August 2009

How many people are interested in what you have to say?

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KJude, don’t dare feel lost This is where you star-ar-ar-art. Getting tired of my Beatles knock-offs yet? Last week I mentioned finding a tool to identify where your interest and passion that you want to blog about overlaps with what people want to hear about.  What’s the easiest way to do that? Use free tools [...]

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Discount Codes & Contests

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Just a quick post to point out a couple of new Texas Chicks features! First, I created a new page to track discount codes on products that would be useful either for photographers or bloggers.  If you know of other discount/coupon/promo codes for good products, let me know and I’ll share them with everyone.  They [...]

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ColorInc Gallery Wrap Contest, Coupon & Review

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See details below for entering a contest to win a gallery wrap up to 20 x 24 inches, and get a coupon code for 15% off if you’d like to purchase a gallery wrap now. ColorInc contacted me a couple of weeks ago and offered me a gallery wrapped canvas to review. The timing was [...]

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KJude, You Were Made to Be a Blogger

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KJude, don’t be afraid. You were made to be a blogger-er-er. I have a great friend named KJude.  She wants to start blogging and is looking for a way to bring home a little extra  money.  (Aren’t we all?) Talking to her last week about Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics, we came up with the [...]

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Perfect Exposure is Easy

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You know how you can read about something a million times, and eventually you come across wording that finally makes it all click? One of my readers from Australia, who knows much more about photography than I do, submitted a comment which turned into an email conversation which turned into a detailed treatise on Getting [...]

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Promote Your Blog’s Contest

Laptop August 18, 2009

Tara of Cutest Little Baby Face left a comment on Texas Chicks that gave me the greatest idea! She read my post last week discussing the Clickin’ Moms affiliate contest and how great the Clickin’ Moms affiliate program is in general. Tara decided to hold a contest on her blog and is giving away a [...]

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Welcome to Our New Sponsor – Color Inc Pro.

ColorIncPro August 13, 2009

How many of you have been following the posts on MCP Actions lately about Color Inc Pro? If Color Inc. is good enough for Jodi at MCP, that’s all I need to know.  I just placed an order for a gallery wrap print of a shot I’ve been wanting to do something special with with.  [...]

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Do You Want to Attract New Readers to Your Blog?

Blogging Tips August 12, 2009

Might sound like a crazy question. Mommy Blogging is in the news a lot lately. Why do we all do it?  Some of us blog to keep up with family and friends.  Others want to build a community that they can interact with from home while their kids are sleeping.  Others express creativity through their [...]

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Remove Digital Noise with Nik Dfine!

Nik Software Dfine August 11, 2009

I know you’re tired of hearing me moan and groan about my noise generating camera.  You’ll be glad I discovered Nik’s Dfine, because you won’t have to listen to quite so much complaining. Dfine has gone on sale too, just in time for this review!  Add that to the discount code at the bottom of this [...]

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More on Blog Promotion

Blogging Tips August 9, 2009

After writing my blog post yesterday about holding contests  on blogs, I was surprised to read this post today about Promoting Your Blog with a Giveaway.  It’s a concise list of tips about how to structure a contest. This post appeared on ProBlogger.net which is a site run by Darren Rowse (also the creator of [...]

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Results of Clickin' Moms Contest!

August 8, 2009

Just in case you haven’t changed your bookmarks and subscriptions to my new blog at Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics, I wanted to let you know that the results of my Clickin’ Moms contest are posted there. Check it out! And don’t forget to update your subscription!  All my digital photography and Photoshop Tutorials will [...]

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Results of the Clickin’ Moms Contest!

Clickin' Moms August 8, 2009

Remember that contest I was running on Digital Photography for Moms during June & July?  If I referred 500 new members to Clickin’ Moms, I was going to earn this beautiful new camera and give one of the new members $150!     Well, 217 readers signed up with Clickin’ Moms thanks to this campaign.  [...]

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Top 10 Cool Things About Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics

Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics - Blogging! August 7, 2009

Welcome to Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics! Please explore our new home and give us any suggestions you have or topics you’d like to see us cover.  And bear with us as we build up our content.  Those empty pages will fill up soon, and we hope not to encounter many glitches along the way! [...]

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Digital Photography for Moms is Moving!

August 6, 2009

Ok, you have heard Rita and I talking about this for a while now, and it’s about to happen. I am so excited! I have moved everything on this blog over to Texas Chicks.  And I’ve forwarded as much as possible so that your bookmarks will still work.  Let me know if there are any [...]

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