{"id":154,"date":"2012-03-30T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2012-03-30T18:47:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T18:47:00","slug":"bloggiesta-reflective-gearing-up-for-book-blogging-challenges-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Bloggiesta? (reflective) &#8211; gearing up for book blogging challenges ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6woLpvClfWQ\/T3X_RxtS_II\/AAAAAAAAHwY\/njKPp9R5AQA\/s1600\/blogiesta.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" bloggiesta logo><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"152\" width=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6woLpvClfWQ\/T3X_RxtS_II\/AAAAAAAAHwY\/njKPp9R5AQA\/s200\/blogiesta.gif?resize=152%2C152\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Where did the first quarter of 2012 go?<br \/>How can it be time for TWO back-to-back blogging challenges to start already?<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sueysbooks.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/bloggiesta-starting-line.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bloggiesta<\/a> to the rescue! (love that logo)<\/p>\n<p>Time to make sure BooksYALove is ready for the full-speed blogging journey ahead, so I&#8217;m doing some <a href=\"http:\/\/sueysbooks.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/bloggiesta-master-list-of-new-mini.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bloggiesta mini-challenges<\/a> this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>My To-Do List:<br \/>1. Set up my first giveaway! Decide whether or not to use Rafflecopter &#8211; using Competitive Bibliomaniac&#8217;s tutorial\/mini-challenge <a href=\"http:\/\/compbiblio.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/bloggiesta-mini-challenge-whats.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><br \/>2. <strike>Add pages of titles &#038; review links with big themes<\/strike> (<strike>dystopian, romantic<\/strike>, funny, etc) as another way for readers to connect with books &#8211; as noted in <a href=\"http:\/\/charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/bloggiesta-mini-challenge-make-some.html\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte&#8217;s mini-challenge<\/a> &#8211; some done, more to come!<br \/>3. <strike>Add policy page about accepting books &#038; formats, contest rules<\/strike>&#8211; thanks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.squeakybooks.com\/2012\/03\/bloggiesta-challenge-policies.html\" target=\"_blank\">Squeaky Books<\/a>.<br \/>4. Prep every post for April with title, tags\/labels, cover image &#038; book info &#8211; put in queue for proper release day A-Z<br \/>5. Write &#038; save tweets for each daily post to add to <a href=\"http:\/\/bufferapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bufferapp<\/a> queue on night before post<br \/>6. Start investigating SEO (search engine optimization), with help from Good Books &#038; Good Wine&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodbooksandgoodwine.com\/2012\/03\/bloggiesta-mini-challenge-seo.html\" target=\"_blank\">mini-challenge<\/a><br \/>7.<strike> Make sure it&#8217;s easy to find my contact information on the blog<\/strike>.<\/p>\n<p>Whew! That&#8217;s plenty for one weekend, but should help me be ready to roll on the AtoZ Blog Challenge which begins Sunday, April 1st!<br \/>Stay tuned&#8230;<br \/>*kmm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did the first quarter of 2012 go?How can it be time for TWO back-to-back blogging challenges to start already?Bloggiesta to the rescue! (love that logo) Time to make sure BooksYALove is ready for the full-speed blogging journey ahead, so I&#8217;m doing some Bloggiesta mini-challenges this weekend. My To-Do List:1. Set up my first giveaway! 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