Talking about yourself is always so difficult. Or so it is for me , anyway. As a single mom I have had to learn to take care of my family on a shoe string budget and it has helped to mold me into the woman I am today. My mindset may not be the norm, however, I guarantee that it is ALWAYS on thrift and ease mode, lol.
I have seen the events coming down the pike in reference to the economy and I have decided that perhaps I need to share some of what I have learned. Some may not welcome it ….so be it. However, for those with an open mind and the foresight to understand that nothing lasts forever. I am writing about my experiences, my findings and and my observations. I truly hope you will be able to find something that speaks to you and helps make your life a bit simpler.
I will be covering long term food storage, water conservation and purification, gardening, DIY projects, green alternatives, basic survivalist cooking, current pertinent events and much , much more. We will also be adding articles of interest pertaining to current events, economy,politics environmental issues and anything else that affects our lives and that of ours children and loved ones. The main stream media has been lax with its responsibility as a proponent of truth and facts. Leaving us with the mission to make sure that the truth and those missing facts are brought to light.
Some of you may have ventured here via my daughter’s blog…..”Boring Dork“. She really isn’t but we like to keep her happy so we agree with her most of the time just to humor her
. Anyway, those who have come here via her daily craziness will see that the acorn hasn’t fallen far from the tree…..if you get my meaning
Thank you for checking out my blog and Blessings of Love and Light to You and Yours !
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I would like to thank each and every one of you that has subscribed, bookmarked and visited my blog.
It is a great honor for me to be able to serve in this capacity. I find great satisfaction in what I have built here. I am grateful to have found an audience that appreciates the work I have put into it. Thank you so much!
Due to personal responsibilities the reports will no longer be posted on a daily basis. While I enjoy providing these reports to you and I have dedicated myself for the last 3 months to developing a format that I am pleased with. One that is easy to read and follow, hopefully informative and entertaining as well.
I regret that I have to cut down , I have been working on the reports 9 hours a day for the past 3 months. I must cut back a bit so that I can attend to the things that have taken a back seat, so to speak
The reports will now be staggered for every other day instead of daily with the exception of the Earth Watch Report which will still be published on a daily basis. This change will take effect Sunday May 6th, 2012
Please know that your readership and your support are greatly appreciated. I look forward to continuing these reports for you. Thank you once again and have a wonderful day !
Desert Rose /Family Survival Protocol

Great blog! Thank you for taking the time to do this and please keep it up ! Tom Jr
Thank you for visiting my blog and your kind words. I am so very glad you enjoyed it.
I am very passionate about the truth of things. I think it is imperative that we all know the truth so that we can make the proper decisions in our lies. I think we all know that mainstream allows us to know what they deem is necessary for us to know. However, I choose truth. I want to know what is really happening around me . In my food, in my air, in y environment. Unfortunately we have seen that the only interests that prevails is that of profit and power. Well I want US ALL to be able to profit from our power of knowledge. To be able to make proper decisions about our food, our children’s health and our lives. The best way to do that is to make people aware. To give them and point them in the right direction to be able to find that knowledge to empower themselves and their loved ones. If I can do that for just one person then all of this will have been worthwhile
Thank you once again and you have a wonderful day !
Love the blog. If you are ever interested in how to bring more traffic to your site drop me an email. I run News World Wide. Keep up the blogging..
Thank you for visiting my blog and your kind words of encouragement.
i cannot locate the unsubscribe option.
please unsubscribe:
arizcasa@cox.net
I am sorry I am unable to unsubscribe that is not an option I am given. However, you can go to your reader, locate the blog name and unsunsubscribe directly from the list. I hope that helps
Linda, I’m sorry for having to leave a non relevant comment here to get in touch but I could not find another way to reach you. I want to thank you for leaving a comment on http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/05/nyc-poised-to-limit-size-of-sugary-drinks/ post. I wanted to ask you if there is a way you would collaborate on a possible solution to the issues at hand in the above post in to a blog post series where we would address one specific issue at a time. Please send me an email and check out my blog, to get a better idea of where I stand and i look forward to hearing from you soon.
