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Hi, and welcome to this edition of the Scraps of Mind Word Art Newsletter.

And congratulations to everyone who threw themselves into Breast Cancer Awareness Day and wore the Pink with Pride. There were lots of Girls Nights In and other fundraising events going on around Australia and the rest of the World and lots of needed cash was raised. So well done to everyone who participated.

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Traffic Rush

I’m a big fan of StumbleUpon!

It has sent thousands of visitors to my blog.

However the key is in using it wisely. And of course Stumbleupon itself doesn’t give you any instructions on how to do that.

I’ve been playing with it for around a year or so now. And I’ve learned what tricks I know the hard way, through trial and error. And of course I have accidentally buried some of my articles along the way through lack of knowledge and experience.

Well if you’re interested in using StumbleUpon to drive avalanches of traffic to your blog you actually don’t need to go through the painful and frustrating journey that I took.

There’s a new course out called Traffic Rush which will teach you all you need to know to be able to get the most out of StumbleUpon. And the best news is…

THE FIRST TEN LESSONS ARE FREE!

That’s right free, gratis, nix, nada, zippo!

Needless to say, I rushed (no pun intended) to try this Traffic Rush course out.

I’m about half way through the free lessons and I’m really impressed. I particularly like the short demonstration videos that really make the lessons clear and easy to understand. Even though I’ve learned a lot through my trial and error methods, Traffic Rush has still come up with a bunch of stuff that I didn’t know. Stuff that will help me to get even more out of StumbleUpon.

I’m actually so impressed with the free lessons that I’m going to sign up for the advanced course. You have to pay for that but it’s not expensive and I reckon it will be well worthwhile if the Beginners Course is anything to go by.

If you’re trying to make money through your blog, whether it’s by selling advertising on it or by selling your own products, then increasing traffic is obviously important to you. StumbleUpon can deliver hundreds and even thousands of new visitors to you. And knowing how to use it to your best advantage can stop you accidentally killing the Golden Goose.

So I heartily recommend you get onto the Free Traffic Rush Beginners Course and start learning how to attract all that new traffic to your blog.

You have nothing to lose, and everything to gain.

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Highlights from Scraps of Mind

Ho Ho Ho. Christmas is just around the corner. I think I put a bit of a scare into folk when I posted this article on getting started on your handmade Christmas Cards. Fortunately for myself, I’ve taken the pressure of a bit in the last year or so by switching to digital scrapping to create my Christmas cards.

And if you’re wondering how to go about scrapbooking those vacation photos, you’ll find some tips in this article for creating a themed scrapbook album that will let you relive that fabulous time over and over again.

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I hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s Word Art Newsletter.

Don’t forget the Word Art will only be available for downloading for a month after the newsletter goes out. After that the links will not work.

And please note that the Word Art I offer to you in this Newsletter is for personal use only. It is not to be used in any product that is to be sold to others.

Thank you to those of you who have left comments on Scraps of Mind and have emailed me to say how much you enjoy the Newsletter. I love your messages and comments.

See you in a fortnight