Before the Paparazzi - Mandy - Sugar Bee Crafts

Our first blogger up is Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts!  Welcome Mandy, can't wait to pick your brain, but before we do, let's get to know Mandy a little better.  I stole this from her 'About Me'.  Shhh don't tell.

Blogging Tips

Okay so I was looking around blog land today and found some great pointers from Jill at Be Our Best, she had 10 items, but these two really stood out to me.  I love the clickable signature, that is just a fabulous idea, but number 1 is my favorite.  I absolutely love to reply to all comments, but it's hard some times when you have a 'no-reply' address. 

1.  Don't be a no-reply comment blogger
Early on when I started blogging, another blogger kindly pointed out that I was a 'no-reply comment blogger'. This meant that when I left a comment on someone's blog, my email address wasn't available to them (not on their blog, but on their email) so they couldn't reply to my comment. All I had to do to rectify this was go into your dashboard, click on edit profile, then check the box that says 'show my email address' then save!


2.  Add a clickable signature to your comments
When you leave a comment on someone else's blog, you can also add a clickable link back to your blog so people can easily find you!  To do this, just insert your details into this html code and copy and paste to the bottom of your comment: Replace your blog url in the pink part, and where it says your text here - type your blog title or what you want the text to say that people can click on!
You will also need to replace the { and }    with     < and >

{a href=http://www.beourbest.blogspot.com/ }YOUR TEXT HERE {/a}

I wold love you to share any other great blogging tips!  xx