Respectfully Chef Richard Bishop
Hello Chef Richard Bishop, no worries
It was my pleasure. I find that instances such as that tend to upset me. Especially when the culprits that are responsible for the problems are using their power to control and usurp our rights under the guise of protecting us. It is insulting to say that what is being done is necessary for our own protection. When it is they and others like them who are poisoning our food supply and creating the Obesity problem in the first place. It is even more frustrating to see people not only accept but cheer these perpetrators on. Unaware or unwilling to see how we are being poisoned for our own good. All the while the agenda being the fattening of the ever coveted bottom line. Contributing to not only our expanding waistlines but a slew of health conditions which can be directly attributed to the chemical, additives,fillers, flavor enhancers, gmo’s and artificial sweeteners that are being claiming them to be harmless yet found by independent study to be poisonous and unsafe for consumption.
I am flattered that you would consider me for such a collaboration and I would be happy to assist in any way I can. Please let me know how I can be of assistance and I will send you a little something on the topic of your choice for your perusal.
I look forward to your reply. Thank you for stopping by and you have a wonderful day !
Great blog and that’s why I chose to follow you!
Thank you for visiting my blog. I am so very glad that you enjoyed it. I am grateful for your support , it is so very rewarding to see that ones work and efforts have served to help and inform others. Thank you once again.
Have a wonderful day !
I love your blog, it’s very interesting and informative. I will continue to visit your blog . Do you have an email address?
Thank you Evette that is a very sweet thing to say. I enjoyed your blog very much. I especially love the unique name. I will definitely be back for more
My email should show on this response under my avatar. However, just in case it doesn’t I will leave it here. desertrose1959@gmail.com
Thank you so much for stopping by and you have a wonderful evening
Hello,
I sent you an email. Hope to here from you soon.
ThANKS,
EVETTTE
Thanks for visiting my blog. It is great to see someone who is passionate about the beautiful planet we all live on and all its inhabitants, human as well as furry, feathered and finned. Keep up the good work. The world needs more people like you.
Likewise
. Always nice to hear from another caring and aware fellow Human. Thank you for all you do , but most of all for caring enough to present facts and ideas to others.
Have a wonderful day !
I am nominating you for The Beautiful Blogger Award. I have not posted my post on my blog as yet but I am notifying you so you can get a head start. Congratulations! Please let me know if you do not accept awards. Thank you.
Thank you for visiting my blog Marcella,
Oh wow , I am honored and humbled to be nominated. Thank you so very much!
Wishing you a wonderful evening and blessings!
Dear Sir,
Maybe you have what i’m searching for. I need urgent a list of all earthquakes close to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura of the last 10-20 years.
Thanks for your answer,
Axel Jageneau http://no0ilcanarias.wordpress.com/
First and foremost thank you for visiting my blog!
Unfortunately the two sites that I know of that record and make available data of seismic activity for the Canary Islands update everyday and only keep records on site for the last 10 days of activity. One of the sites works in collaboration with the Canary government. I did try running a search for the information on the last 20 years or so , but it came up with no data found.
Following you will find the links that I utilize perhaps if you contact them directly there is something they can do to help you or at least point you in the right direction to find the data you seek.
Actualidad Volcánica de Canarias Los volcanes, al alcance de todos (Not available in English)
AVCAN Catalogo (site search option)
IGN – Instituto Geografico Nacional
(Más información – Gobierno de Canarias)
I hope this helps.
*****A bit of advice……..If you are working to stop drilling on and off the Canary Islands I suggest you do not tell the Government when you contact it that you are working towards that goal. Simply , if asked , state that you are doing research for a paper you are working on otherwise I highly doubt they are going to supply you with the information you need to fight them on their strategy to make money from drilling. They may help no matter what , however it is always better to err on the side of caution.
Good Luck to you I hope this helps in some way. If there is anything else I can do please do not hesitate to contact me.
Suerte en Su batalla Hermano Axel,
Su hermana en solidaridad ,
Desert Rose
Hi, thanks for liking my posting. Frankly I found your blog is so great. (muhammad)
Hi there!
No need to thank me, actually I should be thanking you . Your blog is beautiful. For those of us who love nature, vibrant colors and peoples of the world . Your blog is like candy for the soul. Thank you for your blog and your kind words!!
