-to-buy-content-for-your-site/">buying PLR</A>. </p>
<p><B>Review, revise and re-use your existing blog content.</B></p>
<p>Frustrating readers with out-dated content or broken links is a sure way to make LESS money, so review your blog for posts that are out-dated or no longer relevant&#8230; but do NOT delete them.</p>
<p>Old posts that still attract traffic can be used to redirect visitors to newer, more relevant material. Simply add a <strong>bolded notice</strong> to the top of the post with a link to the new material. Make the sentence highly noticeable by using a color not used elsewhere on your site.</p>
<p>Check your blog regularly for broken links &#8211; I use the <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wordpress-plugins-and-how-i-use-them/#brokenlinkchecker">Broken Link Checker</A> plugin. </p>
<p>Check for links that DO work, but which do not link to the site or product that you intended! Sad, but true &#8211; I&#8217;ve come across a small percentage of merchants that will change the landing page in such a way that you will no longer be compensated for referred sales. </p>
<p>Another option is to update and re-post articles. For example, if you promote a particular event every year (such as I do with <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/underground-8-is-open/">Yanik Silver&#8217;s Underground Seminar</A>), simply put the post back into Draft mode, enter the new information and re-publish it.</p>
<p>Too, review posts for opportunities to link to other relevant posts on your blog. Consider creating a new post that lists 5 &#8211; 7 articles and call it a &#8216;series&#8217;. <img src='http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li><H4>Make a Plan and Work Your Plan</H4>
<p>Read the <A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/affiliate-marketing-month-by-month/">Affiliate Marketing: Month-by-Month</A> series of articles which highlights holidays and events.</p>
<p>Use it to create a publishing schedule for your blog and get suggestions for products and services you might consider promoting throughout the year.</p>
<p>To help you create a plan and stay on track with your plan without getting overwhelmed, here are some helpful articles.</p>
<ol>
<li><A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wash-on-a-monday/">Wash on a Monday</A></li>
<li><A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/end-procrastination-eat-that-frog/">End Procrastination: Eat that Frog</A></li>
<li><A HREF="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/feeling-overwhelmed/">Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s My Cure</A></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p>I wish you all the very best of blogging success in 2012!</p>
<p>Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the year is a fabulous time to set goals that will help you make more money online in the new year (and beyond). Here are a few New Year&#8217;s business resolutions you might want to consider adopting: Ask for help We often fail to achieve our goals because we don&#8217;t ask for [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here are a few New Year&#8217;s business resolutions you might want to consider adopting:</p>
<ol>
<li>
<h4>Ask for help</h4>
<p>We often fail to achieve our goals because we don&#8217;t ask for help. Don&#8217;t let &#8216;not knowing&#8217; or &#8216;not understanding&#8217; undermine your potential for success. Reach out and ask for mentoring, guidance and support when you need it. Join a membership site that teaches what you want to learn and has a community forum in which you can get answers to your questions.</li>
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<h4>Cultivate a positive mindset</h4>
<p>Success is nearly impossible to achieve when we focus on our failures, doubts and worries. View mistakes as part of the process. Learn from them and be grateful that no one died. <img src='http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Derive motivation and inspiration from the <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/category/articles/success-stories/">success of others</a>.</li>
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<h4>Be realistic</h4>
<p>Making a million dollars in the next 30 days is unlikely (despite what <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/tag/scams">scam marketers tell you</a>) unless you win the lottery or your rich uncle croaks and leaves you his fortune. Recognize that reward is in direct correlation to effort made.</li>
