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31WBGB: Week 12 – Come Up With 10 Post Ideas

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Genealady
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This week’s challenge from the 31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog over at Tonia’s Roots was one of my favorites so far – what blogger can’t use more post ideas? I tend to keep a tally of one or … Continue reading →

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31WBGB Week 7 – The Link Post

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Genealady
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This week’s challenge was less difficult for me than last week’s – in fact, here I am, completing it early! I find it a lot easier to do link posts, I suppose, because it allows me to promote the sites … Continue reading →

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31WBGB Week 6 – Reading for the Inside Scoop AKA My Blog has an Identity Crisis

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Genealady
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  This week‘s 31WBGB challenge was hard for me. Really hard. Not only was there a massive reading list of great material to get through, but I had major inferiority issues once I finally did get into it. Tonia gave … Continue reading →

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31WBGB Week 5 – Contact a Reader

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Genealady
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The 31 weeks challenge to a Better Genealogy Blog over at Tonia’s Roots for this week requires contacting a blog reader. Specific action items include: Spend 10-15 minutes connecting with your readers, either via email or comments. Make sure at least … Continue reading →

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31WBGB – Week 4: Analyze a Top Genealogy Blog

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Genealady
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I meant to do this week’s challenge from Tonia’s Roots much sooner than this, but I found out that my last post in my blog had been copied in its entirety and posted on another blog full of spam today. … Continue reading →

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31WBGB – Week 2 – The List Post: Four Fabu Ways to Research Midwestern Dead Folks Online

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Genealady
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My mother’s side of the family worked their way from New England, through the Midwest and finally on to California over the last three-hundred-and-some years, leaving me with a long trail to follow. Luckily, a lot of them stuck around … Continue reading →

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31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog (31WBGB): Week 1 – The Elevator Pitch

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Genealady
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The Elevator Pitch. A short, snazzy way to describe and promote yourself or your business. The thesis sentence of good marketing. The first of 31 activities laid out in the 31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog  challenge by Tonia over … Continue reading →

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