Wishing you a wonderful day
Rose, thanks for the follow and the reblog! Great job you’re doing here. Keep doing the stuff.
Todd
My Pleasure Todd.
You have a great blog there , we need as much useful information as possible. SO thank you for all you do . Looking forward to reading more from you .
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day !!
Congratulations! You’ve been awarded the 2012 Blog of The Year Award!
http://misbehavedwoman.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/blog-of-the-year-2012/
Cutting the highway short, after a short travel by your pages, I don’t know why, but Sarah McLachlan comes to my mind …lol
Beautiful song,thank you . Hopefully my blog is not quite as tragic as the movie though,lol ,;)
Thank you, DesertRose for the visit + link back to your blog + through your blog to others. I see what you mean about blogging and time … thanks for that “heads up”, as well . —— Granny
Oh it was my pleasure. Thank you for your very informative blog as well. I especially enjoyed the information on Pow Wow’s very interesting. Sadly there are none scheduled for Central Texas
The blogging does take time, but it is addictive, I think
So very glad to have you here.
Desert Rose
Congratulationz 4 i have nominated ur blog 4 The Blog of The Year 2012 https://moorbey.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/5928/
Thank you so much .I am truly honored. I have to find the time to set it all up. Holidays are complicated. I am truly grateful that you would think of me. Thank you once again
U have an excellent blog that deserves the honour and accolades.
Thank you , that means a lot to me coming from you.
I like your blog, but had to unsub from reader and sub on RSS – makes it easier to keep my life sorted out and organized that way. Thanks
No worries that is perfectly understandable. Thank you for reading
Thank you for posting. It makes reading about the world much easier
Thanks for catching up on so many of my old posts
I am trying to slow them down a bit 
Eunice
You are very welcome. Your posts are always a pleasure to read. This one page set up makes them hard to find sometimes.
I am having a hard time too but this morning I kept scrolling and it would repeat then I would find new ones over and over I used to have a feeds button on top to follow all of you but can’t remember how to add it again must hunt it down!
Eunice
Hmmmmmm, I didn’t know we had that option aside from Reader. Interesting.
I had a button and I would hover over you and other and click follow but different list than my reader lol
And thanks you as well I like yours since I often do not watch the news
Thank you
Just wanted to say that I’m so hapoy our paths gave crossed. You are my new information lady and I love it. Thank you also sweet soul fir reblogging my post. With much love, Sheri
Thank you for making your beautiful work available for me to share
Thank you for stopping and liking several posts today. It is challenging to write or talk about one’s self. I am glad you have found a digital space to do so and I look forward to following your blog as you continue to tell your story.
Take care,
Ivon
It was my pleasure , thank you for making your wondeful posts available for me to share and enjoy.
I also look forward to your future posts.
Thank you for stopping by, blessings to you and yours
I like the phrase of your blog “for living in a better life”
As I face in my country, environment and social life facing a serius problem. So we have to find many ideas how live in a better life in this situation.
Sorry my limitation in writing in English.
Greeting from me in Indonesia.
Best regards,
Your english is fine . I understood everything you wrote to me.
Yes it is important to begin working on a better future. It is what we leave the children, it is their future we must safeguard. We have had ours and look at what we have done to it. We must take responsibility for the damage we have caused or allowed to be done.
One person at a time
One City at a time
One Country at a time
One by one we can and will make a difference, however , first we must acknowledge that there is a problem. There are still too many that refuse to accept the truth that we are faced with today.
Thank you for visiting my blog. Greetings to you from Texas
Have a wonderful day !
Good day desertrose, welcome aboart! thanks for spending sometime to check on my blog.Your blog is very interesting…hope that you continue to follow my blog as well…
Thank you so much, I will be visiting regularly
My lovely friend Desertrose
Thank you so much for your extensive visit to my blog
You are very sweet and it meant a lot to have someone take enough interest in it to take a little tour and like what they saw
I have met so many lovely new people such as yourself in the last few days, seemingly out of nowhere lol and it’s taking me a little bit of time to get round to visiting everyone. Unusual state of affairs for me, but everybody deserves at least a check out if they take the time to visit, as I’m sure you’d agree
You have a great blog and I will be back to check it out in more depth as soon as possible
Hopefully that will be sooner rather than later! Friendly Wolfie hugs
It was my pleasure
You will find that the WP community is very welcoming.
