August 2010

2010 August, 10

Day 21 #31DBBB- Breathe Life into an Old Post

Kelly H Russo2010-08-10T07:08:08-04:00August 10, 2010|Mom Businesses|0 Comments

By reviewing my old posts, this exercise helped me figure out where I need to improve as a blogger. When reviewing your old posts, did a majority of the posts fall into any of the 7 categories above? I don't have that many old posts to go over but I did print out this section from the book because I do feel like it will be helpful to me in the future. The 7 Categories are: Crafting your post title Opening lines Call to Action Add Depth Quality control Polishing Posts Conversation Which post did you choose to rewrite and [...]

2010 August, 10

Day 20 #31DBBB Leave Comments on Other Blogs

Kelly H Russo2010-08-10T06:58:23-04:00August 10, 2010|Mom Businesses|0 Comments

Do you normally spend at least 15 minutes a day commenting on other blogs? Why or why not? I do leave comments sometimes but not as much as I probably should. What are some reasons you DON'T comment on an entry you otherwise would have? (For example, a registration process deters me from commenting.) Sometimes blogs want to much info and I don't want to fill it all out. Sometimes I do not have time and sometimes I will enter everything and then that Captcha thing messes it all up and then I give up.

2010 August, 7

2010 Candlelight Processional Dinner Packages

Kelly H Russo2010-08-07T22:03:50-04:00August 7, 2010|Disney News|0 Comments

Some basic information about this Holidays Candlelight Processional Dinner Packages has been released via the Disney Blog. The Candlelight Dinner Packages include dinner, a guaranteed seating section for the Candlelight Processional, and pre-arranged fireworks viewing. You will be able to order these tickets on August 26th 2010. Not all the slots are filled yet but here is what Disney has released so far: * Isabella Rossellini – 11/26 – 28 * TBD – 11/29 – 12/1 * TBD – 12/2 – 4 * TBD – 12/5 – 6 * Jodi Benson – 12/7 – 9 * Whoopi Goldberg – 12/10 [...]

2010 August, 6

Day 19 #31DBBB Write an Opinion Post

Kelly H Russo2010-08-06T09:07:54-04:00August 6, 2010|Mom Businesses|0 Comments

Writing an opinion post. 1. Have you written opinion posts in the past? If so, do you notice a difference in the way your writers respond to these posts? No I have not. 2. Do you tend to like reading opinion posts, or do they make you uncomfortable? I don't mind reading others opinions and I don't feel uncomfortable at all.

2010 August, 5

News from Disney Parks

Kelly H Russo2023-10-30T16:49:33-04:00August 5, 2010|Disney News, Disney Travel|0 Comments

Good Morning Some news and updates from the House of Mouse. I called Disney World this morning at 7am and there were no AP (Annual Pass) discounts out past October 2, 2010. I also know that many people are still waiting for the release of the Candlelight Processional packages and those were not available either. So we will just keep checking and post when we know something. More news: Effective today August 5, 2010 ticket prices for 2011 are out and effective for Disneyland and Disney World. Annual Passes and Premium Annual Passes are also going up! A Disney Annual [...]

2010 August, 5

Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade marches through the Magic Kingdom

Kelly H Russo2023-10-02T21:57:29-04:00August 5, 2010|Disney Blogs, Disney News|0 Comments

Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade at the Magic Kingdom has been extended! I know this is not really new NEWS but it looks amazing and now I will have a chance to see it! * Tinker Bell leads the eye-filling procession, waving from the basket of a balloon floating gracefully above a magical garden shimmering in fairy light. * Pinocchio and the boys from the classic film’s Pleasure Island sequence join the parade, and Snow White joins the Seven Dwarfs on a diamond mine float. * There are new lighting effects, and the parade’s highly recognizable musical theme is brightened [...]

2010 August, 5

Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa Book Now!

Kelly H Russo2023-09-27T15:47:18-04:00August 5, 2010|Disney Travel, Disney World|0 Comments

Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa Book Now!

2010 August, 5

Day 18 #31DBBB Create a Sneeze Page

Kelly H Russo2010-08-05T07:31:54-04:00August 5, 2010|Mom Businesses|0 Comments

So this is what a sneeze page is: A sneeze page is a concept ProBlogger came up with as a strategy to direct readers deeper into a blog by highlighting previously written posts. You can create a sneeze page with posts revolving around a single theme or a period of time. By promoting it prominently on your homepage, you can develop another opportunity for people to link within your site. I have never done this before and had never even heard of it but I do think that it could be helpful. I think that once I have more posts [...]

2010 August, 5

Day 17 #31DBBB Watch A First Time Reader Use Your Blog

Kelly H Russo2010-08-05T07:20:35-04:00August 5, 2010|Mom Businesses|0 Comments

Question 1: When you asked someone to navigate through your blog for the first time what did they seem drawn to? Well I had someone go thru it and liked the colors and way it looked and the pics that had been posted. Question 2: What useful observations and/or feedback did they offer? Needs a sidebar, needs more posts about Disney and news, and they also thought that the top or header should be different. These are all things I already thought as well and have been working on it my free time.

2010 August, 3

Day 16 #31DBBB Solve a Problem

Kelly H Russo2010-08-03T10:06:53-04:00August 3, 2010|Mom Businesses|0 Comments

Day 16 is all about Problem Solving. I don't really write about ways to solve problems, I write about ways to save money and give tips but I think that is alittle different. I will see people ask questions on Facebook and Twitter and then answer them and then take that and turn into a post here. This is all still pretty new to me so I think that this book will be even more helpful in the future because I can go back and refer to it. There are some great bloggers over on the SITSgirls forums so join [...]