This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring a huge resources mashup, #FollowFriday recommendations, your design input wanted, and a preview for next week’s posts on kikolani.com.
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.
Social Media
25 writers you should be following on Twitter How to Tweet, Facebook and Digg from your phone Where to find social media power users 13 tutorials and resources for a perfect Twitter background How to dispay content from other services within Facebook automatically Facebook phishing scam experience and reactions
Blogging Using WordPress for a portfolio 100 superb WordPress themes for free Showcase of elegant and original blog designs How to increase targeted website traffic How to find hot ideas for your next blog post Six things I’ve learned about affiliate marketing Know and appreciate your readers
Tech How to avoid phishing scams How dedicated hosting can be cheaper than shared Wikipedia tools and resources
Personal Growth & Development Finding your process Where does one go from here The law of attraction and creation How to meditate in 5 steps
Last but not Least Cool home remodeling & improvement sites Marketing on a budget in an economic downturn 65 very creative and funny photoshopped images
Here are this week’s #followfriday recommendations…
@makakman of Makak Media
@GeorgeHCox, an inspirational professor
@PMolinero for sharing great articles and retweets
@wdfavour, inspirational blogger at Discover Yourself
@TweetInsider of Tweet Insider – lots of great article shares
@billinman of bill.inman.com
@BloggingNewz of Top Blogging News
@EWanderlust, travel blogger at Enduring Wanderlust
One more shout to last week’s recommendations: @mrjWells, @willconley777, @AussieSire, @peterliu47.
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I’m back from the most perfect wedding and honeymoon. There were definitely some last minute snafus, but all in all, everything worked out perfectly. Once we get all of the photos and videos compiled and edited (which is going to be a while), I will be sharing them all on a new website dedicated to our wedding. And thank you all for the comments while I was gone. I will be working diligently on the replies this weekend!
Here is a question to you, my readers. While I love the Arthemia design I am currently using, I am also in the market for ideas on a design with the same type of clean usability, but with more of an artistic flair. Any suggestions would be welcomed for free or paid WordPress themes (or affordable custom design services) that would suit this site’s theme of being technically beautiful and artistically beneficial.
A new photo series – photos from the honeymoon. Although some will be saved for my new wedding site, I will be sharing a variety of photos from various parts of our trip here. They will include a tour through Disneyland, California Adventure, an aircraft carrier, Coronado beach, and, of course, some lovely flowers, as I have a desire to shoot macro photography of beautiful flowers everywhere I go. So stay tuned!
I have lots of great ideas for blogging related posts, and the first will be the followup to vacation proofing my blog – catching up on blogging and social media after an extended offline period.
For all of my tennis fans, here is some tennis humor for the weekend.
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Hi Kristi,
And glad to see you back. As always, I appreciate your link love and I find these Fetching Fridays more and more mature and useful.
Have a great week-end
Hi Kristi!
Welcome back, we missed you! I love Fridays! And especially the Resources Mashup.
Thank you for the link love as always!
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Kristi,
I use Thesis theme by Chris Pearson. Come by SB, take a look at the site.
I’ve also seen another cool theme used by Skellie at Skelliewag (dot com). All the best,
-Mig
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Mrs. Kristi,
It’s like you didn’t miss a beat. Congrats to both of you and thanks for this wonderful weekly resource (and the link love).
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Welcome back, that video was just too funny.
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May 1, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Hey Kristi, good to see you back and blogging again. Even that short stint you were away was more than I could handle.
Loved the video and I agree that Mitch’s article on the six things he learned about affiliate marketing was a good read.
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One of best things about blogging has to be getting to watch people like you
Congrats on the marriage and thanks for your friendship
NOW back to work LOL
Stumbled
Lots of great resources. Always look forward to stopping over to add to my “must read” list for the week.
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Some nice collection of Blog post and a very funny video…Welcome back.. and keep it up.
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Congrats on the wedding.
Another great collection of resource. Your design looks amazing to me. I am also using the Arthemia theme on my blog. But after looking at the design, might also buy a premium version in the future.
Fetching Fridays is much useful. That video is very funny. Welcome back. How was your honeymoon.
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Thanks for the mention! Congratulations and welcome back! Aloha!
Really very interesting video. Thanks for sharing and providing such nice link.
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May 3, 2009 at 12:34 pm
@Dragos: Thanks! I hope you had a great weekend too!
@Frank: Thanks.. I look forward to getting back in the swing of things this week. And you’re welcome.
@Miguel: Definitely will check them out. Thanks!
@Jonathan: I was surprised I was able to get this many resources in after being gone for a week. I had lots of great suggestions in my Stumble bar when I came back which definitely helped!
@Kushmoney: Thanks!
@Sire: Yes, I’m looking into some affiliates for this site, and it was definitely helpful.
@John: Thanks! I will be getting back to it, slowly but surely.
@Gennaro: Glad you find it useful.
@Yogesh: Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
@Madhur: I have been doing lots of tweaking with this theme. I’m sure the premium version allows more fun design mods with less work too!
@Sleigh bed: The honeymoon was excellent! Spent some time at the beach and Disneyland which was nothing but fun.
@Peter: Thanks, and you’re welcome. Aloha!
@James: You’re welcome!
Very nice thoughts, valuable and inspirational. Thanks for come back continue in future.
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Kristi
Wonderful set of links. I checked only the most important for me but I think I should check them all.
Are you the tennis fan?
hi Kristi,
Glad you had a good honeymoon, and welcome back to blogging.
I want to see the pictures of the “aircraft carrier”. Is it the one in San Diego? It is on my “to do” list, and has been for too long. ~ Steve, the trade show guru
Congrats!
Glad to know your wedding went great…and to have you back in one piece.
Thanks too for the twitterlove, I appreciate it a great deal.
Stay focused, and inspired!
Nice post. I have to say, LOVED your video. I shared it with my friends here in Plano
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