This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, a new portfolio design, the surprised kitten, and the week in review at kikolani.com.
The Resources Mashup
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.
Blogging
- 20 WordPress plugins I would die without
- How to optimize your blog for mobile devices
- Why you should moderate all comments in WordPress
- 10 brilliant uses for your blog other than money making
- Tools wanted for power bloggers and social networkers
- 12 bloggers that share link juice
- Blog discipline vs going rouge
- Why I no longer link to the likes of Problogger and John Chow
- 10 things to consider when writing for the web
- 100 premium like free WordPress themes for the year 2009
Business / Finance
- 5 tips to increase productivity and profit
- Get your business on the map – marketing your business online
- 9 books I recommend you read next year
- How to use Adwords the right way with your online store
- Managing your cash
- Video highlights of the upcoming features in WordPress 2.9
Graphic / Web Design
- 40 beautiful and colorful blog designs
- 70 gorgeous blog footer designs
- 25 creative and clever advertisement designs
- Using WordPress to build large scale websites
- 35 most wanted Firefox add-ons for web developers and designers
Health
- 25 social media sites to help you live longer and healthier
Make Money Online
- How making money through blogging has been looked at the wrong way
- Google Adsense webinar – free online seminars
Personal Development / Self Improvement / Health
- Knowing your starting point
- Net worth vs. self worth – the passion paradox
- Is your integrity for sale?
- Introvert micro energy management
- 100 ways to screw up your life
- How to gain some me time
- You become like the people you surround yourself with
Photography / Digital Art
- 50 beautiful tree photography
- 50 examples of fantastic photo manipulations
- 52 stunning long-exposure photographs
SEO
- What if Google had to design their user interface for Google optimization?
- 10 ways to increase traffic by changing your code
- Link diversity
- How to make Google visit your blog more often
- A journalist’s guide to SEO
Social Media
- Social media snapshot: Flickr brand building
- How digitally distinct is your online brand?
- 8 tips for managing a LinkedIn Group
- Top 5 companies we are shocked are not on Twitter
Tech
- Is instant messaging dying out?
- Buying new computers – a better computer at 8 cents an hour
- Best free VPN services to access blocked sites like Hulu, Twitter, and Facebook
- Power your PC with 45 free applications
- How to login to different accounts at the same time using Firefox
The Last, but not Least
- How to survive the holidays – part one
Week in Review on Kikolani
- How do you feel about the new FTC guidelines?
- 5 bad reasons to quit blogging
Related News: New Portfolio Design
While I loved my previous single page portfolio design, I realized that there was a lot of additional content I wanted to add to it that didn’t work with the one page layout, like adding my article writing samples and a better area for my photography.
So after a few months of previewing, customizing, and trying out new themes, I finally found a great theme called London Creative on ThemeForest. So come by and take a look around.
I also have started a blog on my portfolio dedicated to freelance, the first articles being Freelance Fridays – a roundup of the best freelance articles of the week. This week’s roundup should be posted sometime Saturday, as I have been a bit under the weather today.
Surprised Kitten
Just in case you have missed it, the cutest video to hit YouTube!
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Twitter: FamousBloggers
December 4, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I like you blog design, it’s nice for a portfolio specially the home page! and of course like always I love your social and making money links!
.-= Hesham´s last blog ..How to Write your Blog Disclosure Policy Page? =-.
thanks for adding the post. and great resource as always
. the cat is really cute hehe
.-= Ayaz Malik´s last blog ..50 Most Beautiful Trees Photography =-.
Some really great stuff this week Kristi. It’s wonderful to see Fetching Friday become such a respected and well read resource. You deserve it, you’ve created something very special. Thanks for all you do Kristi.
.-= Jonathan – Advanced Life Skills´s last blog ..Is Your Integrity For Sale? =-.
Lots of great things to read as always, and I love your portfolio site! Also that kitten video is awesome – what a find. Thank you SO much for including me in your Fetching Friday – have a great weekend!
.-= Christie´s last blog ..Introvert micro energy management =-.
