Hello My Lovelies,

And welcome to SuperPost Sunday XVII!

Every Sunday for the past 17 weeks, I’ve tried my best to come up with humorous or witty intros to this series in an effort to entertain you…or bewitch you with my mystical words – whichever lol. And in all honesty, I think I’ve been doing a decent ass job so far – don’t you think?

Wow, how very uncool of me to have worded my question so that it answers itself, huh? Dammit, I did it again ;).

Well, I gotta’ be honest with you – I don’t have much of a punch for ya this week, so I hope you’ll forgive me for getting straight to the goodies. Either that or you’ll probably thank me for the shortER post lol.

I do want to say however, that I’m super pleased with how my Bring IT! series has taken off. I know there’s only been 2 of them so far but the conversations have been fantastic. So once again, a jumbo-sized thank you to all of you who have been so supportive and generous with your takes.

I also have a pretty interesting Valentine’s Day post and infographic for you tomorrow, so make sure to check back then. No worries, there will be no lovey-dovey talk of any kind.

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Griddy’s SuperPost!

Cheesy heading – I know. But convenient nonetheless.

So how ’bout that Griddy plane? Ain’t it the bomb?!

Oh, and there was no photoshoping of any kind my friends. It’s real, it’s not huge, but it flies :D!

Alright, enough said…

“Without further ado and blah blah,” here are this Sunday’s kick-ass SuperPosts on all things Social Media, Blogging Tips, SEO, Internet Marketing, Traffic Building, Online Money Making Tools and more.

Social Media

• The Highest Converting Facebook Page I’ve Ever Seen – by Glen Allsop, viperchill.com

Now and then I’ll have an idea which I just know is going to be a success. Sometimes though, I’m just plain wrong. Like the time I decided to email every single Technorati Top 100 blogger asking for their ’secrets to success’…

• 40 Ways to Build Trust in Your Brand on Social Media – by Kyle Lacy, kylelacy.com

In the new economy there is one major truth that stands above the rest. Trust equals revenue. If you are a small to mid-sized business or organization it is the amount of trust you can build between people that…

• 3 Ways Twitter Analysis Can Enhance Your Marketing – by Nathan Hangen, socialmediaexaminer.com

Twitter is a powerful marketing tool.  Buthave you considered using the power of Twitter to enhance marketing efforts—social media or not?  This article will show you how. Most people talk about Twitter…

• What you do abroad, doesn’t stay there – by John Falchetto, expatlifecoach.com

I recently wrote about how Beni Hana Kuwait was attacking Mark Mahou, a great expat blogger from Kuwait. The above is a screen grab of their now defunct Facebook Fan page. The page got flooded by negative comments…

• Case study: How one blog post helped me get a job in social media – by Antonia Harler, businessesgrow.com

Getting a job is tough. Especially when you are fresh out of university and faced with a recession. And that’s why I’m here today. I’m here to tell you the story of what a job hunt is like right now and how a blog post changed my life…

• When Will the Social Media Gatekeepers Arrive? – by Ian Greenleigh, briansolis.com

Imagine it is 1881, three years since the printing of the first phone book and the founding of the first telephone exchange company. You’re one of the fortunate few with access to a telephone. Some have been…

Blogging Tips

• A Revolutionary Idea for Your Blog – by Corbett Barr, thinktraffic.net

In the current blogging landscape of lowest-common-denominator marketing and recycled “top 10? lists, there’s something incredibly simple you can do to dominate your topic and stand above your competitors as a leader…

• What My Dad Taught Me About Blogging Success & Failure – by Brandon Connell, weblogbetter.com

It’s no secret that I used to be homeless when I was a kid (and later as an adult), but that childhood experience resulted in a lesson on business. The lesson learned was to avoid the same issues that took a strong…

• 5 Steps a Newbie Blogger Never Misses – by Jane Sheeba, dailyblogtips.com

Blogging is an exciting thing. Even more exciting is being a newbie blogger. Every matured living being passes few stages before becoming so. For instance, there is a single cell stage, an embryo, new born, child, teen…

• Is Your Low Social IQ Dooming Your Blog? – by Jennifer Gresham, copyblogger.com

What’s wrong with my blog? That’s a very frustrating question that many bloggers ask. You’re passionate about your topic and you provide great advice to solve reader’s problems. You wrap up your posts…

• Why Most People Quit Blogging: The Princess Syndrome – by Judy Dunn, catseyewriter.com

I read a crazy statistic today. Most bloggers quit blogging in the first 2-3 months. That one smacked me in the face. There are 31 million blogs in the U.S. and there will be 34 million blogs by the end of the year. But the Pew…

• Don’t Go It Alone: Relationship-building for Bloggers – by Jane Sheeba, probloggers.net

