Instagram Blog Hop

Welcome to week 25 of our Instagram Blog Hop! New to the party? The Instagram Blog Hop is a place for you to link up your Instagram account and find FUN, new Instagram friends!

Here are the RULES:

1. Follow your HOSTS on Instagram:

Ashlyn | @loveeashlyn of Let It Be Beautiful 

Emily | @mrsemshhh of The Pink Elephant 

Kimberly | @anightowlblog of A Night Owl

2. Follow your CO-HOSTS on Instagram:

Courtney | @baxtronlife of Baxtron{Life}

You can find Courtney here: 

Instagram :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

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Kristina | @mama2sillysophia of Big Apple Mami

You can find Kristina here: 

Instagram :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

3. Check out and follow a couple fellow IGers. 

Tell folks you follow that you found them through the Hop!

4. Spread the word! 

Tweet  

Grab a button HERE for your sidebar!

5. Link up your profile from any Instagram web interfaces like these listed here: 

Followgram | Ink361 | Webstagram | Gramfeed | Extragram 

Just log in with your Instagram account, grab your profile URL and enter it in the linky below.

Want to co-host an Instagram Blog Hop? 

Email Kimberly and she’ll get you on the calendar!

Now, on to the HOP! Remember, please link up your INSTAGRAM account, not your blog.

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Link & Mingle

The long of it is, the "Link and Mingle: Sisters in Blogging Social Media Linkup". The short is, the "Link & Mingle". Call it what you wish. :)

Meet our weekly hosts!

Shaylee Ann | Mother {at} Heart

Kim | Singledou[b]t
Kendra | Adventures of Brad & Kendra
Courtney | Thoughts From the Birdhouse
Britt | Yellow Umbrella
Courtney | Baxtron{Life}
April | Dimples and Delights

and for this week's co-hosts, we have
Whitney | Sippy Cups and Pearls
Celestia | Tree of Life Mothering

Thank you, ladies!

The "rules" are thus:
visit/follow/like as many links as you can,

link up to as many social media sites that apply to you (please link up only links that apply - blog posts and other links that do not apply will be removed),

share, tweet, and blog about this link party if you so wish,

grab the button {below},

and have fun meeting new people!

Links are connected to each header, to show you just what you should link up. :)

We would love it if you followed all of your hosts and co-hosts, but that's not mandatory. Just have fun! :)

If you would be interested in co-hosting this party periodically, send an email to {shaylee.motheratheart@gmail.com}.

Alright, ladies! Button-up, link-up, and meet-up! :)

Tweet

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Thank you for linking up!

Come back next Thursday for another round of the Link & Mingle!

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BlogLovin' - Why You Should Link & Mingle!

So, what's the big deal with BlogLovin'?

BlogLovin' acts as both a directory and a reader.  The site allows you to add your favorite blogs and then follow their posts in a very streamlined and modern way.  You receive a daily digest email with new posts listed out in headline/short intro format.

BlogLovin' is a great way to stay current with your favorite blogs!  It is also set to become a huge player as they focus largely on U.S. Bloggers in the next year.  Even if you don't use it as a reader right now, you should definitely head over there and "Claim" your blog.

Once you've claimed it, you can create a button on your website to gain BlogLovin' followers - and just make those who are obsessed with it happy by making it easy to find you on there.

Go check it out, and make sure you follow Baxtron{Life} via BlogLovin' too!

And now we're back with the Link & Mingle - make sure you ENGAGE with the new people you check out - if you follow someone on twitter - tweet them to let them know, if you follow someone on Facebook - leave them a wall post.  It is sometimes really hard to connect if no one takes that first step of saying "Hey, I checked you out, and liked what I saw, so now I'm following!"

The long of it is, the "Link and Mingle: Sisters in Blogging Social Media Linkup". 

The short is, the "Link & Mingle". Call it what you wish. :)

Meet our weekly hosts!

Shaylee Ann | Mother {at} Heart

Kim | Singledou[b]t
Kendra | Adventures of Brad & Kendra
Courtney | Thoughts From the Birdhouse
Britt | Yellow Umbrella
Courtney | Baxtron{Life}
April | Dimples and Delights

and for this week's co-hosts, we have
Sarah | Life in a Break Down

Nikki | The Crafty Side of Sarcasm

Thank you, ladies!

