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Saving You Money With Groupon, What Is Groupon?

Karen — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:15:21 +0000

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Now I have to admit that I’ve heard so many people banging on about Groupon and saying that they can save themselves some money with some of the deals that were on offer, so the other day I decided to check out the site for myself and took a look for some deals in London.

Why London I Hear You Ask!

Well to put it simply, our capital here in the UK is probably one of the most expensive places to visit etc and if I could find some great deals for there, then I could then move on to checking out some local places.

Anyway I set my location to London and it came up with a deal for a “Three Hour Make-Up Course”, hmmm, not exactly what I was expecting but still a good saving none the less!

Being a “newbie” to the Groupon experience it took me a little while to check ou some of the previous deals that the site had to offer in and around London.

So Many Deals To Choose From!

After a little moving around the site and surfing the various options, I had made myself a list of interesting deals to pick from such as discounts for London Zoo, Meals, an hour in a flotation device (which I’ve seen on The Gadget Show, so I like the look of that) and much more.

I’m not sure if I will be using many of these offers, but I will be checking out the deals for other locations to see what’s going on, suffice to say, Groupon will save you money on certain things and to those that want to visit different cities as part of a holiday or even a day out then there are certainly things that can save you money.

What’s Your Experience With Groupon?

So now it’s over to you my loyal readers, do you use Groupon? Have you ever heard of it and what do think of it?

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Need To Get Your Blog Seen? Then Try Blokube [Review]

Karen — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:00:35 +0000

Getting your blog seen and grabbing visitors is probably one of the most important things that all bloggers are look and hoping for, there are many sites out there that can help you with getting the much deserved traffic for your blog and Blokube is certainly one of them.

If you’ve been a long time visitor to my blog you will have seen the buttons that I use for several sites in the author box below the posts, including the Blokube button.

Clicking on this button, will not only submit the article to Blokube but will also allow you to vote for already submitted articles.

So why should you use Blokube?

Blokube is a social voting website and the more that you article get voted on the more popular they will get and this in turn leads to visitors and backlinks to your site, the site is mainly based around Blogging, Marketing, SEO, SEM, web development etc. It’s not only about the voting, it’s about communication as well, most users will comment on the submitted articles and even be there if you need help in a specific field.

Building a reputation with other bloggers in your field and becoming known is all very important in any social community and Blokube is certainly one of those that pays attention to its users.

Is it easy to submit an article to Blokube?

The simple answer is yes, once you have joined, you’re on your way, probably one of the best things to do, as I have done, is add one of the buttons to your blog so that others can vote for you direct from within you own blog. From now on those using Blokube can vote for your articles.

How to add a Blokube button to your blog.

It’s quite easy to add a Blokube button to your blog, on the website you will see the following on the right had side of the screen:

Clicking on these will take you to the Social Voting Buttons page, where you will find a choice of buttons along with the codes to add them to your blog, or you can opt to use the WordPress Plugin. Once you have added your chosen code to your blog theme, if you’re not to sure about doing this then use the WordPress Plugin, you will now have the ability for your readers to vote for your articles.

Will this get me any traffic?

It sure will as with any place that is showing links to your blog, every little helps and the bonus of having some information about your article will entice the reader to look at it and say “now that looks interesting, think I’ll take a look”.

Ok! How do I join Blokube and is it free?

Yes it is free, that’s one of the great things about the site, all you have to do is stop by Blokube and become a member and start submitting you SEO, blogging Tips, Search Engine Marketing etc to the site and don’t forget to join in with the other bloggers there, including myself

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Are You A One True Fan?

Karen — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:40:02 +0000

It’s all in a bit of fun and not to be taken seriously or is it?

One True Fan can only be described as a blogging/website game, you the player gain points just by visiting your favourite sites and showing other what you are a One True Fan of.

But even though it is all for fun, One True Fan can be used for its potential backlinks, just imagine people becoming a fan of your blog via the site, at that point a link to your site is placed on their profile page along with pages they have shared from your site and all these links are DoFollow, hmmm tasty.

I’ve been “playing” One True Fan for a little while now after seeing a tweet from @Ileane and noticing that it came from the site, so I just had to check it out, you connect via Twitter Oauth and then add a browser plugin to register the sites you are surfing, I’m using Chrome and luckily they have an extension for you.

