The Ultimate Blog Challenge

* To complete the challenge, you need to post 30 times during April 2011.  This can mean you post twice one day and not at all the next, or you may choose to write in batches and schedule posts.  Choose your own strategy, but you’ve got to have 30 posts.  I can tell you from experience that posting throughout the month will get you a lot more traffic.

* Each post must have text (so don’t just grab a video–you have to add your own pithy thoughts) Minimum 100 words to count.

* No adult blogs, please, keep it PG.

* After you post, tweet your post and tag it with #blogboost so we can all find it, read it, comment on it, and re-tweet it!

* As often as possible, please go to the #blogboost page and take time to read and comment on the posts of others who are participating in the challenge.

* Have FUN! Keep us informed about your successes!

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2011 April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge

Reposted from here.

I may make updates to this post as we go along. If I do, I'll put a little "updated" message at the top of 

the post with the date.

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This is the initial post for the 2011 April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge, and it will be used to give the general guidelines for the 4th annual challenge.

Main Objective: Write some new poems during the month of April. I provide the prompts (and my own poetic attempt); you write the poems.

Dates:
April 1-30: Beginning at some reasonable time on the morning of April 1, I will provide a prompt. I will repeat this around the same reasonable time (usually between 8-11 a.m. Ohio-Georgia time) throughout the month.

May 5: Each participant will submit his/her five (5) favorite poems from the month. Rules for how to submit are included below.

July 4: After running the Peachtree Road Race in the morning (unless I get up super early), I will make an announcement of the top poems from the month and who the 2011 Poetic Asides Poet Laureate will be (and possibly a few other notes of recognition).

July 5: We'll set our sights on the fourth annual November PAD Chapbook Challenge. (Or so I hope.)

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John Stone's 100 Challenge

Reposted from here.

Registration for the April 2011 “100 Challenge” is now underway! Your Official Challenge post must be made by 9:00 AM (EDT) on April 1, 2011 if you plan to participate–NO EXCEPTIONS!

To participate, you must be a member of the forum. If you are not a member, simplycreate a free account. It can take up to 24 hours for your account to be activated, so don’t wait until the last minute to register! For all the details, official rules and sample entry data, just head over to the April 2011 “100 Challenge” thread on the forum.

If you are ready to work hard and want to challenge yourself in a fun and competitive environment, then please take part!

Bust an Infertility Myth Blog Challenge

In just a few easy steps you can become part of the largest public education campaign that will bring bloggers from all parts of the sphere together to talk about infertility during National Infertility Awareness Week®, April 24-April 30, 2011.  


“Bust a Infertility Myth Blog Challenge” is brought to you by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, the largest nationwide non-profit improving the lives of people diagnosed with infertility.  


The goal of this challenge is to bring together bloggers from the infertility community as well as other bloggers interested in the topic to answer the question: What is the biggest infertility myth and how has it effected your life or the life of your friends and family members? Blogs can be based on your own experience with infertility, the experience of a friend or family member, or even just to explore the topic. 

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The April A to Z Challenge!

Reposted from http://www.tossingitout.blogspot.com :

Are you ready for the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge?

I know that some of you are ready because you've told me.   Others of you may be thinking about it and I'm hoping that today's post will get you to thinking a bit harder about it.   And then some of you may be thinking, "What's a Blogging From A to Z Challenge anyway?"

This challenge started last year to celebrate my reaching the 200 follower mark.  I had no idea that it would take off as well as it did in the short lead time I had in 2010.  Nearly 100 bloggers participated last year with many more keeping up with the progress.  In the end most of the participants were very satisfied with having been a part of the challenge.

To learn more about this go here