The Sewing Mom

We are up to #4 in our Better Blogging endeavor. Marcus has posted #4 Optimize your Blog for the Search Engines. This step recognizes the importance of inbound links, this is when other sites link to your own. This helps to explain the importance of listing your blog in directories. There is also value in commenting on other people’s blogs that are of the same interest as your own. This is not only a way to start conversations, but it can lead to inbound links. Please don’t take this as an opportunity to spam other bloggers. Your comments should be appropriate and on topic. Problogger has written very helpful information on inbound links at How to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines. He also gives the 3 main things to look for in inbound links:

1. they are from higher ranked sites than your own
2. they are relevant to the topic you are writing about
3. they link to you using relevant keywords to your page

Visit Problogger and implement as many, if not all, of his recommendations to help optimize your writing and your blog for Search Engines.

                                                                            
Appetizer
Describe a toy you remember from your childhood.

I always remember my wooden blocks. They came in a cloth drawstring bag and were all sorts of shapes & sizes. I always liked building tunnels with them and driving my matchbox cars through them.

Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest) how observant are you?

I am probably a 6 or 7. I am observant, but I also have a terrible memory, so I tend to forget what I saw unless it is something very unusual.

Salad
Where would you rather be at this very moment?

I would like to be on an island somewhere sipping a frozen drink with an umbrella in it!

Main Course
When was the last time you learned something new?

Yesterday I learned how to burn a cd from my playlist in ITunes! This was a HUGE accomplishment for me because I am somewhat techno challenged.

Dessert
Fill in the blank: I have ____________ but I haven’t ____________.

I have been thinking long & hard of what to buy my husband for his birthday which is coming up on Monday, but I haven’t figured anything out yet!

If you would like to participate in Friday’s Feast, please go to:
Friday’s Feast

Michael Vick continues to claim his innocence even though there is obviously enough evidence against him to bring in an 18 page indictment. What he has been doing or allowing to be done on his property is cruel and inhumane. The NFL has barred Vick from attending training camp with the Atlanta Falcons but has requested that the Falcons not implement any punishment until further investigations are done. Had the league not made this request, the Falcons had planned to suspend Vick from the first four games. This would have been the maximum penalty allowed by any team. Further punishment would have to come from the League itself.

Besides being the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick is also a spokesperson for Nike. While all of this has been going on, Nike is still reviewing and deciding what actions it wants to take. The Humane Society of the United States is asking us to help by emailing Nike and asking them to drop Vick as a spokesperson. After all, what kind of message is he sending out?

Please go to the Humane Society and send an email to Nike now.