There is a saying among writers: to write more, write more. The hardest part of blogging isn’t the tools – it’s what goes on between your ears. Many people start blogs with excitement, but lose courage when facing the blank post page, or chicken out before hitting publish. Here at WordPress.com, we know. And we’re here to help.
Announcing DailyPost.WordPress.com
Starting today, you can go to dailypost.wordpress.com for inspiration, encouragement and advice about blogging. We’ll be posting every day so you can get regular boosts of motivation to blog more often.
The Post Every Day challenge
Daily habits are the best way to make change happen. If you can remember to do something every day, by the end of the year, you’ll have done that thing over 300 times! Simple and amazing.
As part of the DailyPost, we’re launching two campaigns:
- Post a Day 2011: Post something to your blog every single day through 2011
- Post a Week 2011: Post to your blog at least once a week through 2011
If you’re thinking big, sign up for PostADay. If you’re haven’t posted in ages, or have never posted at all, PostAWeek might be your speed. Still noble and bold, but perhaps more your style.
And of course, feel free to set your own goal – sign up as if you were doing PostAWeek, just so we can keep tabs on what you’re up to.
How to Join:
You can sign up any time – it’s okay if you are reading this on January 15th, or May 5th, or whenever. Join up – it will help you post more, which makes us happy.
Signing up is simple – do the following:
- Post on your blog, right now, that you’re participating
- (You can grab a sample post from dailypost.wordpress.com)
- Use the tag postaday2011 or postaweek2011 in your posts (tips on tagging here)
- Subscribe to dailypost.wordpress.com- you’ll get reminders and inspirations every day to help you bring your full potential to your WordPress blog!
If you need a new blog, go here first to get one fast.
That’s all for now.
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I think I will sign up for the Post a week. I have a blog about a Master Knitting program I am trying to complete. This requires much research and time refining my skills therefore; I spend much of my time on that aspect. The purpose of my blog is to journal my journey through the program as well as open communication with others thinking of attempting this program or going through it like me. Thanks for the direction and inspiration. What fun!
Awesome! I love blogging and try to at least post a few a day. I try and think of stuff that all humans would find educational and enlightening. However after working all day and taking care of the hustle of life. It’s tough to blog even though you can post blogs from your phone, by emails and by different media means. I happen to work in a trade so I can’t really talk or socialize which limits me. I would love to meet people who would like to be an author and post stuff on my blog as well, but how to I go about finding someone with time and also with similar interest and genius mind like mine? haha
Happy New Year!
Everywhere we go, it will start from one step. So, take this challenge! Why not? Great…I am really inspired!
I totally signed up for Post-A-Day. I flex my blogging muscles! I shout from rooftrops! I shall be invincible and hardcore and stuff!
Definitely a challenge that I am up to. I am glad that you offered the “post a week”. Knowing my own inconsistencies, I would never be able to keep up with “post a day”. Thank you for helping us blog more in 2011!