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This was supposed to post yesterday but for some reason, it didn’t . . . so here it is! Better late than never, as they say, right?

On my travels around the web, I often come across blogs and websites with information I find valuable. When I do, I like to share. So, on my list this week are -

Save Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood – You may have heard that PBS is planning to drop most reruns of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood beginning in September. Currently, they plan to only air one episode weekly on Saturday. This website is aimed at voicing concern over PBS’ plan and asks visitors to email or write PBS, both the national office as well as local stations, and ask them to reconsider. I think it’s a great idea and I have already sent my thoughts to PBS. I hope you will consider doing so too.

The Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Blog Content Fresh – a post over at Copyblogger from Liz Fulghum.

Why Women Need More Money Than Men — and What Can Be Done to Make It Happen – A post from Millionaire Mommy Next Door with good, practical information for women.

21 Must-Read Tips to Write Better Web Content – Posted over at Dumb Little Man

Natural Remedies for ADD & ADHD Part 4:Herbs and Supplements – Is posted at Simple Home Remedies. Being a parent of an ADD and autistic son myself, this is especially helpful for me. We don’t believe in the commercial, “big pharma” society in our household and try to ensure everything we do is natural and as chemical-free as possible.

Alright! That’s it for today. I’ll be back soon with more stuff I hope you enjoy. And I hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far, too!

Hey – have you seen something around the web this week that caught your eye? Why not tell us what it is in the comments? I love learning about new and interesting blogs.

In the arena,

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Annie Anderson is a freelance copywriter and graphic designer specializing in the small business and real estate markets. Her tagline “Making your business, my business” means that she’ll take the utmost care when creating words and images for your business – just as if it were her own.

A couple of days ago, I promised a list of some cool articles . . . so here are a few links to articles around the web which I’ve found particularly useful or fun or just liked. I thought perhaps you’d enjoy them as well.

Chris Brogan – Do What Works for You

Blogging Without a Blog – Interview with Lorelle Van Fossen Part 7 (Check out the rest of the series with Lorelle also.)

A Year of Crockpotting – Vegetarian No Noodle Lasagna (This looks so good! I’m going to be making it one night this week.)

Catherine Lawson – Are You Falling into the TFT?

Freelance Folder – Becoming a Freelancer: 7 Things To Do When (Or Before) You Take the Plunge

Joel Falconer – How to Double Your Income With the Art of Delegation

If you’ve found something this week you really liked, why not share it with us? Feel free to post it in the comments. I love finding new blogs with great content so don’t be shy. I read everything from tech blogs to fun blogs to design blogs and news blogs, so don’t censor something you enjoy by thinking nobody else will. Just put it out there!

In the arena,

Make $10k in a weekend – “Too good to be true.” That’s the first thing I said when
I heard of http://tinyurl.com/5lq2g4. You can’t REALLY make $10K in a weekend. But I quickly bit my tongue once I saw the content. . .

Annie Anderson is a freelance copywriter and graphic designer specializing in the small business and real estate markets. Her tagline “Making your business, my business” means that she’ll take the utmost care when creating words and images for your business – just as if it were her own.

I haven’t had too much opportunity to surf the web and find new and interesting sites recently, but I did happen upon a rather cool website in the past few days. Generally, I like to share a variety of pages or articles that I’ve come across because there is so much great stuff out there. It can be daunting sometimes, finding useful info and I think a lot of valuable content goes unnoticed.

On my incredibly short list this week (if you can even call it a list), is the Reader Appreciation Project. It’s a website dedicated to blog readers, basically, and according to their “About” page, their purpose is to show readers “that they are one of the most important assets a blogger can have.” And they give bloggers tips and advice on how to “implement and spread the concept of reader appreciation.” So go check it out. There’s lots of good stuff over there to peruse.

I’ve been rather lax in my “around the web” reading this week. Since I have been busy with writing and composing songs, there hasn’t been much time for anything else. Speaking of songs, one of my new ones is just below here. I’d appreciate it if you’d listen to it. That would really make my day!

So, back to around the web – the list is short this time but all should be back to normal soon. I’m nearly finished with the above-mentioned songs and will be able to get back to writing and design soon.

First on the list is the release of WordPress 2.5. I’ve been using and testing it for a few weeks now on a couple of my sites and really love it. My only quibble is with the “write post” because the categories and tags along with a couple of other things that used to be in the sidebar, are now below the post box. This just makes it a bit more difficult for the way I like to work and since I spend a lot of time writing, it’s quite the major annoyance. I suppose if you don’t post much, it’s not going to bother you. But for me, I hate it. Otherwise, WP2.5 is totally awesome. I love the layout of the dashboard and there’s better managment of plugins and widgets which is a huge benefit.

I ran across a great series by Lorelle Van Fossen of Lorelle on WordPress that is excellent. It’s called “Blog Struggles” and is a series of posts on things bloggers struggle with from content ideas to planning to focus and more. If you want to take your blog higher or just find your groove or whatever, go check it out. Well written and quite helpful for new and seasoned bloggers alike. Lorelle also has book out called “Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won’t Tell You About Blogging” that I’m planning to get soon. It sounds good.

And lastly, Darren at ProBlogger.com writes about 20 pages bloggers should consider. The top 5 on Darren’s list are: an about page, contact page, press page, disclaimer page, and an FAQ page. You can read the rest of the article at ProBlogger.com for the remaining 15. It’s a helpful article for me as I’m often wondering just what I should have on my blog. This has helped answer some of those questions. However, I’m not entirely sure I want 20 pages listed at the top of the blog. I think it would look cluttered. Perhaps I’ll consider creating a page with a list of pages or something like that. If you follow Darren’s advice, how would you add those pages to your site?

I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. I’m glad it’s finally stopped snowing/raining (yes, it snowed here in the Seattle area on Thursday and Friday). It’s not very sunny but at least it’s not totally wet. I can live with that.