Dumb Mom’s Guide. Google Friend Connect is Dying So What Now?

Something scary is just about to happen in the land of the blog.

Google Friend connect is dying!

**Insert ominous music**

So, what does that mean for all of you lovely people who at some point, rather by force or by choice, pressed the follow button over there in the pBd sidebar?

I’m not entirely sure, but I’m guessing it’s something bad.

Because bloggers everywhere are freaking the freak out about it.

So, I’m getting on that band wagon.  Because I’m always down for a good freak out (as long as it doesn’t require me to dress poorly, sleep in a bunker with other hideously clad individuals, and die).

And, they made a pretty little button and clever hashtag (#SOSubscribers) that I wanted to get in on too!

In an effort to ensure that all of this amazing writing and gorgeous photography doesn’t go to waste, I’m going to show you a plethora of ways to keep up with me and my life on the blog once Google Friend Connect implodes or whatever.

I’d hate for you to miss something.

Dumb Mom’s Guide to Keeping Up With Someone Way More Exciting Than the Khardashians pBd

1.  Subscribe in a reader.  But, only if you actually read your reader.  I gave it a good fighting try, but then it got all filled up with a bunch of blogs that I really had no interest in reading I got, um, busy and stuff, and I needed to downsize, or something.  Only, because I don’t like to waste time figuring out how to work things, instead of actually downsizing my reader I sorta just went away from it entirely.   Forever.   So, as someone who doesn’t read her reader ever or have any plans to actually do so, I implore you, only go with this option if you’re a reader reader.  If you’re like me, choose one of the other options.  Or, consider reading Momma Made It Look Easy’s post on how to subscribe in a reader.  She really does make it look easy!

2.  Get pBd straight to your inbox.  Because everyone reads all of their emails everyday, right?!  Personally, I’m an email-aholic.  Thank God for being grandfathered in to a reasonable data plan because I check my email sometimes 30 times a day, usually on my phone.  And, while I realize this isn’t really for everyone, subscribing to pBd by email will ensure that you at least see a glimpse of the hotness I’m dropping over here on the daily.  And, I’m working on upping my titling awesome specifically for the benefit of all of you email readers.  You know, to entice you to click.  Because really, how can you NOT want to read a post titled, “10 Easy Ways to Convince Your In-Laws You Really Do Like Them” (a post I’ve not yet written, but promise too in the near future).

3.  Bookmark pBd.  This is my preferred method of blog interaction.  I basically have blogs in different categories including but not limited too, “Blogs Better Than Mine”, “Blogs as Good as Mine”, “Blogs I Wish Were Mine”, and “Blogs Written by People I Stalk to the Point of Being Creepy”.  I visit these blogs pretty much almost sort of just about every day.

4.  Follow pBd on Facebook and Twitter.  I FB and Tweet my blog posts daily.  Sometimes, numerous times so no one misses it, but not enough to be annoying.  If you join me there, I will make it my mission to remind you regularly to join me here too.  It’s just how I roll.  And, you can even join me on the Networked Blog FB Application.  You know, if you’re down with that.

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5.  Pin pBd.  Make yourself a board like this: Best Mom Blogs Evah.  Then visit me everyone on it every day.  Feel free to add to it as you find blogs that make you love them too.  I’ve put my button right here in this post for ease of pinning.  You’re welcome!

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See how easy that is?  To not be left outta the pBd loop.

Now, hop to it, I expect my FB, Twitter, and RSS readers to increase exponentially after this…

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