Vidste du fuldføre 100 Blog Kommentarer Challenge?
Hej Alle,
Bare troede, jeg ville skrive et meget hurtigt indlæg for at holde dig ajour på denne dejlige lille 100 blog kommentar udfordring! 
Lille udfordring, jeg siger? IKKE!
Dette har været den mest fantastiske tur jeg har haft i lang tid! Det har været hårdt arbejde, tidskrævende og meget trættende!
Mine fingre er ømme, min hjerne er helt drænet, og mine øjne føles som om de hænger ud af mit hoved! 
Hvem vidste hvad en lille bimbo min tanke kunne blive til (Note til mig selv:! Lad bimbo hjernen til at sove i en uge har jeg brug for en pause! 
)
Det har været fantastisk, fantastisk, utrolig og inspirerende alle på samme tid!
De blogs, der tiltrådte den udfordring har været utrolig, nogle af dem fulde af indhold, som jeg fik mig tabt i timevis!
Først vil jeg gerne sige en stor TAK så meget til alle jer, der sluttede mig i denne udfordring.
TAK for at tro på den udfordring,
TAK for at fremme den udfordring &
TAK for at hædre din engagement i udfordringen.
Jeg har været rundt til alles blogs et par gange i løbet af de sidste par dage, idet en oversigt over de blog kommentarer, som jeg går. Nogle mangler kommentarer, uanset om de er endt i folks spam mapper eller de ikke har tjekket deres blogs men jeg er ikke sikker.
Jeg véd det er ferie i den nordlige halvkugle lige nu, så jeg er ret sikker på nogle mennesker er stadig på ferie også!
Jeg får også en fornemmelse af nogle få mennesker vil stadig være blog kommentere løbet af de næste par dage til at indhente. Så længe alle, ærer den udfordring, der er mere min bekymring lige nu.
Kom mennesker inspireret til at deltage i udfordringen var den nemme del så at sige (Faktisk var det stadig hårdt, og jeg takker alle for at fremme det at få alle om bord!).
Holde folk inspireret til at fuldføre udfordring har været den hårde del. 
Det er faktisk op til de udfordrere den grad af succes det er i sidste ende.
Der har også været et par blogs spille op så godt. Vi mistede Craig Breeze (Var 95) på grund af hans blog på vej ned så vi erstattet ham med Ashwandra Michelle (101).
Og så vidt jeg kan fortælle at vi har problemer med John Edward 's blog indlæg (45), Jeremiah Carstephan blog indlæg (59) og Shameka P' s blog indlæg (50). Forhåbentlig disse blogs vil blive løst snarest.
Jeg har planer om at gå rundt til alles blogs igen i slutningen af ugen til at gøre et andet regnskab med kommentarer og gør en anden runde af sociale bog mærkning for alle.
(Jeg har kvidrede alle, men jeg vil gerne gøre nogle facebooking, grave og snublende også! Blot for at dele udfordringen elske lidt mere! 
)
Plus jeg også planer om at skrive et blog-indlæg i omkring 2 uger opsummerer den udfordring samlede ære alle dem, der fuldførte udfordringen op og lade alle vide, de endelige resultater.
For dem af jer som har afsluttet udfordring, som jeg ville elske din feedback.
Skal vi gøre det igen?
Hvis det er tilfældet, når tror du, vi skal køre det at vide tilsagn om, at denne udfordring virkelig er, og den tid, vi er nødt til at ære det?
Hvad ville du ændre ved det?
For eksempel længden af udfordringen, mængden af blogs, hvilken type blog-indlæg for at bidrage? Hvis blogindlæg være en ny?
Jeg tror faktisk at alle skal indsende en ny blog indlæg næste gang, og en dedikeret til deres niche. Hvad synes du?
Hvad ville du forbedre det?
Har et særligt websted? Da flere varsel før tiltrædelsen? Hvilke regler vil du indføre en sådan som en forpligtelse til at besøge 25 blogs hver uge eller sådan noget?
Hvad forslag ville du nødt til at gøre det sjovt og inspirerende?
Motivation slags ting? Regelmæssig udstationering etc etc
Tak så meget for en fantastisk men meget trættende måned!
Husbond og Bubba synes, jeg har limet mig til computeren. Jeg tror, de har brug for noget kram tid også! 
Se dig tilbage her snart! 
Indtil næste gang ........
Tillykke Blog Hopping!
PS Hvis du er nuværende udfordrer jeg ville elske din feedback på de ovenstående spørgsmål. 
Du kan også lide at læse:
Twitter: danielsumner
den 1 september 2010 kl 14:20
Hej Jacinta,
Nå det tillykke tid til dig! Meget godt gået. Jeg har kommenteret på hver blog, og tegnet og jeg må indrømme min indbakke har et panikanfald, hver gang jeg ramte sender og modtager.
Jeg er overrasket over, at alle havde tid til at læse mit indlæg var det mere end 3000 ord lang
Hvad er det næste så?
1, Skal vi gøre det igen? Ja hvorfor ikke, det er ikke så svært
Hvad ville du ændre ved det?
2, kan du kategorisere din blog ind i nicher og tilføje flere blogs. Det kan virke, men nogle nicher er større end andre. Måske et emne listen for at vælge fra?
en, helt sikkert en ny blog indlæg, og en som giver en god information til de fyre til at lære af.
3, kan du dedikere et forum til det, en facebook side så godt. Du kunne have i forummet en top kommentator-og Top Post sektion vedtaget af læserne som et en til at læse? Du kan også finansiere forummet og din tid ved at reklame blog produkter, plugins, temaer osv.
Hvad med et indlæg udfordring sige 10 per måned til at motivere!
Håber det hjælper.
Daniel
Daniel Sumner sidst skrev om .. Har du fået en virus - 5 Viral Marketing Techniques
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
1 september 2010 kl 08:55
Hej Daniel,
Tak så meget for den feedback, jeg virkelig sætte pris på det.
Jeg vil gerne gøre denne type udfordring igen. Jeg ønsker blot at arbejde ud af en måde at organisere det bedre, så det ikke er den massive arbejdsbyrde. Det er derfor, jeg tænkte på at bede om feedback, og hvis der er den ægte interesse for at gøre det igen.
Tilføjelse af flere blogs. I dette tilfælde ville det være en udfordring at kommentere på 101 blogs der ikke modtager kommentarer. Jeg kan lide det!
Jeg er helt enige om den nye blog indlæg, og en der giver godt indhold information relateret til niche. Der kan være subtile salg, men ikke åbenlys forfremmelse.
Forummet er en rigtig god idé, det er blevet foreslået et par gange nu. Jeg ønsker at se på at tjene penge på det på en måde, hvis ikke så ville jeg have et team af mennesker til at arbejde med mig på denne for at dele arbejdsbyrden!
Jeg har talt med nogle folk om at skabe nogle flere udfordringer på forskellige områder såsom produktudvikling skabelse liste bygning, trafik generation etc etc Jeg vil holde dig opdateret her.
Jeg vil gerne gøre en anden udfordring for oktober af en slags. Giv os et par uger fri til at fordøje denne først!
Din feedback er awesome!
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: thublogger
den 1 september 2010 kl 02:45
Hej Jacinta,
Puha! Gjorde det og jeg er 1 dag for sent! Jeg elskede, at dette engagement har givet mig så meget mere nyttige oplysninger end nogen blog hopping jeg har gjort i lang tid. Mens jeg følte, at jeg kværnet de sidste par dage, jeg tænkte på at gøre det samme i at skrive et indlæg om mine oplevelser, hvad jeg har lært, de ædelstene fundet. Hvem ved, samle det i en e-bog at give alle vore kammerater! Således, fremme det på min blog, så vi alle kan bygge vores abonnement liste. Nå, i værkerne ... går lidt for meget hva?
Tak så meget for dette. Jeg har fundet et par blogs, kunne jeg ikke kommentere, da jeg tror, at min e-mail med. Info kunne have produceret noget gennem bot tænker jeg spam og også captchas, der ikke ville lade mig igennem.
Jeg ville helt sikkert gøre det igen. Dette bør være en løbende ting med tidsfaktoren er af interesse for nogle, jeg synes at have en moderator eller endda et par hold moderatorer, som gruppen kan rapportere at ville hjælpe, så vil du ikke gøre for meget således, ville arbejdet blive spredt ud, men den hopper stadig fortsætter. Jeg ved ikke, bare en idé.
Måske et særligt forum for dette på din blog eller andre steder, så vi kan holde op og sendt med hinanden. Brainstorm på en stor skala? Jeg ved, at vi har en masse forpligtelser, men jo flere steder vi kan mødes for at forbedre processen, jo bedre. Åh ja, Cheryl Ragsdale social bookmarking TGIF er et godt sted at dele den kærlighed, så godt.
Blot nogle ideer. Lad mig vide hvad du synes!
Tor
Tor Nguyen @ BloggingFor sidst skrev om .. The Complete Helium PR.RetailerInfo.Review.REPORT_REVIEW af Bob Younce af The Writing Journey
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
1 september 2010 kl 09:09
Hej Thu,
Tusind tak for din feedback jeg virkelig sætte pris på det!
Enkelte mennesker har foreslået et forum, så jeg tror, at kunne arbejde. Jeg bare nødt til at arbejde ud af en måde at gøre det, hvor arbejdsbyrden deles. Denne udfordring har været temmelig stor hidtil.
Re blogs med problemer, har der været et par af dem. Forhåbentlig vil de blive sorteret ud snart.
Sally Neill foreslået for mig at skrive en rapport om udfordringen. Jeg overvejer seriøst at ud fra et, hvad der virker og hvad der ikke synspunkt.
Jeg tror det har været en fantastisk måde at generere et modeord, og have det sjovt!
Jeg vil skrive et resumé indlæg om udfordringen i omkring en uge. Jeg så en uge for dem, der var for sent til den udfordring, at få det færdigt, hvis de kan.
Se dig på din blog meget snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: RandysIMRambles
den 1 september 2010 kl 23:42
Hej Jacinta,
For det første - en massiv Tillykke med at holde det hele sammen og kommer op med, at bimbo øjeblik i første omgang
Jeg har netto nogle cool mennesker undervejs, og lagde mærke til en forbedring i min Alexa ranking på omkring 25.000
Re dine spørgsmål:
"Skal vi gøre det igen?"
