So in celebration… For the next 30 days you can win $25 in free Facebook advertising ( and that actually can go a LONG way on facebook)  by becoming a Fan of Her Media’s blog on Facebook.

Click Here to become a Fan on Face Book

Scroll down to see other ways to receive more entries and how to get $100 in free Facebook Advertising.

Click Here for full contest Rules

Help spread the word to earn additional entries. Tweet the contest ( tag #hermedia so I can include your entry), comment below, and be sure to subscribe to the feed.

Wondering how to get $100 in Free Facebook Advertising ? Visa is offering $100 in pay-per-click (PPC) advertising credit to Facebook users/advertisers as part of their Visa Business promotion. Log onto Facebook and add the Visa Business Network Application. Follow the instructions to receive your credit code by email.

Facebook is a great Social Media tool, though I find creating a balance between my private life and business life is hard. It was suggested that I have two separateFacebook accounts if I was concerned about privacy. The lack of time to manage two Facebook accounts proved to be a larger deterrent alas, I have only one Facebook profile.

If you wish to add me as a friend on facebook, please send me an email first letting me know why I should accept your invite …

Is it possible that bloggers might benefit from WeBook’s creative writing tools ? I signed up under ‘Karrine’ to look at the tools offered by WeBook.  At first glance it appears that Webook is not just an opportunity to be published but also a social networking site for writers. I was invited to create a profile, home page and invite my friends. The layout reminds me of Club Mom with the groups and forums.

The concept of group writing can be seen in fruition by checking their store.  Pandora is a collective work of 34 community writers and it can be purchased onsite.

According to their description WeBook is an online book publishing company, to writers what American Idol is to singers. They hope to provide a means for talented writers who may be ignored by the publishing world.

Check out their Tech Crunch Pitch:

Subscribe today to receive tips to help you grow, promote, and earn revenue with your blog.

Step one go to furl and register (right click and open in a new tab) of course this would be much easier if you were using Fire Fox you are using firefox right ?

Remember to use the SAME user name on all your social media related accounts so others can find you.

You will need to validate your email address before proceeding. Once validated you will be offered the ability to either download the toolbar or simply drag and drop the Furl button into your bookmark toolbar.

I have limited toolbar space so I suggest the button. If you find that you enjoy using furl and gain exposure or a positive experience then consider the toolbar in the future.

Next step: Go to your account settings and complete them http://www.furl.net/settings  (note to furl in case you read this- really just include this as a step in the registration it is a pain to have to go looking for them or to accidentally miss completing them)

Next Step: Go to your account preferences :http://www.furl.net/settings

Before you go further click the Furl button below and Furl this post This will give you an example of how others will rate your site.

Now we want to get some Furl buttons on your Blog so others can bookmark and rate your blog.

In the navigation bar select Tools and drop down to Add Furl It! Button to your Website.

Paste the code into your Blog template. As you can see above this code appears to also work inside a Word press post.

Note: You can also include furl it bookmarks into your blog if you are looking for some content. However I do not suggest this unless you become a very active Furl it user.

To do so  select Tools and drop down to Add Furled Bookmarks to Your Site.

Next Step: Consider importing your bookmarks. Note I said CONSIDER. If you have any bookmarks you don’t want people seeing - then skip this step

Next Step: Using Furl In a new tab visit a couple of your favourite bloggers and use the Furl It link in your tool bar to review and bookmark the sites (you may need to DISABLE your pop up blocker)

Once done select ‘your user name’s Furl’ and drop down to My Archive where you will now see the two sites you “Furled” appear.

You have completed registering at Furl It. There are some interesting features on Furl it such as subscriptions and groups, however at this time the group membership levels are pretty low.

If you have a passion for a certiain topic you may want to start a group.

I will cover a few of the other Furl It feature how tos in the future.

Be sure to go to http://www.lijit.com and update your accounts to include your new Furl It account.

I purchased a premium word press Omni theme ($80 value), and although I really like it. I have decided to roll the podcast into the her-media site and will not be needing the premium wordpress template from her Blog Radio after all.

So here’s your chance for a premium word press template complete with youtube and flicker widgets installed.