When surfing you have a box at the bottom of the screen that allow you to check in (I do this automatically it’s quicker), you can also share the page you are visiting via Twitter, Facebook and Delicious, you gain points for doing this. You can also gain “patches” such as ones for sharing posts, adding facebook etc.

Now to the nitty-gritty, One True Fan is really just for fun, yes it can be used to help out with some backlinks to your blog and posts, but it is just a simple, but entertaining.

The only downside is, as they and others can see what websites you are visiting, this could in turn, lead to this information being used for marketing purposes, but I suppose most sites have that potential. But as I said earlier, it’s all just a bit of fun.

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HOW TO: Make An Automated Twitter List With FormULists

Karen — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:31:16 +0000

UPDATE: Sadly since this post was originally written Formulists has closed, if anyone knows of an alternative then please let me know!

As most Twitter users know, for sometime now we have had the option to create lists on Twitter, be it for our favourite bands, celebrities or even for those Tweeters that we really enjoy reading their Tweets.

While surfing through the internet the other day I came across a Twitter Tool called FormULists, this handy Twitter website allows you to create dynamic self-updating Twitter lists that once set you can forget about.

Why would you want to do this?

Well for starters there are several options that you have with FormULists and these can be used to help your find new Twitter followers, by using options such as “People like me” you can get a list of tweeters that are similar to yourself or in your niche, you then have a changing Twitter list that will help you find like minded Tweeters to follow.

Also using some other settings you can find “People who haven’t tweeted back”, “People who have retweeted” and many more.

All the various choices can possibly help you find useful Tweeters to follow and hopefully follow you back.

Is is just about the following?

Not really, I’ve been using FormULists to create handy Twitter lists of my own, for example, I have Twitter list called “Thanks for listing me” this list includes up to 500 Tweeters that have added me to one of their Twitter Lists, also I a “People Like Me” list that allows me to see like-minded Tweeters that I can decide to follow or not.

Is it free?

Now isn’t that always the question, the answer is yes this handy Twitter Tool is free to use. The website has a limited amount of “user” spots per day for Tweeters to join, so if you can’t join today, then try again tomorrow, this is only temporary as while as they put it “We are limiting access to Formulists as we ramp it up”

So if you’re looking for something to help you out with making your Twitter lists then give this a go

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Marketing Your Business With Twitter Via The Aid Of Tweetons

Karen — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:47:56 +0000

Recently I’ve posted several methods of [intlink id="adding-extra-bit-marketing-twitter" type="post"]marketing yourself[/intlink] and/or your band with the aid of Twitter, now I’m bringing you another method which involves a very handy Twitter Tool called Tweetons.

Once you log in to Tweetons via Twitter OAuth you will be able to set up your campaigns which once done are all automated, you can then just sit back and wait for the word to be spread about your business.

There are two type of campaigns available sweepstakes and instant.

Sweepstakes

These are ideal if you are running a competition via Twitter and would like to spread the word out, with this option when your chosen tweet is found by Tweetons the Tweeters goes into the running for the prize, you have several options to configure such as end date of the sweepstakes as well as some optional settings such as only a follower can win the competition.

This is an ideal way of getting the word out, you could use a HashTag in the tweet to promote you business via the competition.

Instant Reward

This is a handy option for getting the word out about your business to loads more tweeters, such as when someone ReTweets one of your tweets, you can thank them with a reply on Twitter, add your HashTag or web address and this will help promote you out to more possible followers and visitors to your website.

Again there are settings as with the Sweepstakes, my recommendation would be not to tweet everyone that ReTweets you, edit the optional settings so that you only RT those with over a set amount of followers of your choice, maybe 3,000 upwards, that way you’re not going to be spamming everyone on Twitter

Reaching Out

I’ve experimented with Tweetons and from the small stats that I have tested it on it have been quite interesting as you can see from them below

So handy at reaching out to other Tweeters and the possibility of spreading the word, ok they aren’t all going to falling over themselves to follower or visit, but every little helps in promoting your business out to the masses of Twitter users.

