blogging Archives — Thrifty Mommas Tips https://www.thriftymommastips.com/tag/blogging/ Travel, Health & Family Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:31:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-thrifty_logo_header-32x32.png blogging Archives — Thrifty Mommas Tips https://www.thriftymommastips.com/tag/blogging/ 32 32 77340857 Virtual Conference Tips – How to Make the Most as an Attendee Now https://www.thriftymommastips.com/virtual-conference-tips-how-to-make-the-most-as-an-attendee-now/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/virtual-conference-tips-how-to-make-the-most-as-an-attendee-now/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=35099 Recently, I attended my first virtual travel conference. It was a whirlwind experience, and I could have used a primer, virtual conference tips, that would have helped me maximize my time while there. So, since I couldn’t find any content or tips on getting the most out of attending a virtual conference, I decided to write a post about it instead. These days, more conferences are moving online, so it’s time to adjust and get used to this. At my first ever virtual travel conference, I learned a few things that I wanted to pass on to you. With everything so up in the air, virtual conferences have become the new norm, and while they offer a way for networking and learning new information like they always have, they’re also a bit more difficult to navigate. Today, we’re talking about virtual conference tips that can help you make the most of your next conference. The Virtual Conference Conundrum Virtual conferences offer us the chance to “attend” a conference without leaving our homes, and that’s a good thing. However, we’re still in our home, which means we are now attempting to attend the conference while everyone at home assumes that we are still readily available to do all the family things we normally would. It should go without saying that we aren’t, we’re “at the conference”. The thing is, kids – and even spouses – don’t seem to realize this. So we’re faced with a conundrum. How do we “leave” for the conference? There’s another issue, as well. When we attend conferences, we’re automatically organized. We have to be because we have to bring our gear with us. At a virtual conference, we’re simply sitting in our office, which makes it far easier to be ill-prepared. So let’s make sure we get the most out of a virtual conference with these tips. Virtual Conference Tips I recently virtually attended the Travel and Leisure Show put on by the Globe and Mail. It was a six-hour affair lasting from noon until 6 PM, and while it was incredible, it was also very chaotic. With so much information coming at me for six hours and the family constantly interrupting me with questions, it became a bit of an uphill battle. I did fairly well, though. I networked like crazy for around three hours and gleaned what I could for the rest of the time. This is going to be the new normal for the foreseeable future, so I started thinking about how to make the most of these conferences. Block Out the Conference Time Block out your conference time as if you are at the conference and not in your office. Let the family know that for the next few hours you are not available for anything less than a dire emergency. Get in the Right Mindset It’s important to get your head in the right space before you “arrive” at the conference. Although you’re in your office, think about it as if you’re there. It’s important to have your head in the game, as they say. Be focused and ready to maximize your experience. Organization is Key Be as organized at the virtual conference as you would be at a physical conference. Organization is even more critical at these kinds of conferences because so much is happening, and it’s all on your computer screen. Ensure you have everything you need for the day at your fingertips. Have Your Media Kit Ready This may be one advantage of attending a virtual conference. You have to gather emails quickly and you really can’t be there in person handing out business cards. So, how do you let contacts know about what you do and how to reach you? In person events are sometimes not the right spot for handing out media kits. So, have one at the ready before you attend and when you follow up with your contacts made at the virtual conference, you can easily attach or send it off in the body of the email. Create a Contact List Create a list of people, brands, and/or destination with which you’d like to work so you can seek them out while at the virtual conference. Networking at a virtual conference is just as important as it is at a physical conference. Make an Elevator Pitch Make a super-tight elevator pitch. These short pitches are even more important at a virtual conference than they are at a physical one. Everyone at these conferences communicates in a DM-like format, so the messages come fast. The fewer words you can use to get your message across, the better. Know What You Want Just like physical conferences, a virtual conference will have a list of speakers and brands that will be attending. Take the time to look it over so you can make that list I mentioned earlier. Unlike a physical conference, these virtual conferences are not conducive to “wandering” around the virtual field. You need to have focus and goals in order for this to work. Take Full Advantage of These Virtual Conference Tips You may be stuck behind a computer screen rather than face to face, but don’t let that stop you from making the most of any virtual conference. You can still get so much out of these types of conferences if you’re prepared, organized, and you block your time out.

