@Ladybug Heather Welcome. I’m glad you finally found me. There are so many places to visit that it is amazing we find the ones we do! I’ll be by to visit your blog too.

InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Blog Traffic Up 54.87% in the Last 30 Days: Our Proven Traffic Improvement Strategy

I work in IT as a telecommuter, so social networking is my virtual “water cooler chat,” where it’s neat to be silly, to talk about last night’s TV shows, or just share weird in-jokes. In my free time, I blog, mostly about my spiritual journey. I’m not a high-volume blogger, and I don’t blog for fame or money… which, of course, are both highly gratifying.

Truly, thank you for including me here! I’m going to have to keep visiting, and checking out your recommendations.

Peace,
Ladybug Heather

Ladybug Heather’s last blog post..Lord, wash all of me! (Maundy Thursday)

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UPDATE on TWINFLUENCE Two Days Later – effect of this post and other activities:

GrowMap #1,225 (90%) 789,494 up from Rank: #1,535 (87%) Reach: 642,569

Derek Semmler #952 (92%) 926,375 Up from Rank: #993 (92%) Reach: 882,181

Tamar #82 (99%) 3,180,449 down slightly Rank: #79 (99%) Reach: 3,046,872

Louis Gray Rank: #73 (99%) 3,285,319 Up from #79 (99%) Reach: 2,941,752 (You passed Tamar!)

Mike Fruchter Rank: #2,112 (83%) 510,801 Up from Rank: #2,423 (80%) Reach: 453,035

LadyBug Heather aka hedwyg – hedwyg’s Rank: #3,914 (68%) 292,980 Up from #3,972 (67%) Reach: 281,009

Joe Dawson Rank: #1,972 (84%) 543,547 Up from Rank: #1,990 (83%) Reach: 527,105

I have so much more content I can add it would overwhelm some – but not you. I’m always torn between writing on:
1) Usability for online stores and blogs
2) WordPress and how much more awesome this and other blogs can be (I know what is needed but am not geek-enough to do it myself which is why turn-key fully optimized WP is needed so businesses and writers can focus on what they already know.)
3) Showing small businesses how to grow and prosper
4) Enhancing public awareness of how their actions can change the world.

I’m always open to requests, so if you or anyone else wants to read about something in particular they have only to ask.

@Rob Just keep reading quality blogs like the ones I link in and you’ll have plenty of great ideas. It is like learning to read; first you have to get the basics and before you know it you’ll know so much you’ll need a book to explain it all.

@Mike What you’ve done to help new FriendFeed users get up to speed makes it far easier for others like me to spread the word. You actually started what became the FriendFeed Challenge. I simply recognized a great idea and am working to get others to add their input to the lists YOU started. Thank you for including the FriendFeed Challenge in your weekly recap.

@Joe What a perfect example of how our actions can be used to spread the best content far and wide. You are a role model for those who don’t yet see that the way to become someone others “actively follow and learn from daily” is to first follow and then, as you are, take action. Based on the numbers in the post and your entry in the FF challenge you are already an up-and-coming leader.

When I want to get up to speed on FF and breaking Social Networking offerings, Louis and Mike are the first bloggers I read so if you read this and haven’t already, do scroll up and subscribe and follow them.

Thank you all for adding value to this post, for reading this blog, and for helping others find it. Together we CAN create a better world.