Sunday, January 23, 2011

Follow Us Monday Morning Blog Hop 1/24 - Promote Your Blog, Meet New Friends and Win FREE Ad Space

Welcome to Follow Us Monday Morning - the Monday blog hop and Google friend follow here at Being Frugal and Making it Work and Frugality Is Free. This is the place where we casually meet and greet, have a little conversation and expand our blogging networks.


PhotobucketI am honored to have been chosen to represent the 'Us' in Follow Us Monday Morning!  My co-host,  JR from Frugality Is Free are looking forward to meeting new friends.  I know that we have so much to share and so much to learn from one another.

Each week we will feature a blog as Hot Blog of the Week, and we will post a question to get the conversation started. The Hot Blog of the Week will get the first place in the linky, and the featured blogger will win a free ad space at both Being Frugal and Making it Work and Frugality Is Free for a week.


The Hot Blog of The Week is:

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HOT BLOG OF THE WEEK

The Crafty Crystal
 
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The Crafty Crystal is written by Crystal, who is a recent college graduate. She loves all things crafty, and at the Crafty Crystal she shares all of her crafts, ideas, thoughts about life and more.

Please visit The Crafty Crystal to learn more about Crystal and show her our support from the participants at Follow Us Monday Morning.


Congratulations Crystal!


You have won a feature and free ad space for a week at both Being Frugal and Making it Work and Frugality Is Free and the third spot in the linky.

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Follow Us Morning Feature BONUS!!! The Follow Us Morning featured blogger will win a FREE ad space for a week at both Being Frugal and Making it Work and Frugality Is Free.
 
Tip: The best way to gain more followers during a blog hop is by following others first, and leaving a link back so that they can easily find you. So don't forget to let someone know, if you are following their blog. One way to do this is by commenting and leaving your clickable blog signature (see below).
 



To participate:


Answer the Follow Us Monday Morning question (in the comment area or in a post) and post the button in your post. This is not mandatory, but it sure is appreciated, as it will help spread the word.

  1. Follow Being Frugal and Making It Work
  2. Follow Frugality Is Free
  3. Follow the Hot Blog of the Week - The Crafty Crystal
  4. Follow the Blog listed before you
  5. Answer the Follow Us Monday Morning Question
  6. Follow as many other blogs as you wish, and please follow those who visit you back
  7. Link your blog post in the Follow Us Monday Morning linky
  8. Please follow back!!!

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Question of the Week
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Question of the Week: What is the last thing you won? Do you enter giveaways, and if so what kind?


My answer:    My most recent win was just yesterday!  I won a Nascar Superstore $15 Giveaway at My Best Printable Coupons! I take my chances and enter giveaways almost daily.  I've won lots of great things over the years, and each win is always exciting for me!  Big or small, a win is a win and you can't win if you don't enter!

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Do you want to be Hot Blog of The Week?

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•Blog about Follow Us Monday Morning (leave direct link)

•Post the Follow Us Monday Morning button in your sidebar (leave link)

•Tweet about the Follow Us Monday Morning Blog Hop (leave link)


You can tweet the following or make up your own tweet:

I'm participating in this week's Follow Us Monday Morning blog hop, come link up too & expand your blogging network http://t.co/KsptWBD


***If you do any of the above, please leave a link and let us know in the comment field, otherwise your entry might not be counted***

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14 wonderful comments:

Ash and Rowe said...

I can't remember the last time I really won anything. I definitely haven't won anything recently though. Hopefully soon! Thanks for hosting!

The Adventures of Ash and Rowe

Kristin P said...

http://impatientlywishingonastar.blogspot.com/

Hi. I'm following all three and the one above me.

The last thing I won was today actually! I can't remember ever really winning anything and then this morning I got an email saying I won the Blogtastic Extravaganza over at Insanity Bound! I'm super excited!! :)

thatgirlisfunny said...

I won a book about writing which was a nice surprise. I don't enter give-aways very often. I already spend too much time surfing around on line. I can't imagine adding in another activity :)

Robyn said...

The last thing I won was a pair of baby legs for my lil sweet pea. It was in a Facebook Bingo game really late at night. I try to enter giveaways but now that I host giveaways myself I tend to be too busy. I typically enter only for things I really really want to win, things for baby girl or for the house or for the family. Every once in awhile, something for me.

New follower from the hop! would love if you could stop by one (or both) of my blogs :) Have a great Monday morning!!

Adventures in Abby Land
Mommy's Corner

**Jen's Funky Shop** said...

Thanks for stopping by Jen's Funky Shop

Thanks for doing this linky love :-D I put two links up there (you can delete the first one, my auto completer decided to link my giveaway! lol

Aimee said...

Newest follower and thanks for the hop! The last thing I won? $1 from a scratch off ticket- I have no luck! Thanks for following me over at Classified: Mom!

Stella and Dot Independent Stylist said...

I won a jewelery tote in November! Love it-

Melissa said...

Hi! I think I won a pedometer at a work meeting. Pretty cool!

Amy said...

The last thing I won was 20 dollars on a lottery scratch off card sombody gave me.

3Lilacs said...

I won Tropical Traditions Lemon face exfoliator

MommyWantsToRead said...

New GFC follower from the hop.

http://mommywantstoread.blogspot.com/2011/01/follow-us-monday-morning-blog-hop-jan.html

Sarah - PS Mom Reviews said...

I'm a new follower. Thanks for hosting. I hope you'll stop by and follow me too.

PS Mom Reviews

Single country gal said...

Im your newest follower You can follow me back @ http://singlecountrychick.blogspot.com/
Thanks

Heavenly Savings said...

Nice Blog! I now follow you! Happy Tuesday! I would love for you to stop and take a look at my blog as well! Http://heavenlysavings.blogspot.com! Have a happy day!