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/virtual-conference-tips-how-to-make-the-most-as-an-attendee-now/feed/ 2 35099 How to Make Money Now – Best Affiliate Programs https://www.thriftymommastips.com/how-to-make-money-now-best-affiliate-programs/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/how-to-make-money-now-best-affiliate-programs/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2018 04:06:39 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=20089 Blogging can be a lot of fun. What other job out there offers the freedom to set your own schedule, be flexible and work as much or as little as you want?  Sounds pretty awesome, right?  If you are a blogger, then you probably know this already. Being a blogger may sound as though you spend your days writing about anything and everything that you want, while waiting for people to read what you’ve published….but, it’s so much more than that.  Blogging is a job. There is a lot of time and effort that goes into every blog post. Successful bloggers do make a full-time income from their blog. I started Thrifty Mommas Tips in 2009 and began making a steady income shortly after. By 2012 I exceeded my goals. No Need to Hunt for the Best Affiliate Programs I’ve got them right here. This is no get rich quick scheme though. And there are no short cuts. But hard work, dedication, and persistence can pay off if you enjoy writing and have an authentic voice. While there are ways to earn money as a blogger by partnering up and having sponsorship opportunities or selling products, many influencers earn money from different affiliate programs too. If you are looking for some of the best affiliate programs to consider joining as a lifestyle blogger, here are a few to help you get started! 10 Best Affiliate Programs to Join as a Blogger Ultimate Bundles. Being a blogger is about providing information to your readers. Ultimate Bundles is a great way to make that happen. THESE have worked for me. Join via my Ultimate bundles link here, build your traffic and promote. They have some amazing bundles you can purchase at a discount to educate yourself or promote to your readers, and each bundle offers a TON of valuable information that your readers are sure to enjoy! Convertkit.  A great way to not only learn how to grow your email list but also sign up to be an affiliate to sign up others as well!  They offer a great commission of 30% for every person that signs up through your link! Grammarly.  Grammar matters in the blogging world, right?  Why not help out your other bloggers by helping them find out about this awesome grammar checker that is sure to improve their writing skills?  Their affiliate program is super simple to sign up for and pays well also! Zazzle.  Let your creativity shine through on your blog with this great affiliate program! Sign-up is a breeze, and commission pay-out hovers around 15 %.  They also provide great banner options to promote via your blog as well for a nice clean look. Teachable.  If your blog revolves around teaching and education, this is a great affiliate program for you to consider.  They offer a ton of different course platforms and options for people to take and learn, all from information posted on your blog.  Plus, if one of your readers sign up, you earn a nice piece of that money pie. Tailwind.  This is one of my favourites. It simplifies Pinterest and helps you build assets there. Part of being a blogger also means that you have to promote your posts as well.  Pinterest is a huge source of traffic to many blogs. Tailwind helps drive that traffic by pinning and scheduling pins with ease.  If you want to share the awesome benefits of using Tailwind with others, why not become an affiliate so you can earn money as well when you refer someone to sign up? Dollar Tree.  Yes, you can totally become affiliates with stores as well!  If you write about frugal living and saving money on your blog, why not become an affiliate with the Dollar Tree to offer some of their great products to your readers? Amazon Associates.  No blogger should pass up on becoming an Amazon Affiliate or Associate.  It’s literally the largest online retailer out there, offering the potential to earn commission off millions of different products.  The sign-up process is super simple, and immediate as well.  Many bloggers make a great income off being an Amazon Associate affiliate! Lowes.  If your blog is about DIY projects, home projects or redoing/re-purposing, why not become an affiliate with Lowes where they offer all things home repair?  If you are writing about ways to repair items, give your readers the details on how they can find those items at Lowes as well! JoAnn’s Affiliate Program.  Calling all craft bloggers!  This is a great affiliate program for you to be a part of as JoAnn’s has a great online store listing their inventory and items that all crafters need to have!  