Take Your Blogging to the Next Level – You Can Do It!
Have you ever felt a sense of accomplishment after completing a project that is important to you? I participated in Sarah Arrow’s 30 Day Blogging Challenge, and yesterday, I completed 30 consecutive days of blogging. I have blogged for 30 consecutive days before, but what makes this different is the Challenge aspect. The first time I blogged for 30 days I had a reason for doing so, but this time around, I had a little help from a few friends, and it was like looking over the shoulders of an A-List blogger to see how she does things. In writing, you often learn that you should show and not tell. I am a visual person, so I like to see things. So for instance, the day of the Challenge where Sarah discusses calls to action, she not only talks about the importance of including a call to action on each blog post, but she also provides several concrete examples, and I found several that would work in the situation. I was able to take my blogging to the next level by participating in the Sarah Arrow's 30 Day Blogging Challenge.
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If you are a new blogger, or someone like myself who has blogged for a while, who wanted to learn about things she isn’t aware of, then Sarah Arrow’s 30 Day Blogging Challenge is for you.
So why join the challenge?
- The 30 Day Blogging Challenge is free. There were two instances where if you wanted more assistance, you could purchase a mini-course. The day that Sarah talked about writing an epic list post, she offered a course for £10, which I purchased because I thought that the topic was important enough for my situation to get the extra help. The second mini-course offered was about writing your About Page. In this instance, I didn’t purchase the mini-course. What I like is that there is no pressure to buy anything, but it was reassuring to know that if I needed some more help, it’s there for me.
- Each day you receive a prompt that requires you to take a specific action. I think this is a goldmine because all the actions are geared toward helping you to become a better blogger. And the best part is that the person who is giving the advice is qualified to do so. Sarah Arrow has been there, and we are learning from her experience. We get to look over her shoulder so she is showing us and not just telling us what to do.
- A community of friends to cheer you on to the finish line. Others in the community read and share your posts, providing valuable feedback. If you ask a blogging-related question in the Facebook group, people will share their perspective with you, so you will never feel alone. And it is quite assuring to know that you have supporters. There are bloggers at every stage of the 30 Day Challenge.
- The traffic to your blog increases because you are writing better blog posts as a result of applying the information you learn while participating in the challenge. You learn to mix things up, so for instance, you will learn to write different posts to engage your readers. I created my first infographic, and it wasn’t a breeze, but I stuck with it. Also, I wrote a curated content blog post, and this time I added video, which I had never done before. And on top of that, you get access to the tools and resources that Sarah uses – you will learn where to find images to complement your posts. I particularly liked the list of expert sources you can tap into to add credibility to a post. And on the first day of the challenge, you get a list of topic ideas that will keep you busy for a while. And as I mentioned before, there are many calls to action that you can use in each blog post to get readers to take action.
- If you save the email prompts like I did, and clipped the related blog posts to Evernote, you will be able to easily access them and keep on improving even after the end of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge.
It is worth noting that there were times when I acted on the challenge the day after, simply because by the time I got the email prompt, my post for that day was already live. This is not a negative because you have the information to use anytime going forward. Additionally, even if the post is live, depending on the prompt for that day, you can tweak your post. That happened with the prompt about call to action, I was able to beef up my published post. So why not take a chance and join Sarah Arrow’s 30 Day Blogging Challenge, you really have nothing to lose and so much to gain? I have blogged for close to six years, and I got a lot from participating in the challenge. Take your blogging to the next level – you can do it! I know you can.
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