I do understand as I am only one and it sometimes takes me a while to get back to all the lovely friends that have stopped by. One by one is the key
Blessings to you and yours !
Thank you very much for the support and the link. We are truly honored. Good luck to you and yours, in the up and coming times. Our 5 th Dimensional Ascension is what we all have been waiting for, and it’s promises to be fascinating with the instant manifestation of our dreams. Very nice to have met you. See you on the other side!
It was my pleasure.
Would that we be able to make a difference in the way people see this 3rd dimensional reality for what it is. So that their awareness is brought to the endless possibilities that lie ahead.
Blessings of Love and Light to you and yours
I love your blog, I just could it this am, via a comment on one of my recipes. I love your blog so much!! I have been watching your videos, also, and greatly enjoying! I am an Organic Grower, Herbs, {Medicine Plants}, Veggie Garden, and many various varieties of Flowers, and I am just loving your videos with Scott McGuire, in Oregon! I look forward to following you in the years to come, I hope you will follow mine as well. Happy Blogging! – Ami
I just found it this am, * I apologize for the typos. Auto correct on my android isn’t always correct, and I don’t always catch it in time.
LOL, no worries I am fluent in typonese
Thank you for visiting my blog Ami, I am honored. I will try to post more videos and articles like this in the future. SO very glad you enjoyed it. I wish you luck with your blog and am already following.
Wishing you success and Happy Blogging !!!
Thanks for stopping by. You have a great blog here.
It was my pleasure you have a really nice blog so many interesting items to read about
You have a beautiful family!
Thank you for your kind words and for the visit it is greatly appreciated
Empires in decline are fascinating. To write about what is going on, if you can remain un-biased, has been a calling for many a writer. I have always looked at it from outside the fishbowl, since I’ve lived out of U.S. as much as I’ve lived in it. A whole different view…and the news I get from foreign news agencies is a whole lot different than what is passed off in the states. Odd to see papers and other outlets with real content rather than PR. Looking forward to reading what you have to say.
Later…
Thank you for visiting my blog Coyotero.
It has been my experience that if one seeks truth then one must seek outside ones comfort level. Too many have become complacent and convinced themselves that the local media has the integrity to give us the truth. It is what true journalism has been touted to provide for so very long. However when one looks beyond the local rhetoric that is spoon fed to us on a daily basis. When one broadens ones hprizon and understands that there is a world out there that actually sees the truth and reports it. One finds very quickly that the garbage that passes for news here is simply propaganda to keep the population ignorant of the facts and the governments role in them.
I would like to believe that I have slowly opened up not only my mind but my horizons. Making me capable of seeing the world through a perspective other than American. It, in my estimation, was a good thing. It enabled me not only to see how other Nations see us. It also enabled me to see the truth presented in a fashion that was not manipulated to whitewash the crimes of the government. I am no journalist by any stretch of the imagination. Nor do I pretend to be . I see myself as more of a researcher or information gatherer if you will
I believe in truth , I seek it out. Is it always pretty or comforting? No, most definitely not. However, truth is essential to the soul in my estimation. To see the truth , to learn to live with what one encounters and try to overcome the wrong that is being done on a daily basis. Serves us well as a people, humility and a sense of justice are necessary qualities that are sorely lacking in todays society.
I try to gather information from independent journalists as wellas journalists from abroad always comparing what I find with what is made available here by the Main Stream Media. Whether they corroborate each other or not I try to present it as best I can and allow those who come across them to make up their own minds. We have been fed enough pablum it is time we put our minds to use and think for ourselves. It is my belief that Knowledge is Power. It is time to empower the PEOPLE!
Thank you once again for stopping by and I look forward to reading your thoughts on whatever may capture your fancy
Thank you for your recent visits and the likes! It’s very kind of you to take the time and interest to do so I’m having a few problems getting updates and notifications at the moment so I maybe a bit behind but I am trying to catch up!