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<h4>Learn something new</h4>
<p>Do some reading or take a course to <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/category/articles/writing-content/">improve your writing skills</a>. Read a book to improve your self-confidence or your <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/self-discipline-for-success/">self-discipline</a>.</li>
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<h4>Adopt new methods</h4>
<p>Investigate different strategies that you can adopt to grow your business. Add product sales to your Adsense site. Add Adsense to your affiliate blog. Offer one-on-one coaching to your repertoire. Turn your blog into an exclusive membership site. And for Pete&#8217;s sake, quit relying on Feedburner alone and <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/recommended-autoresponder-services/">install that Aweber code</a>!! <img src='http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>
<h4>Focus on your target market</h4>
<p>If you sell medical and health products to boomers, spend more time where they hang out online and less time tweeting about Kim Kardashian&#8217;s antics.</li>
<li>
<h4>Know your numbers</h4>
<p>Analyze your best traffic sources, best-selling products and blog posts from the previous year. Focus on those to make additional recommendations and sales to your existing audience.</li>
<li>
<h4>Get more social</h4>
<p><a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/category/articles/website-traffic/social/">Social media marketing</a> will continue to explode in 2012 and is clearly the best way to get free traffic to your blog. Ramp up your Facebook and Twitter activities to grow your reader and customer base.</li>
<li>
<h4>Respect your time</h4>
<p>Learn to automate every process that can be automated. For example, use Aweber&#8217;s blog broadcasting to automatically deliver your latest blog posts to your subscriber list and Twitter. Be sure that each of your blog posts, Flickr and YouTube uploads also get posted automatically to Facebook. Increase your productivity with <a href="http://netprofitstoday.com/blog/category/reviews/">simple and inexpensive webmaster tools</a>.</li>
<li>
<h4>Celebrate your accomplishments</h4>
<p>Savor and enjoy every step you take, no matter how small it seems. Give yourself a pat on the back or reward yourself in some way. Success isn&#8217;t really success unless we enjoy it.</li>
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<p>I hope those suggestions help you make more money online during the year(s) to come. My best wishes to you and yours for a happy, healthy and Prosperous New Year!</p>
<p>P.S. Please help out a fellow blogger and add your suggestions in the comments section below.</p>
<p><em><strong>Note</strong>: This post was originally published in 2010 and has been updated for 2012.  </em></p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ready to start some advance planning for your affiliate promotions in 2012? Here&#8217;s a basic holiday calendar. Jan 1 &#8211; New Year’s Day Jan 2 &#8211; New Year’s Day’ observed Jan 6 &#8211; Epiphany Jan 13 &#8211; Stephen Foster Memorial Day Jan 16 &#8211; Martin Luther King Day Jan 23 &#8211; Chinese New Year Feb [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a basic holiday calendar.</p>
<p>Jan 1 &#8211; New Year’s Day<br />
Jan 2 &#8211; New Year’s Day’ observed<br />
Jan 6 &#8211; Epiphany<br />
Jan 13 &#8211; Stephen Foster Memorial Day<br />
Jan 16 &#8211; Martin Luther King Day<br />
Jan 23 &#8211; Chinese New Year<br />
Feb 1 &#8211;  National Freedom Day<br />
Feb 2 &#8211;   Groundhog Day<br />
Feb 14 &#8211;  Valentine’s Day<br />
Feb 20 &#8211;  Presidents’ Day<br />
Feb 21 &#8211; Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras<br />
Feb 22 &#8211; Ash Wednesday<br />
Mar 1 &#8211; St. David’s Day<br />
Mar 2 &#8211; Read Across America Day<br />
Mar 11 &#8211; Daylight Saving Time starts<br />
Mar 17 &#8211; St. Patrick’s Day<br />
Mar 20 &#8211; Vernal equinox<br />
Apr 1 &#8211;  Palm Sunday<br />
Apr 5 &#8211;  Maundy Thursday<br />
Apr 6 &#8211; Good Friday (Many regions)<br />
Apr 7 &#8211; Holy Saturday<br />
Apr 8 &#8211;  Easter Sunday<br />
Apr 9 &#8211; Easter Monday<br />
Apr 17 &#8211; Tax Day<br />
Apr 25 &#8211;  Administrative Professionals Day<br />
May 1 &#8211;  Loyalty Day<br />
May 1 &#8211;  Law Day<br />
May 3 &#8211; National Day of Prayer<br />
May 5 &#8211;  Cinco de Mayo<br />
May 13 &#8211; Mother’s Day<br />
