Bloggiesta: The Finish Line

Bloggiesta was originally created by Maw Books
and is now hosted by It’s All About Books & There’s a Book.

Here is my entire Bloggiesta to-do list; items that I completed are crossed off and items that are still on my to-do list are highlighted:

1. Catch up on writing reviews (10). Completed post-Bloggiesta!!
2. Format upcoming reviews (5).
3. Format and schedule all promo posts that I have received material for.
4. Post reviews and update NetGalley.
5. Change RSS feed footer.
6. Back up blog and update import to WP.
7. Update WLW templates on laptop.
8. Check for and fix dead links.
9. Catch up on cross posting reviews on Goodreads, LibraryThing, and Pinterest.
10. Update review index pages (Reviews by Title and Reviews by Author).
11. Update all of my 2012 reading challenge posts (Outdo Yourself, Men in Uniform, TBR, ebook, 100+) to include all books read to date and to go up a level if need be.
12. Write up 2013 Reading Challenge sign-up posts and review link up posts: Outdo Yourself, Men in Uniform, Nicholas Sparks (it’s coming back!), and Romantic Suspense (new one!).
13. Create Facebook URL name for TBV page.
14. Format all ELEMENTAL ASSASSIN Series Read-a-Long discussion posts to be held here on TBV (11/30, 1/31, 3/30).
15. Format and schedule all ELEMENTAL ASSASSIN Series Read-a-Long discussion posts to be held at Smash Attack Reads (10/30, 12/28, 2/28, 4/30).
16. Create a Welcome box in the sidebar.
17. Figure out a tagline for the blog. I have the main idea; I need to make it sound snazzy.
18. Go thru all blog Pages and update if need be.
19. Update About page.
20. Update old review posts to current format.
21. Replace all old banners (Month in Review, About the Author, About the Book, Excerpt, Giveaway, Buy on Amazon, Add to Goodreads) with new banners.
22. Go thru all old blog posts and reformat as needed.
23. Figure out what the heck is going on with Feedburner and find a replacement if necessary. Going to wait it out and see what happens come 10/20.
24. Figure out how to use Stumble Upon to promote TBV.
25. Complete Ash’s "Grade Yourself" mini-challenge.
26. Pick winner for Thea Harrison giveaway and email/announce.
27. Write up Month in Review post for September.
28. Update Kindle Books to Lend list.

I got 20/28 things completed!! Not bad, eh? I still have some pretty daunting tasks left to do (like going thru old posts and reformatting and replacing old banners – BORING) but those will have to wait.

If you were unable to participate in this round of Bloggiesta, or if you still have some blog tidying up to do, check out my Starting Line post for links to mini-challenges, which are great to do year-round.

 

How did you do with Bloggiesta? Feel free to leave me a link to your Finish Line post.