Blog Challenge Success – 10 Simple Tips

Hello Faithful Readers.

Thank you for staying with me on this blog journey.  And, welcome to those who are finding your way to this blog for the first time.

I MADE IT!

Today is the 8th day of Brandy Mychals 7-Day Blog Challenge .   I cannot even remember about the possible prize.  I just know that it feels so good to have made a commitment and stayed the path to reach this point.

When I took the challenge I had lots of passion and no plan.  With the first step the plan began to show itself.  This was a blog challenge but it was really about realizing goals.  I got to live what I had been writing about all week.

Here is how it played out:

1. Talk versus write:  I started by setting the intention to create this blog as conversation.  Then, I thought about how this conversation would start and realized the best place was to tell folks what I was up to for the week, and how it would serve them.
2. Choose a theme: Next, I decided a theme would give me a bigger vision to follow and help the readers follow along without overwhelm.  My theme, “Enlightened Goal Setting”
3. Re-cast material: This challenge was new to my calendar, so I needed a strategy to reach my goal of 7 blogs in 7 days.  One key strategy was to create blogs from content I have recently shared in teleclasses and retreats.
4. Keep it short:  Another strategy was to keep it simple.   Sticking to the blog challenge of the minimum 150 words helped me be brief versus wordy.
5. Plan Ahead:  As I got going, I got into inspired actions and drafted several blogs at a time.  The day before it was to be published, I returned to edit and add visuals.  Then, I scheduled the blog to publish the next day or days.
6. Automation: Continuing with the strategies of simplicity and ease, I used what I had.  I automated the Twitter and Facebook posts using, e.g., Hootsuite.
7. Keep it Real:  My intention of conversation kept me going as the challenge came at me.  Tip:If you get tired or stale, simply have a conversation with yourself and your readers and write about what you are feeling about, e.g., blogging.  Keep it real and personal.  Folks appreciate authenticity.
8. Current Events – The Chinese New Years fell during this challenge and offered inspiration for a blog post.  This fit beautifully with my ancient-inspired YINpreneur blog.  Look around and see what’s happening that complements your blog and inspires you to share.
9. Accountability:  Accountability is key in keeping your goal alive.  Staying committed to myself was inspiration.  Posting to the Brandy Mychals Facebook page was motivation.
10. Gratitude and Community: Meeting and sharing with new bloggers made this fun.  I give gratitude to Brandy for this challenge.