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Ok, I am jumping in late...

ArdeasNest — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:12:07 -0500

I just found my way her to Blogher as I noticed a link on several of the blogs I follow. So I will try to keep up.

my list!

mashadutoit — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:59:37 -0500

This better blogging thing is great! I especially like all the supporting examples. Quite inspiring.

So I did an elevator pitch, and a listicle. Promoting my blog (Day3) well... I still have to get round to that...or maybe...this can count?

My list article was - "Danger, Time Sink Ahead" about all my favourite ways to waste time on-line.

My elevator pitch needs more work.

My name is Masha du Toit and I’m an artist living in Cape Town,
South Africa with my husband Brendon and my two dogs Anastasia and
Pippin.

This blog is my hoard of moments and thoughts, where I share what
fascinates me - including book reviews, illustrations, art, and ideas.

I teach “multimedia” which means animation and web design. My art is
also “multimedia” which means embroidery, puppetry, ceramics,
animation, drawing and anything else that catches my attention.

I'm especially not happy with my tag line - "my hoard of moments and thoughts"

Sounds dreadfully twee.

SO in.

zchamu — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:00:59 -0500

I've been a rotten blogger for months now. It wasn't until I saw that my ad contract requires two posts per week that I managed to start to shake myself up on my personal blog, but ecochick is getting NO love and I know I am squandering opportunity.

Better blogging starts today. *kicks self in ass which is hard to do while pregnant*

Visit my blogs at ThreeSeven (all that's irrelevant and amusing) and
ecochick (all that's green, cool and Canadian).

Come join us in the Better Blogging BlogHer group!

lauriewrites — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:55:17 -0500

This post inspired a group so we can keep the conversation going about this and other blogging challenges/improvements/inspirations.Please join us there. (and don't forget to leave a link to your blog.)

Better Blogging Challenge Group

Laurie

LaurieWrites

in a rut too

judy haley — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:35:33 -0500

http://coffeejitters.net/blog

thanks so much for writing this piece. I've been in such a rut lately and really unsure of what to do about it. I'll be trying this challenge aa well.

Nice to know...

runninglarge — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:55:20 -0500

That a good blog post doesn't always come from a plce of confidence. As someone who learned that my writing is pretty mediocre, it's nice to know those who have the right touch aren't always certain.

http://runninglarge.blogspot.com/

It's going amazing so far. I

avflox — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:58:47 -0500

It's going amazing so far. I don't think I have been challenged to push my boundaries like this in blogging EVER. I thought the elevator pitch was hard, but the listicle? Let me tell you, it took a while to get around the distaste at the notion of the thing.

But once I had, the fun that was had writing it and the amount of feedback are things I will not soon forget. I love challenges. This is worth the possible hemorrhaging from analyzing and overanalyzing!

Still going back and forth on it

vomviersen — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:38:05 -0500

I'm still deciding what to do, and in the process of drafting possible elevator pitches and discussing all my options with myself, got a post in for day 8 of April NaBloPoMo :)

http://brilliant-disguise.net/looktwice/2009/04/08/the-elevator-pitch-8-...

vomviersen :: Kathi Wilson
http://brilliant-disguise.net/looktwice/

I just found this plan today!

MenopausalWife — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:37:37 -0500

One of my twitter friends pointed me to this challenge when I asked him if he had any tips. It turns out that I'm actually reading Darren's book "Problogger" right NOW, so of course I went and signed up. I will be behind the rest of you, but this is great to have found a group to join with and see what everyone is learning.

May I join you?

I am brand new at blogging for myself, I've only helped my biz clients get theirs set up so I'm excited to hopefully get started the RIGHT way if there is such a thing.

I welcome any advice.

Thyme in My Garden is my blog.

Beck

brisher7 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:44:46 -0500

Very good blog. I know too well the feeling of staring at a blank page. Because I'm a copywriter--like for work, for agencies, for people who are very uptight, I've developed a system whereby I force myself to sit down and start writing. Write whatever. Write words. Write bits of thought. Just write. And somehow from that feeling of blankness, something always comes.

One thing I learned from my blogher guru Joy is that I need to blog regularly so I have to find stories. I am trying to do just that. I wrote a blog this morning and it's funny because they usually just come to me. Complete. In an 800 word package. But today's blog I couldn't tie together. I blame it on my husband who is working from home now and can somehow listen to music and design stuff at the same time. Anyway, just now, about 6 hours later, I found my ending. How to tie Dooce, my mother, rotten Easter eggs and mom blogging together. Oh and Savannah, Georgia. I think I did it. Or thereabouts. http://tiny.cc/dccYM

Thanks again.

I Did A Combo Post For Lessons 1 and 2

Megan Smith — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:00:38 -0500

This is my combo post for lessons 1 and 2:

http://www.megansminute.com/2009/04/31dbbb-the-elevator-pitch-the-list-post-will-farrell.html

I already promoted it yesterday, and here today, so that's lesson 3.

Who said this was going to be hard? ;-)

Megan
BlogHer Contributing Editor, TV/Online Video

Megan's Minute

Today's Lesson Number Three Is Just For You

Megan Smith — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:57:42 -0500

It's all about promoting your blog.

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/04/08/promote-a-blog-post/

Megan
BlogHer Contributing Editor, TV/Online Video

Megan's Minute

Genius, Liz!

Maria Niles — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:01:49 -0500

I love how you tackled the Day 3 challenge! ;)

Great post with really excellent tips.

Here's the one I did for my business blog which I'm trying to revive. (I'm taking the challenge for all my blogs, including some that are just ideas at this point, but Fizz is my primary focus for the challenge).

3 Tips for Creating Deeper Connections with Consumers.

BlogHer Contributing Editor
PopConsumer
Beyond Help

I haven't yet.

lauriewrites — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:54:59 -0500

I'm swamped at work and driving to North Carolina so I'm afraid I won't be able to...I hope I can stockpile a few days of challenge prompts - ugh, this is why I get behind. I run out of time in spite of my best intentions.

Weeks like this are why I laugh when people talk about my carefree single lifestyle with its hours of free time. ;)

Laurie

LaurieWrites

If you don't market yourself, who will?

lauriewrites — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:53:01 -0500

I guess. : )

Good luck - sounds like a cool concept.

Laurie

LaurieWrites