Friday 3 February 2012

April A to Z Blogging Challenge

On Monday, Lee over at Tossing It Out opened the April A to Z blogging challenge sign up linky.

Many of you will be aware what this challenge consists of as I know I raised my follower count last April doing this challenge. For those who haven't yet heard of this, it's concept is simple. You post a blog post every day (other than Sundays) with title of posts/themes going from A to Z. It's hard work as I found out last year. I failed with 2 or 3 letters, but other than that, it was a good go for the first year I'd participated.

It's a great tool for finding other bloggers out there and making new connections. Last year I think over a thousand bloggers signed up. The idea is to visit your fellow A to Z bloggers, but with numbers like that signing up, I  don't think it's possible to do that. My thoughts on it, is to visit as many as I can and particularly any bloggers who leave me comments. One piece of advice I read last year, just before commencing the challenge was to write some posts in advance. It's recognised that this is a time consuming challenge. I didn't manage to write any before it started, but with two months notice, I am definitely going to try and get a few written up and stored under my belt for April coming around. That way I have more time for visiting fellow bloggers rather than pulling my hair out wondering what I'm going to blog about on any given day.

If you fancy joining a massive blogging effort, then pop over to Lee's opening post and sign up. Also there are links to the A to Z blog and posts of advice.

So, who's joining me in this? Come on, don't let me sweat through this alone!


9 comments:

  1. I didn't write any in advance last year either, but I'm planning ahead this year too. So far I've done A. 25 to go!

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  2. Have fun, Rebecca! I'm sure you will - the A to Z is a great way to gain new followers, too.

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  3. I've signed up, and I made a start on A last night because I was bored. I've also written the list of posts I plan to do - all except X. This will be my first time, so I'm a little nervous about reaching the end.

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  4. Since so many people I follow signed up, I'm joining too. As of, oh, two hours ago. I think I'll be a fun challenge.

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  5. I signed up and have started writing the posts already. I know myself. This will require some planning.

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  6. I've signed up for another round of this as well, can't wait until it starts. Last year was so much fun. :)

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  7. Hi Rebecca,

    All the best with the challenge. I always have fun reading everyone's entries!

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  8. I had great fun with the AtoZ last year and can't wait until this year.

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  9. I really enjoyed the Challenge last year. My plan is to write some posts in advance, but there's also a part of me that wants the whole thing to be spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment. We'll see.

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