Post a Day/Week Challenge: 8 Months Down, 4 To Go!
So, Post a Day and Post a Week participants, how are you and your blog doing?
Regardless of whether or not you started the challenge at the beginning of the year, we’re stoked to see that you guys are blogging regularly, creating awesome content, and making new friends in the blogosphere.
Tell us, when did you start doing Post a Day/Week, and what have you enjoyed most about it so far?
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Is there going to be Post A Day/Week 2012?
I want to know this too
I so hope there is!
I started about a week ago. It makes me think about different subjects and gets my imagination working.
i only started two weeks ago posting on this. I created a blog about photography and started replying to the Daily and weekly posts with subject matter replys that interested me
Really enjoying it so far and my blogs slowly getting there.
http://photogirl23.wordpress.com
I started on 1/1/11 and I haven’t missed a day; in fact, I’ve posted enough for two other bloggers as well.
I love the prompts. I don’t take them seriously and make fun of them most of the time, but they’re doing their job if they’re getting me writing.
I hope you’re going to do this next year; because, if you are, so am I!
Meant to say, I do the photo challenge as well, and I love it.
And we all love your output!
Katharine: I’ve just seen this. Thank you
Me too!! I’ve never written so many words in all my life as I have this year!! Roll on 2012…
I started my blog on January 1 of this year and joined Post A Day & Week on January 21. I’m still doing Post A Week with no problems, especially since I usually do the Weekly Photo Challenge and occasionally Wordless Wednesday. I did give up on Post A Day…I was getting stressed to write something and started to not enjoy doing the blog which for me defeats the purpose.
I started blogging at the start of 2011…I’ve blogged most every day…I see the change in my writing…better at it I’m sure…new words, new thoughts, reading other’s work,…My plan to write about “My Kids” I worked with for 30 years ….special ed kids…has been very inspiring…and my own thoughts on different subjects have blossomed…Thanks so much…for the challenge…
I haven’t been able to post daily or weekly except in fits and spurts. I’ll go a month without posting anyting, then I’ll manage daily for a week or so, then post a couple more on a weekly sort of schedule, before falling silent again.
I will say this… I have found that my traffic spikes when I post something new, and after every burst of creativity my baseline of traffic has moved up.
While promotion and interaction are important, just making sure you have new content posted regularly really does make a difference.
Hi I started blogging on January 1st and haven’t missed a day yet
Its great to be able to share my thoughts and world with others, I used to keep a diary everyday for years and this has brought that up to date!
http://www.lucyswebdesigns.co.uk/blog
I have posted weekly nearly every week since creating my blog back in April 2009. While I don’t have 100s of followers or subscribers, I have noticed that the months I post EVERY day, the number of visitors to my site skyrockets! For example, I blogged every day in May and again this month. The total visits in May averaged 54 – about 20 more than those months that I only post weekly. I don’t know that August will fare as well, but I have had a blast creating responses to NaBloPoMo’s theme, Fiction, and have combined some WordPress prompts with theirs. Yesterday’s, for example: http://wp.me/pv81p-15x
Thanks for all the bells and whistles WP offers, along with great challenges!
Apparently, I’m up to 397 posts. I don’t know if I started @postaday at the beginning of this year or earlier. Regardless, I try to get it out first thing in the morning. I get to work early just for that purpose. I write for an insurance provider in Hawaii, so the blog is my creative outlet and frees me to buckle down to the mission of helping doctors and their staffs understand policies and procedures. I welcome this. I don’t think I’d want to stop posting daily!
I started my Mon.-Fri. humorous photoblog– TheDailyGraff.com –on Nov. 1, 2010, and have never missed posting on a workday since then. I don’t know what’s more fun, coming up with a “punny” title and caption for one of my photos each day or the “likes” and comments I get! I enjoy the relationships I’ve developed with other WordPress photobloggers.
