Traveling around M3 does not take a time machine, although one might be helpful! Here are some tips and tricks to finding what you want to read on M3:
Pages
The news about new features, pages and more is on this ever-changing page located at the top left of the upper menu.
Ever wonder who is driving this flying circus? Stop by and meet Red.
Have a question you would like to see answered on M3? Have a book or album you would like to have in the Coffee Shoppe? Leave a comment or snag the email address. Either way, M3 is available to do requests…except The Entertainer. Located under the About Momma tab.
Pull up a rocker. Grab a cuppa.
Here you will find awesome, recommended writers and musicians. Some have been interviewed by M3. To find their interviews check the Filing Cabinet (on the right hand side bar) and click on Authors, Musicians or Artists. To have your book or album featured, follow the directions at the bottom of the Coffee Shoppe.
Bloggers stop by the Green Room to find other blogs. All bloggers are welcome to leave a link to their blog, such that they read the directions above the comment section. Do vote on your favorite blogs and feel free to respond to blog links with praise.
These are the best of the Green Room bloggers. Stop by to see who is there and how to get your blog listed!
Having a hard time finding your way around? Click on the Map (you already have!) to find out where things belong.
M3 keeps all the veiled threats of amputation arson retribution for plagiarism here. This is where all of the Legalese lives. Copyright notices, Privacy Policy, terms of service…all of it in one place.
This is the collection of awards M3 has earned and links to the posts where you will find all those to whom M3 has passed awards. It is another great place to find other blogs to read.
Lower Menu Bar
Check out M3′s most popular features:
- A to Z Blogging Challenge 2012
- Friday Follies
- MAD (Make A Difference)
- Mantra’s Poems
- Saturday Evening Post
- Story Time
- Writer’s Spotlight
Widgets & Gadgets:
Your military left.
Left, Left, Your Left: What’s In It For You?
At the top of the left sidebar is the classic search box. Type in what you would like to find and the spidery bot will deliver the posts you are seeking.
In Case You Missed The Last One
This convenient little list gives you the posts from the last 24 hours, plus (about) one.
Take The Poll
M3 runs a poll all the time. Do take it. Share it. Comment on it. More responses lead to better posts. You may be surprised by some of the poll results, and the creativity of some of the answers.
Why Take A Chance At Missing One?
Your classic follow button. Click Gimme Mine to get an email blast when only once per day. If you are handy when the digest flies in, you may get sucked into some of the most intelligent conversations in the blogosphere. If you miss it until later, Red is certain to comment back to you. Too much email? Never. It is delivered to you once per day at 2000 Eastern Time (GMT -5).
Register Today!
Want to stop typing in your email address and screen name to make comments? Click the button and connect through Facebook for full access to the site…no typing required. You can also change your settings in your own dashboard for M3. You get a report as to what is the hottest!
Knock The Dust Offen It
A handy archive tool. Pick a month.
Blog Roll
The front page roll does not exist because so many truly great blogs are frequenters at M3. You can find their links in the Green Room and the Alumni Club on the top menu bar.
What’s The Buzz?
Drop in on a conversation. This list shows a few of the comments being made on posts across M3.
No Subscriptions, Please?
If you are not a blog subscriber or a Facebook registered user, grab an RSS feed for your reader. You can follow along with the many happenings at M3.
Who Else is Here?
Want to know who else is registered? Get a look at their mug shots of your friends and links to their Facebook profiles. Another way for you to connect to the greatest audience in the blogosphere. Don’t see anyone you know? Click the like button on a post to share with your friends’ list! Invite them to follow along.
Helping Keep The Power On
Yes, it is an ad.
Eyes Right: The Million Word Meter
Right turn, Clyde.
At the top of the right sidebar is a meter showing M3′s progress to getting 1,000,000 words. Everyday it climbs toward the goal. Want to bet when the million arrives? Leave a comment on any post.
Born on Date
Are you looking for an invitation to M3′s birthday bash? The counter lets you know how long you have to pick out what you are going to wear and finance get a gift for the blogoversary!
The Filing Cabinet
In the middle of the right sidebar is the Filing Cabinet. Search for your content by looking in the categories of interest.
You Like These. Really.
Keep going down the right sidebar. The links in the list are the most visited posts and pages from any given day. See what other people think is hot today.
Tweeting Twits
The bottom of the right sidebar holds Red’s most recent tweets and a follow button for @TheM3Blog on Twitter.
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Patriots & Ex-Pats
Nifty little flag widget shows from where the M3 readers hail. Even if you are the only one in your country, at the moment, Red keeps a close eye on the M3 Readers location. She likes to consult the row of international clocks on her wall to see if she should tell you good morning or good evening.
Stealth Box
The box with the red numbers in it is proof you (and 50,000+ of your closest blogosphere travelers) were here.
Google was here.
This is an annoying place where Google helps M3 keep the lights on…with a big ad.
We Have You Surrounded
This handy little box tells me how many people are expecting the Once Daily Digest. If you are not in the number, scroll over to the “Why Take A Chance At Missing One?” box on the left side bar.
The End of the Line. Are you still lost?
Stop by Ask Momma for directions!