If you are thinking of running a Twitter competition to promote your business or just want to promote yourself via some friendly thanks to fellow Tweeters, then consider this handy Twitter Tool

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Algadon A World of Fantasy and Role-Playing

Karen — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:04:09 +0000

Many years ago I did dabble in the fantasy world of online gaming, but since those days I haven’t been to far of places with sword in hand and battled against many wondrous characters.

But recently I was told about Algadon, which is a free online, which is a real benefit as it’s not going to cost you anything, web browser-based, fantasy game based in the medieval and mystical land of Algadon.

So what better opportunity to stop by and check it out and bring my readers a review of the site, so with that it mind, here we go.

Upon loading the site, I noticed how crisp and clean it looked with great looking graphics and simple to find links to the many section of Algadon, you even get, in true fantasy style, a back story to the world in three sections, “A Thousand Years Ago”, “Three Hundred Years Ago” and “Present” and they got me hooked into the timeline.

Playing the game is easy to pick up, as with the majority of role-playing games, with earning attack points (hitpoints) and earning from quests that you can do throughout the game, all very addictive and fun to play. There are even well designed character classes that you can go through ranging from Mage, Dragon, Elemental Forest Princess, Assassin and loads more all with their own specialities and ratings according to hitpoints etc.

You can battle against other players, post messages, buy weapons, battle against boss beasts and monsters as well as performing a multitude of tasks. You can even purchase items such as weapons, spells, armour and more from some of the shops that can be found in the game.

The rules of the game are simple and should be easy to adhere to and by playing Algadon you are agreeing to them, which should be too hard as there only a few, but they do consist of things such as been respectful to other gamers and not spamming others, both of which I do think are very important.

You’ll also find that the site has a forum, where like minded players can get in touch with each other with questions etc about the game, which is a really nice touch for the site for players to interact even more.

Also, if you are on MySpace there is also a Algadon MySpace App, which allows you to play a slightly different version of the game through MySpace, I also believe that there are version on the iPhone and Android as well. It’s really simple to play and for those of you who do like to play free games on the net, then you should check Aldagon out, you may just find that you enjoy it more than you thought you would

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Web Hosting Ratings – A Site For Checking Out Those Hosts!

Karen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:20:37 +0000

This is sponsored post written by myself on behalf of WebHostingRating.com and all opinions are 100% mine.

If you are new to having your own website it can be a little daunting on finding the right host for your needs and most importantly your pocket, word of mouth can be extremely useful and I have mentioned my hosts several times in the past, but sometimes that’s just not good enough, specially if you don’t know the person or they are giving you an affiliate link.

Recently I was asked to check out a website called Web Hosting Rating which seems to have a huge choice of reviews of hosting providers from around the globe with unedited web hosting reviews and ratings by real customers.

So I endeavoured to check out the website, upon first loading the site you are shown the best top 10 hosts of 2010, which in itself is very useful, giving you a clear and concise view of price, space, traffic and rating.

Searching for a certain host is easy with a simple search box in the top right of the website, but what I found very useful was a selection of options with tick boxes on the left of the screen which enable you to precisely search your website hosting requirements and then search the complete catalogue for your needs, such as location, hosting type and price range.

As you can see from the image on your right it does have a good choice of options and ones which most of us setting up a new website and looking for a host find extremely useful to use.

Other options on the site are choosing what you would like your site hosted for, such as WordPress, Joomla, phpBB, Drupal and much more.

After perusing these options and looking around for a while, I decided to give the site a bit of a test, so in the Search Host Catalog I selected the options, Europe, Windows Hosting and Under $5 to see what results they would yield.

They resulting in no results, which is really what I expected from such a small range, so I opened up the range to include North America, South America, dedicated Hosting and changed the price range from $10 and above.

Success! 18 hosts came up in the search ranging, there are so many settings you could put in the catalog search that I could have gone on forever, but check it out for yourself.

The site even has a very useful buying guide for tips on getting your own website.

Overall I did find the Web Hosting Ratings a very useful website and for those looking for a new host or even starting their own website it can be a valuable tool.

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Viva La Nails The Perfect Place For Your Nails Needs!

Karen — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:14:33 +0000

Every so often, I get the opportunity of some great freebies arriving in the post to review and though I do try to review them as quick as I can, some need that little bit longer to appreciate and one of these freebies came in the form of some free sample from Viva La Nails a website offering professional nail supplies for nail technicians.