Hi!I started blogging earlier this year in January but i have not been as consistent as i should be,This is as a result of my doubts about whether or not i would be able to have the kind of blogs readers would be interested in,However i realized that i have to overcome my fears and concentrate and do my best and everything would eventually fall into it’s proper perspective.
It’s been a great experience! Started doing postaday/postaweek (for the photo challenge late May)…. In June got featured by WordPress on postaday2011, on a blogpost about Brazilian Folklore! It was just amazing seeing the stats go up and up… and made lots of new visitors/friends, found people with similar interests/passions (photo challenges). All in all, a great journey… Have been missing a couple of postadays here and there, but able to have over 120 posts within total 6 months of blogging… will keep going! Thanks for all the motivation!
I started PostAWeek2011 when you guys did… 1 Jan 2011. (I’d been blogging for three whole months by then.) Your e-mails have helped me stick with my Mon/Wed/Thu schedule, and my readers tell me that they appreciate knowing when to anticipate my deathless prose.
Next week I’ll hit 150 posts. I’ve been retired for nine years and I generally dislike deadlines, but I appreciate this group’s discipline of making sure that I pump out three a week– on my schedule!
You’re only a writer if you’re writing…
I’m a beginner in blogging, so I just found out about this challenge.
I will do my best to post something interesting weekly;)
I started the challenge in January. The challenge has been my “accountability partner”. It has kept me on track, even when the train was close to de-railing. I have been places and seen things that have made my heart sing. I have been inspired to try wonderfully delicious foods because of the photo on a post. I have enjoyed so many personal stories. I have made friends with people from all over the world that I would have never met in a million years. I have spent days thinking about a single word and how to interpret it into a photo. I have been invited into the life of so many people and for that I will be forever grateful for this blogging challenge.
I totally agree with all the above!!!
I started the postaweek photo challenge last week. I wanted to find other people interested in photography. So far I have found four new blogs to follow and I find the photo challenge to be a lot of fun!
I started post a week in January after several months of procrastination. The challenge is what got me going. I usually end up posting more than once a week and also do the weekly photo challenge. I’m having fun, and just posted my 300th post last night!
Thank you WordPress for getting me going!!
I started Post a Day when I started my new blog in July — before I even knew there was a Post a Day 2011 challenge!
I’ve missed a day or two here or there. But the challenge is keeping me (and my blog) going strong. In fact, it’s time for me to work on today’s post.
So does everyone participating in the Post a Day challenge respond to the provided prompt? Or is the idea to simply post *something* every day? I have found that a lot of the prompts, while interesting, don’t mesh well with the subject of my blog–dogs (obviously!). I also just started the blog this month, and I do want to start posting every day, or at least 6-7 times a week (even if it’s twice in one day and zero on another day). But at this point, I’m trying to build my readership, and I’m not sure if it’s wise to post every day. I don’t necessarily want to bury my posts from a few days ago. What do people think?
No, we do not all use all the prompts. They are there only to spur us on if we cannot think of anything to write, like fire insurance–you may never need it, but it sure is good to have it.
I know what you mean about having a special post you do not want to bury. It might be good to let one lie a day or two when that happens. But folks look around and if you have the widget for the best posts, they will check that first, often.
I started a few months ago, and have considered giving up the whole postaday things several times. But somehow I’m still going! And loving the photo challenge – one of the highlights…
I started in January, and having the somewhat arbitrary PostAWeek commitment has really helped me be consistent – especially during the summer, with vacations. Having managed to post weekly this far, I really couldn’t slack off in the summer. (I used the ability to schedule posts in WordPress to schedule a couple in advance for vacation.)
Love the post a week and weekly photo challenge. Met a lot of cool, talented bloggers because of them. It can be a challenge sometimes on a busy week at work but keeps me motivated to try.
Hello Erica,
I started cartoslibrary in Dec. and posted daily as I removed some books from my library. Then, came your challenge, so I thought it would be easy to blog about a book a day in my library; was I ever wrong, too hard. So I switched to weekly and I love it.
