Hi everyone... I could use some advice! I've noticed many bloggers in the crafting/recipe/diy niche have been hosting Link Parties. This is set up using InLinkz or LinkyTools. Many sites are doing this on a weekly basis and recieving a ton more traffic (because other bloggers want to share their work and have a link back to thier site!) There can be upward of 200-300 permalinks shared on one post. I'm wondering if using this method to increase my traffic will have an adverse effect my on SEO? I

Hi Everyone! I have a very successful blog post that gets a lot of traffic and a ton of comments. I'm VERY grateful for this so I don't want my question to come across as a complaint! Close to 1000 comments have been left in the last year+ and as you can imagine, many are repeat questions or comments. My question~ is it a good or bad idea to close comments? Would I slowly start losing rank in the search engines? Also, how do you handle duplicate comments? Just don't publish them? I have to adm

First, I've been away so long, where's the best place to ask questions now? Under my questions, or a blog post or live chat? I'm trying to insert an Amazon Link for a paint product on my page. I'm using the correct code Amazon provides, but when I click on it, it brings up an unrelated page of books (not my paint product) and says: "Your search did not match any products" Anyone ever have this happen and does anyone know how to fix it? Thanks ~Dee

Hi Everyone... WOW... so many new faces since the last time I blogged here. I look forward to getting to know you all. :) I just want to quickly mention that this past year, I've been focusing on building a furniture painting/re-styling business. This includes a website (salvagedinspirations.com) which is generating a monthly income! I'm grateful to WA for all the support and training. And even though I haven't been a "participating" member for the last 12 months, I continuously pop in to use t