Bloggiesta Finish Line
Bloggiesta is over. Here are the blog and social media feats that I accomplished over three days.
Explored feed readers to replace Google Reader with a mini-challenge hosted by The Picky Girl: Google Reader Replacement Options — A Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge.
Created a page for my 2013 Challenges and signed up for another challenge: Books on France 2013 — A Reading Challenge.
Tidied up my sidebar and updated photos on my blog and elsewhere while completing a mini-challenge hosted by Debz Bookshelf: Declutter Your Sidebar — Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge.
Processed my photos from the Orchid Show and put them up as a Saturday Snapshot post: Orchid Show. Those proved to be a nice breath of spring when we got walloped by a snowstorm on Sunday.
Learned about Amanda of On a Book Bender for the Getting to Know You — Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge hosted by It’s All About Books. Amanda wrote the first mini-challenge that I completed this weekend and one that helped me all weekend: Through a Visitor’s Eyes — Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge. That included making a Contact page.
I started with three things that have become a Bloggiesta tradition:
- Back up WordPress site with FileZilla
- Back up blog with WordPress Tools
- Do WordPress updates
I’ve decided that I want to add a couple more things to that and make it an official list that I do at the beginning of each Bloggiesta. Here’s what I’m adding:
- Test my website load time with Pingdom Tools as recommended by The Redhead Riter.
- Run the security scan at Sucuri as recommended by Sophisticated Dorkiness.
There were several things on the list that I didn’t do, but still intend to complete this week:
- Work up a review for Your Playlist Can Change Your Life
- Draft the next GenFab post
- Work on planning and scheduling of blog posts
And there were several more things that I didn’t do that may wait until the next Bloggiesta because that’s the only time I seem to get things done on my blog:
- Make a compliments page
- Fix up my categories, including banish “Miscellaneous”
- Update my Health Books page
- Look into the JetPack plug-in
- Look into click to tweet
- Look into the Yoast SEO plug-in
I added two things to the list during the event:
- Make a reviews archive
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Add casual photos to my About page
So that’s my Bloggiesta! I’m thrilled that I finally completed some things that I intended to do in December. How was your Bloggiesta? Don’t forget to take the final survey: March 2013 Bloggiesta Finish Line And Feedback Survey.
Great job! I just posted my wrap-up tonight. (I had been hoping to get a little more done today on my Bloggiesta to-do list, but it didn’t happen.) I use the JetPack plug-in on my self-hosted WP blog, and I don’t think there was any set-up to be done; you just install it and activate it and you’re good to go!
Thanks! That’s good to know. Maybe I won’t wait until the next Bloggiesta!
You had a really productive Bloggiesta — good job! I don’t remember your sidebar being cluttered before, but it looks really nice now.
Way to go Joy, woot woot! I should check my load time as well, great idea
You accomplished quite a lot! Way to go!
What is Your Playlist Can Change Your Life? I didn’t see it in your categories, if that’s what it is.
What is a compliments page? Is it compliments for your blog?
Your Playlist Can Change Your Life is a book I’ve read and want to review, but haven’t got to it yet. It’s really good!
A compliments page would pull together the comments on my blog that make me feel good. You don’t see them on book blogs too much, but other blogs have a page called “testimonials” that does that. I think I like “compliments” better, but I haven’t fully decided. I think a “compliments” page will be motivating on those days when I wonder if anyone is reading my blog. Also, it can be something that might show new visitors what people find attractive about my blog so they can better judge whether it’s something that will suit them.
Congrats and job well done! You can do the mini Bloggiesta coming in May (?) I think that is the month. And that way you can still knock off 2 or 3 things off your list.
Great job and thanks for the heads up on the checking my website speed. I did it and I will use it on a regular base.
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I love the idea of a compliments page. Great job getting tasks accomplished, it always feels so good to cross these things off your list. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Wow, congrats on getting so much accomplished!