Do you love homes? Do you blog?  Do you read blogs? Then you'll love this!

We're starting a new weekly feature on HOMEdigz.com, and it's a great way for our many blogger members to share their most recent blog posts with other members and drive-by readers.

Introducing {insert drum roll here} the HOMEdigz Hump Day Blog Party!

If you've never participated in a blog party before, it's very simple. Here are the ground rules:

1. Name: Include the subject of your blog post in the parentheses after your blog name. Example: Your home, only better. (Vintage Fans)
2. Link: Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.
3. Reciprocate: Almost done...now link back to the HOMEdigz Hump Day Blog Party from your post so that your readers can come and see what everyone else is talking about today!

Now for the fun part...visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That's what a blog party is all about!

Hope to see you at the party!

~Susan :)

This is a big week for me...HOMEdigz.com is officially out of beta mode and ready for growth!

Business members can list their company in the Business Directory which includes a link to your site, blog and Twitter ID. (For more info on Biz Features, check out http://digzbiz.com)

And, for all you bloggers, starting soon we'll have a weekly blog party to highlight our members blog posts.  Stay tuned!

So thanks to all the home enthusiasts here in the Rain who joined the online community forum to talk about their passion, AND meet new people. 

Click here to read the News Release, or better yet, click here to join the forum! 

Let's talk homes!

Have a great day,

Susan Jensen Smith
HOMEdigz.com LLC

Hello Rainers!  I have several folks ask me about Facebook Fan Pages and how to secure a "pretty" url if you don't have 100 fans yet.

I wrote a blog explaining how do use a subdomain and redirect as a workaround (click here to read how to do it yourself), but the bigger question is WHY do you need a vanity URL? 

Yes, they are much easier to work with, but be careful not to confuse technology with strategy.

Your thoughts?

:)

Susan Smith

It's Kitchen Craze time here at HOMEdigz.com! Whether or not you like to cook, the kitchen is the heart of the home.

We're spicing it up with a contest...every post or comment made through June 30, 2009 earns a chance at winning this fabulous book of creative kitchen ideas for your home: Kitchen Ideas That Work by Beth Veillette, an award-winning kitchen designer.

Read articles and join kitchen discussions already in progress, or start your own topic!

Not a member yet?  It's free and fun...register today!

Who doesn't love a good before and after, huh?  Especially a kids room!  Without further adieu, here it is:

First, the after:

And here's the before:

Read more about it at www.HOMEdigz.com!

Susan J Smith
Rooms That Work LLC
www.HOMEdigz.com

New feature on HOMEdigz.com - we post a problem room, and you get to give your two cents. Best part, the homeowner (who is a good sport) will implement those ideas (within reason) and post "after" pics!

Here's the room:

And here's where you go to offer advice!

(note: you need to register to comment, but hey...it only takes a minute!)

So please join the conversation!!!!

Susan Smith
www.HOMEdigz.com

I'm so excited about all the creative, smart and friendly folks who have signed up for HOMEdigz in its first month - I'd like to give back a little bit.

Every post you make at HOMEdigz.com until tax day (4/15/09) enters you in a drawing to win your very own HARD COVER copy of "Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live." (Don't you love that title?)

So please join the over 60 creative soles at www.HOMEdigz.com and let's talk about homes!

Susan

A few weeks ago I launched HOMEdigz.com for beta (new online community forum for home enthusiasts).  While not staging focused, it is a wonderful showcase for interior redesign, and is organized by type of room.

We're already up to 33 members with just word-of-mouth communication, and I'm launching an ad campaign starting in April to invite homeowners to the forum.

If you haven't checked it out yet, we'd love for you to join us!  Not only is it a fun place to hang out, but there is a lot of perks for business members.  You can submit articles to showcase your expertise and help with SEO, there is a free online directory for businesses, plus a bonus "business-only" forum to chat with other businesses.  See www.digzbiz.com for more details on biz perks.

Please join us! :)

~Susan

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