2009 Blog Improvement Project

This is the main page for the 2009 Blog Improvement Project. To find out more about the Blog Improvement Project, how to get a button, or see a list of participants, click on the links below.

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2009 Blog Improvement Project Topics

January 5: Setting Goals — What Is Your Blog For?; Week 1 Wrap-Up
January 19: Brainstorming Ideas
February 2: Blog Post Bingo; Bingo Winners Announced
February 16: Blog Basics
March 2: Social Media Carnival; Results of the Social Media Carnival
March 16: Let’s Get Social!
April 6: Make Your Blog More Comment-able
April 20: Leaving Good Comments
May 4: Help Another Blog
May 18: Linking with Anchor Text
June 1: Book Reviews by the Numbers; The Results
June 22: Mid-Year Review
July 6: Blog Post Bingo, Round 2!
July 28: Highlight Key Posts
August 3:
August 17: Blog Someplace New
September 7: Update Old Posts
September 21: Organizing Your Blog Reading
October 5: Following Your Blog
October 19: Random Acts of Kindness
November 9: Guest Posts
December 7: Redux!
December 21: The Year in Review

How Do I Sign Up?

If you are interested in participating in the 2009 Blog Improvement Project, leave a comment on the most recent BIP post or send me an e-mail. Or just start participating, simple as that. Signing up is NOT a commitment to participating in every activity, it’s simply a show of interest and a way for people to keep track of others who are participating.

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1 regularrumination December 31, 2008 at 2:09 pm: Count me in!

http://regularrumination.wordpress.com
2 Jeff December 31, 2008 at 3:24 pm: As someone new to this whole idea, my meager blog needs help. I’m in!

http://azurelion.wordpress.com
3 Literate Housewife January 1, 2009 at 6:37 am: Please sign me up!

http://literatehousewife.wordpress.com
4 Chelsea January 1, 2009 at 1:14 pm: Count me in!
5 Corvus January 1, 2009 at 2:12 pm: Sounds fun to me. http://corvustristis.livejournal.com
6 beth January 1, 2009 at 3:54 pm: since I consider myself in need of a support group as in “hi, I’m beth and I spend too much time in the blogging world”
I’m totally in need of any help I can get !!
count me in !!!

http://www.moredoors.blogspot.com
7 Teddy January 1, 2009 at 5:26 pm: Hi Kim, Thanks so much for hosting this project. I am in! Here is the link to my post about it:

http://teddyrose.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-improvement-project.html
8 Susan, the Book Chook January 1, 2009 at 9:47 pm: This could be just the impetus I need to travel forward with my Book Chook blog. Please count me in and thanks for building in the lack of pressure.
http://thebookchook.blogspot.com
9 Karen January 1, 2009 at 10:55 pm: This sounds like a great idea – can’t promise I will be in every challenge but I will certainly try!
10 Laurel Ann January 2, 2009 at 2:50 am: What a wonderful concept. Just thinking about my goals brought me back to square one of my blog.

http//austenprose.wordpress.com

Looking forward to your insights.

Cheers, Laurel Ann
11 deborah January 2, 2009 at 9:05 am: I’m interested in this challenge. If I’m going to do this blog thing, I want to learn as much as I can about it. Thanks!
12 Claire January 2, 2009 at 3:32 pm: I think I’ll take a stab at this too.
13 Leslie January 2, 2009 at 6:37 pm: Wonderful Idea. I’d like to participate as well.
14 Mary Beth (Cats, Books, Life is Good) January 2, 2009 at 6:53 pm: Anything to help my blog …
Thanks so much for hosting this:)

http://marybeth494.blogspot.com
15 kim January 2, 2009 at 9:36 pm: I definitely need blog help–Thanks for being willing to help us all out!
sign me up….
Kim
(page after page)
16 rebel January 3, 2009 at 6:55 am: I could use a bit of blog help myself: http://www.rebel-workinprogress.blogspot.com . Cool idea!
17 CoversGirl January 3, 2009 at 7:55 am: Sign me up! Blog improvement is a great goal, and I need some motivation to keep wading through the CSS mire I’m stuck in. I’ll start looking forward to Mondays now!
18 Kara January 3, 2009 at 11:50 am: I’m in…I have a couple of different blogs and would love some improvement tips!!

http://www.worldaccordingtobooks.blogspot.com/

http://karabookchallenges.blogspot.com/
19 Marie DeVries January 3, 2009 at 1:06 pm: ahhh… improvement! Great idea!
My Blog:
http://www.firesidemusings.blogspot.com
20 Megan January 3, 2009 at 2:25 pm: I’d like to try this.

http://libralibris.blogspot.com
21 RuthDFW January 3, 2009 at 3:58 pm: I’m interested, I have two other blogs as well but the focus of the project will be

http://buzzboutbooks.blogspot.com/
22 Staci January 3, 2009 at 5:47 pm: I’m really interested in this!! Sign me up!!

http://lifeinthethumb.blogspot.com
23 meg89 January 3, 2009 at 6:46 pm: So, I remember being here and reading this and thinking, “What a good idea!” but I don’t think I every actually signed up. If I’m duplicating myself, sorry! I scrolled through and didn’t see my name.