Their current commission payout is currently one of the highest in their industry as well. Finding Affiliate Programs is Not Hard Finding affiliate programs as a blogger is actually a pretty simple process. There are a zillion affiliate programs out there. Do your research on which affiliate programs make sense for you and ones make sense for your audience, and then apply to be a part of them. Get Started Now Once your traffic starts to increase, affiliate income can really be a passive way to earn some extra money! Get earning more. Passive income is something you need to cultivate. This post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. If you make a purchase via the links here I receive a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/how-to-make-money-now-best-affiliate-programs/feed/ 1 20089 Five Big Things You Need to Know to Disclose Properly Now https://www.thriftymommastips.com/ad-standards-updates-influencer-marketing-disclosure-guidelines/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:18:44 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=20233 Did you know Ad Standards updates took place recently? Are you an influencer, public relations person or a marketing professional? Then you need to know what that means for influencer marketing and business. Ad Standards is the standard for how to disclose properly if you’ve been paid, or compensated with goods, trips, or events. Basically any material connection must be disclosed. If you are an influencer working in Canada then you need to pay attention to these guidelines. Transparency and authenticity are important to anyone who advertises. Advertising should truthful, fair, and accurate. While many influencers already know how to disclose properly and are familiar with Canadian Ad Standards, some might be new and not aware. In fact social media changes so much that it is vital to keep up with changes. This information will help ensure that influencers disclose properly. Read more here on the updated influencer marketing standards. First of All What’s a Material Connection Any connection between an entity providing a product or service and an endorser, reviewer, influencer, or person making a representation that may affect the weight or credibility fo the representation, and includes: benefits and incentives, such as monetary or other compensation, free products with or without any conditions attached, discounts, contest and sweepstakes entries, and any employment relationship. Payments Payment is not just money. It can include free products as well. Influencer Someone who possesses greater than average potential to influence others. The people whom influencers affect are defined as a person or group of people who take action or change opinion/behavior as the result of exposure to information provided by an influencer. This includes blogs, social media sites, or other media publications. Youtubers, Instagrammers, Snapchatters all included. What You Need to Remember: The Biggest NEWS for Me as an Influencer working in this space for 9 years: BE super clear on video when there is a material connection to an object or brand. Make disclosure upfront and identifiable in videos, so viewers can see it immediately. (So on Youtube for instance include in the video, and/ or mention during the conversation. Youtube provides a disclosure box that you can tick when editing your video.) Be clear. Video is the biggest change in the last few years and Platforms like Snapchat, Youtube and Instagram have grown dramatically. BUT not everyone has kept up or noted the need to disclose properly on video. You must disclose on any and all video platforms as well as written platforms. Facebook Lives and Instagram lives also – use disclosure in the content. Snapchat – include a #ad notice on any snaps where money or product has been exchanged. Instagram Stories – Disclose clearly at the start of the story. You can disclose on each image in the story but it is not necessary. Do not hide disclosure – it must be clear. Use hashtag disclosure such as #ad or #sponsored. For example, #ad, should always be the first hashtag in any social media post. I am going to repeat this because it is important. Disclose along with every endorsement. Each sponsored post, video, or social media post should have a disclosure. Disclose independently of social media networks or channel-specific settings. For example, don’t rely on the Facebook Handshake. You cannot use #Playbrandambassador or #TravelsWithPaula – not clear enough – #ad or #sponsored. One More Thing: Blanket disclosures are NOT okay. You can’t slap a standard image on your sidebar and assume that’s okay. It’s not clear enough. Follow These Tips to Disclose Properly You should always disclose in the manner required by Canadian Ad Standards. I have written two different posts on this now. Please consult them if you are confused and check the Ad Standards book too. It will help ensure that your disclosures are correct.  

