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Here are some of my fave OnSugar posts from this week. If you’ve got an OnSugar site you really like, or a post you find amazing, put a note in the comments below!
When I have a few minutes to spare, I head over to the Explore section to find new sites. I love going through the popular and hot posts, but lately I've found myself drawn to the Active Blogs area. And I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but if a site has a great site icon, I'm more likely to click on it. I'm sure this is true for many others too, so if you don't have a site icon, what are you waiting for?
Learn how to set your icon when you read more.
Each week the PopSugar Network editors scour OnSugar sites and select their faves. When they find posts they like, they highlight them on their sites (PopSugar, YumSugar, etc.), giving you full credit and links back. In fact, any comment left on their sites will automatically show up on your site too. It's our way of sharing traffic with you!
Sound enticing? Then make sure the "Feature" box on your Blog Settings page is checked. Our editors will only be using sites that have given us permission to feature them. Just remember, unchecking the box will also get you removed from the Explore page.
Want to see an example? Here's a post from Cakes Icecreams Tarts And that appears on YumSugar.
And if you think you've written a post that should be featured, let us know! We want to make sure your great content gets seen by all!
Time to fess up. I know that some of you are lurkers. You read your favorite OnSugar blogs daily -- including all the comments -- but you never participate yourself. For those of you in this camp, you might want to listen up. There's actually a quick way to subscribe to all comments.
Getting comments via email is easy. Your first option is to leave a comment and click the "Post & Subscribe" button. However if you want to stay quiet, you can click the subscribe link instead. At the bottom of each comment section, you'll find a sentence telling you your subscription status. If you want to change it, just click the link! You can always change your mind later.
With this tip in your back pocket you'll never miss another comment. And who knows, maybe you'll see one that will make you break your silent streak!
Here are some of my fave OnSugar posts from this week. If you’ve got an OnSugar site you really like, or a post you find amazing, put a note in the comments below!
Although OnSugar allows you to upload MP3s to your blog -- just use the audio post type -- I get a lot of emails from folks who want to add songs to their sidebar. While I personally don't recommend loud music that plays automatically, I do love the idea of adding a playlist to your site. It's a fun way to express yourself and it's easy too.
To add music to your sidebar, all you have to do is add some code into a widget. I've gone through some of the options out there, and have rounded up a selection of services for you to try. There's a ton of folks creating music widgets, so if you've got one you like, share it with us below.
Discover our finds and learn how to add the code to your site: just read more
Writing a long post and wish the whole thing didn't show up on your blog's homepage? Just use a page break!
Page breaks are simple ways to show only the first portion of your post. This way your homepage stays clean, and your readers can click in to see more. You can even customize the "read more" sentence that people click on.
This is a page break in action, click to learn how to create your own!
One of the best parts of working at OnSugar is getting to read all the posts everyone is creating. Okay, so I’m not actually reading all of them -- there’s far too many and I’d get absolutely nothing done if I did! -- but I do see a lot of interesting things each day.
Starting this week I thought I'd share some of my favorite OnSugar posts with you. Here's what you had to offer this week: 
If you’ve got an OnSugar site you really like, or a post you find amazing, put a note in the comments below!
