Thursday, October 10, 2013

Feature and Follow Friday #170

Welcome to the Feature & Follow


Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers -- but you have to know -- the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!

How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Who is our Feature today? Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to Wordpress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don't have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.






How To Become a Featured Blog?

We pick our featured blogs randomly each week from the blogs who participated the week before.

Please be sure to feature your e-mail address clearly on your blog. Either on the main blog, on a Contact page, or on an About Me page. If I can't find your email easily, I will choose a different blog to feature.



This Week's Question: Feature Your Own Favorite Blogger!

My Feature - Danny, Pushy, and Heather of Bewitched Bookworms

I don't know if I can choose just one favorite blog, but Bewitched Bookworms is definitely among my favorites. I've been following these three ladies for over three years. They started blogging right around when I did.

They feature a wide variety of books, but concentrate mostly on YA and NA. Every week they host a really fun meme called Super Six Sunday - it's similar to Top Ten Tuesday. They also have great discussion posts, blog tour stops, and lots of giveaways.


I've been lucky enough to meet all three at BEA this year and last year. And I even visited Danny in Germany when I went to Europe last summer.


If you haven't checked out Bewitched Bookworms, you really must. It's a daily read for me!



Now for the Follow Fun!

With GFC going the way of the dodo bird for many bloggers, there is no better time to start following blogs via RSS feed. If you use a reader, it would be great if you followed my RSS directly.

Follow on Bloglovin



We have a new button, so update your blogs if you are used to doing this meme!

Alison Can Read Feature & Follow

RULES

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
  1. (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
  2. (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
  3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
  4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say "hi" in your comments and that they are now following you.
  5. If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn't have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
  6. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "HI"
  7. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
  8. If you're new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!


Next Week's Question:

What are some of your favorite magazines?

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16 comments:

  1. It is so nice that you got to meet your blogging friends. One day I hope to meet a few of mine.

    Marilyn @ Marilyn's Mystery Blog

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  2. So awesome that you got to meet! There are so many fab bloggers I'd love to meet in person one day ;)

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  3. What a great question this week. I'm excited to see everyone's response!

    ~Pam

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  4. This is a fun activity. I have never featured anyone on my blog. I was happy to brag about my favorite blogger this week. Just stopping by. Have a great weekend.

    My FF

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  5. I'd like to meet some of my blogging friends one day!!

    Here's My FF!
    Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
    Old Follower :)

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  6. ooOoo Alison *hugs*
    And.. I love this picture from us, it's from last year right? We need a new one next year since we missed doing pictures this BEA.

    And you are still the only "bloggger" friend who ever made it to Germany and visit me, it was such an amazing weekend!

    Thanks for featuring us!!

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  7. That's a great picture, and you gals are so lucky to have actually met! I wish I had already met my featured blogger as well :)

    Have a fantastic Friday Alison :)

    Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

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  8. Their blog is great, rich and very organized.

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  9. I know that blog! It's awesome. :D

    Bieke @ Istyria book blog

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  10. How amazing is this? I never heard them but I will Follow them.When I look their blog the design hooked me already :)

    Old Follower
    Booker Like a Hooker's FF

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  11. I'm afraid I haven't met any bloggers at all, let alone ones that have similar tastes to me. You're really lucky. Here’s my F&F
    Vilia @ Backchatting Books

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  12. Oh that's so cool to get to meet your international friends! And on their turf!! Very awesome!

    Here's my Follow Friday

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  13. Happy Friday Alison! I have so many blogs that I love and visit. I wish can go to more events to meet up with other bloggers. Have a great weekend :)

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  14. Thats awesome that you got to meet each other. I haven't seen their blog but I will definitely be checking it out so thanks for sharing :0)

    Linsey @ mybooksnthings.com

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  15. I haven't met any book bloggers in real life yet, but I want to. I'm so happy you got to meet these amazing ladies. Old follower.

    Happy Friday!

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  16. It's so great that y'all got to meet in person! I feel like I know so many bloggers really well, but I haven't met any of them in person. Loving this week's hop :-) Happy Friday!

    Berls @ Fantasy is More Fun

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