So this is the last day of the challenge to post to my blog everyday. I will admit that I missed a few days here and there, but this was a great way to start the new year and get back to posting regularly in my blog. So what did I learn? I learned that blogging everyday is hard work. I learned that I must do my blog post first, otherwise I get distracted by other tasks that come up. Will I continue to blog everyday? No. I will however go back to blogging three times a week like I originally set out to do. Thanks Dr. Mani for issuing this challenge.

Okay so I’ve had a ping.fm account for a while and never really done anything with it because I use different social media platforms for different stuff. I just found out that there was a plug-in that will allow you to post to your self hosted wordpress blog from ping.fm. Right now the status messages just appear on the sidebar. I’m trying to figure out how to post a full blog post using this method. I’m sure there’s a way. I’ll keep you posted. So if you see some weird posts on here, that’s just me playing around with ping.fm

One good way to establish your expertise is by answering other people’s questions about your area of expertise. Question sites are great places for you to show of your expertise. Just find a question about your area of expertise and answer it. Ideally you’ll write the answer on your blog so you can link back to your blog. One good question and answer site is exposix. They have questions about every topic imaginable so no matter what niche you are in, you will find something you can answer. Check them out by clicking on the words question and answer.

I’m trying to blog everyday as part of a challenge issued by a marketer affectionately known as Dr. Mani. He challenged his subscribers to blog everyday. I’ve learned that this is a hard task. I’ve got a toddler and an erratic work schedule at my regular job. That makes it tough for me to schedule a set time to blog. Like right now, I’m so sleepy I’m about to fall asleep while typing this, but it is important to me to get back into my rhythm of publishing regularly (I slid into publishing whenever I felt like it after my daughter was born). So even though I’m sleepy, I have decided to write about something. Accountability is also important. If I hadn’t promised to Dr. Mani that I would blog everyday it would be really easy for me to just eat my dinner, play with my daughter and go to bed. So that’s my post for today. I know it’s not long. I’ll try to do better later in the week. *yawn* Good night.

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