May 15 &#8211;  Peace Officers Memorial Day<br />
May 17 &#8211; Ascension Day<br />
May 18 &#8211; National Defense Transportation Day<br />
May 19 &#8211; Armed Forces Day<br />
May 22 &#8211; National Maritime Day<br />
May 27 &#8211;  Pentecost<br />
May 28 &#8211;  Whit Monday<br />
May 28 &#8211; Memorial Day<br />
Jun 3 &#8211;  Trinity Sunday<br />
Jun 7 &#8211;   Corpus Christi<br />
Jun 14 &#8211; Flag Day<br />
Jun 17 &#8211;  Father’s Day<br />
Jun 20 &#8211;  June Solstice<br />
Jul 4  &#8211;   Independence Day<br />
Jul 22 &#8211;  Parents’ Day<br />
Aug 15 &#8211; Assumption of Mary<br />
Aug 19 &#8211; National Aviation Day<br />
Sep 3 &#8211;  Labor Day<br />
Sep 8 &#8211; Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day<br />
Sep 9 &#8211; National Grandparents Day<br />
Sep 11 &#8211;  Patriot Day<br />
Sep 17 &#8211; Constitution Day and Citizenship Day<br />
Sep 21 &#8211;  National POW/MIA Recognition Day<br />
Sep 22 &#8211; Autumnal equinox<br />
Sep 30 &#8211;   Gold Star Mother’s Day<br />
Oct 1 &#8211; Child Health Day<br />
Oct 4 &#8211;  Feast of St Francis of Assisi<br />
Oct 8 &#8211; Columbus Day (Most regions)<br />
Oct 9 &#8211; Leif Erikson Day<br />
Oct 15 &#8211;   White Cane Safety Day<br />
Oct 16 &#8211;  Boss’s Day<br />
Oct 31 &#8211; Halloween<br />
Nov 1 &#8211;  All Saints’ Day<br />
Nov 2 &#8211;   All Souls’ Day<br />
Nov 4 &#8211;   Daylight Saving Time ends<br />
Nov 6 &#8211;   Election Day<br />
Nov 11 &#8211; Veterans Day<br />
Nov 12 &#8211; Veterans Day’ observed<br />
Nov 22 &#8211; Thanksgiving Day<br />
Nov 23 &#8211; Black Friday<br />
Dec 2 &#8211;  First Sunday Advent<br />
Dec 7 &#8211;  Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day<br />
Dec 8 &#8211;   Feast of the Immaculate Conception<br />
Dec 17 &#8211;  Pan American Aviation Day<br />
Dec 17 &#8211; Wright Brothers Day<br />
Dec 21 &#8211; December Solstice<br />
Dec 24 &#8211;  Christmas Eve<br />
Dec 25 &#8211; Christmas Day<br />
Dec 26 &#8211;  Kwanzaa (until Jan 1)<br />
Dec 31 &#8211;   New Year’s Eve</p>
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		<title>Hello Sonny</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosalind Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WordPress 3.3, released on December 12th, is nicknamed Sonny, for jazz saxophonist, Sonny Stitt. Honestly, I wasn&#8217;t too jazzed about Sonny when I immediately got a &#8220;Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_rtl()&#8221; message after the upgrade. Couldn&#8217;t even log into the Admin Panel. Grrr. Fortunately, I wasn&#8217;t the only blogger who experienced this, so [...]]]></description>
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<p>Honestly, I wasn&#8217;t too jazzed about Sonny when I immediately got a &#8220;Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_rtl()&#8221; message after the upgrade. Couldn&#8217;t even log into the Admin Panel. Grrr.</p>
<p>Fortunately, I wasn&#8217;t the only blogger who experienced this, so it was easy to find a <a href="http://www.famousbloggers.net/getting-ready-for-wordprss-3-3-solve-fatal-error-call-to-undefined-function-is_rtl.html"  target="_blank">solution to the WordPress 3.3 Fatal error installation problem</a>.</p>
<p>After getting back into the Administration Panel and reading about the upgrades, I think the most beneficial change is the use of liquid layouts that will scale output to fit any screen size. In the age of increasing mobile media usage &#8212; this is a huge benefit.</p>
<p>Too, as someone who uploads a lot of pictures to my sites, I will also appreciate the drag-and-drop media uploader&#8230; once I figure out how it works. When I tried it, it opened up a new browser window to the location of the picture on my computer. Thought I&#8217;d lost my new post. That wasn&#8217;t the case but Hmmm&#8230;</p>
<p>The good folks at WordPress describe this iteration as having &#8220;<em>significant polish around the new user experience, navigation, uploading, and imports</em>.&#8221; There is a <a href="http://wordpress.org/news/2011/12/sonny/"  target="_blank">short video about Sonny</a> on the WordPress site that summarizes the things they think you’ll find are the <em>cat’s pajamas</em>.</p>
<p>See the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3"  target="_blank">WordPress 3.3 release notes</a> for a complete list of changes and new features. </p>
<p>Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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