I’m Taking On The Biannual Blogathon Bash Challenge This Week #blogathon2

January 25, 2013 — 18 Comments

I am participating in the Biannual Blogathon Bash Challenge this weekend. I have made the commitment to work on ALL of my blogging to-dos for 24 hours over the 72 hour weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Am I crazy? Probably, but since leaving this blog idle for most of 2012, I really, really need to get things done around here. So, after this weekend is over, I hope to be working ahead of schedule, not playing catch-up all the time! If you’re a blogger and need a kick in the pants to get your blogging to-do list DONE, then you ought to check out the challenge – there’s still time to join (and you can win prizes too – BONUS).

Biannual Blogathon Bash

My action plan:

The challenge runs from 8 am Friday through midnight on Sunday this will be easily do-able if I plan to work 8 hours each day during the challenge (of course, things have changed drastically since I signed up for this challenge – I am working all day Friday, so will commit 4 hours tonight to the list and work 10 hours Saturday and 10 hours Sunday). I still need to work out how best to attack the huge mountain of blogging to-dos I need to get done. First things first is to prioritize all of these items, and then decide when I will work on what. I think it would be a great time to break out the pomodoro technique again, this will allow me to focus and take regular breaks throughout the 3 days, plus it just might kick start my concentration and focus again. I can use WorkRave while working on the computer and pomodroido on the smartphone when I am writing articles.

List of things I want to do during this 24 hour challenge:

  1. Weed out plugins that I am not using – add new ones that I’ve decided to use – DONE!!
  2. Catch up on all reviews/sponsored posts – write them up and get them scheduled to post – NEARLY DONE!!
  3. Re-vamp all policy/guidelines pages
     – DONE!!
  4. Put together a media kit and one sheet – IN PROCESS
  5. Back up the blog – DONE!!
  6. Write and schedule 4 frugal living posts
  7. Write and schedule all MPM posts for the month of February
  8. Write and schedule all 10 Days to a Frugal Valentines Day series of posts (2/1 – 2/10)
  9. Re-vamp the RBE program – DONE!!
  10. Re-do + add to the drop down main menu on the blog
  11. Work on a site map
  12. Get to inbox zero (in my blogging email) – NEARLY DONE!!
  13. Bring all blogging notes, ideas, resources, etc. in Evernote, OneNote, Planner, Journal and KeyNote NF into one consolidated notebook. DONE!!
  14. Make checklists listing the things I need to do after a post goes live on the blog – be sure to include separate ones for product reviews, book reviews and giveaway posts
  15. I would also like to try to participate in some of the mini-challenges during the challenge as well, if possible.
  16. Add email subscription box to sidebar – DONE!!
  17. Make a “start here” page
  18. Add subscription box to end of each post
  19. Make a services offered page
  20. Put up a sponsorship page
  21. Work on button and weekly link-up
  22. Go through all old posts to make all “material connection” links rel=”nofollow”
  23. Make a list of current memes/link-ups to join
  24. Re-research and write promotion sites that I can add giveaways to
  25. Add facebook like box, twitter follow button and google plus add to circle button to my sidebar. – DONE!!

 

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18 responses to I’m Taking On The Biannual Blogathon Bash Challenge This Week #blogathon2

  1. Naila Moon January 25, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    Wow, that is a ton of stuff! I just have general ideas but yours are VERY specific. Hmmm….
    Oh and real life happens before blogging. RIght? lol
    ~Naila Moon
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    • Theresa January 25, 2013 at 10:39 pm

      Yes, real life has had to happen before blogging. I spent my whole day at work thinking about what I needed to do this weekend, hence the detailed to-do list :-)

      Thanks for stopping by

      Theresa

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  2. Dawn Lopez January 25, 2013 at 10:26 pm

    Looks like you have a super busy weekend ahead of you! What a fantastic and long to-do list, looks like you are off to a wonderful start so far ;)

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  3. Brooke B. January 25, 2013 at 11:05 pm

    I’m working all weekend so I got a late start as well…awesome to-do list. I think I need to ‘steal’ some of those to do for myself! ;) Good luck and I hope you have a productive weekend!
    Brooke B. recently posted..Winter 2013 Biannual Blogathon BashMy Profile

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  4. Clarinda January 26, 2013 at 1:58 am

    Hope you are able to work on most of it this weekend.
    Clarinda recently posted..My journey to natural healthMy Profile

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  5. Retha Groenewald January 26, 2013 at 7:01 am

    wow great list. Yes, life interfered with my blogging plans. I only began the Blogathon2 today. I like the idea of striking through the items done on your list. Excuse my ignorance, but how do you do that?
    Retha Groenewald recently posted..Paul and Silas meets a Business WomanMy Profile

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  6. Glenda Cates January 26, 2013 at 10:40 am

    After reading your to do list I need a nap. Then I look again and see all you have already done. Awesome, you go. I hope once it is over I can say I just got one thing done. Have a good time and do not forget to have fun. If you have time check out my challenge at http://mommiespointofview.blogspot.com/2013/01/winter-blogathon-2013-kickoff_26.html

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  7. Kathleen January 26, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    Wow that’s quite a list! Good job on getting some things accomplished. Also the blogathon actually goes to 8am Monday so you can stay up Sunday night as late as you can to get things done.
    Kathleen recently posted..Blogathon Update Three – Still Plugging AlongMy Profile

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    • Theresa January 26, 2013 at 6:36 pm

      Thanks, Kathleen! I am so grateful to you for putting this Bash together, it’s giving me the incentive to get all the little (and big) things done that I haven’t gotten around to.

      I’m more of an early riser than a night owl these days, so I don’t think I’ll be staying up late Sunday, but I’ll continue to work on my to-do list even after the challenge is over.

      Have a great weekend!

      Theresa
      Theresa recently posted..Frugal Experiments From Around The Web – Weekly Round-up 1/26/2013My Profile

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  8. nichole January 29, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    I am trying to go by and visit everyone from the blogathon! (And follow on twitter/pinterest/fb..i’m doing good except on the FB..that always takes me longer!) (i’m xxpollypocket on pinterest and twitter and nicholes.autumn.rain is my fb page)

    I hope you accomplished a lot. I didn’t get as much done as i’d have liked, but…there is always next time! :)

    My post is here http://autumn-rain.net/featured/biannual-blogathon-bash-kick-off-post

    hope to see you around and get to interact with you/ get to know eachother better and all that :)

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