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Review of Weirder Than Marshmallows – Alice @ Bay Area Mommy

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I had the opportunity to review the ebook entitled “Weirder Than Marshmallows” written by Dan Fogg. This ebook is actually a compilation of essays about the author’s observations on just about every random thing. It showcases tales of stupidity and ignorance and stories are divided into five categories.

“Do Not Stop on Tracks” showcases warnings that should never have to be warned.
“En Masse” contains stories of mass ignorance.
“Technology Sucks” explores the hazards of the technological age.
“That’s Just Freaky” features Twilight Zone like tales of paranormality.
“Weird Stuff” is stuff that is… well, weird.

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Originally posted 2011-11-20 01:55:29.

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SEO Basics For Bloggers – Review by Denise Jackson

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I honestly thought I knew everything there was to know about blogging until I read this book. First, the format (transcript) made it very easy to read and I felt as if I was actually sitting in on the podcast. SEO broken down and made simple in this book. Understanding SEO can be difficult, SEO Basics For Bloggers makes it so much easier to understand.

I was able use a lot of the tips that were covered and changed a few of my previously published posts.In about a day at my blog was number one for one of my keyword searches.

This book is a “must read/have” for anyone that is blogging. It doesn’t matter whether you have been blogging for 2 days or 2 years there is something for everyone in SEO Basics For Bloggers.

Please read my “full” review at my blog.

To Your Success,

Denise Jackson
“The Online Marketing Bargain Hunter”

Originally posted 2011-12-20 07:31:10.

Filed Under: SEO for Blogs

Choosing the Scope & Structure of Your Blog

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Choosing the Scope & Structure of Your Blog
Roundtable Discussion with : Tricia Meyer, Deborah Carney and Liz Fogg
Pages: 16
Method: Ebook [Kindle edition]
Price: $2.99

I had the opportunity to review Choosing the Scope & Structure of Your Blog from Nightfire Publications. This ebook is a transcription of two podcasts between Tricia Meyer, Deborah Carney and Liz Fogg and was done as a part of Blogging ABCs. Personally, I haven’t heard of any of these ladies…but that’s ok – the information in this ebook is pretty helpful information, especially for the beginning blogger.

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Originally posted 2011-11-23 21:14:41.

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Flowers with Wings – Butterfly eBook Review

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Flowers with Wings
A Collection of Butterfly Photos
Pages: 28
Format: Ebook [Kindle Edition]

I had the opportunity to review Flowers with Wings from Nightfire Publications which is a really neat compilation of butterfly pictures with Psalms, poems and quotes. The REALLY NEAT thing is that each picture has the actual name of the butterfly listed! My ds15 LOVES butterflies so we can even use this as a homeschooling tool. BONUS!

These photos are absolutely breathtaking! And the verbiage underneath is inspiring. I really enjoyed this ebook!

Here is a sample page…it just happens to be one my son said he would love to catch – he really enjoys looking at the pictures!

It says, “Do ye not comprehend that we are worms born to bring forth the angelic butterly that flieth unto judgement without screen? ~ Dante Alighieri ~

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free from the publisher. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Here is a link to my blog post: http://guidinglighths.com/review-flowers-with-wings/

Originally posted 2011-12-01 09:06:07.

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Flowers with Wings Photography eBook

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Product Description
Butterflies have always fascinated photographers and writers Deborah Carney and Vinny O’Hare. In this book they share the first in a series of books featuring their photographs of butterflies with quotes, proverbs and poetry about butterflies.

A Butterfly Lights Beside Us
A butterfly lights beside us, like a sunbeam…
and for a brief moment it’s glory
and beauty belong to our world…
but then it flies on again, and although
we wish it could have stayed,
we are so thankful to have seen it at all.
~ Author Unknown

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Originally posted 2011-11-23 21:16:58.

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SEO Basics For Bloggers – Review by PennyMindedMom

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PennyMindingMom

SEO Basics For Bloggers – Nightfire Publications

As a relatively new blogger in the blogosphere I was wondering how to get my blog found. I knew that I needed to improve my SEO (search engine optimization) but I didn’t know where to start. When the oportunity to review SEO Basics for Bloggers I jumped at the chance. SEO Basics for Bloggers is a transcript of the roundtable discussion with Blogging ABCs hosts Deborah Carney, Tricia Meyer, Vinny O’Hare and guest Eric Nagel.

This book by Nightfire Publications is a great starting resource for any newbie blogger. It focuses mainly on WordPress but the information is good for any developer. It touches on various aspects of SEO without going to far into the “how to”. The books lets the reader know where to begin looking for the information and touches on keywords, title tags, meta description, permalinks, images, social sharing and sitemaps.

If you are looking for a “how to” book then this isn’t for you, but if you want a book that will help you get a start on optimizing your website for search engines then this would be a valuable resource for you.

Originally posted 2011-12-20 07:35:45.