So I opened the jiffy bag and was surprised by the amount of samples that were in there, these ranged from glitter to decals to place on your nails, been one that has only painted my nails before, I wasn’t sure how these are used properly, but never fear as the website has plenty of tips for any budding nail technician or those of us who would just like to give it a shot.

The sample pack has some wonderful decals and each one is easy to apply and if done correctly does look quite different, so it’s a superb pack of samples that the site offers.

As for the website it is indeed a joy to visit with it’s pleasant looking layout and easy to find pages and products, the home page shows a the collection of pages via simple buttons and finding nail tips, tutorials, tools, decals and much more is just so easy.

Also the website has the benefit of it been quite fast loading, so no hanging around waiting for pages to load up!

But the one thing that I found so interesting is just the sheer amount of products that Viva La Nails offers, you wouldn’t believe that there are so many different things that can be purchased for your nails and you are really spoilt for choice, it’s like been a kid in a sweet shop!

So if you are interested in something different for your nails and would like to give it a try or even if you are a budding nail technician then this certainly the place to vist, so go on pop on over to Viva La Nails you can even find them on Twitter @vivalanails on FaceBook and YouTube.

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Love Comedy? Then Watch It Online With SeeSaw TV

Karen — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:10:12 +0000

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of SeeSaw. All opinions are 100% mine.

I love my comedy, I think it all stemmed from growing up with the many re-runs of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, maybe that why I have a wonderful outlook on life a sense of humour to go with it, but these days there are some brilliant new shows that occasionally crack the mould with something that little bit different, but finding them on TV to watch can be a little frustrating.

That’s where this new website comes in useful

SeeSaw is an online service that brings you free and paid for content from some of the biggest providers such as BBC, Channel 4, Five, Indi studios and various movie studio content, even sports events will be added to the ever-growing list of shows that you will be able to find and watch. Just some of the feature include:

-Watch hundreds of programs for free
-Rent premium shows from the UK and US
-Catch up on 4oD and Demand Five programs
-Share what you’re watching with your friends on Facebook and Twitter
-Play everything in full screen, safely and legally

But as I mentioned earlier I love comedy and SeeSaw has a brilliant Comedy Section where you can find shows such as Father Ted, Faulty Towers, The IT Crowd, Red Dwarf and loads more, so really once you see what’s actually available you’ll be spoilt for choice, I know I was.

It’s all so simple to watch a show, just hover you mouse over the show, see if it’s free or paid for and then you’ll be taken to the show, so you can sit back and have a laugh.

So stop by and check out their Comedy Section and give those chuckle muscles a bit of a work out

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How To Remove Possible Spammers From Your Twitter Followers

Karen — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:02:50 +0000

There is time when you are following or are followed by that many people of [intlink id="109" type="category"]Twitter[/intlink] that sometimes you get bombarded with complete Spam, you know the stuff, sending you direct messages about joining 140 bands etc. So there comes a time when you need to sift out these possible spammers and block them from your Twitter Timeline.

One way of doing this is with a website called TwitChuck.

It’s easy to use TwitChuck, just log in with your Twitter account via Twitter Oauth and then your off, simply select SpamChuck and TwitChuck will give you the option of checking your Friends, Followers or Everyone. So just select which one you want and click on it.

SpamChuck will then display possible Twitter Spammers and display them for you, then it’s up to you if your block them all or de-select those that you would like to keep.

There is also an option to do a single search for a Twitter User, by simply entering the Twitter name, you then get a screen with some information on it, including a score for the Tweeter. As far as I can see the number changes colour as it’s get closer to been a spammer, so Blue is ok, but RED is possibly a spammer, so check them out before you block them

So there you go another Twitter Tool for you to organize you tweeters with, but as will all Twitter Tools use it wisely and do not abuse the system as this may cause twitter to think that you are being very naughty and suspend you..

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EvoHosting My Personal Choice For WordPress Blog Hosting

Karen — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:26:41 +0000

Many have asked me who I use for my website hosting and I thought it was about time I posted about it here on my blog, so here’s an introduction to my providers @EvoHosting

I’ve been using EvoHosting for a fair while now and not only do I use them for hosting this blog, but also for hosting the Remergence website.

