Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Ocean Sky

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com.

The Resources Mashup

Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

Blogging / Writing

• 37 viral post ideas you can use today – the benefits of viral posts, and some great ideas to get you started.
• 12 ways to turn your blog archive into cold, hard cash – the best way to make money online is to monetize what you already have!
• 10 helpful title tips from top-viewed blog posts – if the viral ideas didn’t give you enough to work off of, here are some more traffic-generating headline tips!
• Reciprocity – how it really should work and how it could help get your blog on the map.
• 7 phenomenal bloggers that don’t care if you like them or not – if you’re looking for someone who will speak their mind, these are the bloggers to turn to.

Business / Career

• 85 ways to battle business burn-out – if you’re feeling overwhelmed or under-motivated, this post is just what you need!
• 5,867 words on becoming a conversion machine – a guide meant for bloggers, but really could work for anyone looking to be successful online.
• 30 creative resume designs to land a new job – want your resume to wow? Try these out of the box designs.
• Video marketing tips for driving more traffic – hate to write? Want more conversions? Then this is the video for you!
• The lazy woman’s guide to copywriting – even men will get some great tips from this post!

Graphic Design / Web Design

• 50+ useful CSS tools and generators for developers – need some styling code the easy way? Try these tools out!
• 70+ fresh WordPresss site designs for inspiration – not sure what you can do with WordPress? Find out with these great examples!
• 30 beautiful invitation card designs – got a formal event? Check these designs out for inspired rack card printing.
• 25 examples of symmetry in web design – if there’s one thing I’m always all for, it’s symmetry!
• 26 magnificent minimalist business cards – sometimes, less is more. Here’s how to highlight your strong suit!

Personal Development / Productivity

• The power of intention – want all of the challenges, excuses, and fears to melt away? Do everything with firm intention.
• 6 ways to refill your life tank and improve your quality of life – just like a car, our lives need a full tank to perform optimally. Here’s how to refill yours.
• The practice of self-compassion – it’s not indulgent – it’s important!
• 10 things that hold you back from outrageous success – don’t let these things stop you any longer!
• Small positive changes that add up to a big difference in your life – want to improve yoru quality of life? Start with these little things.

Search Engines / SEO

• Link building with the experts – 2011 edition with over 11 frequently asked link building questions and 9 link building experts weighing in on each.
• 30 of the most useful Google products you should consider using daily – ok, maybe not all of them daily, but a great list of tools for SEO’s and website owners.
• A beginner’s guide to Google Analytics 5 – find out what’s new and how you’ll benefit from it in the new version of Google Analytics.
• 8 lessons from a pickup artist for link builders – great insight on everything from rejection to becoming a better link builder.
• Blog design for killer SEO – an infographic and explanation for 15 elements that will make for a successful blog in search.

Social Media / Social Networking

• Michael Stelzner on how Social Media Examiner propelled from 0 to 85,000+ subscribers in less than two years – because everyone really needs to know this information! Great info for bloggers and businesses!
• 10 awesome video tips for getting more out of Google+ – still not caught up on the world of Google+? These videos will get you well on your way.
• 5 most common mistakes on Facebook reveal tabs – if you’re making one of these mistakes, your missing out on the best benefits of a fan-gated reveal tab.
• 99 tools to generate leads with social media – a free eBook guide to getting the most out of your social media strategy using effective tools for social media ROI.
• 7 new Twitter apps to increase your followers and friends – I hadn’t heard of most of these, which means it’s a good resource for new tools!

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Photo of the Week

I knew what my favorite photo of the week would be right from the moment I opened it up on my computer. Say hello to Arizona’s monsoon season, also known as a lightning photographers dream come true.

Be sure to check out my photography blog for more photos (I post new pics Monday through Friday) and follow me @kristihines for my photography tweets or become a fan of Photostry on Facebook!

Ocean Sky

A simply amazing timelapse of the night sky over the southern coast of Austrailia.

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