My best posts are for my family: recently I was in hospital and posted about the “Gourmet: Soft Mechanical Diet” I ate there, and the family got a big kick.
Thanks for the Challenge–I’m good to go for 4 more months.
Carto
I posting comment everyday posting blog everyweek:)
I officially started Post A Day in January when I learned about it, but I had been posting daily when I started my Smile, Kiddo blog (back in Sept 2010). [http://smilekiddo.wordpress.com/] When I learned of Post A Week, I created a blog to follow that format [http://savorysundays.wordpress.com/]. Before Post A Day/Post A Week, I had two active blogs already going [http://meditationmania.wordpress.com/, that I started in Oct 2009, and http://yogayearbook.wordpress.com/, that I started in May 2010]. Initially I blogged to let people who knew me and were interested in my ‘unusual’ pursuits (meditation and yoga) learn more about these things that they liked, but were hesitant to try – and so wanted to learn more though me. As I continued blogging, I found a community – THIS community – and delight in having people in my network who are as excited about and energized by writing as I am.
I continue my blogs in part to stay connected with this community, and in part because I have seen my own writing skills continue to improve as a result of the daily discipline.
I’ve had a ton of fun with Post A Day/Post A Week, and am grateful for the community you at WordPress establish and support. Thank you!
I started PostAWeek in January. I like it because it has encouraged me to blog a whole lot more than I had been. I’m being held accountable. Granted I have missed a lot of weeks, but it gives me the added motivation to continue.
I was told about Daily Post at the end of May. I haven’t posted daily at all. A majority of the topics are just hard to reply to because I have no opinion on most of the topics. Once in a good while, a good topic will be posted and I have to answer it. Most of the time, not really. I guess if 2012 was going to be done, I could try to make an effort to post on a daily basis but I don’t want to flood my blog with posts that doesn’t really provide any content if I have to force myself to say something that doesn’t really contribute to the blog.
I have been post-a-weeking since last week and it has been great fun to participate in the photo challenge. Began photo-blogging in January, however it took me about 8 weeks to really get my feet wet, however then I began to post about once or twice a week. Only recently did I happen to discover the Daily Post. Initially it seemed much too late in the year to begin – despite the encouraging line that it is never too late. But it is now official. Am thrilled to have posted the badge as one of my widgets – and it is wonderful to see how many different interpretations there are for the photo themes. Many thanks to everyone at WordPress for all the help and support. Never knew how much fun blogging could be!
I’m blogging every day since the end of july. I decided to do so before I even had a blog a it’s good to know that there are people challeging us to do it. I blog from portugal, so my blog is in portuguese, those who know the language are invited to read, those who don’t know, should learn portuguese as soon as possible so that they could read my blog
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I started PostAWeek2011 in April 2011 and I’m enjoying every moment of it. I’m a newbie blogger so I didn’t think I could handle daily posting. I love the daily/weekly prompts, especially photo prompts which I’m having fun with. Meeting other bloggers has been great too. There’s so much talent out there and I’ve been inspired to keep writing. The weekly deadline gently pushes me to write.
I started doing my Post-a-Day in May – daily fiction writing. Its purpose is twofold: to get me in the habit of daily writing and to try and push my creativity. Some days it’s great fun, some days it’s a burden, but I’ve been doing my best to keep up with it. I’ve made nearly 100 bits of flash-fiction, created people and companies and cities and worlds, and it’s all been good fun. I enjoy seeing recurring themes, recurring characters, and watching them develop under my fingertips.
There is a hole in my progress, though. I went on vacation in August, home to see family, and my whole writing schedule just fell right to pieces. It looks like my muse cannot tolerate interruptions in the schedule… *smile*
I can’t deny I’ve missed some days this past few weeks because of my examination and due to my hectic schedule of practices at school and church. Most of the time I went home late, like 12 mn past that’s why the post for the day will be posted the next day which is a minute late only, but I was able to participate still on what is the topic of the day (though late
). I really enjoyed writing my opinions as well as the photo challenge which really boosts my mind of what a brilliant photos should I post since its a challenge.