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]]> 20233 Spring Cleaning for Your Blog – Dust off the Cobwebs https://www.thriftymommastips.com/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-dust-off-the-cobwebs/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-dust-off-the-cobwebs/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:07:06 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=15651 Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home. If you’re a blogger, it’s also for your blog and your posts. Much like our homes, blogs need a yearly “deep clean” to be sure the dust is gone and any small cracks in the facade are fixed. These tips on spring cleaning your blog can help you breathe new life into your blog and get you on track for the rest of the year. Spring Cleaning – A Deep Clean Your Blog Needs The following tips serve double duty and are invaluable tools to help you keep your blog rolling along. Not only do these tips help your blog work better, but they also help you get more traffic and generally make you look like a Blogging Superstar. Check Your Links Although we always try to link to high quality sites, and thus sites that will be around for the long haul, it’s still a good idea to check the links in your posts once a year. A post with broken links makes you look amateurish and turns off readers. There are multiple tools you can use for this, but if you have WordPress, you can actually use a plugin called Broken Link Checker. However you do it, it’s important that you DO it . I just did this two weeks ago and noted 2 0r 3 blogs that were no longer in existence. Broken links are not good. They are off-putting to readers. Fix them or remove them. Content is King, but SEO is Queen Never forget that. You can have absolutely inspired content, but if your SEO is lacking, chances are no one will see it. Go back through all of your post for the year and double check to be sure that the SEO is up to snuff. This should be fairly simple if you already have a plug in like Yoast. But do it anyways. I spend about an hour a week consistently all year checking old posts. I have been blogging since 2009 so there are thousands of posts to revisit. Pins Drive Traffic A good image on Pinterest can do wonders for your traffic. So be sure each and every post has a high quality, Pinnable image to attract people to your site. Remember, that longer is better. Small, square, or worse, small and square images are not your friend. Although we are seeing a few changes that way, even so…the goal is pinnable images for longevity and traffic. Give Those Older Posts Some Love After you’ve done your spring cleaning on your posts, it’s important to get them back out there again. Use a scheduler – there are a few – to get your posts back out onto Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other channels too. Hopefully, the shine you put on your posts will deliver! I know I have a few posts that performed even better the second year than they did the first, especially where Printables are concerned. Check Your Plugins If you have WordPress, you already know the importance of this. WordPress is incredibly user friendly, but sometimes the plugins designed for it can go a little bit haywire. It’s important to check to ensure that all plugins are working properly, well maintained, and without conflicts during your spring cleaning. Check the date the plugin was last updated and maintained before downloading any new ones. Get Those Categories and Tags in Order Sometimes, we get a little impatient or lazy, and we don’t categorize and tag our posts properly. That is no bueno. Without those categories and tags, it makes it monumentally difficult for our readers to find our content within our blog. So go back and ensure that your posts for the year are all categorized and tagged. Too many categories is not good and tags should be specific too. Read this post on lessons at Mom 2.0 for some more about tags. Spring Cleaning Gets Your Blog Fresh, Clean, and Buzzing Of course the buzzing part can’t be guaranteed, but if you do a good, deep spring cleaning on your blog, the chances that your traffic improves increase by quite a bit. So get those Pinnable images in there, SEO your posts to the hilt, and get them back out there on social media. It’s a great way to help keep your blog fresh and ready for action.