Last week there seemed to be a few mix-ups, so in this week's link party, I'm including links connected to each header, to show you just what you should link up. :)

The "rules" are thus:
visit/follow/like as many links as you can,

link up to as many social media sites that apply to you (please link up only links that apply - blog posts and other links that do not apply will be removed),

share, tweet, and blog about this link party if you so wish,

grab the button {below},

and have fun meeting new people!

We would love it if you followed all of your hosts and co-hosts! 

Just have fun! :) 

If you would be interested in hosting this party permanently, or co-hosting it periodically, send an email to {shaylee.motheratheart@gmail.com}.

Alright, ladies! Button-up, link-up, and meet-up! :)

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Thank you for linking up!

Come back next Thursday for another round of the Link & Mingle!

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Social Media - Why You Should & Introducing Link & Mingle

Starting today and going forward you can come link-up any and all of your social media platforms that you'd like to grow.  Each week (starting next week) I will focus on one social media below and tell you my tips for optimizing it!  Grab the button and spread the word!  If you are interested in co-hosting in the future - definitely email Shaylee (email below).  Can't wait to network with you! 

Meet our weekly hosts!

Shaylee Ann | Mother {at} Heart

Kim | Singledou[b]t
Kendra | Adventures of Brad & Kendra
Courtney | Thoughts From the Birdhouse
Britt | Yellow Umbrella
Courtney | Baxtron{Life}
April | Dimples and Delights

and for this week's co-hosts, we have
Molly | still being [Molly]

Kelly | The Houtz House Party

Kelly | The Whimsical Wifey

Thank you, ladies!

The rules are thus:
follow your hosts and co-hosts via GFC and all other social media sites that they have linked up,
visit/follow/like as many links as you can,

link up to as many social media sites that apply to you,

share, tweet, and blog about this link party if you so wish,

grab the button {below},

and have fun meeting new people!

If you would be interested in hosting this party permanently, or co-hosting it periodically, send an email to {shaylee.motheratheart@gmail.com}. Anyone is accepted - there's no limit to the hosts. :)

If you think of another site that you would like to see in this linkup, leave a comment and tell us!

Alright, ladies! Button-up, link-up, and meet-up! :)

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Come back next Thursday for another round of the Link & Mingle!!

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Just Do It Klout: Why You Should!

Are you confused about Klout?  Does it make you excited and terrified at the same time?  It should! Not really sure if it is accurate? Afraid of Klout assigning a number to you?  Well, guess what - even if you aren't signed up for Klout, chances are you already have a number by your name.  And as Klout continues to develop their social influence measurin' algorithm - it is going to be a contributing factor for how others evaluate your true influence!  Soon the days of just viewing numbers - (how many followers on any given media) will be gone - and all that will be left is the big word for your true influence - "ENGAGEMENT!"

Klout is the strongest measurer of engagement to date - and people are already experiencing perks of higher scores on Klout.  I read this article recently and it began to shift my perspective on the importance of being able to measure engagement across multiple platforms.  I also realized that beyond Klout's hit or miss perks - there are actually establishments: hotels, restaurants, airlines - etc. willing to throw in perks to people of influence.  We've all read from time to time how someone with a massive following has been wronged by a brand and until they actually used their influence to grab their attention they were ignored - but not afterwards - no - brands are learning (sometimes the hard way) that online influence is something to be reckoned with.

Why don't you go ahead and get signed up today!  And then come back and get a boost in your score immediately:

Today Angela is hosting her first ever link up - Kickin' it on Klout - K+ Blog Hop! 

What is Klout? It's a way of measuring your 'influence' online by measuring social media to see how much you engage others.... for more on metrics and whatnot, click here. I'm super excited to have some fantastic co-hosts here with me.  

Please say hello to:

Courtney from Baxtron{Life}

Paige from Eloping Stethoscope

Jessica from Boys Oh Boys

Julie from Jam's Corner

Rules: 

1. Give a +K to the hosts, and please give them a K+ for the topic listed below:

Ang: Blogging

Courtney: Blogging

Paige: Beauty

Jessica: Blogging

Julie: Networking

2. Give a +K to at least 3 people who are above you in the Linky list 

3. Tweet or share via Facebook when you give +K to someone. 

4. Add people as your Influences if you really care about their topics 

5. Grab the Button

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