Hey guys, did you know that one of best ways to grow your interaction with your blog/website readers is to give them what they want? Did you also know that the best way to find out what they want is to just ask them?! Well, I'm taking the opportunity to ask you, my lovely, valued, loyal, and ever so thoughtful readers, what you want to see, know, and/or understand here on the blog. For instance:

• Marty asked which plugins to use to build subscribers and traffic.

• Several people asked which Twitter tool I use - Hootsuite or Tweetdeck - so I provided my final verdict (that is as of June 2011 as we all know things change!)

• When I started using StumbleUpon, people asked me what it was

Okay, I've finally decided which twitter management tool I would use on a more consistent basis. Hard decision, you ask? Very! What's my final decision? I'll start at the end and tell you the winner is Tweetdeck and work my way back to the beginning and tell you how I came to this decision. In the beginning... I started off using Hootsuite and loved it - maybe because my only other exposure to twitter management tools were Seesmic and SocialOomph at the time (still use SocialOomph for vetting followers on one of my twitter accounts). Of those, Hootsuite quickly became my favorite! It has a very inviting interface and is very easy to use. Then came along Tweetdeck... The more experienced I became with using Hootsuite, though, the more questions I had about how to do certain things like ...

An effective headline is packed full of the most compelling, unique benefits of your offer, telling readers why they NEED to read on to find out more. It answers the infamous question "What's in it for ME?" If it doesn't do this, your visitors won't have a reason to read more. But once you've got their attention with a compelling headline, you'll have an opportunity to draw them in with the rest of your content. Here's an example of an effective headline: Discover the Killer Marketing Strategy to Increase Sales by More Than 30%! I'd click on that headline if I were interested in dramatically increasing my sales! I find that when I'm creating headlines and titles for my content (whether it's for blog posts, articles, ebooks, etc.), I ask myself, "Will I want to read further?" I aim for a resounding yes but, honestly, it doesn't always ...

Okay, I admit it. I should probably start going to some Conference Anonymous (CA) sessions! I recently attended the SheCon New Media Expo in South Beach, Miami where roughly 450 women bloggers from around the country (and around the globe actually) came together for a slew of social media and blogging presentations and networking opportunities. Hey, I also got to meet Guy Kawasaki, Co-founder of Alltop.com - pretty cool guy if I say so myself! Me with Guy Kawasaki Prior to SheCon, I attended the Ultimate Traffic Tactics Seminar in Atlanta, the Atlanta Blogger's Mini Retreat, and my first "Blogger's" Conference - the Show Me the Blog Social Media and Blogging Conference back in October 2010. Meet Me At the Next Conference:

• Type-A Conference - June 23-25, 2011
• Blogging While