I’m really looking forward to this challenge because I’ve only been blogging for a month and feel a bit lost sometimes, thanks for hosting such a helpful program!

http://literarymenagerie.blogspot.com
24 Anastasia January 3, 2009 at 11:04 pm: Oh hell, I’m in!

http://birdbrainbb.net/
25 Mog January 4, 2009 at 7:07 am: Would love to join, many thanks. http://zetor-mogsblog.blogspot.com/
26 Jeanette January 4, 2009 at 11:52 am: I would like to participate
27 Jeanette January 4, 2009 at 11:52 am: http://jeanette0605-jeanette.blogspot.com/
28 Brenda Colleen Leyland January 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm: Hi, This looks like fun! I started blogging in August 2007 — it was quite the learning curve.

I am interested in sharing this experience with other bloggers, so please count me in. As others have indicated, I may not participate in each assignment, but your challenge brings a focal point and a certain time each month to do something new and improved!

I have two blogs –

http://awordfromhome.blogspot.com (It’s a Beautiful Life)

And the second blog is brand new this week:
http://perfectlypinkmk.blogspot.com (focusing on Mary Kay consultants, but not exclusive to)

Happy New Year!
29 Savvy Working Gal January 4, 2009 at 6:38 pm: I’m in.
30 Seagazer January 4, 2009 at 7:09 pm: I’m definitely interested in keeping up with what others are doing and hopefully improving my journal.

My journal is at:
http://www.sweetfern.net/journal/

I recently deleted an old journal and installed this one. I haven’t done anything with it yet including making a post. Have to go do that now!
31 Tamara January 4, 2009 at 8:21 pm: Thanks for putting this up. I’m not sure I will be able to engage 100%, but I do like the idea of learning more about blogging this year. I’ve started with some thoughts about ‘why?’ but I haven’t finalised these thoughts yet…. keep those interesting questions coming!
32 melody January 5, 2009 at 2:00 am: I am also new to blogging and would be interested in any kind of support and advice that is out there. Thanks!

http://writetoday.wordpress.com/
33 Beth F January 5, 2009 at 7:07 am: I’m a little confused about how this works. Are you going to post guidelines for each project? Should we give links to our posts here? Should we post anytime during the next two weeks?
34 Karen January 5, 2009 at 10:21 am: This sounds like a lot of fun, thank you for doing it!

My blog is:
http://favoritechildrensbooks.blogspot.com/
35 Sally January 5, 2009 at 12:48 pm: This sounds like exactly what I need.
36 Em January 5, 2009 at 3:54 pm: Sounds great! What a cool idea.
Count me in.

http://emsbookshelf.blogspot.com
37 Michelle Oates January 5, 2009 at 3:58 pm: Great site and I will try to do some of the blog improvements. I havent been blogging for very long. I love yours as is so informative and I look forward to making the time to do some more reading. Like many others I have a busy life and reading for enjoyment has been on the backburner for some time.

Michelle (Tasmania, Australia)
38 Becky January 5, 2009 at 4:26 pm: I’m in. I have a personal knitting blog and a travel blog that I have let lapse a bit. I really want to improve the quality of my travel writing and also my knitting blog.
39 bethany canfield January 5, 2009 at 4:52 pm: i’m in too, with both of my blogs. thanks for hosting!!
40 CJ January 6, 2009 at 12:46 am: I think this will be good for me as a relative newbie. I have 2 blogs, but I’ll sign up with one and then can apply your suggestions to both.

I noticed the first topic is goals. Even before I saw that, I figured out my one blog was trying to do too much, so I separated part of it to a separate blog with a more focused topic. I may decide to create even another.
http://proartz.blogspot.com
41 Dana January 6, 2009 at 12:35 pm: Better late than never! I would like to play!
42 Leann January 6, 2009 at 10:33 pm: What a great idea! I am in…

http://academy252.blogspot.com
43 Candida Nashe January 7, 2009 at 10:12 am: It’s only one week into the New Year, and I’m already behind! I’m trying to start a new blog, with lots of trepidation, but I think this project might be the kick in the pants I need to get rolling. Thanks!

http://amphibologista.wordpress.com/
44 Dorte Jakobsen January 7, 2009 at 1:43 pm: A Danish blogger brought my attention to this great project. I should like to try but may be unable to follow it up for periods as I suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

I am blogging about crime fiction in Danish/English.
http://my.opera.com/dortejakobsen/blog/
45 Louise January 7, 2009 at 2:29 pm: GREAT to see you Dorte. I hope you will find many ideas by participating in this project
46 Jack January 7, 2009 at 4:57 pm: I’d like to give this a try… I’ve been considering scrapping my blog because it’s gotten somewhat boring. This is a great idea,
thanks Kim!
47 Justin January 7, 2009 at 5:43 pm: I’ll check this bad boy out. Already a week behind but need to get my blog in tip top shape.

http://digijustin.com/
48 Matthew January 8, 2009 at 1:08 pm: Please count me in. Thanks for hosting this awesome challenge.

A Guy’s Moleskine Notebook
49 tumblewords January 8, 2009 at 5:19 pm: Oh, what’s not to like about this? A wonderful challenge. Looking forward to it…
50 Gill January 9, 2009 at 1:20 am: This is a great idea – I’m in!