Ja - men ikke for tit
"Hvad ville du ændre ved det?"
Bestemt et nyt indlæg uden alt for åbenlys en annonce mv
"Hvad vil du forbedre det?"
Jeg vil forsøge at få engagement fra folk til at gøre det sociale bookmarking samt - som ikke alle gjorde, at en del af det ... men måske det var ikke helt klar?
Og ja - mere varsel og planlægning for at få folk involveret fra dag 1 i måneden evt.
"Hvad forslag ville du nødt til at gøre det sjovt og inspirerende?"
Jeg kan godt lide forslaget Daniel nævnt om at have et forum eller fællesskab, og måske endda have folk prioritere deres foretrukne 5 indlæg osv.
Håber det hjælper ... og veludført igen på det hele
(Og ja - du kan gøre med en form for indtjening til at dække din tid)
Randy
http://www.RandolfSmith.com
Randy Smith sidst skrev om .. En anden "Må ikke Køb" -! Plus Ferie Catch Up
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
2 september 2010 kl 12:53
Hej Randy,
Tusind tak for din feedback. Jeg virkelig virkelig sætte pris på det. PLUS
En MASSIVE TAK for din støtte!
Jeg vil gøre den store Tak skrive, når jeg gør det endelige resultat posten og resumé af feedback.
Jeg er enig med alle dine forslag. Der synes at være et fælles tema, der kommer igennem. Re indføre et forum. Jeg har brug for at lære det! Jeg kan stille dig spørgsmål der!
Plus mere planlægning, nye blogindlæg osv osv.
Ad den sociale bog mærkning. At fortælle dig sandheden jeg nok ikke var helt klar på det, nok fordi jeg er ny på den side af tingene selv, men denne udfordring lærte mig alt om det meget hurtigt!
Jeg nu ved, hvordan man Digg, Stumble og Twitter bedre!
Jeg er enige om indtjening siden, har lige fået at arbejde ud af, hvordan den pågældende en. Måske sætte tingene op og gå derfra langsomt.
Én opgave ad gangen!
Se dig på din blog meget snart! Faktisk var jeg lige derovre!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: terrycontiblog
den 2 september 2010 kl 2:01 am
Hej Jacinta, bør vi takke dig ikke, du takke os. De over 200 kommentarer på min blog indlæg har jeg formår at få ville ikke være, hvis det ikke var for dig og Steve. Tak så meget.
Terry Conti
Terry Conti sidst skrev om .. Sælg din e-bog på eget eller sætte det på Clickbank Hvad synes du
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
2 september 2010 kl 01:00
Hi Terry,
Jeg tror jeg skal takke alle! Det ville ikke være blevet den succes det har været hidtil, hvis det ikke var for de bidragydere og deres dedikation til at tage udfordringen op!
Tillykke med de kommentarer, du har modtaget indtil videre. Jeg tror, du stadig kan få et par over de næste par dage. Nogle bidragydere er stadig endt kommentere!
Jeg vil gøre en resultater blogindlæg med i næste uge. Jeg vil nok lade en anden uge nåde for de mennesker, der tiltrådte sent, og derefter officielt luk udfordring @ 14 september
Se dig på din blog snart
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: smk269
den 2 september 2010 på 5:00 am
Hej Jacinta
Hmmm, det Bimbo øjeblik skabt et meget mere arbejde, end jeg troede det ville - Det har været et ton af arbejde, men sjovt
Hvis vi skulle gøre det igen Jeg tror, ud fra et organisatorisk synspunkt, skal vi have nogle flere organer om bord til at hjælpe med at styre tingene.
Dan idé om et forum er en god en, de opretholder sig i høj grad, så arbejdsbyrden ville blive reduceret.
Nogle af de blogindlæg, var åbenlyse reklamer for produkter og åbenlyse forsøg på at tjene penge, som desværre må forventes i IM niche. Jeg vil gerne se mere af en vægt på at levere spændende og nyttige oplysninger uden undertoner af nogen der laver en hurtig sorteper.
Jeg tror, nogle af de andre udfordringer, vi har talt om ville være mere underholdende og mindre indsats for de fleste mennesker ... vi kan snakke om dem senere
Samlet Jeg tror, at udfordringen blev modtaget i den måde, vi havde tænkt sig, en chance for folk at komme til at møde andre, lære et par ting og få nogle venner på vejen.
Jeg vil gerne sige en massiv tak til jer for al den ekstra at løbe rundt, som du gjorde, og Mandy & Barry for alle deres bestræbelser for.
Jeg nød blog hopping.
Skål
Steve
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
2 september 2010 kl 13:08
HI Steve,
Tusind tak for din feedback, jeg virkelig værdsætte det.
Jeg er enige om arbejdsbyrden! Husbond var begyndt at få poopy med mig de sidste par dage før afslutningen, da jeg arbejdede som en trojan.
Jeg er begyndt at lide forum idé, det synes at være en fælles enighed. Bare kom til at lære at gøre det!
Plus jeg lide tanken om nye udfordringer så godt. Dette kunne blive en lille smule større end blot kommentarer udfordring. Jeg vil helt sikkert brug for hjælp i at dele arbejdsbyrden.
Jeg vil gøre en stor tak skrive med i 2 uger til ære for alle for deres indsats i den udfordring plus lykønske de færdige bidragydere.
Lige nu er jeg at fange op på nogle opgaver, jeg forsømt! Ooops på, at en!
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Daniel Sumner
Twitter: danielsumner
Svar:
2 september 2010 kl 02:50
Hej Jacinta,
Tjek http://www.phpbb.com/ det handler om det bedste du kan komme i vejen for fora, og det er ikke så svært at sætte enten.
Lad mig vide, hvis du har nogen problemer med det, hvis du beslutter at gå efter det!
Good Luck
Dan
Daniel Sumner sidst skrev om .. Har du fået en virus - 5 Viral Marketing Techniques
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
3 sep 2010 kl 11:33
Hej Daniel,
Tak for det! Jeg tænkte på forummet format, JT & Randy bruge. Det skulle være i stand til at sættes op gennem mit kontrolpanel gennem mit hosting jeg tror?
Bare kom til at arbejde ud af planen for angreb, som jeg virkelig ikke ønsker den massive arbejdsbyrde jeg havde de sidste 6 uger. Jeg lagde alt på en dæmper på den udfordring og jeg er kun lige begyndt at spille indhente.
Jeg kan godt lide idéen om at skabe et forum for måske et team af moderatorer, hvor det kan være et forum mere for udfordringer og samfund, ikke kun på blog hopping ting. EG Hvis nogle en anden ønskede at tilbyde en udfordring, og moderat det osv.
Jeg får følelsen af, at den fornemmelse, og den feedback, jeg får fra hele sted. Jeg har læst et par konklusion blogindlæg fra et par af de bidragydere samt.
Apropos som jeg hellere komme tilbage til det. Jeg vil officielt lukke den udfordring efter weekenden, så jeg kan forberede resultater og gøre en sammenfatning indlæg.
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: rick_byrd
den 2 september 2010 kl 8:18 am
Jacinta:
Først vil jeg gerne takke dig for brainstorme af ideen, og derefter få det hele set-up og begyndte.
Jeg besøgte hver blog, men et par, som jeg havde et problem adgang. Jeg commmented på hver blog jeg besøgte med undtagelse af dem, der ikke ville tillade kommentarer (jeg er ikke sikker på, hvorfor det var). Der var et par blogs, som jeg allerede havde besøgt og kommenteret, så jeg ikke kommentere igen. Jeg har også tweeted, snublede og bog markeret på lækker practicly alle indlæg, der havde mulighed for. Jeg tænkte tre ville give den bedst mulige eksponering.
Jeg er fuldstændig hjernedød efter denne øvelse, mest fordi jeg blev involveret sent i udfordringen. Det var mere tidskrævende end jeg havde forventet. Men jeg fandt mange blogs, som jeg virkelig elskede, og planen om efter i fremtiden via deres RSS feed.
Jeg fandt, at der er en hel del mennesker, der ikke besøger min blog og kommentere, i hvert fald ikke endnu.
Med hensyn til hvornår gøre det igen, måske en gang hver tredje måned.
Hvad ville jeg ændre - jeg ville kræve et nyt indlæg. Stillingen kan ikke være en om den udfordring, det skulle have noget at gøre med den niche af bloggen. Længden af udfordringen er okay. Jeg tænker mere varsel ville være nyttig. Vi er nødt til at skabe en pre-launch miljø.
Tak igen for alt!
- Rick
Rick Byrd@MarketingWithRick.com sidst skrev om .. Business Ethics - Er der en sådan ting
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
2 september 2010 kl 01:14
Hej Rick,
Først TAK for at være en fantastisk bidragyder. Som jeg har rejst rundt kontrol på alles blogs gjorde jeg mærke, at du havde besøgt de fleste af dem.
Et par af dem har haft nogle problemer, forhåbentlig de vil blive sorteret ud snart.
Jeg er helt enig om emnet af stillinger. Det ville være til bloggen ejere fordel til rent faktisk at tale om deres niche.
Definitely enige om mere opmærksom og gøre som en pre-launch proces at få alle klar. På den måde vil det ikke være så overvældende for nogle.
Jeg får en fornemmelse af nogle få mennesker trukket ud af det hele kommentere processen på grund af arbejdsbyrden og følte på whelmed af processen. Jeg var en stor engagement, som er sikkert.
Godt at høre du har fundet nogle fantastiske blogs at besøge. Jeg blev tabt i en hel del af dem i timevis!
Endnu engang Tak så meget for din feedback jeg virkelig sætte pris på dine forslag.
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: AbizerNalwalaUK
den 2 september 2010 kl 11:05
Hej Jacinta
Tillykke til dig for succes i denne udfordring. 2 grunde til dette, blev først det var din hjerne barn og for det andet du har arbejdet meget hårdt på og bag kulisserne
holde ånden.
Med hensyn til dine spørgsmål
- Skal vi gøre det igen?
Bestemt ja. Dette bør være en løbende ting. Vi bør have et centralt rum, hvor medlemmer og gæster kan komme og registrere for den udfordring i øjeblikket er i gang .. som Daniel & tor foreslog, kunne dette være et forum.
- Hvad ville du ændre ved det?
