Bloggiesta Mini Challenges September 2012

September 28-30, 2012
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Bloggiesta is almost here!

Today, I'm so excited to share with you the list of mini challenges that we have going as part of our Bloggiesta celebration for this go around.

As you probably know, Bloggiesta mini challenges are hosted by several different willing and able bloggers who have something they feel they can teach us about blogging....something they've done and learned from, or something they've researched and learned about and can then share with us. 

Many of the following topics were ones suggested by you at the end of the last Bloggiesta! I hope you are as pleased with them all as I am! Be sure to go around and visit as many of them as you can, give them lots of love, and in the process learn some new things and try some of the challenges proposed by our hosts.

Some of the challenges will have prizes attached... that's up to the individual host to handle, so be sure and follow their stipulations for how to win their prizes.

Remember, Bloggiesta officially starts tomorrow when you can head on over to There's a Book for the Starting Line link up, and share with us your To Do Lists! 

Also over at Danielle's, you'll find links to past Bloggiesta Mini Challenges. If you are looking for how to do something specific, chances are there's a mini challenge for that!

In the meantime, here's the list of all the NEW mini challenges. Go check them out and start adding to your To Do Lists!

Bloggiesta September 2012 Mini Challenges


Organization and Time Management

• Amanda from On a Book Bender teaches us how to be organized by scheduling posts, making lists and using templates. (@BookBender)
• Trish from Love Laughter and a Touch of Insanity shows us how she uses a Blogger Journal and Calender to stay organized and keep her "blogging brain" with her at all times. (@TriniCapini)
• Brianna from The Book Vixen explains how to use a nifty little app called Pocket to save things to read later. (@TheBookVixen)
• Joy from Joy’s Book Blog teaches us  How to Use Evernote to get and stay organized. (@joyweesemoll)
• Suey from It's All About Books shares some ideas on how to Print Your Blog. (@SueySays)
• D.Ann from Overflowing Bookshelves shows us how to organize our books in a spreadsheet using Microsoft Access. (@dann_writes)

Blogging Success and Improvement

• Tanya from Girlxoxo lists 20 (plus) Discussion Post Ideas to get our creative juices rolling. (@iAteApie)
• Jen from YA Romantics encourages us to Step Out of Our Blogging Comfort Zone! (@JenRyland)
• Smash from Smash Attack Reads shows how fun and informative it is to Use a Website Grader.  (@SmashAttackAsh)
• Maria from Once Upon a Story encourages us to Get Personal and write posts about ourselves. (@NoVaLibraryMom)
• Jessica from The Bluestocking Society shares with us Six Techniques to Revitalize Old Content from your blog. (@thebluestocking)
• Hannah from Word Lily challenges us to Catch up on Reviews! (@Wordlily) 
• Melanie from Melanie’s Musings tells us how easy it is to Give and Get Great Guest Posts. (@MelanieFoust)  
• Sheila from Book Journey gives tips and ideas on how to Build Your Blog Audience. (@BookJourney)

Technical Aspects of Blogging

• Felicia from Geeky Bloggers Book Blog tells us all about Photo Copyrights in this mini challenge.  (@thegeekyblogger)
• Jenni Elyse from Jenni Elyse clears up the mystery that is Gravitars and Favicons!  (@Jenni_Elyse)
• Heidenkind from Truth, Beauty, Freedom and Books  helps us deal with the changes that are happening with Feedburner and how to switch to a new RSS Feed.  (@heidenkind)
• Donna from Girl Who Reads shares loads of tips for setting up Guidelines and Policies on our blogs. (@Girl_Who_Reads)
• Rikki from Rikki’s Teleidoscope teaches us some Basic Photo Editing skills in this mini challenge. (@Ailuah)
• Kristen from The Book Monsters shows how fun and easy it is to Use Voki to create an animated avatar. (@TheBookMonsters)
• Vicky from Books, Biscuits and Tea lists for us the differences between  WordPress and Blogger to help you make a decision if you are thinking about switching. (@bookswithacuppa)

What an awesome and amazing list of challenges, don't you think? Have fun checking them all out and here's hoping you are able to participate in as many as you can! Enjoy!

Finally, a quick reminder, Twitter Parties will be held at the following times:

@Bloggiesta #bloggiesta

Friday: 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern time (EDT)

Saturday: noon to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time (EDT)

Sunday: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time (EDT)

See you there!