07-22

2010

Building a Better Blog Challenge

31 days to a better blog at onestarrynight

At the persistence of my lovely friend Lynda, I’ve finally decided to go ahead and jump into the SITSgirls 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge.

Since I’m broke, I didn’t purchase the e-book that is recommended however the steps are outlined at ProBlogger so I’m fairly confident that I will be able to follow along!

To Catch Up:

read more about me
check out my list post, 4 MORE Ways to Improve Your Blog
learn more about photography with my tutorials: Basic Aperture & Basic Shutter Speed
I also wrote that Bloggers Fear Themselves

Hopefully y’all will appreciate the more frequent posts here and OSN and maybe learn something along the way!

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Kristin @ Peace, Love and Muesli twitter: @kristinglas

I’m doing it too. And I didn’t buy the book either.

Sarah twitter: @starrymom

Sweet! I’m glad to know I’m not alone in being bookless LOL!

liz twitter: @bellebeandog

i like the visual changes you’ve made and the punches of color with the social media buttons.
{shared blog entry — Food Find Friday– Vol 11}

Sarah twitter: @starrymom

Yay thank you so much!!

Lynda twitter: @lynda

I like that too. Buttons aren’t toys is great!
{shared blog entry — 31DBBB – Days 3 &amp 4}

Sarah twitter: @starrymom

hehehe I don’t know if anyone has caught on yet, but randomly I used quotes from an awesome movie/book.

Nina Amelia twitter: @ninaamelia

The quote in your sidebar footer was one of the first things i noticed on your site <3 <3

I’m looking forward to following you this month. It’s always interesting to see what you come up with. I love how you seem to think in very creative and visual lines. Good luck!
{shared blog entry — Sweet baby feet}

Sarah twitter: @starrymom

Awesome!! Thank you so much!

Lynda twitter: @lynda

I’m so glad you joined, Sarah! There are a lot of talented women participating and if you’re helpeful (which i know you are) it results in lots more readers, comments and followers. It’s very enjoyable so far!
{shared blog entry — Day 1– Step Aboard My Elevator}

Sarah twitter: @starrymom

Thank you for making me do it LOL! I just need to get into the swing of things!

Lynda twitter: @lynda

Let me know if you need any help getting started. All the official threads for the day’s task are featured and appear on the front page.
{shared blog entry — Friday Finds– Macros}

Michelle twitter: @greenearthbazar

I’m so glad you’ve joined in the challenge! I’m not using the book either — I like to DIY everything I guess, plus I’m cheap and didn’t want to spend the money on info. I could probably get for free if I only looked hard enough…LOL.

It looks like you’ve made some changes to your site? Looks good. When my blog grows up, I want it to be like yours!

Peace. ;)
{shared blog entry — Five Easy DIY Beauty Treatments}

Sarah twitter: @starrymom

Aww thank you! Yep I changed the layout a bit, I get frustrated easily with my own designs LOL.

Jessica twitter: @mommyhoodnxtrt

I just joined into, too! Like you, I didn’t purchase the book. Glad to know I am not the only one.

I found your blog through Veronica’s (a.k.a CrunchyVTMommy) link post. I look forward to reading more and getting to know you better over the course of the 31DBBB challenge. Best of luck!

–Jessica
{shared blog entry — MBA– Mommy Bloggers Anonymous}

Sarah twitter: @starrymom

Thank you! I think I need it LOL!

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