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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Bloggiesta: The Finish Line!


Hey everyone! Are we all still alive after blogging non-stop for three days? Have you learned a lot? Made a ton of new blogger friends? Fixed and changed and spruced and linked and added and subtracted all sorts of things on your blogs? I hope it’s been a blast and that you all feel the event was worth the time.

To end the party, we’d love for you to link up a summary post which can include any or all of the following:
  • what you were able to get done
  • how you feel the event went
  • the best new thing you learned
  • suggestions for mini challenges next time (and if you’d like to host one!)
  • suggestions to make things run smoother
  • Anything you want to tell us! Let us know!
We have two prize packs for which we’ll be drawing random winners taken from the list of summary links here on this post. If you want to be eligible to win one of these prizes, be sure to link up here! We are giving you the whole day Monday to get your post done and linked up. We’ll be picking a winner at midnight Eastern time on Monday night and the winner will be announced here on this post by Tuesday!


The prizes are as follows:

Candlewick Judy Moody Prize Pack (Includes all of the following):An extra-large Judy Moody T-shirt
A pink boa
Pink sunglasses
1 copy of Judy Moody: Twice as Moody (which includes book 1 & 2 in the Judy Moody series)
1 copy of book #9: Judy Moody Detective
Candlewick on Twitter, Facebook and Website


Walden Pond Press prize pack (Includes all of the following):Neversink by Barry Wolverton hardcover
The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander hardcover
The Fourth Stall, Part II by Chris Rylander hardcover
Juniper Berry by M.P. Kozlowsky hardcover
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu hardcover
The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy ARC
Walden Pond Press on Twitter, Facebook, Blog

And so that ends this episode of Bloggiesta! Do give us some feedback! We want to hear from you! And be sure to mark your calendars for the next installment:

September 28, 29 and 30!

Now don’t forget to link up your summary post with feedback for us. You have until midnight Monday night (Eastern time.) Thanks for hanging out and Bloggiesta-ing with us!


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47 comments:

  1. EmilyApril 1, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    Thanks SO MUCH to you and Danielle for hosting. I hope that with all the work you did, that you got some stuff done on your blogs as well.

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  2. GatheringBooksApril 1, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Thanks to you and Danielle for cooking up this Bloggiesta event for all of us. It was a great experience for us in GatheringBooks! :)

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  3. Leah MarieApril 1, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    Thanks so much to the two of you. I had a great week-end doing this!

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  4. Alexia561April 1, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    Thank you two SO MUCH for hosting this year! I had a blast, but wish it could have been longer as I kept finding new goals I wanted to add to my list! The blogs I found were amazing, and so inspiring. Thanks again Suey! Looking forward to September!

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  5. Jen VincentApril 1, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    So glad you brought this back! When I told my husband it was Bloggiesta this weekend he knew it meant it was hardcore blogging time and helped me make time to work on my blog. Love it! We got a lot accomplished but didn't do too many mini-challenges. We did create a FB page and that mini-challenge really helped us out. I set up Tynt so if anyone copies content from our blog, our URL will pop up when they past it somewhere else. I had seen that on Danielle's blog and wanted to do it...I could probably do a mini-challenge on that when we do the next Bloggiesta! Thanks!!!

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  6. Amanda @ On a Book BenderApril 1, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    I had so much fun! Thanks to you and Danielle for hosting this! :)

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  7. AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    What a lot of work for you and all the challenge hosts! Thank you! I was hoping to stretch my Bloggiesta through tomorrow, but the day is starting to fill up with other stuff, so it may be back to normal life tomorrow for me.

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  8. Ms. OApril 1, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    Thanks! WIll definitely be back. Outside motivation and all. :]

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  9. Jenni ElyseApril 1, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    I had such a great time! I loved everything about Bloggiesta. I have no suggestions for improvements at all. You and Danielle did such an awesome job! Thanks so much for all the effort and work you guys put into this!

    I didn't post my mini-challenge suggestions in my post, so I'll mention them here:

    1. Gravatars and favicons
    2. SEO
    3. Time management
    4. Monetizing your blog

    I volunteer for the gravatar one. :)

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  10. MariaApril 1, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    Ack! So I just linked up the wrong post (it's late, I'm tired, and my brain is mush). #19. Can you delete it and I'll check back tomorrow to link up again! Thank you! Sorry bout that ;)

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    1. SueyApril 1, 2012 at 9:20 PM

      It's gone! Do come back tomorrow with your correct link! :)

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  11. Vanessa CouponLovingChicksApril 1, 2012 at 8:55 PM

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  12. Vanessa Book ♥ SoulmatesApril 1, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    What an AWESOME bloggiesta!! Thank you so much for hosting it!! Can't wait for the next one :)

    <3
    Vanessa
    Book Soulmates

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  13. Gaby GApril 1, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    Thanks for hosting :D It was fun, I can't wait until september :)

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  14. AmandaApril 1, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    Thanks so much! I had a blast and got so much done! Can't wait until September!

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  15. SondyApril 1, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    I loved it, even though I didn't get many of my goals accomplished. But it's great to work on my blog, feeling like I have so much company.

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  16. TeacherApril 1, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Fellow Bloggiestas: You all are so inspiring, Thanks for Everything!

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  17. RobertaApril 1, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Kudos to all the organizers and challenge hosts! This was an incredibly useful and energizing weekend.

    I will definitely be back in September.

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  18. AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    It's been fun--thanks again for hosting!