See the Demo

Earn entries by commenting and doing any one or all (for additional entries) of the following;

1) Tweet the contest

2) Write about the contest on your blog

3) SUBSCRIBE TO the Her Media Feed

4) Blog about the upcoming launch of Her Blog Radio

5) List your blog at Her Blog Directory

6) Subscribe to our feed (I may have already mentioned that 

7) Post a comment on any new post published on Her Media between now and the draw date

Link to Hermedia.com on your blog

Draw Date: August 6th 2008

Winner announced on the first segment of Her Blog Radio !

Zip file and Lisence info will be sent to you by email. I will contact Omni to let them know I transfer the lisence to your blog effective August 15th 2008.

Good luck !

List your Blog at Her Blog Directory.

My goal with Her Blog Directory isn’t to create a a ‘community’, there are many female blogging communities out there already. The goal is simply to provide a  search venue of blogs written by women. Blogs and podcasts written and published by women on a wide variety of topics. From Mommy bloggers to political and religious blogs.

If you would be interested in helping to promote Her Blog DIrectory so that we can establish the largest online directory of blogs written by women. Please contact me.

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Stumble upon is an internet community and browser plugin that helps users to users to discover and rate Web pages, photos, and videos.

Useful as a user and a powerful tool for presenting your website content and blog posts to a vast number of potential visitors searching for the information and services you provide.

Getting started is easy. Simply go to StumbleUpon and register for free.

Download the Toolbar and then add the stumble code into your Blog Template.

Stumbles Buttons and tools page allows you to select the button that works for you and provides instructions on how to insert the code into your blog platform.

I do not recommend that you use services or groups developed simply for ‘exchanging stumbles”. Why ? Doing so will get you marked as a ’spammer’. Instead you should develop your own personal relationships with other users and readers who value your content and encourage them to express their interest  by asking them to stumble your content and writing a review.

If you have suggestions on using StumbleUpon, finding quality blogs posts and videos with Stumble Upon please leave our comments below.

So be sure to visit Tax Girls post and download the free PDF handouts.

Karrine - Her Media from BlogHer 08

I am not in need of yet another way to track stats as I like Google Analytics as it allows me to keep tabs on not just my own sites but that of my clients as well. However the search feature sounds promising

“install the Lijit Search Wijit on your blog to give readers the most relevant results from a source they trust. YOU.”

The sign up process allows you to pull all the information from your other Social network and blogging platforms so before you start be sure to sign up with the following services (should they be of interest to you) using the same User ID.

Blink List

ClipMarks
del.icio.us
digg
Faves
Furl
Ma.gnolia
reddit
Stumble Upon
Mixx
flickr
You Tube
Viddler

LinkedIn
Live Journal
My Space
Twitter
MyBlogLog
Tumblr
Disqus
intense debate
Facebook

You will need to determine the placement of your widget on your blog. When creating your widget you will be asked what the pixel width should be.

Let me know if you put the Lijit widget on your blog and I will try and stop by to check it out.

~Her Media

Friday, July 18, 2008
8:30-9:00 AM
Day One Breakfast  * Yes I will eat breakfast
9:00-9:15 AM
Welcome to BlogHer ‘08
“Speed Dating” for BlogHers

Break-Out Session #1
Who We Are: Introversion, Blogging and BlogHer
MommyBlogging: Is MommyBlogging Still a Radical Act
Break-Out Session #2
Who We Are: Race and Gender: What are the lessons of 2008
What We Do: DIY Content Syndication and Promotion
Break-Out Session #3
Who We Are: Blogging with a Global Perspective
How We Communicate: Video Blogging
Room of Your Own: Funding & Incubation Opportunities and Women Entrepreneurs

Saturday, July 19, 2008
8:15-9:30 AM- Breakfast

9:30-10:30 AM Morning Keynote:
HybridMedia: How we will all work together to build a converged-media future

Break-Out Session #1
MommyBlogging: The Commercial Momosphere: Policies, Ethics and Outreach

12:15PM - 1:45PM: Join us for the BlogHer Swap Meet

Break-Out Session #2
What We Do: There’s More to Monetization than Advertising

Break-Out Session #3
What We Do: Blog to Book Redux

5:15-6:15 PM Closing Keynote: Living the Truman

Sunday
8:45-5:00 PM BlogHer Open Space, the “Unconference”

I will be staying an extra evening

Monday:

In SF until about 5pm - Network anyone ? ?