Good Thursday morning and welcome to the Grow Your Blog (or GYB) blog hop! Paula and I are so happy to have you link up with us this week. And we happily welcome any new bloggers to the party! 
How has your week been? Do you have any plans for the weekend?
What is the Grow Your Blog Hop all about? NETWORKING! Meeting new bloggers, finding new content to follow, building your readership. Why is blog networking great for you? Simply put, it increases readership and traffic to your blog. How do you network? Visit. Comment. Invite. Communicate. These are key to growing your blog.
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS & LOVELY CO-HOSTS!
Julie from This Gal Cooks (HOST)
Paula from Call Me PMc (HOST)
Sparkle from Sparkle Elle Crafts (CO-HOST)
Shane from Whispering Sweet Nothings (CO-HOST)
Cynthia from Feeding Big (CO-HOST)
Jenni from Dash of Sunshine (CO-HOST)
WHEN YOU LINK UP TO THIS PARTY:
- Follow your hosts and co-hosts
- Link up the main page of your blog, not an individual post. You may link up your individual posts to Marvelous Mondays.
- Visit and follow other bloggers
- Comment to let them know that you stopped by and how you followed (Email, GFC, Facebook, Bloglovin, etc)
- Invite them to visit your blog (be sure to leave your blog web address – too many times have i seen bloggers comment and request a visit to their blog without leaving their blog web address)
- Communicate with them about what you like on their blog. Let them know you are interested in their blog. USE THEIR NAME! A simple “I’m so and so stopping by. I followed you please follow me.” just isn’t going to interest someone into visiting your blog. Sure, you can request a visit to your blog or a follow along but engage in some type of conversation first.
- Grab a button and promote the party(you can get the button on This Gal Cooks right here.)
Thanks a lot for hosting! Enjoy the rest of your week Julie.
Judy Haughton-James recently posted…Bird Figurine Series – #26
I really enjoyed linking up for the first time last week.
Hope your day is extraordinary!
Diane | An Extraordinary Day recently posted…Unexpected Snowfall | A Week at a Glance 2/16
Yeah! Thanks fo hosting another amazing hop Julie!!!
Mary@Back to the Basics! recently posted…Health Benefits of Rosemary
Happy hop day! Thanks for hosting Julie
Emily recently posted…Rhubarb Crunch
Hey there!
Thanks for hosting again
xoxo
Anni
Thanks so much for letting me come back here.
Bintu @ recipesfromapantry recently posted…Pomegranate and pistachio couscous
Happy Thursday!
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http://jennsrandomscraps.blogspot.ca
Jennifer recently posted…Pancake Tuesday
Thank you for hosting! Finding my way around and socializing with other linkers…
Thanks for hosting Julie! Have a great day!!
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Thanks for hosting~ Have a great week end~ Lynn H @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Lynn H @ Turnips 2 Tangerines recently posted…Cherry Turnovers~
Thank you for hosting- this is my first time linking up to the blog hop and I’m super excited!
Natalie recently posted…Almond Poppy Seed Muffins
Thanks for hosting!!:) I always look forward to Thursdays!
Lorraine @ Cookin’ For the Seven Dwarfs recently posted…Product Review: Firmoo
Just linked up! Thanks so much for hosting!
Joy@Yesterfood recently posted…Cake Slice Bakers: Red Velvet Cake with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Frosting
Super Blog Hop , thank you for hosting!
BiTi recently posted…What to Wear with Leather Leggings
First time linking up!
Ellen recently posted…Deciphering Andrew
Hi Julie,
Hope you’re having a great day! Just stopping by to check out and follow.
I’d love to co-host one week!
xo, Ashley
http://www.spitupisthenewblack.com
Ashley recently posted…#BFBlogHop: Breastfeeding & Daddy
Hi, just linking up again. I love this idea and have ‘spoken’ to so many new, like minded people. Thanks for hosting these. Take care. Chel
Chel C recently posted…A Winter’s Day in Norfolk
Thanks so much for hosting! Really looking forward to looking at all these great blogs!
Thanks for hosting the blog hop and enjoy your evening:)
Carissa
Lillies & Silk
Carissa recently posted…Look What I Got: A Triple Shawl Cardigan
Thanks for hosting! I am a newbe:)
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