Let’s get it straight. Blogging is not a standalone job. You cannot blog in a space that doesn’t exist and to a group of virtual people. You need people—yes, living human beings, not just pairs of eyeballs—to read your blog…

• 10 Reasons Why Your Blog WILL Die Before Its First Birthday – by Marcus Sheridan, bloggingbookshelf.com

Strong title, huh? Well, to be honest, it was meant to be. In fact, take a second and have hard look around here at Blogging Bookshelf. How many different blogs/authors do you see between all the comments, mentions, shares…

• How You Lost 20% Of Your Conversions – by Lisa Drubec, the friendlyblogger.com

I have talked about this before, but alas, I will say it again. Converting traffic is not just a sale. A conversion is whatever action you want your readers to complete. That can range anywhere from buying…

• 5 Ways to Improve Your Blog Today – by Dino Dogan, diyblogger.net

Since we’re not spending money on ink or the printing-press, and we certainly don’t have Editors, we the bloggers tend to go on and on and on…sometimes it’s a challenge to be able to present an idea in a span…

SEO

• Googles New Change Slapped My Blog and You Could Be Next – by John Paul Aguiar, johnpaulaguiar.com

Today I wanted to give you all a heads up to something that happened to my blog this past week, since the new Google change took effect. If you don’t know yet.. Google has made a direct effort to now remove all sites/blogs…

Traffic Building

• Publishing Content: How Much Is Too Little Or Too Much? – by Richard Becker, richardrbecker.com

Chris Brogan says the more you post, the more traffic you get. Julien Smith sees it differently. He says writing fewer posts can drive more traffic. Considering they co-authored the book Trust Agents together, some people…

• How To Get 100 Visitors a Day, Every Day Starting Today – by Michael Dunlop, incomediary.com

Sometimes it seems extremely hard to get those first 100 visitors to your articles and it can be frustrating when this happens; especially when you are new to the world of Internet Marketing and you just don’t know…

Internet Marketing

• Beyond Blogging: Transform your Skills into a Bartering Powerhouse! – by Murray Lunn aka Murlu, murlu.com

You know, with all this talk about making money online, it had me thinking – what happened to the good ol’ bartering system? There’s something about being able to trade and item or service for another; the thrill of the haggle…

• 101 Surefire Ways To Attract Targeted and Endless Prospects – by Mavis Nong, attractionmarketingonline.com

Attraction Marketing is the most powerful concept that you can use in your business to attract laser-targeted and endless prospects to you like honey attracts bees. Most network marketers are still wasting their time…

MishMash

• Groupon Super Bowl Ad: When Being Clever Offends and How to Win One for Tibet – by Liz Strauss, successful-blog.com

It must be a hugely stressful and exciting opportunity to find your startup with a slot for a commercial at the Super Bowl. Who wouldn’t want to make a fabulous debut? Can you imagine the meetings that must…

• How To Build an Amazon Niche Site in 11 Minutes. Watch Me Live! – by Alex Whalley, alexwhalley.com

Today I wanted to do a review, at least that was the intention — but then things kinda got out of hand As you know I make money from niche sites and affiliate marketing, mainly through the Amazon Associates program…

• Someday I Will Go Back to Iran – by Farnoosh Brock, prolificliving.com

Someday I will go back to Iran. It will be summertime so the roses will be in full bloom, the air will be full of optimism, tinged with a trace of nostalgia, and the warm Tehran sun can quickly dry my tears…

• Biz Chick Gets Schooled: 4 Important Lessons Learned from Networking – by Tia Peterson, bizchickblogs.com

Last Tuesday, I attended a women’s lunch hosted by a local business networking group I belong to here in Tucson. It was a great experience, and so different from networking online. To me, there is nothing like the feeling…

• The Brand Perception – by Troy Claus, troyclaus.com

What does your brand represent? Do I have to agree with you? Or can I form my own opinion? A brand is a funny thing – it communicates your core and tells your story. It’s something we work hard at building equity…

• A Very Bad Example – by Erika Napoletano, redheadwriting.com

It’s inconceivable to me that anyone continues to read your drudge. Vulgar language is confused for wit, a little-girl-lost routine mistaken for relevancy and a column named after a violent gesture that I can only guess…

• How To Take Advantage Of Valentine’s Day For Seasonal Business Promotion – by Elise Moreau, elisesreview.com

For me, Valentine’s Day is just one of those strange holidays that are totally unnecessary. But for business, it’s a completely different story. In my opinion, it’s mostly there to help bridge the gap between Christmas…

• A Message from Gini Dietrich’s Mom – by Christy Norton, spinsucks.com
  

Happy Birthday Gini Gin!!!! I wish that we were together celebrating, I miss you tons! I want to take the occasion of the celebration of your birth to apologize for two things.  I digress, apologizing means that you are truly sorry…