I betragtning af denne vores første udfordring det har været meget god. Hvad kunne ændres deler eller dividere dit arbejde belastning
- Hvad ville du forbedre det?
(A) Blog indlæg bør være informativ (ikke bare sige, at jeg er en del af denne udfordring, osv. indlæg skal formidle viden). Dette bør være et kriterium.
- Hvad forslag ville du nødt til at gøre det sjovt og inspirerende?
(A) hvis vi kan danne en gruppe, kan vi også videregive ansvaret for at køre en udfordring til forskellige medlemmer af gruppen, hvilket giver dem en mulighed for at lære og håndtere en begivenhed, og ville også aflaste folk som dig selv fra at drukne under så meget at gøre én hånd.
(B) Vi kan også danne en stamme, og har ugentlige opkald ... men det kan ikke gøres til en sådan stor gruppe på 100 mennesker, det skal være 10 eller mindre tror jeg.
(C) Vi kunne også holde skiftende tema udfordringen som 'n' antallet af blogs i en måned, anmeldelser i en måned, teknikker omkring specifikke strategier for markedsføring som FB markedsføring / PPC / CPA etc, etc
Det var min 2 censt
Hvis jeg kan være til nogen hjælp, så lad mig det vide. Ville være glad for at arbejde sammen med dig og andre folk ...
Cheers!
Abizer
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
2 september 2010 kl 13:24
Hej Abizer,
Awesome Feedback! Tak!
Vi har haft et par forslag til at gøre nogle andre forskellige tema-udfordringer, så jeg tror, det vil være en god idé at arbejde med.
Jeg tror, forum ideen kommer til at ske, har lige fået at finde ud af hvordan man gør det!
Jeg elsker tanken om at folk deler arbejdsbyrden! Husbond har været at få lidt poopy mod slutningen.
Jeg havde hjælp fra Mandy Allen, Barry Wells, og Steve konge i Masterclass Forum.
Plus Randy Smith, John Thornhill og Sally Neill var fantastisk at fremme en udfordring for folk uden for Masterclass at deltage i.
Jeg ved ikke, om det ville have været meget af en succes med ud af deres markedsføring.
Men der var en stor arbejdsbyrde for at få folk om bord, kontrol af links, blogs og lade alle andre vide. Det er her, et forum eller i det mindste skabe en liste ville over til fordel mig og skære ned min tid.
Jeg havde faktisk at e-maile alle individuelt grund til ikke at oprette en liste. Det var en stor Ups!
Jeg vil holde dig opdateret om udviklingen af denne, og tak for dit tilbud til at hjælpe!
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: Craig_Sowerby
den 2 september 2010 kl 03:01
Hej Jacinta,
Giv dig selv et klap på ryggen. Godt gået for at skabe denne udfordring. Du var lige det har været hårdt arbejde, men værd turen.
Skal vi gøre det igen? Hell Yeah. Ikke for ofte at tænke, da det gør du falder lidt fra dine andre forpligtelser.
Hvad ville du ændre ved det? Du må ikke starte udfordring indtil alle har registreret. Give alle en chance for at fuldføre udfordringen. Da mange mennesker kom til udfordringen sent man kunne se af deres kommentarer, at de prøvede at indhente. Hav en plan om at komme igennem de mange blogs. fx 3 kommentarer om dagen eller som du sagde, 25 per uge. Jeg formoder, det afhænger af, hvor mange bidrager.
Hvad ville du forbedre det? Selvfølgelig en ny blog indlæg, der er informativ og hjælpe andre bloggere, ok en åbenlys forfremmelse Stillingen kan være at gå lidt for vidt.
Hvad forslag ville du nødt til at gøre det sjovt og inspirerende? Forklar nye bidragydere, hvordan blog kommentere, og udfordringen kan hjælpe dem i kontakt med nye marketingfolk og mulige finde JV Partners. Forbedre deres websteds placeringer. Mængden af viden, som vil blive delt til at hjælpe dem i markedsføring karriere
Så takker igen for at lade mig ind på denne udfordring, og jeg tror, den næste skal modereres af en anden. Du gjorde et fantastisk stykke arbejde Jacinta sætte det hele sammen, det er så du kan få en pause og tage nogle velfortjente hvile og få de cuddles i med familien.
Skål
Craig
Craig sidst skrev om .. Opdatering-100 Blog Kommentar Challenge
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
3 sep 2010 kl 23:42
Hi Craig,
Tak så meget for popping af og give feedback, jeg virkelig værdsætte det.
Jeg absolut er enige om ikke at gøre det 100 blog kommentar udfordring meget ofte. Jeg tror husbond ville skilles mig, hvis jeg gjorde det igen hurtigt. Han fortalte at jeg havde giftet sig med computeren den sidste måned!
Aftal starter ikke den udfordring, indtil alle har registreret. Det er derfor, jeg har ikke officielt lukket kommentarer endnu. Jeg er stadig så få flere kommentarer i løbet af de næste par dage i slutningen af hjørnerne, plus nogle få mennesker var væk på grund af sommerferien.
Udfordringen blev sat sammen, der hurtigt, at jeg ikke var klar over timingen. Jeg var ikke klar over ideen skulle spredes som en løbeild! Stadig fantastisk skønt!
Sally skriver en ny e-bog om blog hopping, så hendes bog vil binde perfekt til konceptet til næste gang. Jeg kunne chatte med hende og måske gøre sin bog en del af den næste udfordring? Mad til eftertanke.
Jeg tror de næste udfordringer, som er oprettet måske noget andet, før at gøre det hopping udfordring igen. I have a few ideas that I want to bounce around people and see what people are interested in doing next. Such as blog posts, seeking new blogs, freebie resources etc etc.
And yes on taking the well deserved rest. I won't get back into doing major stuff until next week. I am only just catching up on sleep now!
See you on your blog very soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Hej Jacinta
Jeg snyder her med mine kommentarer, før jeg er færdig med udfordringen. På grund af ferie jeg ikke starte, før 17 august, så det vil tage mig en uge at afslutte det ud.
Wow, hvad en arbejdsbyrde - og jeg har gået på pension, hvordan mennesker med fuldtidsjob har klaret det ved jeg ikke. Med hensyn til forslag: -
1. Skal vi gøre det igen -
ja, men for de 100 kommentarer, som det er, helst i forår / efterår.
2. Hvad ville du ændre om det -
Jeg føler, at arbejdsbyrden er for tung for de fleste mennesker og andre ting har måttet tage et bagsædet. Se, hvordan dybest set forsøger vi at få folk til at besøge andre blogs og kommentere, hvad med et regelmæssigt 30 kommentarer om måneden udfordring. Enhver bør være i stand til at besøge en blog om dagen, og vi kunne øge antallet af deltagere.
Den blog indlæg bør absolut være en ny, uden nogen selvstændig markedsføring.
3. Hvad ville du forbedre om det -
Et andet mål er at tilskynde folk til at skrive oftere, så jeg vil kun tillade folk at deltage, der har sendt mindst to stillinger pr måned for de sidste 3 måneder.
4. Hvad forslag ville du nødt til at gøre det sjovt og inspirerende -
En afstemning om top 3 stillinger for perioden af udfordringen. Ingen præmier bare tilfredshed, at vinderne indsats er værdsat.
Tak for alle dine bestræbelser, og jeg håber det hjælper, tilbage til blog hopping!
Med venlig hilsen
Bill
Bill Murney sidst skrev om .. Technology
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
3 sep 2010 kl 23:49
Hej Bill,
Tak for popping af og give feedback. Jeg virkelig sætter pris på det!
There seems to be a common theme of yes doing the challenge again but only once a year for the big one. A few have suggested doing smaller more regular challenges so that could be good to keep the momentum and encouragement there.
I like the suggestion of an active blog, that is a good one plus the top 3 suggestion. Daniel and Randy suggested doing something like that as well.
The feedback I have been getting is awesome. I have some great ideas for the future, just got to work out how to do it all without the massive workload.
See you on your blog soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Hi Jacinta:
This is Fran two days after letting your relax from the comment challenge. Right now all eyes are glued on you waiting to hear what is your next step. I will suggest think before you do, as you have lots of choices, but do what does not create too much pressure.
A forum, a social site, or a networking site membership site, where
bloggers are supported to get more readers and commentators, or simply the same as you have done now, but this was too much pressure
for you. Your work, should be done by a group of administrative group that you choose, simply direct them and keep an eye every now and then.
If you need me to do something just volunteer, I can give you almost an hour a day and I am sure there will be others who will like to do that.
Well You have to come up with something, as a JOB WELL DONE needs to continue. Note simply over.
Right now is the best time to pay attention to your family, love your baby and hubby. Make up for the busy time.
Wish you best of the both world.
Make it a great day for yourself.
PS Though I started on the 15th or 14, I got
108 comments. Thanks to you and of course all those who wanted to make this a success.
Fran Aslam
Fran Aslam last wrote about.. Information Technology Revolution – Changing everything From Ebook Writing To Blog Writing
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Hi Fran,
Thank you for popping by and thank you so much for the feedback.
Considering you started the challenge late you were awesome! There were people that started the challenge a lot earlier than you and haven't finished yet!
I like the suggestions of the forum and the social page so far, so I think I will try and get those going and then inside the forum members can create other challenges that we can all participate in.
I have decided to relax for about another week before I try and start something new. My aim is for a new challenge to commence in October. Just got to work out what type.
Thank you so much for the offer for help I really appreciate it. This challenge has been awesome. The people we have met and the relationships we have forged has been fantastic.
I think this is all the beginning of good things for us all.
See you on your blog soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: andreas_spyrou
den September 3, 2010 kl 3:28 am
Ja, jeg gjorde Jacinta! Hurey!
Det var fantastisk at møde og forbinder med nye mennesker at lære, men også lære andre ved at dele vores knowledge.Also ifølge Alexa jeg havde en stigning på 530% i de sidste 1 måneder! Jeg flyttede 128.132 steder op!
Hvad lille udfordring?
Jeg ville aldrig troet, at læsning og kommentering af 100 blogindlæg PLUS svare til 100 kommentarer på vores egen blog indlæg, ville tage så meget tid! (OK Jeg svarede ikke til 100 personer, fordi jeg venter på fra omkring 42 bidragydere til at indsende deres bemærkninger).