Twitter: Mike_hts
December 4, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Kristi, you had me worried. I couldn’t believe that you might miss a Friday. Then you came through late in the day. Whew! Home you are feeling better.
The new portfolio design looks great and it seems like there will be much more “branching off.” Thanks for the great links and resources. Many good things to dig into this weekend.
.-= Mike´s last blog ..Netbook Computer Sales Continue to Explode =-.
Okay, that was just the cutest video ever! I had to watch it a couple of times because it made me laugh and smile.
Thanks for including me in another Fetching Friday; getting to love this, I have to admit.
.-= Mitch´s last blog ..Deciding When To Go To A Paid Model =-.
Kristi,
At first, I forgot it was Friday, until FF appeared in my toolbar. You scared me, I was ready to go to work.
Great articles you have uncovered!
.-= Frank J´s last blog ..Why You Should Moderate All Comments in WordPress =-.
I just love this Fetching Friday series. Kristie is really intelligent. Many thanks to her for providing us lots of useful resources every week.
Please consider taking at least a look at my TechiePost.com, I hope you will get at least one article to include in the series.
.-= Sajib @ TechiePost´s last blog ..Get Ready to Pay to Watch YouTube Videos =-.
this is great we are looking to buy new computers so this is of interest.
You are doing a dynamite job !!!!
.-= BunnygotBlog´s last blog ..Black Friday Shopping? =-.
A great round-up again! It is a real privilege to see our site featured here again.
That really is the cutest kitten ever…
Karl
.-= Karl Foxley´s last blog ..13 Ways To Find Highly Profitable Niches and Online Trends! =-.
Congratulations Kristi on updating the portfolio and thanks for posting the cute kitty video beside the informative fetching friday’s resources. BTW, I do moderate all the comments on my blog since long time ago!
.-= Hicham´s last blog ..Flying with Black Wings =-.
Twitter: AussieSire
December 5, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Hey Kristi, you’re a real gem for linking one of my posts, thanks heaps mate.
Also that video of the kitten isn’t working anymore because it was removed due to some copyright issue.
Thanks again, for a great fetching Friday resource.
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Giving Your Blog That Christmas Feel =-.
Thank you so much for the link to my 20 WordPress Plug-ins I would die without blog post.
I’m really happy actually you did this as I had run across your site back in October when I switched over to the Thesis Theme and I forgot to bookmark you! Going to sign up for your RSS feed now!
.-= Michelle Mangen´s last blog ..3 Twitter tools to manage your followers =-.
Twitter: DennisEdell
December 6, 2009 at 3:06 pm
It worked for me just now.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Blogging Halted Here – Don’t Despair, This Is A Good Thing! =-.
Twitter: DennisEdell
December 6, 2009 at 3:10 pm
I just spent some time on the new blog; love the look.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Blogging Halted Here – Don’t Despair, This Is A Good Thing! =-.
Hi Kristi,
I’ve just discovered your site and it seems very interesting.
I like the Resources Mashup and the first resource there about plug ins caught my eye right away since I had a plug in issue just yesterday and so did one of my friends with another plug in.
You have a lot of information to digest here.
Being able to watch the kitten video was great. The kitten keeps getting back into the same position and posture. Very cute.
Vance
.-= Vance Sova´s last blog ..SEO Strategy, Online Friendship, Bloggers Help Fellow Blogger =-.
Really dug some of the links in this post. Thanks Kristi.
.-= Roshan´s last blog ..I Have Cried From State 2 State =-.
Kristi great resources again on Friday i am late this time but not missed it i like this time you more focus on blog themes and plug in great post thanks!!!
.-= SEO Company´s last blog ..Dynamic Parameter Handling in Google Webmaster Tool =-.
I always enjoy these Fetching Fridays posts of yours. I want to thank you for including my article on getting your business to show up on the search engine maps in this weeks collection.
.-= Rich Dansereau´s last blog ..Offer Useful Tools To Site Visitors – Marketing Your Business Online =-.
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