Bloggiesta – The Epic Finish
June 14th, 2010 by the1stdaughter
Bloggiesta finished up this morning and I’m finally able to put together my wrap-up post. This time around Bloggiesta was a little different for me. With the Mini-Challenge that I hosted about Stats, I was able to help answer some questions via email and Twitter. It was really really fun! Sorry for any of you that were on the receiving end of my long winded emails, but when I get going with that type stuff I can go on for a long time. So, most of my time with Bloggiesta was spent doing that, BUT I did get a lot of other great tasks accomplished and I’m feeling pretty good.
So, this is what I started with when I began Bloggiesta:
- Schedule at least 14 Posts.
- Post my reviews to the following sites: Goodreads, LibraryThing, Indiebound, Amazon, Kidlitosphere, Book Army, B&N, etc.
- Set up a Calendar on Google.
- Organize my Author Interviews & Websites into a separate page.
- Gather a List of Bloggers I love and post a separate page.
- Create a Book News Page.
- Create an Awards Page.
Here’s the skinny on what I really accomplished:
- Set up a Calendar on Google. I was able to put this together, plus coordinate it with my Google Docs & Reminder Fox scheduling data so that I’m all planned out! YAY!
- Add more “Guests” to my “When I Was Young” Feature. I sent out a total of 15 requests and just looked again, I have 3 more to send out. Wohoo! This is a huge thing, because this is one of my favorite parts of the site and I want to see it keep going. So yay!
- Scheduled a total of 2 Reviews, but set up about 16 posts/reviews so they’re ready to go when I am finished with the books.
- Post all of my reviews to the following sites: Goodreads, LibraryThing, Indiebound, Amazon, Kidlitosphere, Book Army, B&N, etc. I’m just about done with all of this (although, I did give up on Book Army, every time I entered a review it went away to nowhere, boo!), but I still need to add them to the Kidlitosphere. All-in-all pretty good I think.
- Gather a List of Bloggers I love and post a separate page. This is the page titled “Links” and so far it’s not looking so hot. So, this is definitely still a work in progress.
Things I’m still planning on doing this coming week:
- Schedule out a few more posts.
- Organize my Author Interviews & Websites into a separate page.
- Create a Book News Page.
- Create an Awards Page.
All in all, pretty good. I’m so glad I was able to help so much this time around and I can’t wait to join in Bloggiesta again next time around. Although, next time I may just be a cheerleader, I seriously need a nap now. 
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Fantastic job! You have such a great blog here.
Lydia Presley recently posted..The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Thank you so much!
I really like your cute background. And wow you got a lot done.
Melina recently posted..Up Over Down Under – GIveaway
Thanks so much! I still have quite a bit to do, but I’m pretty happy!
Congrats on everything that you got done!
This was my first Bloggiesta and I look forward to others in the future.
Chachic recently posted..Bloggiesta Finish Line
Thanks! I’m really enjoying them, so far it’s my second and I will definitely be around for the next!
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Congrats on everything you accomplished, and thanks for hosting a challenge
Christie recently posted..Trailer: Wind Warrior by Cynthia Roberts
Thanks and you are so welcome! I had a blast!
Congratulations on everything you have achieved Danielle!
I don’t have a Google calendar but it sounds like it would simplify my life, I’m thinking I’ll have to install that.. (and maybe ask for your help along the way if I get stuck 
lol)
Stella (Ex Libris) recently posted..Spotlight on Thrillers: Guest post by Melissa on her favourite thriller novels
LOL! Feel free to ask away! And thank you so much!
Well done! Lots of things on these wrap up posts make me think of stuff I wish I’d done!
melissa @ 1lbr recently posted..Listless Monday, On the Road Edition
That is my thought exactly! I always stumble upon more that I want to do just by taking a look around at what others were able to accomplish. So much to-do!
Awesome! You got so much done. I hope you’re proud of yourself. And thanks for putting me on your links page!
NotNessie recently posted..Teaser Tuesday: A Tailor-Made Bride
You are so welcome! I’m definitely still working on it, but wanted to get a few on there that I knew for sure needed to be there!