And the Winners Are…
Thanks to everyone–all 545 of you–who entered my giveaway last week. The Bloggy Giveaway Carnivals are always a lot of fun and I enjoyed meeting so many of you who were visiting Hooked on Houses for the first time! The Winners of the “Sabrina” DVD/Amazon Gift Card Giveaway are Robyn of Robyn’s Online World and Bella of Bella Casa. Congratulations!
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My New Blogroll
I have so many amazing blog friends out there now–so many who link to me, and so many I try to read every week–that it was getting increasingly difficult for me to fit them all here on my front page. So I resolved that problem this weekend by creating a new Blogroll page where I can list as many of my favorite blogs as I want! I added lots of new links, so be sure to check it out (click the “Blogroll” tab at the top of the page).
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Got a Question?
I also added a new FAQ page. I get lots of e-mails from readers, and many of them ask the same, or similar questions. I thought it would be helpful to start compiling some of them for you there. If you have a question that wasn’t answered, leave a comment on that page and I’ll post it as soon as possible.
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Your Ad Here
Did you know you can have a small 150 x 48-sized button in my sidebar for only $20/month? I created that level of sponsorship specifically with bloggers and Etsy sellers in mind who’d like to get a little more traffic to their sites. If you pay for 3 months in advance, you get the 4th month free. Not a bad deal when you consider how many readers will see your ad–nearly 200,000 visited Hooked on Houses in January alone. Check out my Advertising page (tab at top of page) for more information, and contact me if you’re interested!
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Grab Your Walking Shoes–It’s Home-a-Rama Week!
Come back tomorrow to take a tour of this beautiful house (shown above) from the Indianapolis Home-a-Rama. Each day this week, you’ll get to see another million-dollar house that I photographed at the home show, and we’ll vote for our favorites. You won’t want to miss it!
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Is that your house? It’s gorgeous. Thanks for all you do here, Julia. It’s always a pleasure to visit.
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Emily–
I wish! No, it’s from the Indianapolis Home-a-Rama. Tour tomorrow! -Julia
Thanks for the up-date on all your new blog features Julia! I will be back tomorrow to check that pretty house out. Lovin the eyebrow window!
Have a nice day~Smiles~Tam!
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I’m excited to see the interior of that house, love home tours.
Great idea about the separate blog roll page, I’ll be a frequent visitor.
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Ooh I’m excited! That’s the kind of house I’d like to live in one day. Gorgeous! And thanks for the info on you new blog features – very cool.
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You are SUCH a clever and organized blogger!!! LOVE ya!!
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I am looking forward to that home tour tomorrow! It is so pretty! Thanks for the blogging tips…I’m still not sure I understand the FB network thing…I have followed the steps given by Bella of Bella Casa but should I see something on my FB homepage? I appreciate any help you can give!
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Robin–do you mean you tried to add your blog to the Blog Network and nothing happened? I think after you get the requisite 20 people to follow your blog on it, then every time you add a post, the link appears on your FB homepage. It also then appears on another page called “Blogs” or something (look for the tabs at the top). It should have a thumbnail photo of your page and then a “Blogs I follow” section, as well. Hope that helps! -Julia
Can’t wait to see the homes on tour this week. Thanks for doing all that walking for us
- although after tonight’s Super Bowl nachos I should be doing that walking myself!
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thanks for the link on your blogroll! I can’t wait to see the home tours this week. My mom and I have been doing the Minneapolis version of this for years and love to dream about houses way out of our league!
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Can’t wait to see inside that beauty.
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I got excited there for a minute, I thought I won – drats! Congrats to the winners! ~ Robyn
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Julia, your blog is what I want mine to be like when it grows up.
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Thank you so much Julia…I think my problem is that I don’t have 20 people!! You helped a lot!
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Hi Julia – I like the new blogroll! Thanks. Looking forward to seeing that house! Tim
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I just realized that MY MOM is quoted on the front of your site…over where it says “Readers Say”…cool!
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Hi Julia…I love the changes! I’ve been considering doing the blogroll on a separate page, too. I’ll have to give it some more thought and see what I can do about fixing it up. I did start a page of awards, last year and that helped in organizing my page, quite a bit.
Looking forward to Homearama!!!!!
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WooHoo – I won! Thanks again Julia. Oh, and I LOVE this house – I want one!
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