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Today is Day 27 of our ProBlogger Summer Challenge. It’s hard to believe there are only four days left in our month long event. If you’ve been diligently playing along, then congratulations! You are still in the running to win a Sony Bloggie Camera from our friends at BlogFrog.
On other other hand, if you are thinking about joining or maybe haven’t been able to keep up with the daily tasks, don’t worry! The good news is that the discussions in the SITS Girls Community are not going anywhere. You can check out select topics or work through the entire challenge at your own pace starting whenever you like.
Since it is Saturday, here is your recap of what happened in BlogFrog this week:
Day 21: We updated an old post by rechecking hyper-links, calling our readers to action, adding more detail, and a host of other methods. Alana from Domestically Challenged did this by updating a post on how to get reluctant sleepers to make it through the night. Michelle from Green Earth Bazaar also completed this task, but wrote about how she found hope and joy through a fleeting connection to peace activists in her home town.
Day 22: We paid special attention to a reader and showed how much we value them. Shawna R.B. Atteberry did a fantastic job with this post by introducing Margaret Almon, an artist and fellow blogger she had met through our challenge, to her readers. Kimberly from Kimberly Gauthier Photography wrote about how she overcame her nervousness and connected with a friend from Twitter over the phone.
Day 23: We learned the importance of calling our readers to action. Snapping them out of a passive role, and into an active one, can help ensure people come back to a blog again and again. Our very own Erin from Nirvana Mamma is doing just that with a blog meme she created entitled, Blog for a Cause. In her monthly carnival, Erin is calling her readers to action by asking them to support a specific cause, such as breast cancer.
Day 24: We took a break and headed out to a bookstore for an hour. Our mission? To analyze a magazine for marketing, design and post ideas.
Day 25: We asked our readers a question. Question posts can rank higher in search engines, engage a community, and give readers a sense of participation. Andrea from Multiple Mama battled with figuring out what kind of mom she is, while Clarabela Media challenged her readers to question their expenses when starting a business as a freelancer.
Day 26: We figured out a way to improve someone else’s blog. The key is to identify another blogger’s needs and attempt to fulfill them in some way. For Sandi from Deva Coaching, this meant creating a post about Gabe from Now What, Dad? Gabe is the only man brave enough to work his way through the challenge along with our other 500 women participants. We heart us some manly presence in the SITStahood. Thanks for this post, Sandi!
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It’s Saturday Sharefest today! If you’d like to play along, then leave a comment below linking to your favorite post you wrote this week.
Also, if you have been having trouble with the CommentLuv plug-in when commenting on SITS, then check out this post. Since the feature is working correcting on our site, we hope this post will be helpful in resolving any problems you may be having!
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Tickets for Austin and St. George, Utah, our final Bloggy Boot Camp stops for the year, are on sale now! Don’t wait to buy yours. We’d love to meet you in person!
And, as always, when you see this:
I am so happy it’s Saturday! What a great day we’ve had!
It’s late again but I am still happy to pop in and see who’s visited today. We went to wiggles today I could post lots on that like the dad reading facebook on his phone or the boy who was far past wiggles age that was dressed as a wiggle and new all the actions, feet hands and head actions to every song! Kinda odd. I hope when my child is 7 we won’t still be into the wiggles!
Have a great w/e gals!
Lazy Saturday. Now its time to watch COPS! The original reality show
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Hope your having a great weekend!!!stop by!
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I am having a Debra Macki mineral eye shadow give away to support The Yellow Umbrella Org. They spread awareness about Cervical Cancer and HPV. Please stop by and enter. There are very few entries, so your chances of winning are high!
I can’t believe we’re almost done with the 31DBB! It’s been a lot of work, but so worth it.
It’s late, and I’m hungry.
I haven’t been playing along, since I’m a brand new blogger. I will someday!
Happy Saturday!
The flu this past week took me right out of the challenge. I’ll have to try to pick it up next week and get finished. I was really learning a lot.
I have been too swamped lately to do the challenge, but it sounds like it was a huge success. Hopefully next time!
I had such a busy day yesterday that I didn’t get a chance to stop by SITS. Glad I made it here this morning though, such great tips! Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.
I had SUCH a busy day yesterday that I didn’t get a chance to check out SITS, but I am so glad I did today! Loving the great tips from the challenge – thank you for sharing with those of us who couldn’t be involved. Hope your all having a great weekend!
Would love you to check out my post on ways to save time & money when packing lunches for your kids this school year: http://www.spendlessandsavemore.net/2010/08/back-to-school-saving-time-money-on.html
Awesome list of great stuff happening as a result of this challenge. I’ve learned an amazing amount of new things and gotten some clean-up tasks completed on my blog. Thank you Broken Link Checker from WP!
I’m so glad that I joined the 31DBBB! It has been such a great experience, I’ve learned a lot and grown a lot as a blogger!
I love your challenges!