Alexa Ranking Blog hop! Help improve your rank! Weekly

 

*IF YOU stop here today, please leave a comment so I can come visit you. In your comment tell me how you are following me, all the links are on my right side bar, I will follow back!

If you’ve been participating in our Alexa Blog Hops the past few weeks, you have probably seen a significant improvement in your Alexa rank. If you are a new blogger looking to decrease your Alexa rank & gain new GFC (Google Friend Connect) followers, please participate.

You will need to install the Alexa Toolbar on your browser. it only takes a few seconds! There are toolbars for Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. (for those that are worried, don’t be this is NOT an additional toolbar, just a little “A” icon that will show up in your toolbar) FYI- if you don't use the toolbar you won't see your ratings decrease.

The Alexa Toolbar will allow you to keep track of your daily Alexa Traffic Rank- which will give you an idea of how your blogging efforts are paying off. you can also use it to check out the Alexa Rank of any website.Your Alexa Traffic Rank will most likely fluctuate daily and the lower you are the better.

Here are the rules:

*Download the Alexa toolbar.

*Add your blog name & URL to the linky list below.

*Then, follow any blogs on GFC that interest you (be sure to leave a friendly comment on their blog letting them know that you are a new follower so they can follow back!) if you are already a follower of their blog, just leave a comment asking them to visit you for the Alexa hop!

*Feel free to grab the Spearmint Baby Blog Hop banner & post on your blog to get new people involved. (the more new people the better!)

* Please note that I keep this blog hop open all week so you have plenty of time to visit all of the blogs on the list.

Be a sweetie and follow the Blogs that are the hosting this Hop: We have Spearmint Baby and her 3 cohosts me, SusieQTpies Scraps of Life, Kelly’s Lucky You, & Our Family World. THANKS! We do follow back.

30 Days of Deals & Giveaways #3 FREE Mixbook Photo Book

*VERY IMPORTANT: I want to apologize for this freebie giveaway. Apparently the code expired before it was suppose to. I'm very disappointed in the way they handled their free coupon code. Sorry for any inconvenience that might have caused you.

I'm a huge fan of these MixBook Photo books. All you do is upload your photos and in no time you can create a  professionally printed book with glossy bookstore quality pages. I make them every Christmas for the grandparents. This coupon code (FREEBK) is good for one 8 1/2 X 11 photo book plus FREE shipping which is the size I usually make.  Hurry it expires today! (6/30/11)

Crowd-Pleasing Potato Pizza Recipe {Gooseberry Patch}

I'm a huge fan of Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks. The below recipe, Crowd Pleasing Potato Pizza looks like a winner to me. My family loves pizza recipes and we are always on the look out for new recipes. This recipe is from their Come On Over cookbook and a great way to use leftover potatoes, too!

Crowd-Pleasing Potato Pizza

Shared with us by Marshall Williams of Westerville, Ohio, this recipe feeds a crowd but you might want to make two...the slices disappear quickly!

Ingredients

3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
10-oz. tube refrigerated pizza crust
1/4 c. milk
1/2 t. salt
1-lb. pkg. bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
1/2 c. red pepper, chopped
1-1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1-1/2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
Optional: sour cream

Directions

Place potatoes in a large saucepan; barely cover with water. Boil until tender, about 20 to 25 minutes; drain and set aside. Flatten pizza dough on an ungreased 14" pizza pan; pinch edges to form a rim. Prick dough with a fork; bake at 350 degrees until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Transfer potatoes to a mixing bowl; add milk and salt. Mash until smooth; spread over crust. Slightly brown bacon; add onion and pepper and cook until tender. Drain and spread over potatoes. Sprinkle with cheeses; bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve; spread with sour cream, if desired. Makes 8 servings.

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Friendly Wednesday Blog Hop! Come link up

Welcome to Feeding Four's Friendly Wednesday Blog Hop! I'm glad you're here!

 

*If you leave a comment to let me know how you are following me I will follow back!

 

How to Participate:

Follow the hostesses located in the first and second spots - Feeding Four (click to visit and get the blog hop button) and SusieQTpies Scraps of Life Blog (This is ME!). If you want me to follow you back, please leave a comment letting me know how you are following me and I will follow back. All my ways to follow are on my right side bar- Email, GFC, Facebook, Twitter and Networked Blogs.

• If you want, create a new Friendly Wednesday blog post on your own blog and be sure to use the button provided on the side bar if you want to!

• Enter your information into the linkup below.
  

• Follow all the other blogs you want. This is a great way to get more followers!

While you are here, check out my TASTY recipes in the tab labeled "SusieQTpies Personal Recipes" and giveaways/deals on right side bar! Have a great day!

30 Days of Deals & Giveaways #1 FREE mp3 code

One month until my birthday! Check in for daily deals and giveaways.