No need to thank me it was my pleasure. Yes I understand, every time WP makes a change in format something goes awry. No worries they will all be here when you get around to it
Have a great day !!
lol, awwwwww, welcome back !!
lol, Hotmail is notorious for sending stuff to junk mail. No worries WP will still be here tomorrow, you can get to it then
I threw them all back in my inbox and hotmail seem to have got the message now
Considering it was Windows Live Spaces that kicked us all out and rehomed us on W/P you’d think they’d have better manners than to throw our W/P updates in the junk folder!! Good to be back
Missed ya!
lol, that only happens when they have money to be made. If they don’t see a profit in it there is no such thing as better manners with them.
• Pope Benedicts Resignation – A List of Possible Candidates for his replacement – The Prophecy of Saint Malachy regarding the Last Pope Petrus Romanus / Peter The Roman
• Mini Solar System Entering Our’s, Says Astrophysicist Jim McCanney
• Landslide – State of Arizona, [About 25 miles south of Paige] : A deep, 150-foot-long crack in Highway 89 occurred this morning about 25 miles south of Page, and it’s unknown when the road might be repaired.
WOW!!!
I have blogged almost the same.
Check my last blog.
You should know about the video at the top.
If not, you need to see it.
Thanks.
Shaun
LOL, like minds ?
Sorry unfollowed by mistake in “Reader” and followers.
Phew… lol
Found you though
Shaun
lol, no worries it happens
I appreciate the time and effort it must take to share all of this information from such a wide variety of sources. You doubly benefit the community by exposing your readers to so many valuable bloggers with a wide range of voices. Too bad the mainstream media does not provide these perspectives. Thank you.
I thank you for your kind words , I am humbled.
In the scheme of things I am nothing an unknown that has been at this for only a little over a year. I do understand , however, that there is much lacking in the information being made available to the People. I am not sure whether I am doing a decent job or not. I only know that there is a real need for truth and different perspectives. We cannot make informed decisions if we are only fed propaganda and lies.
What is coming at us in the very near future requires that we be aware and informed. We can no longer depend on anyone else to come and do for us . We must do for ourselves. Standing shoulder to shoulder understanding that we are our only defense as well as our strength. One by one we join hands to form the Army of truth we have been waiting for.
Thank you for being part of that Army
May the truth ring loud and clear for all who wish to listen.
May the vision of a better world fill our sight and allow us to make the choices required for the sake of our children and their children.
May we embark on a future full of hope and promise for everyone, not just the privileged.
One People
One Voice
One Cause
Blessings to you and yours
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/amazing-day-dreamer-award-thank-you/
Keep dreaming. You deserve this!!
Shaun x
Just wanted to give you a heads up that I nominated you for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. You can find the rules for accepting the award
at:
http://landofquo.com/award-season/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
I’ll also take this opportunity to apologize for the effort you will have to expend in accepting the award if you choose to do so. It takes a while, but is worth it to the blog community (that’s what they’ve told me, anyway). Regardless, thanks for making the blogworld more inspiring in your own way. Congrats, and thanks!
quo
Thank you quo1 I am flattered that you would consider my blog inspiring, you are too kind
I cannot promise I will get to it right away. But I will get to it as soon as time allows as I have several others I have to work on as well.
Thank you so much for thinking of me and I would like to add that I loved your blog. Awesome concept and very amusing!
Trust me, if you don’t do it my feeling won’t be hurt. I left off the “s” on feeling on purpose, by the way.
Awww, you are sweet and I am very grateful. I will accept and I will do as required. I was just letting you know it may not be right away. However , come it will
Yes , I gathered that was not a fluke but rather a statement
I nominated you for the Very inspiring blogger award
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/very-inspiring-blogger-award-two-in-2-days/
Please accept this.
You deserve it. I love your blogs. you are a friend to me on WordPress.
Thanks
Shaun
Thank you Shaun. It is very sweet of you to have nominated me. I am amazed that anyone even likes my blog much less deems it worthy of an award.I thank you so very much for your encouragement. It is very much appreciated
Thank you so much!
As I just said, the amount of work you put into your blog is amazing. All factual, you are like my 1st post of call for news now. lol
My pleasure, really x
Thank you Shaun, you are very kind and I am humbled.
You my favourite news source. Love your page !
Shaun x
Awww, so glad you find it interesting
Thank you !
