Shameless self promotion and begging for followers

Here's the deal. I've been invited to speak at a group in Nashville in May about blogging. I know, right? So between now and May I need to BEEF UP my follower numbers so that I can feel actually WORTHY of speaking at this thing.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo............... HELP ME! Please! Tell FIVE FRIENDS about my blog. And get a FREE present from me!!!!!! And then tell your five friends to tell five friends and THEY will all get a present from me. PRESENTS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!

"Following" means this: You click the handy dandy button to the left, plug in your email or your google ID or whatever it is you use and then you are someone who publicly says, "Yes I read this blog" and it in turn boosts my confidence and makes me feel good about myself. What? The first word of the title of this post is SHAMELESS. I ain't proud!!!!!

So here's how this works. For the next FIVE DAYS, ending February 3, 2011 at NOON CST for every FIVE people that YOU refer to FOLLOW my blog I will send you a bottle cap necklace OR magnet (my choice) as found on my etsy store.



Here's what you need to do.
1) if you aren't an official "follower" become one. Now. Please.
2) Tell 5 people to do the same.
3) those 5 people need to COMMENT ON THIS BLOG and say to me, "Susy Q referred me to this blog"
4) When 5 people have done this, I will contact you for your address. I will then send you a prize! YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! How EASY was that??????????

Comments

  1. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    yay it worked!! April, your blogs are awesome and what a talented writer....fun to read!

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  2. michelleJanuary 29, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    you are a fantastic blogger!! I passed it on

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    Marcy Hayosh referred me to your blog!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Marcy referred me, too. : )

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  5. UnknownJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:54 AM

    Marcy Hayosh referred me to your blog :)

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  6. Bonita RoseJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Marcy referred me!

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  7. Janet SiskJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Marcy sent me, too. :D

    ReplyDelete
  8. DyanFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    Paulette referred me to this blog.

    ReplyDelete
  9. DawnFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Dyan referred me to this blog!

    ReplyDelete

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