Mar 17, 2015

Spring 2015 Bloggiesta TO DO list

It is Bloggiesta time again! This time around we are running a full week! Do you have a to do list? You should join us! (see the info below)


The Cover2CoverBlog To Do List:
  • As always - Update my 'Reviews by Author' tab
  • Comment on ALL the participant to do lists :)  -- YUP ALL of them! [If your link-up goes to your to-do list - I noticed some don't (sadface)] Pants heavily- DONE (108/108 on 3/28 - I will keep checking the linky tho)
  • Do as many Mini Challenges as possible 
    • Added Disqus for commenting to my blog - I hope it makes it easier to comment :)
    • Joined Trello to see if it helps with my TBR organization.
  • Back up my blog
  • Attend @ least 2 Twitter Parties - Attended 3.25 chat :)
  • Update my TBR Spreadsheet
  • Plan some posts/ write some reviews -- Planned a few :) and reading to have reviews to write
  • Clean up my email and blogging calendar 
  • Update Sponsor post for Armchair BEA
 I will be adding items as the week goes on and I find goodies on other peoples lists :) Happy Bloggiesta -ing Everyone!


  Some Info (Borrowed) From Bloggiesta:
But just in case you are new to  Bloggiesta, first let me ‘splain.  Bloggiesta is a blogging marathon (sometimes over a weekend, sometimes four days and this time one week!) where we as bloggers gather together to help each other work on all sorts of blogging tasks, stuff that we often put off and avoid. Or stuff that we’re scared of trying. Or stuff that we haven’t had time for. But during Bloggiesta all that stuff suddenly becomes fun! There are others doing the same thing ! So, it becomes a party! Wait, no. It’s a FIESTA! (To learn more, see our about page.)

There’ll be a list of Mini Challenges to work on, so stay tuned for those. They’ll be posted here next Sunday, the day before the event gets officially rolling. In the meantime, you can get ideas for your lists by checking out the past challenges here. Also, you can use this basic To Do List to get you started.

There’ll be a Twitter chat party every day of the event, each one geared toward a different blogging theme.  Thanks to a brilliant idea from The Book Vixen and with additional help from The Bluestocking Society, we’ve come up with themes that match our mascot’s acronym: PEDRO. . . People, E-presence, Display, Reviews and Organize, plus two miscellaneous themes for the weekend.

Here’s the schedule (all times in Eastern Daylight Time):

  • Monday March 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Eastern: PEOPLE: Giving and Getting Comments and Followers
  • Tuesday March 24th 7 p.m. Eastern: E-PRESENCE: Social Media Savvy
  • Wednesday March 25th at 12 p.m. noon Eastern: DISPLAY:  Side Bars and  Page Layout
  • Thursday March 26th at 9 p.m. Eastern: REVIEWS and Other Content Ideas (guest hosted by Jessica from The Bluestocking Society)
  • Friday March 27th at 9 p.m. Eastern: ORGANIZE: No Stress Allowed (guest hosted by Amanda from On a Book Bender)
  • Saturday March 28th at 2:00 p.m. Eastern: Books and Reading (guest hosted by Rachel Noel from Purple Owl Reviews)
  • Sunday March 29th at 3 p.m. Eastern: Feedback and Free for All


27 comments:

  1. Ohhh...I should also back up my blog! thanks for the idea hehe. Good luck!

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    1. No problem, I try to add it to my calendar, at least once a month! -- but I still always forget. :/

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  2. Oh, thanks for pointing out the "back up your blog" bit! I hope I can remember how. It backs up automatically, but I can't always remember how to download the files to my computer.

    Good luck with your goals, and have fun!

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    1. I just keep all of my backups in a folder just in case, I figure they are good to have. Good luck on your list!

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  3. Keeping on my TBR list is something i have to constantly do. You've got this!!! And go you on commenting on all the participants blogs!

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    1. I love my TBR chart, I would love to add all my TBR books to it but for now it is my for review TBR. It works. And thanks for stopping by! Happy Bloggiesta!

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  4. Great list! I need to back up my blogs too, and I always seem behind on reviews so want to work on that too. Good luck with your goals!

    Terri @ Alexia's Books and Such...

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    1. I need to read more books before I can do any more reviews :/ I should have added 'read more' to the list but I honestly don't have time this week :( oh well.. Wishing you luck on those reviews!

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  5. Our lists are very similar this time around. Hopefully we'll both tackle all those pesky chores! And I'm right there with you on the commenting. I've found several that don't go to a post :( Good luck & happy Bloggiesta!

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    1. I feel like my list is almost the same every time Bloggiesta comes around, but those are the things I really need to get done. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  6. I also use blogger, is there some button or something to back up our blogs? One of my goals is to meet as many new bloggers as possible, too , so I am spending today visiting as many blogs on the sign up as possible. Doing pretty well, I'm on #27/40 and its not even noon! I've also gotten a lot of ideas to add to my to do list. Happy Bloggiesta!

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    1. In the Blogger platform you go to 'Settings' then 'Other' and then at the top there is an 'Export Blog' option and it just saves a file for you, then I just store that file just in case :) Thanks for visiting, I hope this works :)

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  7. My goal is to comment on all the to do lists, too! But, it's going slowly...

    Happy Bloggiesta!

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    1. Yea there are so many, when I started there were only 30 people in the linky now it is over 100 :/ ... I better get going :)

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  8. Well, as usual my first comment disappeared into the ether :-)

    Thanks for reminding me to back up my blog. Not so easy with a self-hosted blog...

    Good luck commenting on all the blog posts. It is so much fun visiting other book bloggers. I love YA, too.

    Happy Bloggiesta!

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    1. Oh no :( Not sure what happened, sorry (swear I didn't do anything to it ).

      Thank you for visiting! I hope you have luck backing up the blog!

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  9. I wanted to do all twitter parties but I almost missed today's. I was eating lunch and realized I had 10 minutes before it ended. I need to put a post-it on the computer for tomorrow's chat. I hope you are able to meet all your goals.

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    1. Yea, I wasn't committing to all, I knew my schedule was a bit weird so I think 2 is a good #. A post it is a great idea! I am going to use that :) Thanks for stopping in!

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  10. You are such a rock star for commenting on everyone's to do list! Thanks for stopping by my blog, and I hope that you have an excellent Bloggiesta!

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    1. Why thank you! :) I love visiting all the blogs and at least cheering people on. Happy Bloggiesta!

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  11. This is a great list, Steph! Way to go on how much you've already gotten done :)

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  12. Commenting on all the participants blogs was ambitious but you did it! Yay!

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  13. Thanks for stopping by my blog (and everyone else's!!) Looks like you are working hard - keep at it!

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  14. I love that you wanted to comment on everyone's to do lists. That's awesome! I'll be lucky if I get to 10 of them! :D Thanks for stopping by and sharing the love! Good luck with your goals!

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  15. Great list! Ooh, I really need to go through my email, too! Like you, I'm working on my TBR list this week and need to write a couple of reviews (which I always procrastinate!) Good luck getting everything done!

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  16. Yea thanks! I am happy with what I got done :)

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  17. You did fantastic! I didn't do nearly as well with visiting & commenting. I joined Trello, too...and I'm loving it!

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