Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thankful Thursday with a hop



Dear Friends,
Welcome to Thankful Thursday! It is my pleasure to remind you to be thankful. Today, I am thankful to be done with state required exams for my job. Its been a long haul this week to get prepared. As I write, I haven't actually taken the exam yet but I fully expect to pass. 

Please hop on board for the Grow Your Blog Hop!
I am a big fan of this hop and have found some wonderful bloggers!


Good Thursday morning and welcome to the Grow Your Blog (or GYB) blog hop! Paula and I are so happy to have you link up with us this week. And we happily welcome any new bloggers to the party! :) How has your week been? Do you have any plans for the weekend? What is the Grow Your Blog Hop all about? NETWORKING! Meeting new bloggers, finding new content to follow, building your readership. Why is blog networking great for you? Simply put, it increases readership and traffic to your blog. How do you network? Visit. Comment. Invite. Communicate. These are key to growing your blog.
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THIS WEEK'S HOSTS & LOVELY CO-HOSTS!
WHEN YOU LINK UP TO THIS PARTY:
      • Follow your hosts and co-hosts
      • Link up the main page of your blog, not an individual post. You may link up your individual posts to Marvelous Mondays.
      • Visit and follow other bloggers
      • Comment to let them know that you stopped by and how you followed (Email, GFC, Facebook, Bloglovin, etc)
      • Invite them to visit your blog (be sure to leave your blog web address - too many times have i seen bloggers comment and request a visit to their blog without leaving their blog web address)
      • Communicate with them about what you like on their blog. Let them know you are interested in their blog. USE THEIR NAME! A simple "I'm so and so stopping by. I followed you please follow me." just isn't going to interest someone into visiting your blog. Sure, you can request a visit to your blog or a follow along but engage in some type of conversation first.
      • Grab a button and promote the party(you can get the button on This Gal Cooks right here.)

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17 comments:

  1. New follower from the blog hop :) following via GFC now!

    Come visit my blog and enter the giveaway!
    http://grapefruitprincess.blogspot.de/2013/02/international-giveaway-time-pimp-your.html


    xoxo
    Anni

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  2. Hi Esther! Thanks for co hosting this week. I hope you pass :)

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  3. new follower from the hop! hope you will return the favor..
    http://fashionwithfitness.blogspot.com/

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  4. Thank you for co-hosting, new GFC follower... have a happy Thursday!

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    http://jennsrandomscraps.blogspot.ca

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  5. Hello I'm your new follower from the blog hop. Thanks for co-hosting. Your site is awesome. Hope you will visit my blog also.
    Angel

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  6. Congrats on finishing your exams! That must have been so stressful! =)

    I am following you now from the blog hop and am looking forward to read more of your posts!

    Anja @ cocalores.blogspot.com

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  7. Ester,
    I'm a new Twitter follower and fellow co-host. I'd love for you to follow and visit my blog http://bakewelljunction.wordpress.com
    Annamaria

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  8. Hi thank you for cohosting GYB hop this week. I am now following your blog via GFC.
    Have a fantastic day
    Sarah
    http://sarahmschultz.blogspot.com

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  9. Have a wonderfully amazing day!

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  10. Thanks for co-hosting!! Newest follower!

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  11. Lovely blog, Esther!! New follower from the blog hop, thanks for co-hosting! Really been enjoying going through your posts!!
    xx Amanda,
    http://geekyfashionista.blogspot.com

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  12. Thanks for co-hosting! Check me out @ www.feelingtheemptynest.blogspot.com when you have the time. Thanks!

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  13. One of your cohosts this week! :) Now following! Happy almost Friday!

    Kait
    High Heels and Hot Deals

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  14. Good luck with your test! Always nice to have things like that done.

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  15. Have found your blog via the Blog Hop and am loving it - am following via GFC now. Thank you for co-hosting it!

    I love the idea of having a special post for gratitude :)

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  16. Hi Esther! Stopping by at the tail end of the party with my weekend baked oatmeal recipe link! Following you now via GFC. Please visit me at www.musingsofavintagejunkie.blogspot.com

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