Go get $2 in FREE MP3 downloads on Amazon.com.  Just use the code CLOUDMP3 when you check out. Free music and code expires 6/30. Direct link to the deal,‎Click Here!

Have a great day and check in daily!

Do you use Groupon or LivingSocial? Get informed.

We're all familiar with the standard coupons that continue to go strong, particularly since the inception of websites that make thousands of downloadable coupons available free of charge.

However the new daily deal websites like Groupon and LivingSocial have crossed over into uncharted coupon territory. Many claim these vouchers are no different than gift cards, yet they're subject to few or none of the same regulations.

How Gift Cards Changed
In case you missed it, federal gift card regulations underwent significant changes in 2010. Issuers now can't charge inactivity fees until one year after purchase, gift cards may not expire for five years, and information about fees and expiration dates must be printed clearly on the card.

Complaints About Group Buying Vouchers
In essence, a daily deal voucher works the same as a gift card. They both have an established, prepaid amount that can only be used on products from specific merchants. However, daily deal coupons vary widely in expiration dates and don't have set sales tax procedures, potentially putting the services in violation of several state laws. To save money it may be safer to purchase gift cards at a discount from sites such as GiftCardGranny.com.

The Responsible Party
Who's responsible when issues arise with your deal-of-the-day? There seems to be a disconnect between the issuer and the merchant. Technically, it's good for business when vouchers expire or go unclaimed. Businesses don't have to provide the goods and services, but still make money.
Groupon does send emails notifying customers their coupons will expire soon. Also, there are numerous stories of group-buying giants refunding money when merchants go out of business.

A Need For Uniformity
Since daily deals are new on the scene, more time is needed to see where responsibility for legal compliance lies. One popular solution is for deal providers to educate small businesses on local laws and regulations, since they're equipped with significantly more legal resources. This would help provide a uniform standard for consumers until the feds catch up.

In the meantime, read up on the deal-makers terms of service. It'll provide you with the nitty-gritty details of what can be expected if your offer goes awry.

Read more about group buying in the post "Daily Deal Strategies: 8 Tips to Get More From Group-Buying Sites."

Guest article provided by Consumer savings expert, Andrea Woroch. She is a media expert source who has been featured on NBC's Today Show, FOX & Friends, MSNBC, ABC News NOW and many more. To view recent interviews or get more information, visit AndreaWoroch.com.

Blog Bash Giveaway Hop Over $400 prize packages here!

Welcome to the Blog Bash 2011! June 22nd-26th 2011

130  Bloggers are giving away a minimum of $100 prize packages on their blogs. 

FYI: I DO verify the mandatory entry and bonus entries. So if you say you do it, please do. You won't win the prize if your entry is invalid.

Thanks for stopping in and entering to win one of my three prize packages that total $414!!

1) Prize Package #1 Summer Music Time (Value $100.00)- This giveaway is for ONE $100 Apple iTunes gift card. Time to get some new summer jams! The sponsor will mail the prize. Open to USA only.

2) Prize Package #2 Gift Cards Galore (Value $155.00)! This giveaway is all about gift cards so you can buy what you want. This is what you will win:

$40 Amazon Gift Card

$50 PEEPS Store Gift Certificate

$50 Tiny Prints Gift Certificate

$15 Subway Gift Card

Four sponsors will mail out the gift cards. Open to USA/Canada

3) Prize Package #3 Summer FUN products (Value $159.00) Open to USA/Canada. This giveaway is for all the below products:

*$20 101 OFFLINE Activities you can do with your child by Steve and Ruth Bennett

*$50 Crayola 2 GB MP3 Player, head phones and Music Express Software

*$25 in DOVE Body products, suntan lotion, Sand-Be-Gone product, sand bucket, bubbles and Crayola Chalk

*$12 Sid the Science Kid Kit "Why Do I Need a Jacket? by Patch Products

*$25 Summer read The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

*$15 Four Yankee Candle Pack of "The Peach Keeper" Peach candles
*$12 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Word Search Puzzles

GIVEAWAY

Mandatory Entry: Tell me in order which prize package you want to win and FOLLOW my blog with Google Friend Connect (RIGHT SIDE BAR). Leave an email contact with your entry.

Bonus entries (all worth 1 extra entry and leave separate comments for each one)

1) Follow my blog on Twitter, Facebook, Emaily, RSS Feed and leave in the comments how you are following me.

2) Visit The Sponsor page! for this huge Giveaway Blog hop. Come back and leave a comment on one sponsor that you visited.

3) Do the Blog Hop! Go visit other blogs and enter their giveaways. Leave a comment telling me either which blog you came from or which blog you are headed to on the below blog hop link up!

Good luck and everyone who enters and follows me I will follow back.
All products donated by sponsors. I was not compensated to participate in this Blog Bash.