Kudos to you @carolynappleton  for overcoming your fears and going forth into the blogging world.  I think you’re doing great.  Just as with regular ole life you will always find “stuff” you’re doing wrong—Learn, fix and move on The important thing is that you’re out there doing it and continuing to learn.  

I’ll leave you with a easy to implement tip on how to better cite your references or links within your text. It’s not that what you are doing is “wrong” it’s that you’d be doing yourself and the sites you are linking to a favor by using “text links” instead of just the URL. That way there are key words or phrases that are associated with that link. This will enhance the “Link Juice” you are already giving the sites you are linking to.

Example:
Julie Neidlinger on JeffBullas.com, “How to Write a Blog with Great Content Every Time” (October, 2012): http://bit.ly/TecZLH.

Would be:
Julie Neidlinger on JeffBullas.com, “How to Write a Blog with Great Content Every Time” (October, 2012)

Cheers!
Jules