So are you ShoutWorthy? I see it as another way to give out some Link Love. I did a video of the site just the sign up process I did not compose an actual shout out. But it’s “Easy Peasy” go give out some Shout Love. You can view my ShoutWorthy page, I still need to give it a little more love.

When answering questions using Listorious, your answers will be organized, in depth and have archive value. Listorious compares it to a magazine interview.

I have created a demo video on this new feature in Listorious you can check it out below.

So I went to the sales page and this adorable young boy Michael Dunlop starts talking with a English accent. He reminds me of Amanda Bynes Boyfriend Ean in that movie “What A Girl Wants” he was adorable ok enough sidetracking… check out the video.

Gowalla – Go Out. Go Discover. Go Share.

I get a weekly email from them called “Your Week With Gowalla”  that gives me an overview of my activity and my friends.  They thank me for making Gowalla part of the everyday and extraordinary in my life.

My participation on Gowalla is through my EVO so my application may do different things then your application.

1. I can check in
2. Leave a comment or a suggestion for my friends
3. Take a photo and share it
4. Collect Stamps and Pins
5. Update my status in Facebook and Twitter
6. and more…..

Side note: I actually use my alter ego @TheLVTweetup for Gowalla and Foursquare.  (yeah I know this is about Gowalla! But I love both of them for different reasons).  I could go on about the importance of businesses using Location Based Social networks but I have already written a post on this entitled “Why Participating In Social Media Is A Must For Local Business”.  As someone who frequents a restaurant or a store I am enjoying sharing my experience with my online community, and it is even more enjoyable when the business gives me a little love back!  This just encourages me to be more of a evangelist for the business!

Ok back on topic,  the email that has me all excited is this one:

“Hey Eleanor!

Got some cool news for you. We’ve just released a new feature that lets you customize the look and feel of your Gowalla Passport!

Our new Passport design tools make it easy to select a theme, customize your color palette or even upload your own background image or photograph that expresses your desire to go out and explore.

Customize your passport today:

We can’t wait to see your creativity at work! We’ve got some more fun stuff in the works. More about that soon…

Have an awesome weekend,

Team Gowalla”

I am going to go customize it Vegas style for The Las Vegas Tweetup!  How are you going to customize yours? Please share and let’s Go Out. Go Discover. Go Share Together!

Kim is always a wealth of information when it comes to WordPress and she is far from stingy with it!  That is why I am so excited to share with you one of her newest giveaways!

Look we all know video marketing is huge right now!  Some of us may not know where to start, or can’t afford the “GURUS”.    I hope you will take action to find out what Wordpress Video Marketing is all about, it will be a great starting point!

Here is a sneak peak on some of the topics covered:

• WordPress ROCKS for video
• Which Plugins to use

Hey I did say sneak peak!  You want more?  Go watch the amazing video she created and then download your copy of  ”Wordpress Video Marketing Exposed” and don’t forget to leave a comment about the video!  You know it’s all about the Link Love with me!

• Video Planning Process
• Video Creation Process
• Video Editing and Distribution Process
• Video Content Ideas

As you can see we received a lot of valuable tools and tips for creating, editing and distributing online videos for our own business as well as our clients.

This was a “Live” clinic online and we where encouraged to create a video.  I choose to create a talking head / screen cast video.  I can see areas where I need to practice, but look forward to adding these skills to my services very soon.   If you are interested in obtaining great skills for your virtual business I highly recommend VAClassroom, because of their ability and desire to make it affordable for this stay at home mom and other virtual professionals I have been able to create an income and continue my online education in this ever changing landscape of Social Media Marketing.

Click here to view the embedded video.

1. It was in my bio on Twitter for @TheLVTweetup
2. Badges on both of my websites and fan pages for The Las Vegas Tweetup and Your Virtual Girl Friday

I could keep going but that’s not what this post is about. This post is about a recent blog post I read at http://blog.blogworldexpo.com by Allison Boyer entitled “Sharing the Knowledge of Better Bloggers“.

Here is the first paragraph:

“I know it may come as a shock to you, but some bloggers are better than you are. Yes, you are a rock star, I’m sure, but when it comes to blogging in a certain niche, you just can’t know everything. When that’s the case, don’t leave gaps on your website. Show some link love and share the knowledge of better bloggers.” – Allison Boyer

Yeah she got your attention didn’t she? I have linked it above so you can finish reading the post. Allison had my attention so I choose to go visit her site After Graduation I clicked on the tab “New Bloggers: Start Here” and I found 3 links. The Link that caught my attention was “What is a List? (And Do You Need One?)”. This happens to be on of my main goals this year building a quality list. She has a list of resources on list-building and the one that caught my eye was “Creating a Welcome Email”.

I felt like I just won the jackpot of all resources on email marketing when I clicked that Link! Thank You Allison for introducing me to Jared Kimball of Spamspert.com.

Now I know you are saying what does this have to do with Blog World 2010? Everything, as my friend @KimDoyal has posted before about some Guru’s only emailing to sell to their list not nuture it, etc… I could tell that Jared was going to be a great resource in helping me reach my goal this year. I would never of found him if I did not read Allison’s post on the Blog World blog, nor if Allison wasn’t giving the Link Love to Jared. Do I think Allsion is less credible because she linked to Jared? Not in the least.

This is a small peak in to the power of the networking and education that will take place at Blog World 2010. (not to mention the parties) Do you really want to miss it?

After today you have 10 more days before the Early Bird Discount goes away!  Here is the discount code is EBIRD and I’d be forever greatful if you registered using my affiliate link. http://budurl.com/bwe10.

IMPORTANT: Early Bird Registration for the Summer Skill Camp is only available through Wednesday, June 30, so I would encourage you to take advantage of the additional $100 discount now.

In business, it is important to have an edge or some relevant, in-demand skills that set you apart and enable you to play a bigger role with your clients. I think this video will definitely stimulate some ideas on how you can grow your business and income opportunities for the last half of 2010!

Check out the 18-minute video here:

VAClassroom Summer Skill Camp starts July 6. Click here to get more details and check out the early-bird registration special.