Hi there.
PLEASE accept this award.
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/the-dragons-loyalty-award/
Prestigious it is. I hope you award 15 others.with this.
Thanks.
Shaun
Wow Shaun, I am speechless. Thank you so very much for the accolades. I am very flattered.
I guess I know what I will be doing this weekend , lol
I can guess, lol..
I am going for replying to the award? lol
x lol
LOL, ahuh
Have a good weekend
lol
Loving the fun and banter may I say.
Reason I love this place.
So many UNREAL nice people..
Thank you for being a part of my Blog-Family.
I really mean that x
Shaun
So very sweet , thank you and likewise
Hey x Please accept this award.
I know I gave you an award once and you said “You sure you got the right person” Well I did then..And I have now, also got the right person
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/the-thank-you-award/
Keep on. keeping on x
Shaun
Awwwwww, Shaun you are too much . Thank you so very much!
And again as I stated on your post Congratulations once again , you deserve it
Thank you. Like you, I come here and be myself. I just blog when I feel a blog coming to my mind. You put a LOT of effort in, and its appreciated by me and many more
x
Thank you Shaun, that is very sweet of you to say
I mean every word
x
Thank you Shaun, that means a lot to me
I know..
And you said you were not a dreamer…
I knew you well before you knew.. lol
Have a good sleep when it arrives. It is 6am here, can’t sleep for pain. But I am going to try before my Daughters awaken and beat me with toys
Speak real soon x
LOL, you know you love it
Rest well Shaun and sweet dreams
Please accept this unique award.
Epically Awesome Award of Epic Awesomeness
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/epically-awesome-award-of-epic-awesomeness/
Fairly good award to receive by all accounts.
Shaun
Thank you Shaun you have been very generous in sharing so many with me. I am grateful:)
Always my pleasure..x
HI Dersertrose,
I hope you don’t mind me reblogging the last few posts, and hope not to create again a mess.
I really appreciate the subject matter, and can hardly abstain from commenting upon reblogging
Thank you,
George.
Awww you are just too sweet. I truly do appreciate the re-blogs George I am flattered:)
As far as I can tell the mess has been WP’s not yours , dear
Thank you!
Well I hope will be able to sort things out with these blocking issues, as that should rightfully concern everyone of us!
Thank for your contribution to that continuing issue: While I will not loose sleep over it, it sure took several hours of my precious, limited time, and a good workout, too, while at it!
Have a good night desertrose!
My pleasure George.
Goodnight and sweet dreams !
Great blog, I look forward to returning often. I am well aware of the corruption that permeates every level of society, politics, judiciary, banking, medicine, business, entertainment, etc. It’s all linked together in one massive conspiracy against humanity. Unfortunately, most people are asleep and are unaware. I commend you and your efforts to inform. It is time people woke up!
Thank you for visiting my blog Patricia. I am very glad you found it interesting. One of the major reasons I had for starting this blog was to share some of the information I find in my daily researching. Presenting it in a clear and concise manner with no hidden agendas. Looking and disseminating truth from lies. Together we can inform and empower each other. Knowing the truth is half the battle,the other half is knowing what to do with it and that is what we have to discover. How we can use what we are learning to turn the tide. All possibilities are welcomed. To make a difference we need as many as possible to be awake and aware. One can only hope it is not too late.
Thank you once again for your kind words. I look forward to your input
Please accept this very pristigious award.
The Very Inspiring Blogger Award 2013
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/very-inspiring-blogger-award-2013/
I hope you can accept and give this award to 15 other bloggers
Shaun
ps: I have the RIGHT person.. lol
Please accept.
LOL, you are something, Shaun. You are too generous and I am humbled. I am still working on the post for the last 12 that I have been nominated for . I am not ignoring them , I am just trying to get everything done and present a decent post for the awards as well. I will get around to it I promise. The recipients for the other 12 awards have already been chosen. I just have to finish answering all the questions that the rules require. Quite a bit of work, lol. And then there is the small matter of me trying to transition my blog to another hosting site. Lots and lots of work and only little ole me to do it all , lol
I promise I will do it , I just cannot give a definite date as to when , please be patient with me
Do one BIG BLOG with all awards and pick 20 people? and ask they pick one award?
