Category: Blogging

Gotta love a long weekend but seriously where did it go? Oh yeah that’s right – working on stuff for my blog and trying to plan a fairy party for a soon-to-be-4yo (OMG where did that time go?) and all that while having a small case of morning sickness (sooooo ready for that to be gone)

Anywho, I got a heap of bloggy stuff done during the blogathon….

• Do some of the Blogathon mini challenges (see below)
• Tidy up my Pinterest boards (not really a bloggy thing but well it’s a social media thing attached to my blog) – started but got overwhelmed. I need to sit down and work out a plan for this.
• Clean up and sort emails – Inbox is empty and emails I need to keep are sorted into their respective folders
• Do some planning in my blog planner – worked out a social media plan
• Re-set up blogging app on new ipad – have put BlogPress on to try it out and see if it’s better than the WordPress one
• work on Project Life pages – didn’t happen but scheduled it in my blog planner
• Brainstorm ideas for blog – lots of ideas, now to implement them 🙂
• Write up some posts & schedule them – started a few birthday party planning posts and a heap of stuff for February

I managed to get 5 of 6 the mini challenges I wanted to do done….

• 5 Tips to Organize Your Blogging When You Work Outside The Home – some great tips. I’ve finally decided to use my blog planner this year instead of just printing it and not using it
• Categories and Tags
• Growing Your Instagram Following – one of my blog goals for 2014
• Growing Your Facebook Community – another goal this year
• Increasing Blog Productivity – more great tips. I want to be more productive this year so will be using some of these, like blocking out distractions (NO sm while blogging!!)
• 15 Clever Ways to Get New Blog Traffic – didn’t get around to getting this done but pinned it for future inspiration 🙂

Feel like I got a bit done and I’m looking forward to getting back into blogging this year.

Hoping to get the following accomplished this weekend during the Blogathon.

• Do some of the Blogathon mini challenges
• Tidy up my Pinterest boards (not really a bloggy thing but well it’s a social media thing attached to my blog)
• Clean up and sort emails
• Do some planning in my blog planner
• Re-set up blogging app on new ipad
• work on Project Life pages
• Brainstorm ideas for blog
• Write up some posts & schedule them

Think that’s all for this weekend. Looking forward to seeing what others get up to and checking out some new blogs.

Can you believe it’s been 6 months since the last blogathon? I’m looking forward to taking part again this weekend.
What is the blogathon?

“You know all those items on your Blogging To Do list? Those things you’ve been meaning to get to but haven’t had a chance? Now’s your chance to get a large amount of them done”

There is more info about the blogathon and what people get up to over the weekend over on the Blogathon Blog and if you are interested, you can sign up too.

I’d love to know if you’re taking part so I can come over and say hi. We can even keep each other motivated 😉

And just like that another Blogathon comes to an end. I managed to get a fair bit done this weekend even getting a little sidetracked by the mini challenges lol

I managed to get quite a few blog posts written up and scheduled (go me lol) and I’ve brainstormed some ideas for future blog posts. I backed up my blog (something I need to do more regularly). Emptied my inbox. Set up two blogging apps on my iPad*. My blog & social media branding is a lot more consistent now. I even worked out how to add a Pin it button to my posts (after not being able to find the bookmark)

I did start my blog planner but well didn’t do much of it. Same with tidying up my Pinterest boards. The one thing I didn’t do was get my Project Life slideshows done.

*I’m still not sure if I’ll use the WordPress app or the BlogPress app. What do you use? I’d love to hear others thoughts

Each blogathon there is a list of mini challenges which are totally optional. I’m creating this post to keep a tally of what I’ve completed. If you’ve signed up for the blogathon check out the mini challenges – they are always lots of fun & you learn useful stuff for your blog 🙂

1. Make your own blog button – updated mine and now you can grab my blog button.
2. SEO Basics: The Perfect About Page – updated my About page
3. Branding Basic – a great list of ideas
4. Writing a Series or Theme On Your Blog – yes I’m working on a little something…
5. Understanding Blog Policies – updated my PR/Disclosure page
6. A Professional Cover Photo for your Facebook Page – matches my blog again
7. Creating a Blogging Notebook (Revised)
8. Understanding Google PageRank, Alexa and Klout
9. The Social Media of It All
10. 13 Things Your Blog Should Have
11. Create a Pinnable Image for Pinterest

Well here it is, my mid-year bloggy to do list. Some things from last time and a few new things.

• Write up some blog posts and schedule them.
• Brainstorm ideas for blog.
• Backup my blog
• Create my own blog planner
• Clean up and sort emails
• Re-set up blogging app on ipad
• Make sure my blog & sm branding is consistent
• Add a Pinterest mouse over button to my blog
• Tidy up my Pinterest boards (not really a bloggy thing but well it’s a social media thing attached to my blog)
• Do some of the Blogathon mini challenges (my update list)
• Project Life slideshows
• ??? sure I’ll think of something else over the weekend 😉

Yup, time for the Biannual Blogathon Bash. I really enjoyed myself last time and got a fair bit done so I’m going to give it a go again next weekend.

What is the Blogathon?
”You know all those items on your Blogging To Do list? Those things you’ve been meaning to get to but haven’t had a chance? Now’s your chance to get a large amount of them done!” It’s a chance to spend time, over a weekend, to do some (or all) of the things on your to do list. Read the About the Blogothon page for more info.

My to do list from January & the update. I’m currently working on my to do list for this time around.

Will you be joining in? Would love to see some more Aussie faces 😉