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  19. LisaApril 1, 2012 at 10:15 PM

    Thanks for hosting!

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  20. AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    thank you for your hard work and energizing spirit, Suey and company! the weekend was great!

    ~L (omphaloskepsis)

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  21. Logan E. TurnerApril 1, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    Thank you so much for hosting! I feel so much better about the state of things around my blog! :)

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  22. AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Oops! I kind of posted on the Start Line twice!
    I'm sorry!!

    anyway, I couldn't finish all of my goals but I got some stuff done and I'm happy and I hope to tick off everything in my list within the week!

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  23. Lillie (AliseOnLife)April 1, 2012 at 11:06 PM

    Thank you for being a wonderful host and making my second bloggiesta great. One thing I hope you will carry on in September is the chats.

    I always feel totally drained, but totally happy at the end of Bloggiesta. This time was no exception!

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  24. The1stdaughterApril 1, 2012 at 11:38 PM

    Thank you again Suey for being such an amazing co-host! Best I've ever worked with! I had a blast this weekend and I don't think things could have gone better. :o)

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  25. CeceliaApril 2, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    Thanks for taking your time to host such a fun event! I very much enjoyed the twitter chats, and I got great ideas from my fellow participants.

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  26. Lady In ReadApril 2, 2012 at 12:03 AM

    thank you Suey and Danielle for hosting this.. was totally a fun time.. and definitely got more done than I would have without the bloggiesta even though did not complete all my goals fully....so thanks once more.. and looking forward to September..

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  27. D. AnnApril 2, 2012 at 12:24 AM

    Thank you both for hosting this. My blog has gotten a much needed overhaul and I have a long list of things to continue working on. It was so much fun though and I'm definitely going to be back in September! :D

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  28. Kristine AApril 2, 2012 at 2:32 AM

    I didn't finish everything on my list, but I got a lot accomplished! Thanks for hosting! I will definitely be back for the next one. :)

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  29. UnknownApril 2, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    Didn't accomplish everything, but I kept adding stuff to the list! Gotta remind myself not to do that next time =') ~ Uit een Doosje

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  30. UnknownApril 2, 2012 at 2:49 AM

    Met de Paplepel got the least stuff changed and done I think. It was the one that needed the littlest work! And like with Uit een Doosje, kept adding stuff to the list or kept fining stuff that needed change =') Some I will do the next couple of days, some might pop up on the next bloggiesta =')

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  31. CareApril 2, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    A fabulous Bloggiesta! Thank you.

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  32. UnknownApril 2, 2012 at 4:59 AM

    And my personal blog 'Spamantha' is now 'done' too! Ended up not doing the thing I dreaded most so I could do ALL THE OTHER THINGS! On top of that aI did a little show and tell for 'Mini-Challenge: MOBILIZE!' and my first evah book review. Happy! ^_^

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  33. AnonymousApril 2, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    This was my first time participating, and I loved it. The mini-challenges were great, I liked the twitter chats and having them spaced out on different days. I don't have any ideas for new mini-challenges though.
    Thanks!

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  34. NingApril 2, 2012 at 6:51 AM

    Thanks for hosting the challenge! I got so many things done in one weekend haha!

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  35. AlexApril 2, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Thank you again for hosting this years Bloggiesta. I think I accomplished a lot, given all the interruptions that can my way this weekend. Looking forward to September.

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  36. KristinApril 2, 2012 at 7:52 AM

    Thank you so much for hosting this event. I had so much fun and got a lot accomplished. From visiting everyone else, I've already started my to-do list for next time!!!

    Hope you were able to get some things done, too!

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  37. Jo KApril 2, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    Thank you for hosting Bloggiesta! I did a lot of work on my blog and learned useful things to do in the future. I'm looking forward to September!

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  38. Jessica @ Books: A true storyApril 2, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    I didn't put this in my post, but I would love to have a monetizing challenge next time. I need so much help with this! This event was amazing and I learned so much. Thanks for doing it! Can't wait for the next one :)

    Jessica @ Books: A true story

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  39. Laurel-Rain SnowApril 2, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    I had a lot of fun, Suey, and thanks for hosting this event. I had been missing this regular chance to makeover a blog.

    I loved visiting blogs that were new to me, and learned some new things, too.

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  40. ChrisbookaramaApril 2, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    Just wanted to say thanks! I know how much work blog events like this are. Thanks for taking it on.

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  41. DianaApril 2, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    Thank you! This was a great experience!

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  42. JoyApril 2, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Thank you, Suey. This was so much fun! And I got things done that I've been wanting to do since the last Bloggiesta more than a year ago. I know you put a lot into this and I want you to know how much it's appreciated.

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  43. SueyApril 2, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Thanks for all your sweet sweet comments everyone! I'm so glad you all had fun! I have high hopes to get around to your posts and see your lists and thoughts. It may take a couple of days though! :)

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  44. JustLizaApril 2, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    Thank you so much for making Bloggiesta happen this year! It was a great experience. I'll be doing the draw and announcing the prize winner for Facebook mini-challenge tomorrow. Keep in touch and hope to see everyone in September!

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  45. Joy ReneeApril 3, 2012 at 3:42 AM

    Thanks for hosting this. It looks like it went swimmngly. I did not get to participate much at all due to a major trip on Saturday that I was prepping for on Friday and recovering from on Sunday. I did more adding to my todo list than crossing off. But one thing on my list I did manage was collecting ideas and advice off participant blogs--mostly from the mini-challenges. I hope to implement some of it soon but if not there is always September. :)

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