The submission form is now closed; anyone who has registered should have received a welcome email and we’ll be responding to all requests for switching challenges. If you didn’t sign up, all assignments are posted here, so feel free to jump right in!
NOTE: the sign-up form for both challenges is now closed! However, all assignments for both challenges are published publicly here each day and comment threads are open, so even if you missed the sign-up period, you’re welcome to join in!
Anyone who filled out the form should now have received a welcome email, and any unfulfilled requests to switch challenges will be answered tomorrow as well. Thanks for your patience — and your enthusiasm!
Our Blogging 101: Zero to Hero and Blogging 201: Branding, Growth, and Traffic challenges kick off tomorrow, and it’s not too late to sign on. Learn more about each challenge and sign up below!
Blogging 101: Zero to Hero
Zero to Hero is thirty days of digestible blogging assignments to give you a solid grounding on all things blogging. At the end, you’ll have:
- A half-dozen (or more) published posts, and a handful of draft posts to get you through your next 30 days.
- A customized theme, with widgets to draw new readers in and highlight your favorite reads.
- A (small but growing) audience.
- An understanding of the blogging community, blog etiquette, and how to build a readership of your own.
Blogging 201: Branding, Growth, and Traffic
Branding, Growth, and Traffic is a 14-day challenge to give your blog’s growth a serious kick start. We’ll help you:
- Define your blog’s brand and make sure it’s effective and consistent.
- Build your audience both within WordPress.com, and without.
- Understand and use your blog’s stats to grow your traffic.
- Make the most of your existing posts, to bring them ongoing attention.
At the end of the two weeks, you’ll have some new readers, new tools, and a to-do list you’re excited to attack. If you’re participating in either challenge, you’ll also have access to The Commons, a private, conversation-focused site where you can chat with other participants, share works-in-progress for feedback, and more (there will be separate sites for 101 and 201 bloggers). Staff will be on hand there to answer questions, give feedback, direct you to more resources, and keep the conversation flowing. Get ready to blog!
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Hello, I signed up for the blogging 101 challenge but the emails I have received from you indicate that I am participating in the 201 challenge. Can you help?
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Yup! Same thing happened to me…
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No worries, I’ll get you both moved before we kick off tomorrow.
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I also seem to be enrolled in 201 but want 101. Can you assist? Thank you.
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Same. Please could you move me across? Thanks
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Of course 🙂
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This happened to me, as well… Any chance I can be moved over to 101?
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Hi! I wanted 201 and am signed up for 101. Can you be so kind….thanks! I’m stoked!!!
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me too.
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Hey, this happened to me to. Any chance I can get switched to 101?
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Sure thing!
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@orangepippy, it doesn’t looks like we have an submission or anyone on either Commons with your username.
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hi i think there might be some confusion with my user name and blog name. My blog name is ‘orangepippy’ but when i registered for Commons I put phillipabadman as my username. If you can’t find me, I can just sign up again!
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I just had the same thing but the other way around. I signed up for 201 and am receiving 101 emails. Can I please be moved over? Thanks!
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Hi, I signed up a week ago for the blogging 201 and I received today a reminder to sign up. Something I’ve missed?
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I signed up again just in case
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Do you mean the notification for this post? We haven’t sent out any other emails today.
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Yes, I guess so.
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Is this only for WP blogs?
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No, any blogger is welcome to participate!
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Hi I tried to sign up for blogging 101….but the submit button didn’t work.
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I’ll add you; no worries 🙂
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Thank you!
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Hi! I registered for Blooging 101 but I got an email saying I am registered for Blooging 201…Can you please fix this? I really want to complete Blogging 101 first 🙂
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I’m new to all this, what is the cost, and, is it in person somewhere or online? Could you explain how it works or point me in the right direction?
Thanks, Peggy
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There’s no cost. It’s on online challenge we run here, at The Daily Post. Each day, we’ll post a new assignment designed to help you develop/grow you blog for you to complete — simple as that.
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I signed up for the 201 but have been receiving 101 notifications in my reader (which is frustrating). Do I need to do anything to make sure I’m not missing any 201 assignments? Thank you! J
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We haven’t published an assignments yet — both challenges officially kick off tomorrow. I’ll get you moved over before then.
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Thank you!
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signed up twice because i didnt got any email. 😦
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There’s no automatic confirmation email but don’t worry, we’ve got you 🙂
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thanks michelle!
i am excited to blog again! i think this will be a good start 🙂
hurray for daily post!