Started around the end of July. I’ve been able to keep to my goal of 500 words a day (on average). I’ll only use the hashtag if I use the prompts, and only use the prompts if I have nothing else to say on the day, sort of like a auxiliary gas engine on an electric car. Even though I’m not writing fiction on my blog, the discipline of the #postaday2011 is helping me to gird my loins for NaNoWriMo. I’m glad I discovered this, albeit a little bit late in the year. Thanks!
HA! I was posting every day since I began in September 2010, and when you announced the new deal, I went back and re-tagged all my 2010 posts “Post-a-day 2010″, just for the fun of it.
The reason I try my hardest to post every day is that Linda Fulkerson said to. And she recommends WordPress, so she must know a few things about it . . .
Started 01/01/11 — Postaweek2011 — 58 posts YTD — Thankfully, I blog about what I love: movies. Though, my weakness is, I like watching movies more than writing about them. So I fall behind easily. : )
Scrolled up and read a comment, several times, that I totally agree with: I love the weekly photo challenge! Just love it. Never was much for photography, but have begun studying it and caring about it much more.
I have known postaday2011 since January 7, 2011. But I decided to participate in postaweek2011. I can’t find a constant rhythm in posting my blogs because I am not online most of the time. So I settled to PostAMonth and I’m trying to post at least once a week.
I joined the Post a Week Challenge at the begining of this year, and I’ve kept on posting regularly ever since. I’ve loved the experience, because I’ve learned a lot about blogging and specially because I’ve had the amazing experience of seeing how my posts are read in different countries. I really like getting the comments and I enjoy posting on the Daily post blog as I find this topics really refreashing. Four more months to go might seam a lot, but I’m really sure we all can make it to the end of the year. Cheers!
My post a week blog went out the window pretty soon, it was great while it lasted..having too many things on ur plate doesnt help. but my daily blog is just awesome as aexperience. It combined three of my favorite things, photography, writing and socializing. I have virtually met so many wonderful and experienced bloggers, i wait for the day to see them in person
i loved the weekly photo challenge too, but a few more chllenges would be fun too!
I started 18th april after 3 weeks of anticipation and fear coz i wasnt too sure of going live…i scheduled almost 12 posts before i went in live, and i am glad to say, havent looked back eversince
Not April January…looks lik its gonna b a long day
I started postaday at the end of January, and I love the challenge of coming up with something to blog about every day. Some days are easier than others, especially the ones after a great adventure, but the days that “nothing” is going on are sometimes even more fun! Those can be the most creative, I’ve discovered.
I started this at the beginning of the year hoping it would get me writing more because that was my goal. So far it seems to be working.
I believe I started in late June. But here is the thing that I just did! I caught up—now if you look at my blog I have blogged every day from 1/1/ til 8/31 :–). I often did the actual daily post topic, but sometimes I selected my own topic instead. I have been having fun trying to catch up with the superb bloggers that have been going strong since 1/1/11. Here is my link for the blog itself: http://believeanyway.wordpress.com
Started it in the month of august
Man its been awesome 
tried posting almost every day 
http://lazyoptimist.wordpress.com/
Here it is
Tried including something new every day..but usually it was football 
http://postadaychallenge2011.com/2011/09/01/post-a-day-stats-and-all-that-jazz-for-2011/
I started mine on August 14th and I love the reaction I am getting from my blogging friends. It’s amazing how someone appreciates my entries and actually spent some time leaving their thoughts, making joining the Weekly Photo Challenge a very interesting thing to do to kill boredom… I love both Post A Day Topics and the Weekly Photo Challenges. Great job guys and thanks very much…
I started on day one but after about three weeks decided I would only focus on subjects I found interesting or were relevant to my blog subject matter.
