Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Bloggiesta Ole! (Wrap-Up Post)


Total Hours: about 18 hours (give or take - I wasn't really keeping minute-by-minute track...)
    Saturday - approximately 8 hours
    Sunday - approximately 8 hours
    Sunday evening/Monday morning - approximately 2 hours

What I Accomplished?
  • Created templates (2) for reviews in Google Docs
  • Created template for "Bookmarked" in Google Docs
  • Created a review policy page - this was a biggie and took me the longest!
  • Read (probably) over 1000 feeds in Google Reader (and I still have a 1000 more to go!)
  • Visited the Blogging Tips group on the Books Blog Ning - found lots of helpful tips!
  • Changed my template
  • Added my blogs to Google Webmaster to keep track of RSS feeds (thanks to Leeswammes Blog!)
  • Posted initial challenge posts - 1/2 done!
  • Joined and commented on challenges - 1/2 done!
  • Added challenge progress gadget to blog side bar - though this may change...
Mini-Challenges:

I completed three of the mini-challenges -
  • Danielle at "There's a Book": It's all about the numbers - I set up a Google Analytics account...
  • Jennifer at "Girls Gone Reading": Your Review Policy - I wrote one! (It seems a little premature to do so, but it gives me a firmer idea of the direction I want to take...) Please take a look and let me know what you think!
  • Kim and Jackie at "Blog Improvement Project": Write Your Blogging To-Do List - I've written my (tenative) list (there's always more to add, right?!) and plan to post it sometime in the near future..
Thoughts:

This was my first Bloggiesta, but I really enjoyed it!  I didn't get as much done as I had hoped, but I surpassed my aimed-for time (12 hours - aim low, right? ;-) The biggest thing for me was writing my review policy.  I may never need it, but it's helped me define my goals and personal expectations for this blog, which I'm going to strengthen with help from my Blogging To-Do List.  All in all, it was great and I look forward to número cuatro!  Thanks for challenge Natasha!

*~~~~~*~~~~~*

So there was even more distraction (and less Bloggiesta-ing) Sunday evening...

Murdoch Mysteries - I caught the season 3 finale (with Parkwood! - a local historical home in my city - and (I think) old Toronto city hall?) and now I want to go back to season 1 (and read the books, of course! ;-)  It reminds me slightly of the TV adaption of Anne Perry's Cater Street Hangman (which I'm trying to track down a copy of...), and it's Canadian of course!

42 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wasn't it great, the Bloggiesta? I loved doing it and I got a lot done. Now I shouldn't hide the to-do list that I made in the process and that is not quite all crossed off...

Mel u said...

Hi-I saw your post on International Book Bloggers-I am participating also-I am in Manila-anyway I liked you heading pic and your poem so much I decided to follow your blog so I can see you develop it

Mel u
rereadinglives.blogspot.com

Jenn said...

@leeswammes - I have a (hidden) to-do list as well - and I'm sure more items will find their way on to it!

Swimmer said...

Wow successful!!!!!

I have an award for you: http://lovingbooksandmore.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-awards.html

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