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Hello! My email to sign up for the classes was returned. I’d like to participate please!
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We got it 🙂
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Edited — we got your entry!
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I tried to sign up for 101 but I’m receiving confirmations for 201. Please change my registration to 101 and confirm. Sorry if I caused the mix-up.
Judy
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No worries! I’ll take care of it.
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I am a little nervous and I am ready to give it my best…
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I just re-registered because I received an invitation to join Commons 101 when I wanted to sign up and join Blogging 201 Branding and Traffic. Hope it will get fixed!
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Hi I just saw this post! I’d love to sign up but I don’t have time atm to fill everything out and write down goals. When is the deadline to sign up?
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You can skip that bit if you want — just fill out the blog/email info so we can keep track of you 🙂
Both challenges start tomorrow, and both will happen again in the future.
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Yay! Thanks!
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What’s happened to the weekly photo and writing challenges lately? I haven’t been seeing them come up and cant find them on the blog either.
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They’re still here — look on the right-hand side of the home page, right under the prompt. There is a glitch that’s stopping them from showing up in the Reader, which we’re working on fixing as a type, but you can always find them on The Daily Post itself.
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Nice one, thanks for that Michelle.
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I received the opposite email as well. Also, cannot access The Commons.
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We’ll get you moved!
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i dont get it
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I just sent in my form for the challenge. Just checking to see if it was received.
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okey thank you
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@tonightanddawn, we got you 🙂
@ezriaworld, I don’t see a submission from you. Were you interested in participating?
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Thank you, @michellew.
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Hi I wanted to sign up but cant get to the site without giving my mobile phone number which I don’t want to do. Is an email not enough?
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Oops my comment about mobile number referred to the community site ~ commons
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We’ve removed the requirement for that additional security — you no longer need to enable two-step authentication to access The Commons.
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Oh great x
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Hi there – I signed up for 201 but have been assigned to 101. Please could you switch me over? I’m really keen to get started tomorrow. Thanks!
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Who and where do we sign up? I am currently using the App…
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There’s a form embedded in the post. It won’t be closing, so you can fill it out whenever you’re next at a computer.
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I already have; I thought I had posted a message
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Sounds like too many kinks in the system to get involved with right now. I have enough frustration going on with my “Copy a Post”. When I click copy a post it becomes add a new post. It’s frustrating because I use it often…or I used to. 😦
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There’s no need to sign up if you’d prefer not too — all the challenge assignments will be right here on The Daily Post, publicly accessible, so you can follow along.
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Ok, thanks.
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Strike my previous comment; the form was not coming up on the app so I check on my explorer and signed up that way! Signed up for 101
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@michelleweber
Why do I have to put in a cell phone number and verification code to participate?
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We’ve removed that requirement, so it shouldn’t be necessary any more.
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Awesome, thank you!
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I’ve been blogging on WP for a few years but never done this challenge. Is 101 required for my existing blog? I’m also considering starting a new blog that is only in the planning stages. I would really like to get that going soon…which challenge would suit me?
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Nothing is required — these are just meant to support you, so feel free to participate in either challenge.
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Thank you!
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Please sign me up for 101: Zero to Hero:)
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I am very very excited for the challenge! I am hoping to make many new blogger friends! Everybody needs a little challenge, don’t we?
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I think I may have registered about 50 times on Saturday. I kept getting the mostly blank screen, and thought it was because I was using Starbucks wifi. I just want to make sure that I am registered, but not taking up potential “spots” for other bloggers because of all my form submissions. Thanks!
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Also, can you make sure I am registered for Blogging 101, thanks!
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Yup, we got you 🙂
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Michelle, it appears that I am registered for Blogging 201, rather than Blogging 101. Can this be changed? Thanks!
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I am really excited to sign up for this challenge. As a beginner (just started 2 days ago) i would love support from the blogging community. Like and follow on vivacious7.wordpress.com
Thanks all!!!
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I signed up for the Blogging 201 track but the email I received was for the Blogging 101 track. Also I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to login to the private site anyway since there were no details in the email of how to setup a username and password for the private site. Please help.
Thanks!
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I’ll get you switched over. The Commons doesn’t require a separate username — if you’re logged in to WordPress.com, you should be able to access it. (There was an additional security requirement, but we’ve since removed it.)
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Ah, I see you don’t have a WordPress.com site. You should have gotten an email with instructions on what you’d need to do to access the private site; I’ll re-send it.
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