I must admit I’ve had a lot of fun re-interpreting some of the subjects (e.g. The question “what is the smallest thing near you?” I re-interpreted to post about nanotechnology concepts in science fiction).
Nov. 10, 2010– my first post. I’m posting for entertainment, entertaining myself in retirement. Reliving the memories of a lifetime that, fortunately, I recorded in travel journals. I especially like being able to post pictures above my writing and having postaday2011 give my blog recognition on the revolving WordPress page that recognizes all postaday posts. I’ve enjoyed reading and “liking” the people who read my blog and the people who don’t read my blog. Thanks for this opportunity. It rocks!
Check out who I have met and where I have been…all because of a little blogging challenge..thanks! post…http://nolagirlatheart.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/2011-blogging-challenge-8-down-4-to-go/
There have been months when I wasn’t able to keep up on posting every day, and was even tempted to quit and remove the “I’m Part of Post-A-Day 2011″ badge on my page. But since it looks good on my page, so I didn’t.
Full confession here: http://joknut.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/and-so-the-challenge-continues-6-months-down-4-more-to-go/
Thanks!
I started on Aug 25, 2011, so I am a little late to the game. I am new to blogging and I thought this would be good motivation for me to sit down everyday. It feels very theraputic. I report for another website, but blogging is nice because it’s my unique voice. So far I am able to keep up the daily posting. Keep your fingers crossed!
I started on Jan. 1, 2011 but I didn’t put the badge on my site and post that I was participating until later in the year. I’ve enjoyed the challenge. Coming up with a fresh new image every day has been difficult but it has given me discipline. First thing in the morning (after 2 cups of coffee) I sit at the computer and give it my best shot. So far, I don’t think I’ve missed a day. If so, it was because of illness.
I joined Post-a-Day on February 15–I didn’t realize I have been blogging that long! I have occasionally let a day go, and there was a space of time when we moved and had difficulty getting our internet back up in which I, of course, was not blogging. With that, my post total is up to 177 today.
When I signed up for WordPress, I originally intended to blog once or twice a week, but I have greatly enjoyed the daily challenge. I believe it is helping my writing to improve as well as challenging me to keep in constant touch with my readers.
I enjoy finding relevant topics to share and occasionally presenting my own variation of the prompt to suit my blog. The Weekly Photo Challenge has been especially fun to be a part of, as well.
I was attempting to write something every day in December of last year and when I heard about Post-a-day 2011 I decided to try it for the whole year. I’ve made it most days; missing a few here and there when my computer went out. I have a few blogs I’m currently working on so if you add them up I’m sure I’m pretty close to 100%… Still chasing those perfect marks even after graduation! I’ve enjoyed the challenges and grown as a writer, photographer and overall blogger! THANKS WP
I started in January and my postaweek is going well – I have missed a couple of weeks here and there due to holidays but most weeks I’m putting in two or three posts. I sometimes use an idea suggested here but mostly post about things that interest me and match reports of my football team’s games. I usually take part in the weekly photo challenge and always enjoy looking at the other bloggers entries – its amazing how diverse some of the responses to the challenge can be
I really fell of the wagon for July and August, but I’m working 12-hour shifts deployed to the desert editing 5,000-8,000 words a day. If I even see a comma at the end of the day, I want to scream. It’s a Herculean effort to even write one tweet after that. I have a better feeling about September.
I’ve been doing the weekly challenge since I first learned about it on January 1, 2011.
I’d always intended to blog weekly, but until the challenge I lacked the motivation to stick to it.
I started a month ago and I have not missed a week (postawek2011). I post every Monday. I look forward to Mondays now and the rest of the week I am gathering ideas for the post. Please let there be a postaweek2012
This is my first day of posting and I’m excited to see how many other people got started recently and have had some success and gotten some enjoyment out of their blog. PostAWeek is inspiring me to keep the entries coming!
Makes you think. If I did not get an email I would forget to write a blog.
Enjoy it very much. Far Eastern Decor
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