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/spring-cleaning-for-your-blog-dust-off-the-cobwebs/feed/ 12 15651 May That’s So Random Funny Blog Comments https://www.thriftymommastips.com/may-thats-random-funny-blog-comments/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/may-thats-random-funny-blog-comments/#comments Tue, 31 May 2016 02:58:47 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=12483 It’s almost June! What the what? How did that happen? We are almost halfway through a year. I need more time. I need more hours in my day. Where’s my pause button! On the flip side, it’s almost June which means Yeah for me it’s almost summer. I am a summer girl. It’s my jam. And if you know me at all then you also know random funny blog comments are also my jam. I enjoy reading through the whackadoo gibberish that pops up here from time to time because seriously why not? This is my May highlight real. A Mom has to get her kicks somehow. Random Funny Blog Comments aka Spam Everyone loves it when individuals get together and share opinions. Great site, keep it up! ….AW, SHUCKS! I have no idea. …..AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY YOU LEFT A NUTTY COMMENT ON MY BLOG BROTHER. KEEP WALKING. DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE… What is with that guy? UM. I. Well, I think THAT HE MIGHT BE SMOKING THE SAME THING YOU ARE. You bet. I GOT NOTHING. Where were we? WELL, I WAS HERE WRITING AND PARENTING AND YOU MY FRIEND, YOU, WERE AT THE CORNER OF GET A JOB AND LOONEY TOWN. That makes two of us. UM, NOPE I’m GOING TO DO ME and YOU DO YOU. THANKS. You fall for it every time. I RESENT THAT IMPLICATION. WHATEVS. SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT MONTH! Can I get more information in a different language? OKEY DOKEY PICK One. Wa Wa We Wa…..OH SNAP WHO GAVE MY ONE_YEAR_OLD NEPHEW THE IPAD AGAIN!!!

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/may-thats-random-funny-blog-comments/feed/ 4 12483 It’s Time for the March Edition of That’s So Random Funny Comments https://www.thriftymommastips.com/time-march-edition-thats-random-spammy-blog-comments/ Sun, 27 Mar 2016 00:46:06 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=11098 OH MY GOODNESS where did March go? No idea. Anyways, here we go again. As you may know if you frequent this blog often I like to occasionally take stock and filter through my spam comments to see if any legitimate comments from you lovely readers got trapped in there. I do that once a month at least. Today I found three legitimate blog comments that are not spam so I approved them. YIPEE! See that’s like a little bit of gold hidden in the bottom of your old purse…the one with the lint and old gum. And the others, well, you be the judge here – are some of these spammy blog comments relevant or just plain laughable? IT’s That Time of the Month again. Spammy Funny Comments time…why, what did you think I was talking about? I haven’t checked in here for some time since I thought it was getting boring, but the last few posts are good quality so I guess I will add you back to my daily bloglist. You deserve it my friend. (BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT MUCH?) I am yours. (WHAT? WAS THAT A BOOTY CALL? Nope. NA_GA. NA …Gonna Happen…Just saying…Definitely not. Occasionally if you read my blog you might actually know that I am married with children. DUDE this is not 1-800-dial a blogger hookup service.) Do You have a good sense of humour? (No. Definitely No.) Hello beloved…(YAWN…every other spam email comment starts exactly the same and really nobody has ever called me beloved so STOP. RIGHT. THERE.) Why don’t we give this a try? (Give what a try? What are you referring to? What is THIS??? ARGH. I give up.) What a great article! It seems like that you’re very focused on your writing, which is a refreshing change of pace. I bet your content will soon get picked up by a major syndicate. I wish you well, and thank you again for taking the time to write this! (REALLLLYYYYYY?? SQUEALS and SCREAMS LIKE A 12-year-old girl at a ONE Direction Concert!!!! I can hardly wait! I am almost famous, or is that Internet Famous?) It’s my way or the highway. (I PICK HIGHWAY. Just saying.) With today’s technology, flower photos are doping up all over. Funerals, commemorations, weddings, birthdays, whatever function as the event or area besides, a web based flower vendor will discover how to suit every one of the fundamental prerequisites. (HABA WAH? Even flower photos are doing drugs? But how? I IS CONFUSED. Yes the bad grammar is intentional here because I am a little bit dumber after reading your comment. BUT THANKS ANYWAYS.) Hey Buddy, you didn’t tell me how to subscribe. (I MAKE IT A HABIT TO B*&CHSLAP ANYONE WHO CALLS ME BUDDY, SO CONSIDER YOURSELF SLAPPED.) Actually the Schuck family are all Smugglers. This winter, we fell head over heels for  Smugglers’ Notch , America’s Family Resort, Vermont, and are craving a return visit as soon as possible. Where did you get this information? (WAIT, ARE YOU QUOTING ME BACK AT ME? UM, okay. ALSO IT IS A POST. A Travel POST ACTUALLY, WHICH MEANS I WENT THERE, AND DID SEVERAL THINGS THAT WERE AWESOME AND TRIED TO WRITE ABOUT THAT HERE. DO NOT Cut and PASTE MY words again. THANK YOU. PAULA, OUT. DO YOU Blog? Do You Get CRAZED Random Spam Comments too?