Filed Under: SEO for Blogs

Review by @jshallow01 of Weirder Than Marshmallows

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Review of: Weirder Than Marshmallows

Reviewer: jshallow01

Review:
I am always intrigued by how an author comes up with a title to a book. Sometimes they are pretty self explanatory and other times they seem more obscure. Until I dove in to this very quick read of essays, I wasn’t sure exactly what the title referred to. My curiousity as to the naming of the title was quickly answered when I read the preface and was asked to ponder why (white) marshmallows list the dye blue 1 as an ingredient. Yes, that does seem weird to me. And yes, I did check my own bag of marshmallows in the cupboard and saw it listed as an ingredient. So, I thought that this was a good start to the book and was interested to see what other essays and musings Dan Fogg had to share with us.

As I read though the section of “Do Not Stop On The Tracks”, I couldn’t help think about all the many baby products that I have read such warnings on, those warnings that were common sense and didn’t need to be spelled out but they obviously had to because more than one person lacked the common sense that was required to use such a product.

The book includes other sections titled “En Masse” “Technology Sucks” ‘That’s Just Freaky” and “Weird Stuff”. I did find some of the observations to be more critical and cynical than I am myself, but some of the other observations were entertaining to read.

What one thing about this book stood out the most for you?
My favorite essay in the collection is called “The Vortex” and seemed to be the start of a movie. He did a good job describing the setting that allowed me to get a clear picture and understand his feelings. And I thought the most, shall we say – educational, was “Electile Dysfunction 2000: Heard from Florida Lately?”

I did enjoy reading though his collection of favorite quotes. Reading what inspires or provokes a person helps you to draw up a mental image of their character and provide a deeper insight to their writings.

Reviewer Bio
A crafty mom of two that loves to read and teach people how to save money & a little bit of the earth.

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Review by Becca of Weirder Than Marshmallows

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Review of: Weirder Than Marshmallows

Reviewer: Becca

Review:
Have you ever done or said something stupid wish you hadn’t. Maybe you have been the witness to an act of stupidity. Well recently I was treated to the book Weirder than Marshmallows by Dan Fogg a series of essay that tackle why people do dumb things. This book was really entertaining it was like having the author sitting next to relating these tales to me. If you like a quick funny read then this book is for you. I give it two thumbs.

What one thing about this book stood out the most for you?
The title it caught my attention right from the beginning.

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Review of Flowers With Wings – Butterflies are Free!

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Butterflies are Free!

Enjoy the beauty of butterflies matched with inspirational thought! This is a perfect gift for young girls or any admirer of the illusive butterfly.

Link to review on blog

Buy Flowers With Wings – Volume 1 from the Kindle Store

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Review of Flowers With Wings – Uncreative Mommy

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Uncreative Mommy

This book that not only has some beautiful photos of butterflies, but also has a quote for each one by famous authors throughout history, such as, Emily Dickenson, Hans Christian Anderson, Robert Frost, Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling just to name a few.

What I love about this book is that the photos are actual photos of many different type of butterflies in their natural settings. The photos are so vibrant and colorful and shows just how wonderfully beautiful nature truly is.

This book can be found at Amazon, and also at Night Fire Publications. Please also visit their facebook pages Night Fire Publications and Cool Butterflies.

http://uncreativemommy.com/2011/12/14/flowers-with-wings-review-2/

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SEO Basics for Bloggers (ebook) – Review from Tania Bugnet

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I recently read SEO Basics for Bloggers which is an ebook from Nightfire Publications that is a transcript of a podcast of Eric Nagel, Tricia Meyer, Deborah Carney, and Vinny O’Hare.

This ebook covers such SEO topics as keyword research, title tags, images, social sharing, and sitemaps. In SEO Basics for Bloggers again the format is not the easiest to read (as I mentioned in my review of Choosing Your Scope and Structure of Your Blog) due to the roundtable discussion formatting. Definitely not my favorite way to read an ebook.

As I am still learning about SEO myself I thought reading this ebook would do me some good and I could learn some valuable SEO skills. Alas, SEO Basics for Bloggers needs to be re-titled SEO Basics for Bloggers using WordPress. This group of bloggers and SEO masters all use WordPress so basically none of the tips or tricks were applicable to me as I am a lowly Blogger-platform blogger. Another issue I had with this ebook was the fact that this group of podcasters did not start at the basics of SEO. They jumped right into the meat of SEO and I found myself asking questions that were not answered in SEO Basics for Bloggers. If you have SEO Basics in your title, please have an explanatory chapter for all of the SEO jargon. I found the title of this ebook dreadfully deceiving and not in the least bit helpful to me. Yes, I know very little about SEO but that is why I chose to read this ebook – I stupidly thought it might help me on my path through SEO for blogging.

However, those of you who are using WordPress I am sure you will find SEO Basics for Bloggers quite helpful in helping you become better equipped at blogging with a view to your SEO.

Author: Tania Bugnet – Horseshoes blog

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Review of Weirder Than Marshmallows – Twingle Mommy

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What is weirder than marshmallows? Well according to writer Dan Fogg, there are lots of things weirder than marshmallows. Fogg writes about the little weird things in life in his book Weirder Than Marshmallows. This is a book of short stories designed to make you laugh. And laugh you will…..

Twingle Mommy

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