Også jeg er stadig venter fra 10 bidragydere til at godkende min kommentar. Jeg kan har gjort en fejl eller noget, men det er bedre for os alle til at tjekke vores spam-mappen, ikke godkendt kommentarer osv.
Ud over dette efter at have kontrolleret alle 100 blogs findes igen, at nogle blogs er nu nede (suspenderet hosting og endda en blog inficeret med en virus). Jeg vil sende dig listen via kontaktformularen.
Skal vi gøre det igen? Vær NEJ!
Jeg har ikke så meget tid. 
Jeg ville bare vise dig at det ikke var så let udfordring for mig!
Vidste du, at jeg selv kunne skrive en rapport Lige fra mine egne kommentarer til denne udfordring?! Jeg har kopieret og indsat næsten alle mine kommentarer i et MS Word dokument, og jeg kan se, at jeg har lavet 36 sider med indhold med mere end 15.241 ord! Yikes .. (Jeg er selvfølgelig IKKE vil oprette en rapport med mine kommentarer.
Skal vi gøre det igen med færre blogs og mennesker?
Nå afgjort fordi det var interessant og begyndte at lave nogle gode forbindelser.
Men som jeg nævnte i en bidragyder blog indlæg (og du er aftalt med det), næste gang jeg foretrækker at deltage i en lignende udfordring, hvis der ikke er mere end 30 blogs. 20-30 blogs i en måned er nok! Selv om jeg har lært et par ting fra de ikke-internet marketing blogs (og også fra IM blogs) Jeg foretrækker at deltage i en lignende udfordring, hvor hver blog er i internet markedsføring niche (eller en beslægtet niche).
Her er nogle ekstra tanker til denne udfordring.
1. Hvad med at oprette en liste af kontakterne i alle bidragydere på websites såsom Facebook, Twitter, YouTube osv. så vi kan fortsætte med at vokse forholdet?
2. Hvad med at stemme det bedste blog-indlæg, kommentar, top kommentator osv.?
Eventuelle nye ideer?
Hvad med udstationering en gæst post på hinanden blog? Ville det være en god idé?
Anyway jeg har et nyt stort og helt anderledes og unik idé til en ny udfordring og jeg ønsker at dele det (og diskutere) den med dig i de følgende dage. Den udfordring, jeg tænker på vil hjælpe vokse vores internet marketing forretning uden at gøre for meget arbejde.
Denne udfordring vil give os:
1. PENGE (eventuelt på AUTOPILOT)
2. FRI TRAFIK
3. Masser af gratis og kvalitetsindhold vores hjemmeside / blog
4. Vores egen kvalitet Information Produkter
5. Nye abonnenter. Bygger Som en ny liste over abonnenter (Muligvis på autopilot)
6. GRATIS Backlinks
7. EKSPONERING
8. BRANDING VORES selfs
9. TILSLUTNING med marketingfolk
10. Jeg er sikker på der flere FORDELE ..
Men jeg vil helt sikkert brug for hjælp fra dig, John Thornhill, Randy Smith osv. for at fremme den.
Er du i?
I mellemtiden skal du hvile dig!
Pas på,
Andreas
Andreas Spyrou sidst skrev om .. The Biggest Affiliate Marketing Mistake & 8211 Mistake 6
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
4 september 2010 kl 00:04 am
Hej Andreas,
WOW! You have some awesome feedback. Thank you so much!!
I agree this challenge was massive! Who Knew! It sounded good in theory and then when it came to the workload I was shocked!
What I did learn from this challenge so far is the commitment of people. Not everyone completed the challenge. There have been quite a few that submitted their posts and then didn't go around to everyone's blogs. This was a little disappointing.
I do know a few people are in the process of finishing up comments over the next few days which is good, however I will be officially closing the challenge off next week so I can do a results page.
Your challenge idea sounds interesting. Let me know more, however just give me a week to recover from this challenge!
Quite a few of the challengers want to stay connected. I am seriously thinking of the forum or social page idea. I will start working on that next week.
Speaking of which I had better get back to catching up on people's comments.
See you on your blogs soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: Dawn_Kay
den September 3, 2010 kl 6:23 am
Hi Jacinta
I've finished my comments just a little behind with bookmarking them but I will get them completed soon I promise.
Congratulations again for all your hard work putting this together, its been a great success and you should be very pleased with yourself.
Next time though the workloaded should be shared out so you don't have to do it all. Get more people planning and organizing and other people going round making sure everyone has done what they are supposed to do.
Should we do another one? – definitely yes
How often? – every 3 or 4 months
What should we do with the contributors that didn't comment on all the blogs? – don't let them do another
What would I change? – seperate the contributors up into the same niches
Before I forget I've got to thank you for something else…
I won a copy of Camtasia 7 from one of the contributors blogs. Its on my to-buy list but I haven't had the cash to buy it so I'm well pleased…
I wouldn't of been on that blog in the first place if it wasn't for this challenge so – Thank You Jacinta!
Take care
Dawn Kay
Dawn Kay sidst skrev om .. Gratis Internet Marketing Blueprints og Checkliste vejledninger
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
4 september 2010 kl 12:10 am
Hej Dawn,
Hvor cool på Camtasia. Det er på min købe liste!
OK, så kommenterer på 100 blogs har betalt ud så at sige!
I agree on not letting the contributors that didn't complete the challenge to not be allowed again. I was a little disappointed. However like I said a few times. Getting people motivated to join was one thing, getting people to honour their commitment knowing the workload was a totally different scenario!
I couldn't force people to make comments if they chose not to.
I will be doing a blog post very soon on the results from the challenge and in that post I will be honouring everyone and their blogs that actually did go around to everyone's blogs and comment.
I know I need to allow for a few falling into spam etc, however I can already tell from the averages of who has roughly completed and who hasn't.
I think some people will be surprised. However it also shows the commitment of some marketers and their integrity too! This challenge has taught us all a lot more than just blog hopping.
Had better get back to catching up on people's comments.
See you on your blog soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: TomJHarvey
den 4 sep 2010 kl 09:11 am
Jacinta
Finally made it round all the blogs – little late I know but sure I'm not the last!!
Thanks for a great concept and all the time and effort that you have put in making it work as you have created something great here – we have formed a good community, helped each other out and certainly (well I have anyway) all learnt a few things along the way. And thats not to mention those who have been lucky enough to win things from contests by being involved.
So in answer to your questions – yes I think we should definately do it again. Perhaps on a slightly smaller scale rotating the “admin” between us so that the work is shared out like the benefits.
I think that categorising the blogs/contributed posts would be useful as whilst they were all informative in their own right I am sure a number of people would find particular niches/topics of more interest and more importantly more targeted and therefore better suited for forming JVs/collaborations and for relevant backlinks.
Mens det kan være mere arbejde (tør jeg foreslår det!) Måske en forpligtelse til at kommentere og bogmærke sige 2/3 indlæg på hver blog (formentlig med et reduceret antal af blogs i dette tilfælde). Dette vil give en mere jævn spredning af kommentarer på folks blogindlæg. Mens du gerne vil tror, at folk vil igen besøge, hvis du er at levere værdi, jeg tror du vil få situationer, der opstår, hvor nogle folks indlæg vil have en gennemsnitlig sige 5 kommentarer så vil der være en med 100 +, som ser en smule mærkeligt. Endnu vigtigere er, vil du få en bedre idé om, hvad forfatteren er, og deres stil, og danner derved tættere slægtskab eller obligationer med dem.
Endelig har jeg tror, et forum og en stemme / indstilling af "bedste" stillinger er gode ideer og ville elske at se dem indarbejdet .....
Glad for at hjælpe undervejs.
Tak igen - du har virkelig tilføjet noget godt til samfundet med denne! Rulle på den næste Bimbo øjeblik ....
Tom
Tom Harvey@Tom-Harvey.com sidst skrev om .. Video Marketing - Anatomy Of A vellykket affiliate kampagne
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
4 september 2010 kl 10:25
Hej Tom,
Awesome feedback! Tak!
Tillykke med den endelige komme rundt til alle. Jeg vil forsøge at gå tilbage omkring løbet af de næste par dage igen stemme overens op på kommentarerne.
Og nej jeg tror ikke din sidste. Jeg kender et par andre, der stadig er vanvittigt at komme rundt. Jeg vil lukke Comments Off i denne uge, så jeg kan gøre resultaterne.
Jeg kan lide dit forslag om at besøge et par blog indlæg på hver blog. Det er en rigtig god idé!
Jeg tror, at forummet kommer til at ske, har lige fået at arbejde ud af, hvordan da jeg tror, det bliver mere et community-projekt samt nye og anderledes udfordringer.
Hopefully I will have an idea of what is going to happen and where to go from here as soon as I finalize this challenge. I would actually like to do a new challenge in October, just not sure yet. Maybe a blog posting challenge.
Eg A certain amount of articles each week. That we have to write plus we have to visit all the contributors blogs in between to comment as well. Much more of smaller scale challenge, but more dedicated.
Next bimbo moment!
Ummmm This was a pretty big one. I have no idea what I will think of for an encore!. Although this little bimbo brain has been ticking over with ideas from everyone's feedback on keeping the momentum going.
I get the feeling this is the beginning of something good for everyone!
See you on your blog soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: bryanmch
on September 4th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
G'day Jacinta,
Fantastic …awesome..busy…tired… these are some of the words that come into my head as I come back here.
Thanks for visiting my post on the challenge…as you know I thought it was great and would love to do it again …a little slower.
A membership site with the forum in the membership area would be my suggestion.
A small fee to join the membership site will soon weed out the not so serious and compensate you for all the hard work.
I know we all thrive on challenges and compitition but if we vote for the best anything would this not discourage people who are just starting out and not so experienced.
Reguardless of what you decide please count me in and if I can help inany way just yell out.
It's fathers day tomorrow so go spend time with hubby and family.
Skål
Bryan
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 5th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Hi Bryan,
Tak for din tilbagemelding. I really appreciate it.
The forum idea is something I am going to go with, just got to get it organised. I have a few ideas for it, where people will be able to do their own type challenges in there.
I guess the voting side of things could occur if members wanted to write a post on their own blogs as to the posts they like etc etc. I don't think voting would be a requirement.
I do not want to make it a competitive environment.
Thank you for being an awesome contributor and for really giving this challenge a go!
