Challenges
Blogging Challenges
- 31 Days to a Better Blog Challenge August 2007
- 7 Days to Rediscovering Your Blogging Groove Feb 2009
7 Days to Rediscovering Your Blogging Groove
I was having a look at Sue Hickton’s blog and saw she was doing this set of tasks so thought I would give it a go also, It is a set of seven tasks to get me back into the grove of posting on my blog. I won’t necessarily be doing these all in one week but plan to get through them as soon as I can. These tasks are from an article by Darren Rowse from Problogger and a simple way to work myslef back into the “groove”. Darren has a wealth of helpful information on his blog and has certainly helped along the way.
The Daily Tasks
- Day 1 – Write a List Post
- Day 2 – Answer a Question
- Day 3 – Write a Review
- Day 4 – Write a Link Post
- Day 5 – Write a Tip Post
- Day 6 – Ask a Question
- Day 7 – Tell a Story
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The 31 Days to a Better Blog Chocolate Challenge
A bit of background information about the challenge.
Darren Rowse from Problogger launched a project on how to improve and rework your blog called 31 Days to a Better Blog. I was challenged by my girlfriend Sue to take part and I raised the stakes by adding a wager of 1kg that the loser has to buy the winner. Sue then went on to put the challenge out to the world.
Sue and I then decided that it would be good to offer a prize (chocolate of course) to the reader who adds the best or most valuable comment. This then brought up the complication of having members of the challenge all over the world and how were we going to get the chocolate to them. So I went online and found the Chocolate Box in Melbourne and their online store. Marion from the Chocolate Box then offered to sponsor one of the prizes and offered a $25.00 voucher. James Farmer from edublogs matched this pledge and offered another $25.00 voucher. So we now have our prizes for the best blog and best commenter – or is it commentator?
We currently have (August 9th 2007) 11 people who have joined the Chocolate Challenge.
Cammy Bean Tim Davies Eklavya Kate Foy Christine Martell Michelle Martin Frances McLean Alex Miller miniLegends Kate Quinn Sue Waters Laura Whitehead
Here are links to all the article I have written about the challenge.
Challenged in more ways than one
31 day Challenge has a life of its own
31 Days to a Better Blog or How to Win Chocolate Day 1 Email a New Reader
31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 2 Run a First Time Reader Audit
31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 3 Search for and Join Forums on your Blog’s Topic
31 day Challenge Sweeter Still
31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 4 Interlinking Post
31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 5 Conduct an About Page Audit
31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 6 Email an Old Timer Reader
31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 7 Plan Your Next Week’s Posting Schedule
31 Days to a Better Blog – Days 8 – 14 Running out of Time – 1 weeks tasks – Done
31 Days to a Better Blog – Days 15-22 Running Really Late Now!
And many more to come ………
Entries (RSS)
August 27th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
great
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August 29th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Please come to our blog. We have been trying to get as many people as we can on our blog.
Here is a the adress to go to my classes blog.
Http://alupton.edublogs.org/
And here is my teachers [Al Upton] email adress
al.upton@glenlgsr7.sa.edu.au
We’ve tryed to do as much as we can do to improve our blog. You can even go to all the kids own blogs. Cause we all have our own.
By Kelly
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August 29th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Hi Frances
My name is Megan you can go on my blog if you want because we all have our own blog.You will find it under minis blog.We have been working
on our blog really hard we hope we win the choclate YUM when you are on our blog please look at the six callenge.Because a cople of days ago we wrote as much senteses with six word in it.Your blog is really good i think you have a chance of wining good luck.From Megan
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August 29th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Hi Frances I like your blog. Thanks for the chocolate idea that chocolate must be pritty nice if we win.Please come to our blog and have a go at the six word challange, and look how tidy it is.Al has changed the welcome page to the Hi! page because then it doesn’t take up as much space. I hope you and our class get the chance to win.One more thing to say you can visit us at http://alupton.edublogs.org/ from Mikayla. (roll)
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August 29th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Hi Kelly, Megan and Mikayla thanks for coming to my blog and leaving a comment. I will be visiting each of the blogs over the next few days and will be sure to leave a comment.
Hope you have enjoyed being part of the challenge , not long to the end now and the chocolate
Frances
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September 3rd, 2007 at 8:07 am
Hi Frances
thanks for voting us.I thought you would win because i like it how you have the mouse at the end of your name.I like the sea on the top of your blog.I go on my blog all the time even at home.From Megan:)
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