Welcome to the weekly round up of posts you might have missed.
This week I got back into the swing of things and began the 2019 book promotions and the first of the Sunday Interviews. It was a terrific break but very happy being back to normal.
As always a huge thank you to my regular contributors and guests as well as the support on social media. Whilst managing the various platforms is time consuming and sometimes distracting, it was interesting to see, when I looked at the year’s analytic data, where the most referrals were generated from.
At the top end of the list and accounting for approximately 50% of the referrals out of 221,000 views:
- WordPress Reader.
- Yahoo.com
- Other search engines.
The other 50% were referrals from individual bloggers.
This confirms a few things to me:
- That WordPress Reader is a very powerful promotional tool for promoting not just our own posts but also when we reblog and ‘press’ posts we enjoy by other bloggers. Since people browse the Reader looking for posts that are interesting, it is well worth making sure you titles and the short summary at the top of your post catch their eye.
- That my time spent on Twitter and Facebook is not wasted!
- That using key words and tags on blog posts gets results from search engines. (but need to do better)
- That connecting and becoming part of a supportive community is essential to the success of a blog.
A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to share the posts this year directly to their own blogs which resulted in referrals and to all of you who took the time to like, share on social media and comment.
This week William Price King shared the life and music of the legendary Duke Ellington.
This week Carol Taylor shares her favourite recipes of 2018… and they look delicious.
D. G. Kaye – Debby Gies shares a recap of her 2018 travel column with a reminder of the places you might like to visit on vacation.
Welcome to the first of a new season of Getting to Know You and my first guest for 2019 is Australian author Frank Prem who has recently released a collection of poems and short stories about his childhood – Small Town Kid.
I was delighted to review Fairies, Myths & Magic: A Summer Celebration by Colleen M. Chesebro.
I wrote the original Size Matters in 1998 about my 150lb weight loss… I did update when the book went digital but that was several years ago. After working as a nutritional therapist for the last 20 years, and having continued to research and study food and its role in our health, I decided that it was time to write the sequel.
It is 1996 and it is a year of change with a move to Brussels and Anthony Robbins Life Mastery.
I am had fun with Colleen’s Tuesday Poetry Challenge 118 with the synonyms this week of ‘Begin’ and ‘Fresh’
It is now 1986 and both David and my father have their birthdays back to back. We are also making plans for a day trip and a much longer road trip over to New Mexico.
New on the shelves this week.
Author update with recent reviews
The Gentle Detox
As part of a gentle detox it is useful to employ the power of nature as a cleanser for your liver and kidneys. Dandelion is powerful and has many health benefits.
It is a good idea to complete a gentle detox to find out what food triggers or environmental contaminants might be causing you to suffer from allergies or health issues.
Thank you very much for dropping in today and for your continued support. It keeps me motivated to keep writing.. thanks Sally.
Thank you so much for your support and help. I hope I led a few people over here for you too.
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You have Craig both from being a guest on your blog to people coming in to check out a promotion of your books. I know that your interviews take a great deal of time to compile but it is that sort of original content that brings people in.. and then hopefully they stay to look around.
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Thank you.
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It’s always great to be a part of such a wonderful group of people, Sally. Many thanks. Hugs.
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And it would not be the same without you William… hugs x
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Interesting statistics. I think over half of my referrals are from your top sources, though not Facebook. I don’t seem to be able to get that moving. I have to think about the WP reader. You made some good points.
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I tried an author page twice but have given up since it is only duplicating what is on my personal account, which is mainly fellow bloggers and authors anyway. Something that I do with some of the promotional posts for other authors is ‘press’ them to go into the reader 8 or so hours after they go live… with the time zones it is easy for people to miss. xx
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Reblogged this on Campbells World.
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Reblogged this on The Write Stuff and commented:
And here’s Sally Cronin’s Smorgasbord Weekly RoundUp, too! SO many good things, here. (Happy to see a review of The Emissary 2: To Love Sombody included, too.) 🙂 Take a look. You’re sure to find something you’ll be glad you didn’t miss out on! And as always, don’t forget to share! 🙂 Thanks!
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Thank you Marcia..hugsxx
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🙂 ❤
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Thank you again, Sally, for all your hard work. I appreciate your review, so much. ❤
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Entirely my pleasure Colleen.. ♥
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Thanks for the statistics and for your continued support, Sally! ❤ xo
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And you for yours Bette..hugsx
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Another great week, Sally. And thanks for the advice!
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Thank you Olga..have a good week. hugsxxx
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Beautiful week, Sally. Thanks.
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Thank you John…hugsx
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🙂
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Fabulous roundup, Sally! I love Celine! She is the best singer of all time in my opinion! ❤️🤗😘 Thank you for all your support all year! Xx
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Thank you Janice.. she has something for every emotion.. hugs ♥
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thank you, Sally, for your support this year and the advice about Press this and the time zones.Hugs xxx
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The feeling is mutual Carol…hugsxxx♥
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this weekly roundup of the Smorgasbord Blog Magazine from this post on Sally Cronin’s blog.
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Thank you for sharing Don.. appreciated.
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You’re welcome.
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Interesting statistics, Sally. I am surprised that FB topped twitter on blog referrals. Great info and recap!
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Thank you Jan.. hugsx
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You certainly provide variety, Sally! Thanks again for all your hard work. Hugs xx
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Thank you Joy… it is a team effort..hugsxx
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