Happy Fathers Day!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: smk269
on September 4th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Hi Jacinta
I finished the challenge
Commented, Bookmarked, Stumbled, Tweeted most (some url's were too long) and commented on the fact that I'd commented…lol, there were two workloads to be had
Having read through all of the comments it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves, despite the hard work…which is a big tick in the success box.
Congratulations on such a cool Bimbo Moment
Have a great weekend
Skål
Steve
Steve King last wrote about.. Weekend Golfers Affiliates Team
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 5th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Hi Steve,
On the bimbo moment! What a crazy month. It seems like a big blur!! 
I think most people enjoyed themselves, however I don't think any of us really knew the workload we were getting ourselves into.
Food for thought next time is to create the challenges a little smaller and more manageable.
However in saying that considering this challenge was created on the whim of a comment and we had no idea if it would happen or not I think it has been amazing and one I have learned some very valuable marketing lessons from.
I do not regret the process. It has taught me more in the last month than in the last 6!
I am looking forward to writing the results post next week!
See you on your blog soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: roonie_g
on September 5th, 2010 at 2:08 am
Hej Jacinta,
Girlfriend, if you are seriously tallying up posts of 100 people on 100 blogs, you are half crazy!! Can I ask why? Does it really matter?
Anyway, I thought the challenge was fun at first, but with all the people, it got a little hectic and I don't know who I posted on and who I didn't. I thought I could just go down the list, but a lot of the blogs had some really good posts and I didn't want to leave a lame comment like “Here I am from the challenge”so I meant to go back to them. Maybe I did, Maybe I didn't. I really don't know
I also tried to comment as they went to my blog, but that got me more screwed up!
And then the replying to them on my own blog?!? Way to much typing!
100 is too many, I like the 30 comments in 30 days. And the forum idea. Very cool.
Also, Is it necessary to tell people what to write about? I mean, it's their blog…shouldn't they write about what they want?
We shouldn't criticize or discriminate if someone doesn't write as well as others. I mean after all a lot of people that participated are newbies.
Just my thoughts.
Hope y'all are good and have an amazing day!
Lisa~
Lisa last wrote about.. How Did I Get HERE
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 5th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Hi Luvly,
Yes I know it sounds crazy to tally up the comments. It is more for knowing who really gave the challenge a good shot or who just submitted their post and then sat back and reaped the comments but didn't contribute to the other blogs.
There have been a few that have done that. Most people have done the right thing overall.
I completely agree on the amount of blogs. It definitely got hectic!! The whole month has been a blur and to tell you the truth I am glad it is over!
The forum idea is going to happen! Just got to work out how so it isn'ta major workload for me. Give me a couple of weeks to get it sorted. Got to earn some mula first and sell a whole lot of crap on ebay!
Taking the month off doing the challenge has cost my bank account. Got to play catch up!
The new post idea is just about writing a new post on your blog to submit to the challenge. A few people did submit articles that were a little on the sale pitch side of things.
That is what I think people want to avoid for next time and instead just have articles of content for people with a little subtle selling maybe.
Re the voting side of things. I think what could be introduced here is where members if they wanted to could write a post on their blog of the top articles they loved and what they learned. I don't think voting would be a rule of the challenges in the future.
If someone wrote a post on their blog featuring their favourite articles, it is more about appreciating what they have learned and giving link love!
Thank you so much for your feedback! I really really appreciate it! Hope you are resting!!
I want to do an interview with you soon as to how you manage what you are doing especially around 5 kids, grandkids and working! Your amazing!
See you on your blog soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Hi Jacinta
I've said it elsewhere, but here's another huge THANK YOU!! for thinking up this Challenge, getting it organised and keeping it going.
I hope you're going to give yourself a week or two off to recover, and to spend some quality time with your long-suffering hubby and daughter
I can't believe you're thinking of organising something else as early as October, I thought you'd have been looking forward to a much longer break after all the time and effort you've put in to this one!
I'm really happy to hear that there's likely to be a forum or similar where we can all keep in touch, it would be such a shame for us all to go our separate ways now. And I look forward to entering more challenges (but smaller, pleeeease!)
I agree that everyone should enter a new post into the next comments challenge, and that it should not be on the subject of taking part in the Challenge.
I also think the suggestion that we should vote for the top 3 or 5 posts is good. That would add some extra excitement, and an incentive to write a top quality post – although most entrants did that anyway – especially if we'll be getting more advance notice of the next challenge.
As you said, this could be the start of something big and I'm looking forward to seeing where it takes us. Thanks again, and enjoy a well deserved break.
Warm Regards
Lynn
LynnN@Online Auction Ideas last wrote about.. Selling Used Textbooks on eBay and Amazon
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 5th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Hi Lynn,
On the new challenge! I want to organise a smaller challenge for October, maybe to do with blog posting or articles or something. Not sure yet! 
I like the idea of challenges that place me out of my comfort zone, plus if I have other people join in, then it also makes me accountable to achieve and complete the concept!
Thank you so much for being an awesome contributor!
I will keep you up to date with what is happening very soon. Currently I am catching up on work that got neglected and spending time with family!
See you on your blog very soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Hej Jacinta,
Thanks for this experience. I went to all the blogs I could enter. Some I could not leave a message and others I did not understand their messages.
It was a great idea and I think a forum would be a great idea.
The Idea of a single post took many of us off guard I guess. I was so happy with the comments on my blog. I received and continue to receive tips from many of them and I am forever grateful to you and Steve for just being there.
Please keep in touch and I know I want to continue this worldly contact.
Pierre
Thee Quest For Perfect Health
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Hi Pierre,
Thank you for popping by! Good to hear you enjoyed the experience.
I am hoping to create a forum where people that want to still keep in touch can.
Skål
Jacinta
Hi, Jacinta,
I have a lot to learn but feel like I am in the right place with this group.
First of all, I feel very fortunate to have stumbled over your challenge as I am not in any class that promotes blogging, nor do I know any other participants. I wasn't even sure what a blog is, but now I know and understand quite a bit more about what a blog vs a website is
I also agree with the idea of smaller challenges. 100 is a lot to get thru. Plus you have to add time for reading, thinking and writing a comment and my own response to comments that were left on my site. I think I went to all blogs and left comments. I went down the list backwards.
Since I am a newbie in every sense of the word, maybe a guide book of sorts would help others like me. Sally had some great posting guidelines for commenting that helped me. Maybe include
directions on social bookmarking, the how and why of that. There was a site that had some good info on that too. I found it during the last couple of days.
I also agree on a new post for the next challenge. I have already decided to move forward with a different blog that will incorporate all I have learned with this challenge. Like I have already said, I feel very fortunate to have been included in this challenge as I think most others have quite a bit more actual hands on internet experience than I. So, thank you to everyone who has commented and responded!
Some type of forum would be great to keep and build connections.
Waiting to start the hopping until everyone is registered would make it easier to get around to all. Maybe do a 100 challenge again but at the beginning of summer. Something along the lines of 100 days of blog hopping/comments. Have it run from June thru
Aug. I'm thinking most of us would like to participate again so maybe start promoting it in Jan or Feb with guidebooks, rules etc.
If you go all out, you could a couple of different niches for 100 days of summer with 200 participants. All kinds of ideas!
If I can help I would be more than happy too. I just don't think I know enough at this point to do more than get in the way..LOL.
If you think of something I can help with, I will!
I would be interested in your tally of results. Just to know how I did compared to everyone else would at least validate to me I am doing something. Is that odd? Kinda like being graded? Or maybe it's a newbie thing.
Anyway, thanks again!
Fran T
Fran T last wrote about.. Nopalea and My Knee
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Hi Fran,
Thank you so much for your feedback! I really really appreciate it!
The 100 blog hops over 100 days sounds like a good one! Plus the guide! Sally is writing a book on blog hopping which would be perfect for explaining the whole concept of blog hopping and commenting.
Not sure if I will do the challenge like this again. It was a massive workload.
I will be writing the tally post at the end of the week.
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: alexwhalley23
on September 7th, 2010 at 9:38 am
Jacinta
Again congratulation for a job well done. The amount of work that would have been involved was incredible, so thankyou for organising that.
Unfortunately – my feedback is anything but good.
My latest post actually attacks a lot of the participants of this challenge, and I think although the idea was good, and the concept brilliant, because of a lack of knowledge on how to actually engage with people, most bloggers on this list completely wasted the opportunity!
I'm sorry, but if you have the chance to show your work to 99 fresh faces, writing 'this is my post for the challenge' is just the biggest waste of time ever!
Sorry but I refuse to comment on a post that provides no value what so ever.
Great idea, next time I would suggest making the groundrules first. Like you need to post a decent post and not a 'look at me, I have no idea what the f I am doing' post and also to encourage people to actually add value.
I had one comment saying 'I have commented for the challenge, but you have not on my site – so you have to come over now'
Ummmm. NO MATE, does not work like that. Provide me value, make me think 'oh, thats a good point' and THEN i will come over and repay the favour!
Tell me what your thoughts are on this Jascinta.
No disrespect btw, I think you know what it was supposed to be, it was just a bunch of about 30 in the list that turned it into a farce
Alex@niche site marketing last wrote about.. What the Blog are you talking about
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Hi Alex,
I appreciate your feedback.
I have read your blog post and answered you over there.
This was an innocent idea that grew into a challenge. Nej! It was not well thought out and yes the rules probably could have been better, however who knew it was going to grow into the monster it did!
But I guess that happens when I am a dumb newbie blogger!
Skål
Jacinta
Alex from niche site marketing
Twitter: alexwhalley23
Svar:
September 7th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Jacinta,
I actually have A LOT of respect for you as a blogger and networker.
I apologise if the post and comments felt like a personal attack, but at no stage did I intend for this to be the case.
I actually said that I thought the whole idea was a brilliant one, and you know what – I don;t think it should be up to you to have to make the rules. What upset me is how so many 'dumb' bloggers missed the concept, the point, and the opportunity.
I also had the added bonus of somehow ending up with two posts on the list, so received twice the no. of 'pointless comments'
Don;t get me wrong, there were a multitude of amazing blog posts, and those that left a meaningful comment at my blog had the favour returned. I just think it was dissapointing that so many bloggers turned it into a spam-a-thon.
Again, I apologise for what obviously felt like a personal attack, but know that I only intended to point out the importance of providing value and engagement first and foremost. Granted I put that point across in a somewhat controversial manner, but is that not the point?