Many do this.
Shaun x
Really? I never saw one like that. All the nominees have been chosen though. I have been working on it every time I get a spare moment. I just have to answer all the questions now. SO I am almost halfway done , lol
lol!!!
You will get there, you put a LOT of work into your blogs, and as I said I appreciate that, as do many.
And yeah many do 5 awards in one blog. And the people they choose, then chooses an award.
Shaun x
LOL, I will try to remember that
Thanks !!
No you won’t you already know
I was just giving you a reminder of how much I appreciate your blog.. lol
I know and you are very sweet. I appreciate your support very much
Love the blog design. Must have taken a lot of time and effort. Very impressed. I have sub to this blog. Thanks
Thank you for visiting the blog. You are too kind and yes it has taken quite a bit of time and effort. You might call it a labor of love
Thank you once again for your support and I look forward to your input !!
You are welcome. If you look at my blog page that involved part of 3 days to figure out how it works can’t compare to yours. Wish there was someone I could ask for advice and guidance..
The best thing I can advise you to do is determine what it is you want your blog to loo like and feel like. Choosing the right Template for you is crucial to the feel and attraction of your blog. Go with what feels right for you. The most important thing is that your content reflects your passion and the template should be the frame to showcase that passion. Other than that , hard work and determination along with posting, posting, posting, lol
You will see how over time the ideas and future image you have for your blog begin to change and take shape into something you can truly say you love. Be patient with yourself and have fun. The fun part is crucial to the end product, trust me
Good luck and know that you will be fine. You have awesome content all you have to do is figure out the best way to showcase it to allow your personality and individual spirit to shine through !!
Keep up the great work
Thanks for taking the time out of you busy life to send me notes of encouragement. Can the WP blog be used as a web page? Or should I have a separate web page and link to the WP? I know that some do you there WP accounts as a web page but I don’t know how to set it up as such
Thanks MC
Hi MC,
The WP community is full of people willing to help and answer questions, I am more than happy to help in any way I can.
AS web pages go, you must remember that all posts go on one page all other pages are static and they will only contain what you physically place there. There are ways of getting around that , however it takes time and dedication to be able to set up the pages so that you can add links that can be accessed like a web page. WP has something like it , as long as the Categories are visible tot he reader they can click on the category they want to view and have access to all the posts labeled under that category. That works like the pages of a web page except instead of having the tabs at the top or bottom they are wherever you place your categories widget. Generally on the side bar but some templates have them elsewhere.
There a re others who have opted to use a separate hosting site to free themselves up from some of the WP restrictions like advertising products, or customers of your own. WP doe snot allow that on their blog pages. Any advertisers are placed there by WP and WP only.
The decision would be at your sole discretion as you would know better than anyone what you would ultimately like to do with your blog. You might also want to visit the WP forum where many have placed questions or concerns that have either been addressed or are waiting to be addressed.
I hope this helps
It does make sense and from what I can tell my other blog which I set up:
http://kny2ra.wordpress.com/ in all respects does act more like a web page than a blog page, since it only has one static page and all interest tabs on top which you and others inspired me to do. Now the only thing is how do you drive traffic to your site? And how would I get more eye balls on mine?
Thanks MC
Visit other blogs , comment. Add Twitter , facebook and any other social networks you would like to have access to.
Thanks for the info I did and some more items on my site blog and it does make it look better http://kny2ra.wordpress.com/
Just don’t know how the promotion part works
Congrats, it is looking really nice.
Well as far as promotion works once all of your linking is done time is all you need. Before you know it ,if you keep your content fresh and up to date , more and more people will come visit. The more people are exposed to your content by way of social website spots or your participation on other blogs. The more people will come to take a look and if they like what they find they will keep coming back. No magic, no special tricks. It just takes time and quite a bit of work on your part. Another very important aspect would be your SEO for the search engines and the way you set up you tags and categories. Properly doing so will make it easier for people to find you via search engines. You might want to look into your set up and see if perhaps it could use some optimizing.
I hope that helps !
I wish you much luck with your blog
Thanks what is SEO I don’t see it as a widget what more linking can j do I have all the links working but don’t know what else there is to do
http://kny2ra.wordpress.com/
SEO is not a widget , it’s basically selecting the best tags and categories so that you appear on search engines more effectively.