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]]> 11098 My February That’s So Random Odd Spammy Blog Comments – Third Edition https://www.thriftymommastips.com/february-thats-random-odd-spammy-blog-comments-third-edition/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/february-thats-random-odd-spammy-blog-comments-third-edition/#comments Mon, 29 Feb 2016 04:31:44 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=10802 Hello there!! February is almost done, which is outrageous really! I mean two months of 2016 are done already. Sometimes the days go way too fast for me here. Anyways, I started this series way back at the end of 2015 because I checked my Spam folder and found a selection of hilarious and odd blog comments. I thought the oddball spammy comments were too comical to let go. And out of that came That’s So Random series. This is the third edition of That’s So Random oddball funny blog comments. Part 1 was here – Oddball Blog Comments and that was a selection of 2015’s best spam comments. January’s strange spam comments post is here. Go Grab a coffee and enjoy! I hope some of these make you chuckle as much as they made me chuckle. Random Funny Blog Comments (That are sometimes spammy too.) Yo. (short and sweet? ) I don’t know. Whatever… I live in Sterling and am interested in the history. Any photo’s that also include buildings are of interest ?  I remember your Aunt Francis and Uncle Dugan and Butch, they lived down the road from me when I was growing up. (Habba Wah? Come again? Aunt Francis, Uncle Dugan and Butch are DEFINITELY not related to me. This was a response to my travel post about Vermont.) “Are you lol relaly? Are you that idiotic. Lady Gaga could hardly even talk when Madonna performed this. This goes to show a lot about a lot of Lady Gaga fans.” I assure you I really have never written about Lady Gaga here on this blog or on Facebook or anywhere else for that matter. Also who spells like that???? Are you 6?? What’s up to all, how is the whole thing, I think everyone is getting more from this website, and your views are fastidious for new people. (That is grand. I bequeath you 100 points for using the word FASTIDIOUS in a sentence. ) You made some decent points there. I looked on the net for the issue and located most people will go together with along with your site. (My head is starting to hurt from the weight of poor grammar.) I’m impressed, I must say. Really rarely do I experience a blog that’s both educative and interesting, and I’d like to inform you, you have hit the nail on the head. EDUCATIVE? ACH! Even call it. (IT…as my daughter would say: What even?) Hey how do I write a byline at the start of my blog posts? (Well, first you stop leaving spam comments for a living and then start a blog and then we can talk – no wait, actually people who call me HEY don’t get free advice. That’s my policy and Hay is for horses as my grade five teacher used to say before ordering offending students to drop and do ten squat thrusts. ) These medications have been found to be specially. (OH DEAR! Please always follow your doctor’s advice. That is all and where is the rest of your sentence?) I have been googling for six hours and finally I found this excellent article. (Alright then, let’s just leave it right there because six hours.??!!! I call BS. Obviously you are trying to sell me more SEO optimization crap. I can’t even. ) ARE you a writer or a blogger too? If so, please TELL me what were the weirdest funny blog comments you got this month?  Now my head hurts. This month more spam than ever and wow. Just wow. Where does this stuff come from?