I honestly do have a lot of respect for you as a blogger JD, I don;t expect that feeling to be mutual
Take care, and God bless
Alex@niche site marketing last wrote about.. Automate your Social Bookmarking…Free!
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Hi Alex,
I did not take the post as an absolute personal attack!
What I did find offensive was the term 'dumb blogger' and what I also found offensive was some of your commentators making judgment without understanding the original concept of the challenge.
We were all newbies once and I commented from their point of view!
I do agree that some of the posts submitted could have been better and I do agree that some of the comments that people contributed could have been better too! I did read them and I was disappointed when I saw it happening as that was not the original concept of the challenge.
Yes you can tell if someone has actually read the post or not by the way they commented.
And yes you are entitled to your point of view and to write about it accordingly. I Have sat back as your commentator 'Sire' put it and taken the feedback on board.
I actually replied to him nicely on your blog just under Fran's comment, however my original reply went to spam as I linked to a blog post of Sally's and by the time I found that out, I had noticed another reply that did feel like an attack and therefore I have replied accordingly.
I do agree that maybe rules could have been set out better, however like I replied on your blog, I had no idea how big this thing was going to get!
I do thank you for your opinion and I do appreciate it as I am sure other people will too, and I have taken the criticisms on board so that if I do decide to be a bimbo again and create a challenge I will know how to do it better from the blogging point of view.
Like I said earlier where I got offended was the term 'Dumb Blogger' and 'Blogging by Dummies'. I know that you were not calling me the dumb blogger as such.
I took response more to your commentators opinions of something they knew nothing about!
Plus I also felt for the newbies so to speak that had joined the challenge not really knowing what they were doing. Some of them had never even blogged before the challenge! Give them 100 points for giving it a go!
Alex I do know that you were not attacking me personally as such, however please remember we were all newbies once!
See you on your blog soon as I am sure I will have to answer to a few more of your judgmental commentators.
Skål
Jacinta
Jacinta,
I think creating a forum is a great way to keep in touch and reconnect with people. I hope all these problems can be sort out shortly and I do believe that you do it! Keep up the awesome work and you have my support!
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 8th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Hi Justin,
Thank you for popping by!
I think the forum will be a great idea. Just got to get it all sorted. At the moment I am trying to catch up on work I let slip while I was coordinating the challenge. I had no idea the workload I created for myself when I started it.
However I don't regret it, it was an unbelievable learning experience both good and bad. This was way more than a comments challenge. I am looking forward to writing my results post at the end of the week about it.
Re the forum I will send you an invite when I get it all done. I have some unique plans for it.
See you on your blog very soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Hi Jacinta, truly, Daddy and Bubba need your time and affection too. Work is good but be sure that there should be a limit when is enough. Family should be our first priority. As a family man, I'm also struggling with these and trying to get back slowly after being so busy also with my business.
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 16th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Hi Allan,
Nice to meet you!
Yes hubby and bubba have needed me the last 2 weeks to make up for the 6 weeks I went beserk with the challenge! Oops on that one!
I agree on creating a time limit. I have a schedule now that I am trying to keep so that everything is balanced.
Slowly but surely.
Thank you for popping by!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: johnmcnally54
on September 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Well Jacinta you certainly started something here. I can see you with your feet up now, nice and relaxed now the challenge is over.
Maybe not, with your two year old running around. 
I think the 100 comment challenge should be annual, and no posts about the challenge itself, (I'm guilty of that one).
Perhaps eventually monthly 20/30 comment challenges focused on tight themes.
Everyone benefited from this, but you and Steve did all the work which meant you must have neglected other areas. A small dedicated team would spread the work around.
Well done Jacinta, you deserve a round of applause for this.
John
John McNally last wrote about.. WHY was Clockwork Orange Banned in GB
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 16th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Hej John,
Yes I created a monster!!
A bit like a pebble in the ocean that created a storm!
I agree on the yearly concept for a challenge so big! A few people have suggested smaller versions of challenges which I think is an excellent idea. And yes I agree on no posts about the challenge as the entry for the challenge!
I have been chatting to Randy about the concept of creating an area in his forum so we can have a section for challenges and a place to communicate.
Thank you for being an awesome contributor. I finally tallied the results the last couple of days and your effort was amazing!
See you on your blog very soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: SandyHalliday
on September 9th, 2010 at 5:47 am
Hej Jacinta,
Have been meaning to visit to see what you had posted about how the challenge went. It was some undertaking and certainly took a lot of my time up. I don't yet know of course if it will help my traffic long term.
Ville jeg gøre det igen? I might work up some enthusiasm in a few months! Depends very much on what else is going on at the time. I did enjoy it though and it was great to meet so many people.
I think that perhaps you should limit the length of the post that is entered in the challenge as some took an age to read.
Thanks for organizing it. I can't believe you would be willing to do it all again!
Sandy
SandyHalliday@Making Money Online last wrote about.. Can Your Website Visitors Contact You
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 16th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Hi Sandy,
Thank you for popping by!
I agree on the challenge being a lot of work. I had no idea the workload it was going to generate. I literally lived and breathed the challenge for 6 weeks.
I have finally tallied up the results and will be posting a summary post in a few days.
I don't think I will do a challenge this big again for a while, maybe make this kind of event and annual one!
Re doing it all over again. I am thinking more of smaller content orientated challenges, such as article writing, producing video content, web 2.0 website stuff such squidoo, hubpages etc etc.
I do agree on the length of posts for next time. I often found I was getting lost in people's blogs for hours.
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: sallyneill
on September 9th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Hey Jacinta,
How ya doing?
I am not really visiting blogs at the moment due to my busy schedule right now!
But yours is one of my favs so had to leave a comment here.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED the challenge, although it was tough work!
I am so glad that I participated, got a lot of extra people added to my rss feed
But mostly I am glad that I met so many internet marketers and hope to build really strong relationships with them in the near future.
As you know I have a super idea about promoting the people who actually fulfilled their end of the deal on this challenge, to return some of the love!
Gonna be BIG I tell ya!
To the people who didn't participate as requested, well that's their loss.
To answer your questions:
Should we do it again?
Hell no! Ha ha just kidding!
Hvad ville du ændre ved det?
I would make it more specific, ie. only allow internet marketers to participate and not random bloggers.
What would you improve about it?
Hmmmm, some prizes of some sort, maybe free access to paid products created by the members of the challenge or something like that.
What would make it fun, inspiring etc.
I think it was fun, and a nice little community came out of it, so that was fab! Would be great to stay in touch with those people in some way.
Catch you on skype soon, well done Jacinta, you should be very proud.
You're a wonderful person, who spent so much time on this project, with no personal gain for yourself, a very unselfish act, KARMA is coming to get ya!!!
Lastly, just let me again say thank you for setting up this challenge, for helping myself and others meet like minded people, we are all truly grateful to you.
Sally
Sally @ Blog Hopping Queen last wrote about.. Writing Testimonials Benefit You Too
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 17th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Hi Miss Sally,
Sorry for the delay in reply. I have been having a little rest!
Oooh I love your feedback.
I like the prizes idea of the paid memberships. That is a good one!
Re doing the challenge again. Hmmm the jury is out on that one! Only kidding! Yes I will do this again, but on a much smaller scale, plus maybe once a year unless someone else wants to moderate it.
Hmm food for thought people could take in turns on moderating!
See you on skype very soon!
Skål
Jacinta
[...] of the 100 comment challenge that just ended up. Jacinta had a brilliant idea to network and get people to comment on each other's blog post until each posts comments reached 100. Replies didn't count. It [...]
Twitter: ElizObihFrank
on September 13th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Dear Jacinta,
First off, Thank You for the enormous effort you put into organizing the 100 Comment Challenge and seeing it through to completion. When I signed up for the challenge, I made a commitment to learn and grow from the experience and to honor the rule of commenting on all the listed blogs. I am not an internet marketer yet but knew that I could learn something, albeit one nugget of value, from every contributor.
I visited every blog and, yes, I read every single post (except the ones you mentioned we couldn't access) because I wanted to understand what each blogger was sharing with the reader before commenting… Call it my Catholic Schoolgirl upbringing or my stiff upper lip British/Nigerian sensibility… that's just my way. If I missed anyone, although I don't think I did, it was not intentional and I offer sincere apologies.
The entire experience was yet another reminder of why it is best to focus on your goal, honor it and move on. I was reminded again that it is pointless to insist on having others comply to a set of rules when they don't want to … even if they initially agreed to those rules. There will always be dissenters in any group project and I am not surprised by some of the feedback you received because that is human nature; One man's feast is another man's poison.
I've always liked the idea of maintaining what in Yoga is known as a “Beginner's Mind” because it helps keep the ego in check and that is where true learning and growth occurs. We all make mistakes and hopefully we learn from them. I learned a lot from this experience and will continue to learn; I have no regrets. A great teacher once said, “The minute you think you know everything and what everyone else should be thinking/doing is the moment you've stopped learning…”
Should we do this again? It is now up to you to decide if you wish to have another go at it. If yes, I would suggest fewer, niche specific bloggers might be helpful.
Hvad ville du ændre ved det? The number of participants and have all contributors offer a new post.
What would you improve about it? I'm tempted to say have a code of honor for participants where all agree that — your word is your bond — Simply honor what you signed up for or back out early. There, I said it.
What suggestions would you have to make it fun and inspiring? Have all participants take turns sending everyone a reminder about the purpose of the challenge; this was meant to be a supportive, positive endeavor and a way to help each other grow… feedback was meant to be given in the spirit of uplifting each other.
As I write this from my home in New York, I am reminded again about the events of 9/11 and how people rallied in the face of violence to comfort and help each other. The nature of the help was not questioned. What mattered was that people offered help in different ways they knew how… This is my prayer for us all.
Bloggers have an important role to play in the blogosphere and we must remember to wield our words with compassion. Ultimately, we all have the power of the human spirit to heal and to hurt one another. The latter is a dangerous option.
Thank you again Jacinta for letting me through the Challenge door. I wish you continued and abundant success … and I know you wish all of us, newbies and experienced bloggers, mega success.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
ElizOF last wrote about.. Defining Freedom- Five Key Ways We Express & Abuse It…
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 17th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Hi Eliz,
Wow! What beautiful words. Thank you so much!
