It’s funny how we perceive ourselves sometimes and how it can be quite different from how your family does and the differences is quite drastic!

Case to the point….

Over last 4 weeks or so I have worked on getting my current house ready for sale. Contractors going in and out and checks that I sign following alone brought my wife into following line of thinking - we can “save some money” by doing small things such as painting, etc ourselves.

Or Can We?

Today I decided to do something slightly different and as a way to thank my frequent commenters I would like to feature some posts from blogs of the people who come here and contribute the most:

• 12 Tips To Increase Sales On Your E-commerce Website on Dennis Edell blog talks about how to make you online commerce site more effective. A guest post that contains very valuable points and a great read!

• Oregon Pacific Coast Hiking Trail Maps from Herb Pagano Jr is all about… you guest it! Where to get hiking maps for the Oregon trails. While I’m not into hiking (I did get spoiled by civilization) his blog is great resource.

• How Much is My Jacksonville Home Worth? from Brad Officer discusses the real estate and what becomes of it. His blog provides insights on the real estate in Florida and has tips that shouldn’t be ignored in this economy.

• Did You Commit and Follow Through with Article Marketing? by Mikael Rieck is all about article marketing and how you can and should use it to promote your blog.

If you like this format – let me know by commenting! I would love to have your blog post featured on my blog next week!

This week was filled with quite a few things that impacted both Internet and also Offline world we live in. I will share a few posts that captured my own attention and pushed me into action as I felt compelled to take a stand, even as it seem unpopular under current US administration.

No worries – this is not political post, although it will include an opinion!

• Twitter Autofollow and Auto DM Etiquette post by Mari Smith resonated with me personally because I expressed opinion very similar to hers and was looking around the net to see what other people think.

• The 10-Point Ethics Checklist by my personal favorite copy writing guru Michel Fortin I think contains it all when it comes to marketing on Internet. I guess we can easily call it 10 commandments of marketing! Loved It!

• How To Create A $12 Visitor Value? this is a bonus offer from a fellow blogger Andy Beard and I think it contains something so unique that if you are in a mood to buy PLF2, you need to check it out. BTW, I get nothing from publishing it except satisfaction of spreading something I think will help you.

• Stop it, Washington,before it’s too late! by Clayton Makepeace is a both informational and call to action. As personal raised with conservative values and one who lived through totalitarian regime it pains me to see what is done to country I come to call my home. Time to wake up is now – history repeats itself and if you don’t believe me – read the history of Russia and Germany.

• Live Webinar Announcement for April 20, 2009 by yours truly! Join me and lets discuss some of the blogging issues you might have. Info on how to submit your questions is provided with the post or you can simply register for Webinar to ensure you don’t miss it!

This should keep you busy! Enjoy your weekend!

Weekend is upon us and today I wanted to share some things with you I personally think worth the time for you to check out. Some of this might help you with your blogging, some I hope will make you think and some will probably generate controversy!

• Getting Deliberate With Twitter guest post on Jack Humphrey blog is something worth reading if you are just getting started with Twitter.
• Twitter Giveaway – Acer Aspire Netbook (and more) – 4 days left for you to enter this event run by Michelle McPhearson! Do you like freebies? Well, here is your chance!
• Blog Post Automator – not exactly a reading but a WordPress plugin that allows you automate posting of PLR content to your blog. Simplest to use, install and most effective solution that doesn’t rely on third party script! Love it! Hope you check it out.
• The Obama Deception – video on YouTube. I’m not into conspiracy theory and while this video has Obama’s name in – I think it is extremely controversial and must see no matter your color: Democrat, Republican or Independent like myself. It is scary in a way that it hits so close and resonates so much with my own thinking. If you live in USA – time to think is NOW!

that is all I’m going to share and as always your comments are welcome and appreciated!

Being a light day, end of the week and all I simply wanted to share with you a few posts that I found incredibly useful reading for myself. Posts that stand out from the rest and perhaps can give you some ideas:

• Opportunity Is Definitely Knocking by John Reese is a great reminder of what I call “action time”. It is great to be doing all the things we need in order to continue developing our blog, business but lets not forget about one thing – Action that brings income.
• 7 Blog Promotion Tips From The Devil by Jack Humphrey is a list of things we have to be doing. I swear I’m guilty of doing at least couple things he states Not To. Particularly Number 6 hits home with me.
• 44% of Small Businesses Still Don’t Have a Web Site by Andy Beal – an older post by in direct correlation with one by John Reese above! 44% of SBA don’t have a proper web presence! And that is an average – you area can be even higher, do you see opportunity that is knocking on your door? Owners of Expert WordPress can fulfill that need under 5 minutes and earn in process!
• Social Media Slap by Michelle MacPhearson leads to a great video that discusses the problem many bloggers are oblivious to, right now. A must see if you want to avoid being slapped by Google.

Links above were made available in my Twitter stream as I find them and if you like to stay more current, follow me on Twitter @TeSpotter

If you have been reading my blog for a while and contributing to comments perhaps you have noticed that some people tend to participate slightly more then others and some – A LOT MORE!

Case to the point my friend Dennis Edell (I hope he doesn’t mind I call him that) with 103 comments on this blog on last count! This post is a long overdue tribute to his contribution and introduction to his own blog Direct Sales Web Marketing that is filled with great content.