Over the years of having my sites hosted with them I’ve never had problems the staff are friendly and always willing to help, which is great as there are other companies that get your money and then fob you off with time wasting excuses of which have nothing to do with problems you may be experiencing.

But EvoHosting is not only there for your blog hosting software such as WordPress, they have over 130 programs that you can easily install via the handy Cpanel on your website, software such as Joomla, Ad mangament, forums, ecommerce, wikis, software for music related sites and loads more.

So virtually everything you could possibly want for running any kind of website of your choice, the web hosting comes in several packages: Starter, Home, Business and Ecommerce all offering good value for money and the professional service that EvoHosting offer, you can even get yourself a free domain name when selecting your required package, now how cool is that.

A little more about EvoHosting from their website:

Evohosting is a privately owned web hosting provider that strives to provide an unsurpassed experience for all of our clients. Opening up shop in 2004 with a commitment to providing great uptime and excellent customer service, we have progressed from strength to strength without having to compromise our core values. While other hosting providers are focused on meeting monthly sales targets, Evohosting’s customer service team is dedicated to the complete satisfaction of every client. Other web hosts keep their costs down by using antiquated technology, resulting in frequent delays and downtime. Evohosting uses enterprise hardware and cutting edge technology, allowing us to prevent and identify many of the issues that cause downtime and delays .

If you have any questions about your site, we’ll do our best to guide you! Just open a ticket, and one of our helpful and knowledgeable staff members will provide you with assistance. At Evohosting, we’re not only your web hosting provider, we’re your friends in the industry!

EVOHOSTING Limited is a company registered in England and Wales.

So check them out and get some great value hosting that money can buy

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Shopping For My Dogs At Nutrecare Pet Supplies

Karen — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:14:50 +0000

A little while back I was given the opportunity by Sylvie at FuelMyBlog to do some shopping online for my two dogs at a website called Nutrecare, not only do they cater for dogs, but they also cater for cats, horses and rabbits!

I have to admit that I must have two of the fussiest dogs in the world and food is always a problem for them and they turn their nose up at most things, but, luckily for me, Nutrecare also has other Dog Supplies and I took it upon myself to get something other than food, I got them a pair of Buster tooth brushes and some Enzymatic poultry flavoured toohpaste!

Using the Nutrecare website was really easy and navigating around the site to find what I was looking forward really didn’t take much time at all, there are loads of things available for your pets and though I did know what I was looking for I did spend more time looking around the other selections that were available for my dogs, such as food, beds, coats, hygiene, grooming and the list goes on.

But eventually I picked my items and put them in my online basket, all very easy, then went to the checkout and ordered the stuff for my dogs.

After about two days there was a knock on the door and the parcel from Nutrecare had arrived, wow, that was quick. everything was included in the parcel that I had ordered, no mistakes, which is what I really like to see

The toothbrushes and toothpaste were exactly as they were pictured and described on the website, though it is taking a bit of perseverance for the dogs to have their teeth cleaned, the products are of a good quality and are certainly doing the job that they are designed for.

Overall, I am happy with what I ordered from NutreCare and will certainly consider them if I need anything for my dogs again.

Check out NutreCare and also follow them on Twitter @Nutrecarepets and on FaceBook.

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How To Make Some Revenue With URL Shorteners

Karen — Sun, 09 May 2010 06:20:17 +0000

Now those of you that are avid readers of my blog will have noticed that the other day I posted about my earnings for April, shortly after posting that article I starting checking out another site that some of you may find useful if you are using URL shorteners when you are Tweeting on Twitter.

The site is called Adf.ly it allow you to earn every time your tweet, using the adf.ly link is clicked, so I thought I would check it out a little further.

It’s a simple site to use, all you do is enter the URL you wish to shorten, very much like other websites that do the same thing and viola your URL is shrunk and will now earn each time it is clicked, simples

Your link will look something like this: http://adf.ly/48668/mylikes and when clicked will first go to an advertisers site before going to your chosen link, though there is a “Skip Ad” button on the page, so your clickers don’t have to sit through the Ads, now I’m not going to say this will make you loads of money and the Ads may get on peoples nerves, but it is another way of earning from your blogging and tweeting etc.

