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Focus Friday

by Yvonne DiVita

It's Friday. It's also the start of a long weekend. We're all ready for that, right? But, before you take off early today, I have one question: What are you focused on?

It's not a trick question. It's a simple question. We hear from our members regularly that they want to succeed in business. Sometimes that business is raising funds for a shelter or rescue. Sometimes that business is writing for pay. Or, becoming more involved in a career around blog content - sharing your experience or expertise via your blog, and being paid for it. Sometimes that business is a day-to-day focus on bringing attention to BSL or other pet issues that are important to you.

Whatever your business is, my question is: What are you focused on, today? <<< The blogger at this link says, “Think about what you want, not what you don’t want.”

Eight Blog Posts From Blogging Experts

by: Carol Bryant

I’ve been to four BlogPaws conferences, have been a fan of BlogPaws the company from day one, and through hard work, determination, fortitude, and a bit of fate, I now work for BlogPaws. Do I want a medal or an award? Well, no, but sure, toss me your rose petals and doggie biscuits. Something I’ve learned about BlogPaws is that they are a year-round company and their speakers and bloggers offer a wealth of information.

From SEO optimization to monetizing your blog and even frugal traveling tips with dogs, BlogPaws has it covered with one expert or another. Take these eight blog posts from experts associated with BlogPaws as cases in point:

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop!

A very casual Dexter, submitted by  Sarah Clinton 

 Note: If you've found the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop to be over your head, don't worry! On Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 8 to 10pm ET, our Twitter #BlogPawsChat topic will be Blog Hops - We'll answer all your questions and start the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop early so we can help you link up to the hop during the chat!

Wordless Wednesday is the popular Internet practice of posting a photo on your blog that speaks or itself - no explanations or captions required. Join the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop by posting your own Wordless Wednesday photo on your blog, link up below, then start hopping! Visit and leave comments at all the other blogs (well, that's the goal anyway!) and make some new blog buds. Post a link to your Wordless Wednesday post on your Facebook page and tweet your link with the #WordlessWednesday hashtag.

Add the code and place it on your blog or you can refer your readers back to this page, so your readers can join the blog hop - and the BlogPaws Community! You can put our Wordless Wednesday badge on your post, too.

Featured BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday photos are randomly chosen each week from photos posted by BlogPaws Community members. Please DO NOT E-MAIL your photos. If you're not a member - join here: BlogPaws Community Center. It only takes a minute. ; )

 

Are You Social Media Offender? Pet Peeves Revealed

Guest post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess

Are you a social media offender? You know who you are, right? Maybe you don't. There are many things in the course of our daily lives that we simply find so adorable we are shocked when others don't see the humor/cuteness in it. Case in point, no one in my family finds it adorable that Henrietta, my Diva Poodle, hops on the kitchen table when my back is turned. Regardless of how much I clean the table once I pick her up off from it, no one in the family finds it cute, sigh. 

How Bloggers Can Handle PR Pros

by Carol Bryant

Do you get tired of PR people sending you pitches and not knowing the tone of your blog? Maybe you get a pitch from a PR professional who has read your blog but you just aren't sure how to reply. Some days I've wanted to pull my hair out, thinking, "you DO realize I blog and this is a career for me, not a hobby, right?"

I like to foster relationships with PR agencies and Public Relations pros. In the BlogPaws community right now, a discussion on the topic has arisen, so I dedicate today's blog post to this topic: How to respond to a PR pro when you get pitched.