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/february-thats-random-odd-spammy-blog-comments-third-edition/feed/ 8 10802 That’s So Random Feature – Odd Blog Comments – January 2016 Second Edition https://www.thriftymommastips.com/thats-random-feature-odd-blog-comments-january-2016-second-edition/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/thats-random-feature-odd-blog-comments-january-2016-second-edition/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:39:14 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=10343 Alrighty then! I started this feature very recently and it has been amusing to me, and readers have responded well to it too. But mostly it makes me laugh, so why not? I have decided to make it a monthly feature here at Thrifty Momma’s Tips. That’s right. That’s so random is my new feature sharing the strangest spam comments from readers and bots each month. To read ODD Blog Comments from 2015, you can visit my That’s So Random first edition post here. People who blog, write, or run a web site, are putting themselves out there every day. Sometimes that is a good thing and sometimes that is scary thing. Around here it is my job, my passion and my profession. Happily I love what I do and have built a business I adore. I work hard but I love what I do so that makes working and getting out of bed each day so much easier. Without further setup or introduction here is the January edition of That’s So Random. ODD Blog Comments of January 2016: Or Odd Spam Comments. “You should take part in a tournament for one of the finest sites on the internet. I’ll recommend this site!”  (Blushing, oh thanks so much…pretty sure that was a spam bot but thanks anyways. Happy comments are nicer than mean gibberish…..for more on gibberish see comment number 2) “The more you attempt to mix up without being successful at one thing first, the more significant the possibilities of error at multiple things. Come to be good at one thing … and then proceed.” (O—-Kay? What are you trying to say? I think I am now dubbing you Philosopher Bot ) Odd blog comment.  “I have read a few excellent stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much attempt you put to make any such great informative website.” (I put a lot of attempt actually. Thank you for bookmarking my ‘Excellent Stuff.’ )  “I wish to apprentice to you even for a bit as web admin.” (Um…perhaps you have confused me with a wizard. I am not yet sure I need an Apprentice at this stage of my magic career, but who knows anything is possible in the future.) “Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact was an amusement account it. Look advanced to more added agreeable from you! By the way, how could we communicate?” (NOT SURE, as I do not speak ROBOT.) “I don’t care about this topic. I am now making $5,000 a month on the Internet.” OH well then last month it was only $4,000 so I guess I better pay attention IMMEDIATELY. WHAT. The? “We are a group of volunteers and opening a new scheme in our community. Your web site offered us with valuable info to work on. You have done a formidable job and our entire community will be grateful to you.” I try to do a formidable job. Thanks a bunch. However, I am not sure that a group of volunteers should dub their work – A SCHEME. That rattles my brains and makes me think RUN AWAY FAST. “Yes! Finally someone writes about memory requires good.” I will just assume that they dropped the word food off the end of this comment. Otherwise, my head hurts. “It’s difficult to get experienced people on this topic, but you sound like you know what you’re discussing! Thanks!” Well I do aim to sound like I know what I am talking about even when it’s completely just an illusion. LOL. “Wow! This could be one particular of the most helpful blogs We’ve ever arrive across on this subject. Basically Wonderful. I am also an expert in this topic so I can understand your hard work.” AW. Blushing. Really. Well, there you have it. Odd blog comments of January 2016. Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened. Come to think of it I think that would be a brilliant spam comment on someone’s blog. Just not mine. Do you blog? Do you write? What kind of odd blog comments have you had this month?

