Update Your Blog Challenge - 2010

**nuisance26** · 12-18-2009, 09:09 AM

~Anyone else want to take their blog more seriously in 2010? Or maybe inspire and mentor others with your current level of commitment and expertise? Join in!

Name of your blog?

General description of your blog?

Link to it?

What are your goals for your blog in 2010?

Using your year goal, what is something you want to accomplish in January?

Remember to subscribe to this thread when you join. Click "Thread Tools" above this post and then "Subscribe". You can check your subscribed threads through your User CP in the above left blue bar.
Whenever you update your blog, come back to this thread and post the title of your latest post and a link to it if you'd like.
Feel free to share tips, articles and helpful websites with those of us who are less experienced, ask questions and chat about blogging in this thread.
Be sure to visit this thread often to update your progress on you goals and encourage others in this challenge!~

**nuisance26** · 12-18-2009, 09:16 AM

Name of your blog?

"Lately Reconstructed"

General description of your blog?

A sewing journal of projects made mostly from recycled clothes. I also post new material projects and quilts occasionally.

Link to it?

http://latelyreconstructed.wordpress.com/

What are your goals for your blog in 2010?

I want to increase my posting from 3 posts per month to 12 posts per month. I also want to post at least 6 patterns or tutorials.

Using your year goal, what is something you want to accomplish in January?

I plan to post one tutorial and at least 6 posts. I also want to give the blog a general update: links, favorites, description, etc.

**Sara Noel** · 12-18-2009, 12:08 PM

Blog links should go in the blog directory and updates can be posted there, too. Let me know if there are any problems with the directory since the server move.

Thank you.

**nuisance26** · 12-18-2009, 12:13 PM

~I didn't know we had a directory. Where is it?~

**Libby** · 12-22-2009, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by nuisance26

~I didn't know we had a directory. Where is it?~

I think Sara may meant here its on the blue bar at the top 3 over from the CP pull down menu then select Blog List.

http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums/...hp?do=bloglist

**EmilyD** · 12-23-2009, 12:27 AM

I am in. Posted once in 2009 until Dec *sigh*

Be back with my info later.

**Parksfamily5** · 12-23-2009, 07:31 AM

This is probably a dumb question but how do you start a blog. This is something I am interested in but I don't know how to get started.

**nancycg56** · 12-23-2009, 07:43 AM

I'm in ~ I have 2 blogs. One is my cooking blog that I update at least 5 times a week. The other is my challenge blog, which is new and is really just a place for me to keep on top of all my personal challenges.

Here's the link to get to my cooking blog blog through FV ~ A Recipe A Day ~ there's a link to my other blog there.

**nuisance26** · 12-23-2009, 07:59 AM

~Thanks Libby but that is a list of blogs hosted here at FV. I think we're looking for a directory of blogs outside of FV. I keep looking but every blog link leads me to the FV blogs.~

**nancycg56** · 12-23-2009, 08:02 AM

You can get to them here through the community sites forum ~ [ame="http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=295"]Community sites - Frugal Village Forums[/ame]

**Sundae** · 12-23-2009, 08:18 AM

I just started again this past month or so, doing ok for now but "yes" would like to keep it up so count me in

Name...Life and times on a Iowa farm

right here on FV

**nuisance26** · 12-23-2009, 08:25 AM

~Nancy, please tell me how you found that. I can't seem to backtrack and find where on FV it actually is.~

**nancycg56** · 12-23-2009, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by nuisance26

~Nancy, please tell me how you found that. I can't seem to backtrack and find where on FV it actually is.~

Frugal Village Forums > All Forums > Community Sites (under Leisure heading)

HTH!!!!

**nuisance26** · 12-23-2009, 09:48 AM

~Thank you, Nancy! Don't know why I haven't seen that forum before. It hasn't been very active this year, has it?
There's a post from Sara at the top of the forum that explains a bit about what kinds of link can be posted. So if our blogs fit the criteria, we should post links over in the Community Links section.
This thread can continue with descriptions of our blogs, our goals and any general blogging discussion.
I'm not sure if we'll need to update here if we update a blog in the Community Link forum. Does it automatically update once your link is in place or should we manually post an update in that forum?
I love finding new-to-me features on FV, especially after being here for three years! Now I just have to figure out how to use them.

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