The Robin and Judy Show

When your visitors arrive at your blog, there are two things they are likely to notice; They will notice the date of your most current post and they will notice how many comments have been made on your blog posts. Both of those items give an immediate picture as to how popular your blog is.

Nothing says “Readers find this blog post boring” than a post that shows “Zero Comments.” Unfortunately, there is a time when every one of your blog posts will show “0 Comments”….. when you first post the article!

Here’s a short video on how you can make changes to your blog theme to change that wording to something much more interesting…….

10 Ways to Coach Yourself to Total Success!

by Dr. Philip E. Humbert

I have many articles from Dr. Humbert, but I especially enjoyed this one, so I am sharing it with you today.  Enjoy…

Coaching is about being your best.  It’s about performance, about staying the course and, in the end, about creating and living the life you really want.  Many people use coaches to make more money, win the gold prize or do something dramatic.  That’s fun, and when it’s right, it’s wonderful!

But most importantly…

Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action.  You don’t need to be hasty, if it isn’t required,  but you don’t want to lose much time either!

Here’s the time to act…

Tips To Have A Balanced Life:

The next time you start a conversation with a harried business person,
(one of those plenty-of-money, but no-time-to-live type), hand them
these commandments for balancing themselves back to a real life……

Getting noticed in the Twitterverse can be difficult. When your one tweet of the day is among hundreds of thousands of tweets passing through the time line of your followers, it’s tough to be noticed.

Even when your tweet is seen, it may not be enough to receive more than a passing glance.

So, how do you get noticed? How can you stand out from the millions of others tweeting today? We’ve got three tricks to share that will help you and your tweets garner more attention…..

What do you want from your blog? Are you wanting to grow your list of subscribers, or get noticed by the masses, or make it to the front page of Technorati?

Whatever goals you have with your blog, you need “The 7 Minute Blog Strategy Workbook.” This 18 page workbook is written by Stanford Smith and we guarantee it will get you thinking about blogging in a very different way.

As Stanford points out, you cannot run a successful blog without a strategy. If you want a blog that is more than just a record of your passing thoughts, you absolutely must have a strategy plan. Stanford’s workbook will get you well on your way.

Our favorite part of the workbook…….

Today, October 15th, you’re joining an estimated 30 million people reading a blog post like this one about an issue we’ve teamed up to fix. This is Blog Action Day, an annual event where bloggers from around the world (over 130 countries this year) post an article about a chosen topic. In joining hands, we’re looking to engage 30 million people in helping us save lives today……

Last week we looked at money, and what it means to each of us.  We discovered that money is just not a “word in the dictionary” .  Money, also represents an emotion to most of us.   Can we have freedom, and independence without money?  Can we have it with money?

When deciding to look at this subject closer…you will want to start with a $20.00 bill, and a dictionary.  Ask yourself, what is money?  The definition I found is: “money — stamped pieces of metal, or any paper notes, authorized by the government as a medium of exchange.”

If money is just stamped pieces of paper, or metal, than WHY does it have such power over our lives?

Thousands of bloggers from over 100 countries are coming together on October 15, 2010 to make a difference in the world. You are invited to join them. On that date, bloggers will write and post an article on their blog about this year’s topic: clean water.

Blog Action Day is in its 4th year of uniting bloggers around the globe for a single global cause. It’s a way of showing how ordinary people can make an extraordinary difference in the world. We want you to join us on that day in bringing awareness to the problems surrounding the lack of clean water.

To get involved, you can register your blog at Blog Action Day right now. Then, start to do your homework about the issue. Begin to outline your blog post and get ready to post it on the 15th. On that day…….

Keep a journal of abundance and acknowledgment. On a daily basis, write in a small notebook these two sentences:

“Today I am grateful for…….”
”Today I acknowledge or praise myself for……..”

Record 10 responses to each. 10 Gratitude’s and 10 Acknowledgments
The entries can be for big or small things. Maybe it is simply:
“I acknowledge myself for washing my face before bed, because I usually
don’t want to!

This exercise is designed to help you begin to focus your thoughts daily, on the abundance around, and within you. It will shift your energy and your reality. So will this next exercise…..

Previously only available to users of the Google toolbar, the new URL shortening system is now open to the public. Google has created a webpage at Goo.gl where you can take a very long website address and shorten it.

Similar to programs like Bit.ly and TinyURL, Goo.gl not only shortens the URL for you, but it also integrates into your Google account with analytics. You can easily view how many people have clicked the shortened link and also see from where they came…….

Laughter has, and will always be the best part of  our lives.  Some of these quotes have been  circulating through email, and I enjoyed them so  much, I wanted to share them with everybody.   It  has been said that “We need 12 laughs a day, to stay  healthy.  So here is your healthy, stress free instant  vacation.

“My doctor is wonderful!  Once , when I couldn’t afford an operation, he …

Ever wonder why some blogs get lots of comments from their readers and other blogs do not?

Have you ever wondered why your blog posts are not getting more comments?

We recently surveyed blog readers and asked them what would cause them to read a blog post but not leave a comment. Many of their answers surprised even us.

Here’s the top six responses……

Everyone grows up with dreams.  Remember when  we were young we all had dreams and we literally  thought that the impossible was possible.  Come  back to that place.

This week think about what you truly want.  We all start off creating our goals and writing our WHY.  If you haven’t done that, then do so NOW. Throw your reservations and fears away, and …

John Milton Fogg, is one of the authors that has totally changed my vision. I recently saw one his articles, that was published years and years ago, but it applies today, as it did then.   Here is some of that article, for you to contemplate.

Remember when I told you that once you’re committed to your success you’ll immediately have a doubtful thought such as…

Blog hacks are on the rise. While there is no such thing as fool-proof security for your blog, there are a couple of things you can do right now to make it more difficult for someone to get into your blog.

Taking a few minutes right now to make these fixes may save you hours of work in the future. Losing your blog’s content when a hacker accesses your site can be near disaster for most bloggers.

Before you become a victim, read through these 3 quick steps you can do today to help secure your blog.

There is no question that Facebook has changed the way we are able to connect with and network with people around the globe. Yet, there are a few things we do on Facebook that can either endear us to our connections, or annoy them.

Here’s our Top Five suggestions for better networking on Facebook…

Life can sometimes feel like a jigsaw puzzle.  Out of that, are some interesting life strategies, that can apply to how you can put your life back together.  Here are a few ideas, for you to think about…

Okay, I confess… I have an addiction. I often crave a mental fix from my favorite magazine.

You see, I have two children under the age of three, which means my days can quickly take on a life of their own. My train of thought can be derailed in a flash. My mornings can evaporate before I can even grab my laptop or a cup of coffee.

Here’s my trick for getting back on track when there’s work to be done online……