Now on to the important thing, how much will you earn?

On my test of the website one of my links had 11 clicks and has earned $0.01450 not much I know, but bearing in mind that the minimum payout for the site is $5 then I suppose that’s not too bad. So it roughly means that for every 1,000 visitors earns $2, not much I know, but every little helps.

So what do you think, is it worth using or do your prefer sites such as bit.ly to shorten your links?

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Using MyLikes Has Helped Me Pay For My Web Hosting

Karen — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:06:26 +0000

Now you’ve probably seen titles like this on blogs before, but I’m not kidding, since joining the website MyLikes and using it to show followers what I like as well as some sponsored tweets, the website has paid for my Web Hosting for the last few months, which is brilliant.

If you haven’t heard of MyLikes then let me tell you what it is….

Mylikes is an advertising platform that allows Twitters to tweet their likes, this can be anything from a website through to everyday items, for example I have “MyLiked” [intlink id="review-skechers-shape-ups-walking-on-air" type="post"]Skechers[/intlink], Avatar, [intlink id="ez-combs-simply-effective-hairstyles" type="post"]EZ Combs[/intlink] and loads more. Not only can you select anything that you want, you can also “MyLike” sponsored tweet and posts, which are simple to do and earn you a little money for your efforts.

I don’t tweet too many sponsored tweets with MyLikes but those that I have done, have earned me enough each month to cover my hosting at EvoHosting. Each sponsored tweet you make is a CPC tweet, so to earn from these you have to have clicks, obviously the more people that follow you and the more that click on the link or ReTweet it for others to click, will earn you more.

Since using MyLikes I’ve seen the lowest CPC as $0.05 and the highest at $0.53 and as I’ve mentioned before, just by using MyLikes I’ve paid for the hosting of this blog and for the Remergence website, so it’s helping me out.

MyLikes is a great little earner and is ideal for twitters everywhere, but remember as with most advertising sites you use, don’t over do it, don’t tweet ads too much as this really puts off your followers, try to limit it to at least one a day, with MyLikes they will only allow you to post one sponsored tweet every 24 hours, so you can’ over do it, but you are using other sponsored tweet sites as well, then just be careful.

Many thanks to DragonBlogger for the kind permission to use the banner from his blog..

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FollowFriday Helper, a Great Twitter Tool

Karen — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:40:30 +0000

Friday seems to come round quicker everyweek and I, like so many others, like to give my support to those that have been kind enough to me over the week by ReTweeting my posts etc, and it can be quite daunting sorting out a list of those that have. and then working out which of the Twitters have retweeted the most or mentioned you the most times over that week and if you are very popular on twitter it can be even more of a task .

So while searching the net I came across a handy [intlink id="retweet-rt-twitter" type="post"]Twitter Tool[/intlink] called FollowFriday Helper…

Once you have logged in with your Twitter account via Twitter Oauth, you can start recommending those Twitters that have been kind enough to have ReTweeted your tweets, mentioned you, ReTweets you’ve made to other Tweeters and even those that have already recommended you in the past, it’s simply to do and when you make your choice a list is loaded up with the Twitters avatar, bio, URL, location and other information about how many tweets they have mentioned you with etc. You can even see the tweets they have made about you, very handy when you want to know what they have tweeted or retweeted.

But the really nice thing that I like about Twitter FollowFriday Helper, is that it’s not just for FollowFriday, you can use it for a selection of other preset hashtags – #FollowFriday #ff #ThankYou #TY #Gratitude #Top #FollowSaturday #FollowSunday #FollowMonday #FollowTuesday #FollowWednesday #FollowThursday #FollowNow #FollowEveryDay #MustFollow #FollowerOfTheDay – plus, you can add your own in the tweetbox, so really you can use it for anything you want, I select my recommendation and then add a line of text at the end saying why I recommend them and then you get a tweet like this:

So if you are looking for a Twitter Tool that will help you with making your FollowFriday recommendations then give this [intlink id="using-twitter-with-your-blogs" type="post"]Twitter Website[/intlink] a try, it’s easy to use and best of all it’s free, what more could you ask for

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