I guess you may be able to go through this list and see if there is something there you have not done. Or something that may be able to help you.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/get-social/
Thanks for that link don’t know if you visited my blog lately I followed the suggestions on the support page as much as possible and it looks like when I find a story that interest me I should first post it to my blog and then direct my FB and twitter account to it. What do you think??
You are very welcome. I sure did visit your site , that is why I said it was looking good.
If you set up your FB and Twitter account on your sharing settings then WP notifies them immediately when you publish a new post. You don’t have to do anything with that.
Thanks I will set twitter up on my account the reason I said did you you visit my account is that I don’t see you as a follower so that is why I asked. On FB since I post mostly on groups not on my own page I don’t think that including a link would be of use. So once I post to the WP account I will have to click the FB like button and then post it to the groups I want.
Hmmm, that’s odd I will go back and click it again.
OK, sounds like a plan
the one you just followed was my radio page which will be on one subject the one that I was asking if you followed was http://kny2ra.wordpress.com/ which will have a variety of subjects thanks
ok, done
desertrose – I just had the opportunity to go through my inbox , I am not sure what to say. I will start with thank you for visiting my site. Thank you for the genuine interest and public displays of approval with so many ‘likes’. I am humbled, proud and very happy that one reader would spend such time enjoying my work. It is readers’ and writers’ like you that fill me with the joy, energy and imagination to continue doing what i do. Have a beautiful week. You have assured that I will.
Kendall, you are very kind and I would like to state that I wish I had more time to be able to peruse through all the wonderful blogs at my leisure. Unfortunately , my time is limited and I try to take the time to focus on one blog at a time to be able to dedicate the attention to it that was invested in it by its creator. I know the kind of work and passion that goes into creating a blog and maintaining it .
I would like to say that I enjoyed your blog very much and only wish I could visit more often. Please rest assured that I will do so when time allows and I make the rounds to others who have been kind enough to visit my blog as well. Thank you for all that you do . Thank you for your passion and for all the lovely posts that kept me quite busy , lol. Thank you for your support and please be sure that you can count on mine.
You have a wonderful evening and keep up the good work
Have a wonderful weekend desertrose!
Awww, thank you George , Likewise
I have been away working on a project. I am hoping to be able to present it in a few days.
Have an awesome Sunday !!
Hi Desertrose, Thanks for inspiring me in creating and updating my site/blog. mostly imported and modified stuff from my original kctwoyn site/blog and used input and ideas from others on this new rebuilt site. Again your site is with out question one of the best. Any input on this rebuilt site would be great. Thanks.
I am glad that you are working towards updating your site and I am humbled that you would feel that I inspired you in some way.
Thank you for your kind words and I wish you much luck.
One note , however…….I tried to access your blog and it is unavailable. Not sure if that is because you have moved it to another server or have simply made it unavailable until it is finished. In either case I did try to take a look. I wish you much luck !
The blog site is at: http://kny2ra.wordpress.com/ hope you can give me some pointers and feed back. Thanks desertrose.
It looks good. You put a lot of work into it
I wish you the best of luck.I am sure it will grow very quickly:D
This is the site I was referring to that I don’t see you as a follower http://kny2ra.wordpress.com/
ok, I clicked it again, hopefully it takes this time.
Thanks sorry for the confusion this is the site that I will be using the most. The other site is just related to the radio hobby and I put a link back to this site. Now let us see if we can get more eye balls on this site. Thanks Desertrose
No worries:)
Hi Desertrose. I really appreciated the good points on include social links to my site. It really helped push it out to the web both google and bing. on the latest post I had over 2000 visits. Again thanks for any help you gave me, and for being willing to help out a new blogger.
My pleasure, just glad I could e of help and Congrats on your increase in views
Wow Desertrose there was a large increase in the number of views & visitors to my site since I took your suggestions and posted articles to my blog and linked it to FB and twitter. 67 views & 52 visitors since 11am today. I never got that much. Thanks again for the tip to link the account to FB and twitter also.
Cool,
so glad to have been of help. Hope it continues to grow for you. Keep up the good work