Promoting Me

Hey entrecard people.  Oh, wait, I don't think many of you are visiting me anymore.  I haven't dropped in, well, I don't know how long.  It's funny how life gets in the way of that type of stuff these days.  I keep saying that I need to promote my blog more, but I honestly just don't have the time anymore. 

I had high hopes of buying some promo items to maybe give out to my readers, or maybe to leave in random places.  I have heard of lots of bloggers getting new readers that way.  I would love to find some local bloggers to hang out with every now and again.  

I found these GOpromos custom notepads and I think they are awesome.  I can think of a lot of uses for them.   I found some mugs also that looked pretty cool.  I need to have several made, because as you all know, I am neglecting all of my blogs these days.

For tonight, though, I am going to go lay in bed with Brandi and watch television.  I don't think I'll last long, though.  I'm pretty tired.  This working all the time really tires a person out.

Promoting Myself

I have been thinking a lot lately about how to promote my little blog.  Now that I am on my own, I need to make as much money as possible, and to do that, I need to get more traffic over here.  The more traffic I have, the more money I can make.  It's that simple.

I decided to check the library for some books about SEO and keywords and all that other stuff I don't understand.  I am also thinking about buying some promotional products that advertise my blogs.  I was checking out personalized notepads, and found some sticky notes that can be personalized.  Now, you all know how much I love sticky notes.  If you have been to my house, you know my computer monitor is covered with them.  It's strange, but they keep me organized, even if it looks like a big mess to everyone else. 

I was also looking at the notebooks available on Moleskine.com.  They may not be the ideal thing for promoting my blogs, but they are beautiful.  I have a feeling I am going to need a new journal soon, and I found some very pretty ones on this site. 

For now, though, I am going to try and start writing regularly again.  I really do enjoy blogging, and I miss interacting with all of you.  I know my commenting has been horrible, but my mind has been on fourteen million other things the past couple of weeks.  Hopefully, I will find my groove again, and things will get back to normal.  I keep saying that to the kids, too, that we will eventually get back to normal.  Now, if only we could figure out what our normal will be.

Promoting Your Business

I just got a new cup.  It's one of those that the lid screws on and it has a straw.  I love it.  I have a brown one, and my new one is pink.  It was a gift from a friend.

I am a big fan of cups and mugs, and anything else you can drink out of. I know a lot of companies use mugs and drinking cups as promotional items for their businesses, and I think that is a great idea.   I would love to start a collection of promotional mugs like these:

 

The possibilities are endless when it comes to all the ways you can advertise and promote your business.  You can get all different ideas at AmsterdamPrinting.com.  I, personally, am a fan of tote bags, too.  There are so many varieties to choose from.  I have one that I love that says "I love my kids" with a big heart on it.  I use it all the time. 

I think I might have some printed that say My Kids Are My World.  I could use a little advertising, too.