BLOGGIESTA:is coming up this weekend - June 11, 12, and 13 - hosted by Natasha from Maw Books! Are you ready to get your blog in tip-top shape and start working on all those little things you've been putting off?
Now's your chance to join the fun and cheer other bloggers on while doing it! From Natasha's blog post, here's what Bloggiesta is all about:
Some of you may be asking what is Bloggiesta?
Some of you may be asking what is Bloggiesta?
In short, it’s a blogging marathon. A opportunity to cross those nagging items off of your to-do list and improve your blog while in the good company of other awesome bloggers doing the same thing. Break out the nachos, enchiladas, drinks, mariachi music and whack a pinata or two!What to do during the Bloggiesta?
*Write reviews.
*Write backup posts for a rainy day.
*Write that great post idea from three months back.
*Work on series posts.
*Write guest posts.
*Put out invitations for guest posts.
*Conduct and edit author interviews.
*Create template posts for your future reads (ie: title, images, linking, tags, etc,) so you can open up, write review and post without being bogged down with technicalities
*Clean up your tags, archives, books reviewed list, etc.
*Create a text file (or Google Doc) of cheat sheets (html codes, post url’s, etc) Improve your blog template, clean up sidebars, add a favicon, install those plugins that you’ve been meaning to do.
*Add or edit your about me page, review policy, disclosure policy, privacy policy, create landing pages (for example – an about me for Twitter readers page) or any other pages you might have. *Any bloggy type housekeeping that you’ve been neglecting.
*Clean up and update your challenge lists.
*Write backup posts for a rainy day.
*Write that great post idea from three months back.
*Work on series posts.
*Write guest posts.
*Put out invitations for guest posts.
*Conduct and edit author interviews.
*Create template posts for your future reads (ie: title, images, linking, tags, etc,) so you can open up, write review and post without being bogged down with technicalities
*Clean up your tags, archives, books reviewed list, etc.
*Create a text file (or Google Doc) of cheat sheets (html codes, post url’s, etc) Improve your blog template, clean up sidebars, add a favicon, install those plugins that you’ve been meaning to do.
*Add or edit your about me page, review policy, disclosure policy, privacy policy, create landing pages (for example – an about me for Twitter readers page) or any other pages you might have. *Any bloggy type housekeeping that you’ve been neglecting.
*Clean up and update your challenge lists.
*Link up your posts with hosts.
*Make sure all of your social network profiles are up to date.
*Make sure all of your social network profiles are up to date.
*Brand yourself through those profiles with color scheme, images, etc.
*Go get a gravatar.
*Visit the Blogging Tips group on the Book Blogs Ning and find ways to improve your blog.
*Work on any specialized projects that you may have going.
*Clean out and organize your feed reader and blog subscriptions.
*Create an elevator pitch.
*Make business cards. Find a blogging buddy.
*The sky’s the limit!
So, head over to Maw Books, sign the Linky and get ready to do some work on your blog while chatting with other bloggers this weekend (and having an all around good time while we're at it)! See you there!
*Go get a gravatar.
*Visit the Blogging Tips group on the Book Blogs Ning and find ways to improve your blog.
*Work on any specialized projects that you may have going.
*Clean out and organize your feed reader and blog subscriptions.
*Create an elevator pitch.
*Make business cards. Find a blogging buddy.
*The sky’s the limit!
So, head over to Maw Books, sign the Linky and get ready to do some work on your blog while chatting with other bloggers this weekend (and having an all around good time while we're at it)! See you there!
Wow... Natasha came up with about 3.7 million ideas for celebrating! I'm excited to see if I notice any big changes on my favorite blogs (including Moxie :) after this weekend. Have fun!!
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