Your feedback is amazing and so genuine and true.
I completely agree on the code of honour, however as we know not everyone can do that. Life sometimes gets in the way for some people, or often things get sidetracked and some get over whelmed. I think that is what happened with some people in the challenge.
even though the challenge is technically over I have noticed quite a few people still going around to people's blogs, so even though they didn't finish in the allotted time they are still getting there. Which is awesome.
I do like the community spirit that was generated from the challenge and I do hope that I can keep that spirit alive.
I hope to have a few little announcements I am working on shortly.
I agree on new posts, and the time factor and smaller contributors. Nothing like starting the whole process with a bang!
I am so glad you enjoyed the challenge and you have met some amazing people. I guess that was the whole concept in a nut shell. People meeting new people and really getting out there and networking and building a community.
It became a lot more that just a comments challenge. It has been a very challenging, humbling as well as growing experience for me.
Looking forward to communicating with you soon!
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: vancesova
on September 13th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Hej Jacinta,
I have completed the challenge with some shortcomings like not tweeting every post and missing a few bookmarks.
I was disappointed with some participants who didn't bother commenting on my blog in spite of my giving them a comment of value.
It could be that some of my comments were put into spam folder by Akismet. I had to retrieve some comments from my spam folder.
Overall it was a good experience which I wouldn't want to repeat soon but at a later date perhaps.
I'm sorry that the participants of the challenge were attacked by an insider, Alex Whalley.
What he wrote in his post is simply unacceptable and wrong.
He is not holier than any of us and his paternalistic and arrogant article is a farce.
You did a magnificent job defending the newbies in your comments on his drivel.
Here is what I commented on his blog:
Hi Jacinta, Alex, Sire,
I have participated in the challenge and have to side with Jacinta here.
It's not true that most comments were spammy. In the beginning most comments were pretty good. I was giving my best comments for the most part but admittedly not as good towards the end as the time was running out. But I have never spam commented.
Perhaps I gave 25% of comments that were not up to the standard. I think most people did the same.
For Alex to attack the whole challenge in his post it was probably a link bait.
Aside from that he does put himself on a pedestal and sounds very arrogant.
A lot of the challenge participants are complete newbies and to be so harsh with them as Alex is is not fair. He acts like someone who is trying to get a following by sounding like he knows it all and sees through everything.
Part of the rules, which were by the way outlined very well but not adhered to by some participants including Alex was the commitment to comment on each blog in the challenge.
This is obviously what Alex has gotten himself out of by taking the few spam comments as an excuse and the reason for his wholesale attack on the whole thing.
Vance
Vance@Get More Readers last wrote about.. How To Get More Readers- 10 Tips To Make Your Blog More Popular
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 17th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Hi Vance,
Sorry for the delay on reply, I have been having a well earned rest!
Moderating the challenge did take a lot out of me.
I agree not something I will be doing again in a hurry!!
Overall it has been an awesome experience, I have learned so much, and met some amazing people I would not change what we did.
Yes it had it's downfalls, however overall 60% completed the challenge, so as far as I am concerned that is a success.
I would worry about what the negative people have said. I was upset at first because I thought it was an attack on the newbies, however what it did show me was the true values of people as marketers, so that I am grateful.
Some people genuinely want to help people and others don't. We can not please everyone.
I agree with you in that I was a little disappointed that not everyone completed the challenge. I do think most people did genuinely want to complete the challenge, however some had life circumstances get in the way. I think some may have gotten overwhelmed at the workload.
I must admit I was a little overwhelmed there and I was the organiser!
Currently I am enjoying a little break and seriously thinking about where I want to go online. The challenge has definitely given me something to think about!
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Barry from The Newbies Guide
Twitter: barry_wells
Svar:
October 1st, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Hi Vance, i couldn't have put it better myself mate.
What i found ridiculous was Alex basing his view on the 25 blogs he visited. That's 25% which isn't enough (i think) to give a 100% overview.
I'm playing catch up Vance but will be visiting your blog very soon.
Respect and Regards to you Vance, Barry
Barry@The Newbies Guide last wrote about.. The Newbies Guide Part 11- Plus A Gift- A Guide and A Video
Jacinta – I hold up my hand as one who hasn't finished the challenge yet – I could name excuses – very valid ones, I might add – but all I will say is that I promise to get around to all the blogs and leave a comment.
It was MUCH harder and time consuming than I thought it would be – what with reading the blog post and the comments then leaving a worthwhile comment.
I'd say do it again but maybe in batches of 30 – maybe we could have a race of 5 teams of 30 bloggers and see which team all get round their teams blogs first! A huge administration nightmare – so the forum idea is better:P
Thank you for the challenge – sorry I didn't complete it in time – I claim too many senior moments
Jennifer
Jennifer @JTInternetMarketing.com last wrote about.. New! How To Become A Successful Affiliate
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 17th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Hi Jennifer,
At least you gave it your best shot!! There were quite a few people that didn't complete the challenge. At least you are still making the effort to get to everyone over time.
I think quite a few people were overwhelmed with the time factor. The challenge was a lot bigger than every initially thought.
I know I have been a little overwhelmed from it and I was the organiser!
Re the forum idea, I have an idea there so I will keep everyone posted just got to iron out some details first.
Thank you for being a valued contributor to the challenge. I will see you on your blog very soon!
Skål
Jacinta
100 articles is a lot to read – what I would like to know is…
what were the best and the worst posts you read? I'll bet that there were some really good ones and some really funny ones (even if it was just because they were so bad!). Did any posts make you happy or angry or sad? Clue us in – we would love to hear!
Susan Kennedy last wrote about.. Is Bigger Better
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 17th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Hi Susan,
Thank you for popping by!
I liked the whole process of the challenge. Yes 100 articles were definitely a lot to read, plus on average about 100 comments on each blog as well!!
I have enjoyed the whole process and have learned a heap!
Nice To Meet You!
Skål
Jacinta
Hey Jacinta,
First I would like to say a big Thank you for all the work you have put in, it has been amazing.
I really enjoyed my blog hopping, all 101 of them.
To the people that signed up, but didn't take part, shame on you.You missed out on 101 backlinks. Ah well if you don't want backlinks.
Yes, I think this should be done again.
Like Sally said, I think it should be more specific. Niches could be seperated, make it more interesting for people in those niches.
Another idea I had, (might regret this) Video post. Everyone could make a video, upload to you tube then we could all comment on the video. Comment on you tube this time not the blog itself.
I would even consider setting up a blog just for the videos. Every video would get its own page, with comments below.
Just an idea.
Like I said, might regret this.
Pete
Ps. I have fixed the comment problem on my blog, had it set to 50 in settings. Doh!!!
Pete Carr last wrote about.. Your Blogging Toolbox Part 1
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 17th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Hi Pete,
Oooooh I like the idea of the video post! That would get everyone out of their comfort zone, even me!!
I did manage to get back to your blog for the comments. It allowed me to see them once I had submitted my new comment to you. It was weird, it happened to me on about 6 blogs. I had to make a new comment just to see the old comments!
I agree on more niche specific, that has been suggested a couple of times and seems to be a theme here.
Thank you so much for being an awesome contributor. This has been one amazing ride! Right now I am having a very well earned break!
Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta
Hej Jacinta,
Well, you created a monster alright – albeit a nice one
As a very late starter I didn't finish visiting by the due date, which in some ways was sad, as I had come across some really interesting blogs/people, many of which I will be visiting again.
The comment about everyone starting at the same time obviously gets my vote.
It was very time consuming but I thought a good post deserved a considered and thoughtful reply, so I like to think I managed that at least.
Interestingly, Mark Terrell sent his new coaching students off blog hopping at the same time!
After receiving a few comments, and going up and down your list looking for them, I realised what was happening and gave a comment in return, frequently the first comment ever on their blogs.
These were real newbies, and we all need a little help especially in the beginning.
This is a long comment so very well done Jacinta and yes I am up for the next one.Forum – yes.
Dave
PS your traffic rank is looking very healthy! Congrats.
Dave Whittle last wrote about.. Excellent WordPress Training To Help You Become A WordPress Expert!
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
September 16th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Hi Dave,
Thank you for popping by! Your feedback is very welcome I really appreciate it!
I agree on everyone starting at the same time. I do think that was a downfall and in hind sight it should have been different as the deadline did cause anxiety for some.
There were some amazing blogs and people that contributed and the biggest thing I have found is the community spirit that has developed from it.
I did see Mark's students going around at the same time. They probably got caught up in the travels as well, although I think Mark gave them a specific list to head to, I am not sure on that one.
I like the fact that he followed them. That was cool!
And yes completely agree on helping the newbies. I remember when I was first writing on my first blog. I had no idea what to do say or anything. It is such a learning process that is never ending!
Re the forum: I am having a chat to Randy about that one. I am a member of his 'More Monthly' forum and rather than create a new forum all together I have approached Randy about allowing the challengers to join his and create a section in there where we can all challenge each other and do other types of challenges such as product creation ones etc etc etc.
I really like Randy's forum and there are already a few of us in there so it is perfect.
Re the traffic ranking: Everyone's traffic has gone down bar a couple of websites. Some of them have plummeted!! Now the trick for everyone is to keep them down and keep the momentum going with what they are doing.
A good 40% didn't complete the challenge in time, however I have noticed they are still going around which is really cool. Next time we do the challenge I think it should last a little longer as well. 100 blogs is a lot of blogs to visit and read!
Thank you for being an awesome contributor, see you on your blog very soon!
Skål
Jacinta
I had been out of the country for weeks. Great To visit you again.:)
My overall experience …. Simply Amazing!
The challenge had really made me “stretched out” my potential quite a bit, making me went out of my comfort zone and do things in a scale I never thought I could.
For me, I had kept my heart and mind open throughout the challenge so I have little problems with any of the “hiccups” during the challenge; I am talking about those not-so-ideal scenarios some may take it too serious in my own opinion.
To start with, it is always easier for the rest of us to criticize the very 1st person who stared something new, right? Just think of the very 1st car ever created in this world, it wouldn't be as comfort and safe as what we all are driving now.
This is the very 1st time you organized such event and I believe it is also the very 1st time a lot of the bloggers had blog hop in such a scale. Yes, the rules can always be better defined but someone needs to start something to begin with. It is a learning experience to all of us. so please, take it easy for a while, guys!