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/thats-random-feature-odd-blog-comments-january-2016-second-edition/feed/ 2 10343 That’s So Random – Odd Blog Comments https://www.thriftymommastips.com/odd-blog-comments/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/odd-blog-comments/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:14:06 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=10160 Your comments are gold! Your comments are wonderful! They are magical and well thought out and they are evidence that you are highly intelligent and sophisticated life form. I love it when you share your smart brains and thoughts and words in comment form. It makes me happy. You might not always agree with me, and that’s fine, but you are reading and that’s the most important thing here. If you are also a blogger, then you know bloggers treasure comments. We often read each one. Prospective, and current clients, read them too. They are fuel that sometimes keeps us going. They are also our currency. Comments are a measure of success as a blogger sometimes. They can tell you that you have connected with a reader’s heart or brain, or even with their wallet, if it’s a matter of saving them money. They are often well thought out and helpful. BUT NOT TODAY. That’s not what today is about. I thought it would be good to clear out my spam comments folder this morning. Every now and then we bloggers read those spam comments just to be sure that a regular reader’s comment or giveaway entry didn’t get lost there by accident. So that’s what I did. Often spam comments are boring and obvious. Sorry to say but 20 lines of links to on line shoe sales screams I am trying to hijack your SEO and trick you, silly blogger. This morning I began to laugh out loud at some of the ridiculous – NO REDONKULOUS – odd comments some spam computer bot or person has left here this year. I thought that you too, dear reader, might appreciate these comical and random comments. I am even thinking about making this a new feature called THAT’S SO Random. It’s better than dubbing it what I really want to dub it: WTF? or WTH? So here is the first ever That’s so Random episode of Thrifty Momma’s Tips ODDBALL comments. I hope you enjoy. Hi. And. Bye.   (points for keeping it short I guess.) AMAZING Post.thanks for share.more wait. (what?) There are a few interesting points in-time in this article but I don’t know basically see all of them center to center. There’s some quality but I will take hold impression until I consider it further. Excellent article, thanks and we want more!  (UM, okay then…I’m also considering this comment further.) The next time I read a website, I really hope that it doesnt disappoint me like this one.I mean, I know it had been my decision to read, but I really thought you’d have something interesting to say. (Laughing out loud as I read your comment, sir…Remember that Saturday Night Live skit – Dana Carvey as a flight attendant? BA BYE. No, uhdubit…uhzipppit…uh uh Ba Bye…Ba Bye. YEAH THAT.) I actually don’t care about this since I began making $4,000 a month on the Internet. I all the time used to read piece of writing in news papers but now as I am a user of internet so from now I am using net for articles or reviews, thanks to web. (Welcome to the Dark Side. Did you have any trouble riding over on your horse and buggy?) I could care less about infertility. I noticed that your SEO could be improved though. Did you know (insert random name of SEO company) can improve your on page SEO and get you better results in search rankings now. This is a pretty okay post. I am thinking about starting blog and I wondered if you could recommend me any widgets that you like. (Pretty okay – that’s what I was going for. I wake up most days and I think I will write something pretty okay today. Oh and I like how the half arsed compliment is then followed by a request for help. That’s awesome. Let me search through all my files to help you…..NOT.) I found your site was much handy for me. If u keep going this perfect work I’ll come back at ur weblog!  (Wait for it….This sounds like a kind of nice and innocuous comment, right? USERNAME – SEXDATE. AND NOW BLOCKING YOU. ) You can study a lot about aerial dog fighting by watching hummingbirds. There are portable finders such as the Fishin’ Buddy Series along with the Smart – Cast series. They eat, they squabble with one another after which they eat some more. (Alrighty then. That’s so random.) You accurately don’t know anything about Girl On The Train novel. (You might accurately not know anything about grammar..ACTUALLY and thanks so much for your kind and well thought out comment. ) Please don’t let this discourage you dear reader. Some people can spell and a few remember basic grammar rules. But clearly oddballs are alive and well on the Internet. Which odd blog comment was your favourite? Have you ever had a comment that made you go HMMMM? That’s so random.

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/odd-blog-comments/feed/ 9 10160 Canadian Bloggers and a Linky from #BBNYC #SweetSuite2015 #WordlessWednesday https://www.thriftymommastips.com/canadian-bloggers-and-a-linky-from-bbnyc-sweetsuite2015-wordlesswednesday/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/canadian-bloggers-and-a-linky-from-bbnyc-sweetsuite2015-wordlesswednesday/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 02:53:11 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=7922 I didn’t have a chance to share this one yet on Instagram or anywhere else. This shot is one of my favourites from Sweet Suite at Blogger Bash New York City earlier this month. Three Canadian bloggers taking a break from networking and meeting with all the brands. It was a great event, with so many great sponsors I look forward to sharing with you soon. This is one of my dearest friends, Margarita Ibbott, @downshiftingpro and the other half of @linkedmoms. I am of course in the middle and the lovely Katrina Thom of @TOTSFamily is on the end. There were actually several Canadian bloggers at the conference, old friends and new. This is a Wordless Wednesday Post – go ahead and link yours up.

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