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Key Learning from Blogging Idol

Discovering Dad was a proud participant in the first ever Blogging Idol contest hosted by Daniel at Daily Blog Tips. The challenge for all competitors was to see who could get the biggest increase in subscribers, as measured by Feedburner, during the month of July. Here’s what I learned:

3Aug2008 | Jeremy | 2 comments | Continued
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You Are My Idol – Week 3 Winner and Blogging Idol Update

What a difference a week can make. After hitting a new high of 309 subscribers last week, then sinking to a low of 274 subscribers by week’s end, I am very excited that the count has risen back up to a respectable 340 subscribers as of today. Thanks to your outstanding support, Discovering Dad is turning in a respectable performance in the Blogging Idol competition hosted at Daily Blog Tips.

25Jul2008 | Jeremy | 5 comments | Continued
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Weekly Winner and Blogging Idol Update

At the beginning of the competition, Discovering Dad had 279 subscribers, so you can imagine my dismay when the subscriber count plummeted from a high of 309 to a low of 274 last week.  I don’t quite understand how Feedburner tracks the counts, but it always seems to fluctuate over the weekends.  Wackadoo, right?
Well, I’m [...]

18Jul2008 | Jeremy | 5 comments | Continued
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July Contest Update and Weekly Winner

I’m excited to announce that new sponsors are continuing to come on board for the July Discovering Dad Subscription contest.  Entering yourself in the contest is as easy as subscribing to get updates on new articles via RSS or e-mail.  Random subscribers will be selected for weekly prizes.  If you own a blog or website, [...]

11Jul2008 | Jeremy | 8 comments | Continued
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Predict Your Kids Future

One of the things that comes up often in my family is conversations about what our kids might be like when they grow up. Everything from eye and hair color, height, weight, smarts, athleticism, skills and personality is pondered.
It’s fun to speculate, but we don’t obsess over it. I found a few really [...]

7Jul2008 | Jeremy | 9 comments | Continued
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Cleaning Up the Toys – Friday Round-up

You know that feeling you get when you walk in a room and the kids have thrown toys everywhere? I’ve felt like that a lot lately, only it’s not toys strewn about the living room but rather piles of stuff sitting on my desk and an ever-growing ‘to-do’ list.
Normally, I’m a very organized (anal) [...]

5Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
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Stay Connected with Dad – Learn More About RSS

May 1, 2008, is RSS Awareness Day. For those of you who may not know, RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication, and it is the means by which readers can subscribe to feeds to stay better connected and informed by blogs.
I will be posting in more detail about this topic on May 1st, but [...]

14Apr2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
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