I also wonder, perhaps it is the not so well defined rules and regulations that makes this challenge success, at least it was a very interesting experience for me. Although I do feel we need to better define some game rule (The next time round
), but will not want the whole thing to be filled with “over dogmatic restrictions” and looses all the fun and energy it should have
One example is the length of post and comment; I think MODERATION instead of limiting is a better approach. We need to respect the blog owner's right to express their thoughts in whatever way they want and whether to approve a comment or not. In return they also need to respect the right of their reader whether to comment.
The fact is some of most valuable info and inspirations I received during this challenge came from post and comment in both long and short passage.
I love what ElizOF suggested:” …a code of honor for participants where all agree that — your word is your bond — Simply honor what you signed up for or back out early. ”
There is nothing to win here, but if one would do “foolish things”, he will loose his online credibility to start with. So I really believe things will pretty much take care by itself. That's the beauty of Freedom In Internet.
The principle to withhold at all time will be…self-respect & sound moderation.
Here' are a few more of my other brainstorm ideas and thoughts for the next time round…
- Smaller Scale Mini Challenge
We can definitely organizes in sets of mini challenge (smaller scale with more focus theme) periodically, perhaps once every 1-3 months with perhaps 30-50 post
- More Focus Theme or Subject
I know there are some participants who find it hard to comment on some of the blogs simply because they are not involved or simply have no idea at all about the subject of the post. A more focus subject will at help as we can decide whether we can provide real value or to learn something for that particular subject.
For each mini challenge, we can focus on a main theme subject, not too narrow, not too wide.
Example for the internet marketing niche: We can organize a challenge about
[The 3 most effective traffic generation technique you used, where, when what and the actual result?] Or
[How you earn your 1st USD500, how long you took, what technique you used...etc.]
- Going Beyond the IM niche
I really would not want to focus only the internet marketing niche. I would miss some very valuable blogs if we did that for our 1st challenge. If it is possible, we could expand a bit to other general niche like Team Building, Personal Development, Health…etc. Perhaps we could categorize them in the forum so we can invite more people from more diverse back grounds to join.
-Selected Niche Organizer and Moderators
We can have different people with different niche expertise to volunteer to be the organizer plus 2-3 moderators to provide assistance and better organized for each particular challenge
- Start & End Time
I think is more practical to set a joined and complete time frame instead of everybody starting together. Example for a 30/30 comments days challenge, we can open the date to join between 1st til 15th of the month, each bloggers will have to complete their challenge 30 days from the time they joined with their new blog post.
- Motivation
Having prizes for the challenge is the obvious idea but could become “tricky” if there is something of real value to be won. We may need to come out with a voting system to make it as fair as possible (example 3 vote per person and they cannot vote for their own post or comment.)
2 ideas on where to get the free prizes:
Limited Sponsored Prize
We can open limited space for sponsored prize but will need some kind of qualification on the type of prize people can sponsor (example, no rehash outdated…PLR)
Feature Top 3 Most Valuable Posts/Comments…etc
We can set a special blog page that features the winning bloggers with their photos and story as a free publicity.
-Anniversary?!
I know I suggested the mini challenge approach. But I do feel that the success of this 100 blog challenge is due one very important factor….the good will & fun nature of you Jacinta ( I think you called it “Bimbo”).
My really hope we can hold the 100post challenge as an annual event as it is, flexible, open minded to celebrate and keep the spirit of good will of the original idea. While the rest more focus mini challenge as a monthly, bi-monthly event.
Just some of my “2cents” thoughts. Thanks for reading. ?
Skål
Jason Ser
Twitter: lionslinger
on September 17th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
I admire your courage in bringing up this challenge. You have given me an inspiration in a way that anything can be done once we put our mind unto it.
Hej Jacinta
Firstly, thanks for your efforts with organising the 100 Blog Post Challenge. It was a very worthwhile exercise for me for 2 reasons:
Firstly, I had neglected my blog for a while because I wasn't sure what direction to take it in and I was working on other sites. Taking part in this challenge gave me an incentive to start blogging again.
Secondly, because I had neglected my blog, its Alexa ranking was 23,585,236 on 10 August, the day I joined the challenge and made my “sticky” post (a survey). My Alexa ranking today is 980,709! That improvement is 100% due to the challenge as the only activity I engaged in since 10 August is commenting on all the blogs and replying to the 57 comments on my blog (until yesterday when I posted the results of the survey on my blog).
Regarding improvements, the biggest problem I had was that I found it difficult to comment on some blogs. This could be made easier in 2 ways:
Firstly, it would be better if all the blogs involved were in the same niche. It would then be easier to comment and this would improve SEO. I guess it would be down to people in different niches to organise their own challenges.
Secondly, it would be a lot easier to add comments if people wrote a post that encouraged debate in some way, perhaps by asking a question. That's why I made my post a survey.
Once again, though, thanks Jacinta. Taking part in your Challenge has helped me a great deal.
Med venlig hilsen
Martyn
Martyn Boaden last wrote about.. The Biggest Challenge Most New Internet Marketers Face – And How You Can Overcome It …
Twitter: barry_wells
on October 2nd, 2010 at 12:23 am
Hi Jacinta, here at last.
I found the challenge an excellent adventure and a huge learning curve. I learnt loads of tips that will help me progress with my blog as well as other aspects of my business. The fact that there was a mix of established and newbie bloggers was fantastic and i felt that most offered value.
Terry Conti for example; a new blogger that asked a very good, interesting question on a subject that most of us have an opinion on but not an outright answer. By asking the question that he did we were all able to learn from the experienced people that have been there and done it. Not only was Terry able to get a better view but we all were, and that'll help us in the future.
In reply to your qustions:
Should we do it again? Without a doubt, yes we should. For the reasons stated above.
What would I change about it? Not a lot really, however i do agree that we should submit a new post with relevence to our chosen niches. The amount of blogs was spot on and i would keep it at 101 as well as keeping it to one month.
What would I improve about it? I would give more notice, maybe a month, so as to allow people to decide if it really is for them or not. It was a commitment that most of us saw through but with many not fulfilling the challenge maybe it was to time consuming for them with their existing commitments. By giving them notice of a month they can reshuffle and work around those commitments. I would also make a rule that while we can mention the challenge within our post, the post itself must be original and not just saying about the challenge.
Jacinta this is not a reflection of your post, we all needed your post to explain the rules and details of the plugins that were needed to help us in our quest. It's the ones that basically copied your post, (maybe re-wording it slightly) onto their blogs that we need to do away with.
I would also agree with ElizOF and Jason …”a code of honor for participants where we all agree that — your word is your bond — Simply honor what you signed up for or back out early.”
What suggestions for making it more fun and inspiring? If learning from experienced people, gaining knowledge, bringing traffic to our blogs and meeting new people doesn't give people inspiration then i don't know what else would.
Motivation type stuff Maybe Thu could make another image of a golden badge for those that complete the challenge to display on their blogs. If it could be made secure so others couldn't just copy it as some did with the previous images that Thu kindly put together for us.
In addition: As you know Jacinta I also put a page on my blog to help promote the challenge and inform people of the plugins needed. What i'm thinking of doing with the page is dividing the page into 2 sections: Top section for those that completed the challenge, where i'll amend their links to their home pages so as to keep them current at all times. The bottom section would be the people that didn't complete the challenge, with all links removed. I realise that there may be some that couldn't complete the challenge for a very good reason so may include a mid section for them.
Just a thought!
All in all Jacinta it was great and i would do it all again without hesitation.
Take good care,
R&R Barry
Barry@The Newbies Guide last wrote about.. The Newbies Guide Part 11- Plus A Gift- A Guide and A Video
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
October 2nd, 2010 at 10:06 am
Hi Barry,
Absolutely awesome feedback!
I think we might have this particular challenge on a yearly event and then have little challenges in between.
Will keep you posted!
Skål
Jacinta
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
October 2nd, 2010 at 10:27 am
Hi Barry,
Re the page to the contributors. At the moment I have left it as is. I have tallied up all the results. There were @60 people in total that commented on over 50 blogs. 45 of them commented on 70 blogs or more. Only 20 people actually commented on 90 blogs or more.
I think people dropped off for numerous reasons, some didn't realise the commitment involved, some had family and life issues occur, others chose to drop off.
The other problem was not everyone's comments went through. Some went to spam, some people weren't even updating their blog.
So from a results point of view it is hard to pin point the exact figures. so instead I have averages eg How many commented between 1-10, How many between 11-20, etc etc. If you want those results let me know.
I am writing them in a spread sheet. I am about halfway through.
Hope all is good.
Skål
Jacinta
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
October 2nd, 2010 at 10:30 am
Just to add,
Re the averages, these are the comments that have appeared. as you go around you will see that not everyone has updated.
I did the last tally of results around the 15th of September so any comments from people that have appeared on people's blog posts after that I have not tallied.
I do know that some of those that didn't complete the challenge in time were still going around and visiting.
Hope that helps.
Skål
Jacinta
Twitter: stanmyoung
on October 7th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Hey Jacinta
Sorry for the delayed feedback. Thank you to you and everyone else that put the challenge together you did an amazing job!
I did my best to make sure that I commented on everyone's blog however when I came across a problem I would only make a few atempts then move to the next. One thing that I found that it was sometimes difficult to keep track of which number I was up to when leaving comments, probably should have just kept a written record. No doubt my comments have already been covered I think you should limit the number of words,reading 3,000 words on one blog is hard going. I think selling should not be allowed.Some people didnt have any content so it was difficult to comment. On the other hand some posts were very informative. People in the group were very friendly to outsiders like me as most people seemed to know each other through the masterclass. Over all a fantastic result and I really appreciate all the work that you put into it.
Jacinta
Twitter: JacintaDean
Svar:
October 8th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Hi Stan,
Thank you for popping by!
You were one of the 20 that actually commented on just about all of the posts!!
Give or take one or 2 that may have not been updated.
Thank you so much for the feedback I really really appreciate it. It was actually around 30% masterclass and the rest were from outside, which was awesome.
I completely agree on the 3,000 word posts. I got lost quite a few times when I was doing my rounds, however overall I think everything went well and hopefully we will do this again next year!
Hope all is going well for you. Se dig på din blog snart!
Skål
Jacinta