Now we may all know that blogging can be very time-consuming, what with reading blogs, commenting and writing our own posts, but how can we give everything an equal share of our time?

I go to work during the day and I have to admit that when travelling from one job to another I do Tweet with my Twitter @BlazingMinds and if a blog idea springs to mind I either jot it down or dictate it on my phone for later.

But is there a good way of spreading our time in to the right amount to give everything a chance of getting something done during the day.

Do you spend more time blogging, working or putting your feet up, if your married does your other half give you a set amount of time that you have on “that bloody computer” each night, so you cram in as much as you can before it’s family time?

So putting it simply, how do you fit everything in during the day, do you even get chance to do everything that you want to do?

I personally spilt my day up. Work during the day, grab a few minutes here and there to catch up on my blogging, put my feet up for a bit with a Cappuccino and they maybe tweet a little, before placing my head on a soft cosy pillow to refuel for the following day

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Well looky here, it’s the beginning of another month, so what happened in July, well for starters it was a busy month. My blog had stacks of comments, views and conversations going on, possibly more than previous months and with the build of new commentators cam the influx of the dreaded spammers that tried to abuse the KeywordLuv and CommentLuv plugins, but we know who you are….

Anyway, as this is the beginning of August and July is now but a fleeting memory, I thought it would be good to bring in a few stats etc just for your enjoyment, so I’m going to start with the mighty list of those that took the time to leave comments that were actually worth their weight in gold
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This is a question that I have been asked before by loads of my friends and I thought I would write a short post on my tips for your mass of DMs or Direct Messages that you may have building up on your Twitter profile.

First of all your DMs shouldn’t really give you any cause for concern, even though they may be a bit of a pain to have loads, they are generally not a problem, but, if you do want to get rid of them, there is sadly no option on Twitter to delete multiple DMs, so how do you do it?

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Yesterday, I was a bit stuck for a blog post so I stopped by the amazing BloggerLuv and posted an update which read “I’m not sure what to blog today, any ideas?”. Suffice to say my blogging buddies never fail to lend a helping hand.

Several of my fellow bloggers rallied to the call and came up with some fantastic ideas on different topics on what to write about and even places to visit to get ideas. All of which I can use and most probably will do.

So when you do get stuck for anything, you can always count on your friends and if you are a BloggerLuv member then even more so as the blog is called “BloggerLuv” it goes to prove that those in the community are there to help and are willing to take time from their blogging schedules and show some support.

The call also went out on Twitter via BloggerLuv, now how cool is that?

So if you are ever in a predicament where you need a little help from fellow blogger or even a fresh outlook on something, then I would highly recommend getting over to BloggerLuv, also use other social networks by asking others for ideas, ok you may not get everyone answering, but those that do will certainly of helped you out

Guest Blogging has recently come around as a new technique for communicating with other bloggers and getting your word out there!  This is the most important aspect of Guest Blogging!  Now the reason that using your social media profiles is so important is because, they allow you to get better outreach!

Most Guest Blogs usually offer you a Social Media link, and who cares if it is No Follow, that’s not what it is there for!  What you need to remember is that when someone recognises your name from a series of advanced posts, it is always a good idea to link to a Twitter, Sphinn, Facebook or Linkedin account!  Interestingly, this was something that I was horribly bad at doing and I generally linked back to our site or to a clients, which although was a nice benefit, didn’t really supply me with all that much.

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You’ve probably seen them, hell, I even have them here on Blazing Minds, I’m talking about social network share buttons.

Nearly every blog you visit has them these days and though us bloggers do love to have them on our blogs for those kind enough to click on to share a bit of love and Stumble, ReTweet, Digg, Like ……….. and the list goes on.

As you will see, here on Blazing Minds I have the SexyBookmarks plugin at the bottom of the blog post where readers can share the post they are enjoying on a selection of sites for others to find and also share and though there is a choice there to choose from I was wondering what sites people use the most and which ones are worth having which are not.

So when you’ve finished reading this bloggy post, check out the buttons and use the ones you are listed with, then leave me a comment letting me know which ones you think you would remove, which ones you would like to see and why, then I can take a look to see what are more popular than others.

I have tried to add the popular ones that I use such as Twitter, BlogEngage, StumbleUpon, Digg, Ping.fm and so on, but I’d love my readers input

Image courtesy of Ethan Hein via flickr

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

Now the majority of us use social networking sites such as Twitter, FaceBook and FourSquare, but how would like it so that you could earn from these sites when you use your iPhone, you would then read on..

Those wonderful people over at IZEA, the comapny that has brought us SponsoredTweets and SocialSpark, have now launched WeReward.com which pays you to use your iPhone when you check in and compete tasks around the globe, it integrates the three popular social networks Twitter, FaceBook and FourSquare, so you can still get your badges and share the way you always have and all this can be done with a handy app for your iPhone, simply Download the App to your iPhone, select your desired social network, add your PayPal and your away earning.

Every point you earn you earn a penny, the more points you earn the more money you will make, so rather than using FourSquare on it’s own, use the app and take the advantage of earning something while you are out and about visiting old and new places.

So what are you waiting for! Download the App today and start making the most out of your Check ins etc