A couple of weeks ago, inspired by Darren Rowse’s group writing project I ran a “How To” Week here at Instigator Blog. It was fun, but challenging, to focus on one style of post for the entire week and make sure I wasn’t cheating myself (or you!) into writing something that was less than a real “how to” in order to fit the theme.
And now I’m at it again. Not the cheating part, the writing part…
I’m declaring this Blog About 5 Things Week where each post will list 5 things. It could be any subject, and the 5 things won’t necessarily be a ranked list (i.e. top 5.)
Sample post ideas: “5 tips on…” or “5 ways to…” or “5 lessons about…”
“Things” is a fairly generic word, but apply it to something, write about 5 of ‘em and you’ve got it!
Please join me in this little experiment!
Go ahead and write “5 things” posts all week and link back here to let me know!
I hope you’ll give it a try, and tell your friends too! Even if you just write one or two posts, give it a go! I don’t have any amazing prizes, but I’ll link to you like crazy and we’ll have a grand time doing it…
In the spirit of Blog About 5 Things Week, here’s 5 reasons you should write a “5 Things” post:
- It’s a challenging way to work on your writing.
- It’s a great way to get some inbound links to your blog and make some new friends.
- List-style posts are quite popular, so with a bit of social bookmarking, the community’s help and some luck, we can generate explosive traffic numbers.
- Your community will appreciate it; they’ll get your valuable thoughts, insight and advice in neat little “5 things” packages.
- It’s tons of fun!
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I have written a 5 things list for y’all. check it out here http://spongebob.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/5-most-hated-celebrities-in-hollywood/
Richard – thanks for participating. The post looks great!
I’ll be linking back to you shortly…
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I have written a 5 things list for y'all. check it out here http://spongebob.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/5-mos...
Richard – thanks for participating. The post looks great!
I'll be linking back to you shortly…
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Hey! Conceptual artist and author damali ayo has been making “5 things” lists for a while now. You can check out “5 documentaries you need to watch” “5 things i am doing to reduce my impact on the environment” and more at http://damaliayo.com/pages/connected.htm
and also on her myspace blog, http://blog.myspace.com/damaliayocds where you can leave suggestions for other lists for damali to write up!
Enjoy!
Heather Day,
Assistant to damali ayo
Hey! Conceptual artist and author damali ayo has been making “5 things” lists for a while now. You can check out “5 documentaries you need to watch” “5 things i am doing to reduce my impact on the environment” and more at http://damaliayo.com/pages/connected.htm
and also on her myspace blog, http://blog.myspace.com/damaliayocds where you can leave suggestions for other lists for damali to write up!
Enjoy!
Heather Day,
Assistant to damali ayo
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1. When you fall on your face, get up, shake it off, and keep going. But make a note to not repeat the same mistake that caused you to fall on your face the first time.
http://blog.myspace.com/damaliayocds Linked back to instigator!
Heather – thanks for the comment. It was stuck in moderation and just saw it now.
I’ve linked to Damali’s MySpace blog – the link will be live soon. Glad to see there’s more people out there doing “lists of 5″!
1. When you fall on your face, get up, shake it off, and keep going. But make a note to not repeat the same mistake that caused you to fall on your face the first time.
http://blog.myspace.com/damaliayocds Linked back to instigator!
Heather – thanks for the comment. It was stuck in moderation and just saw it now.
I've linked to Damali's MySpace blog – the link will be live soon. Glad to see there's more people out there doing “lists of 5″!
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Nice Idea. I joined you, but I don’t know if my 5 Things Week is really that interesting. Happy Wekend.
Nice Idea. I joined you, but I don't know if my 5 Things Week is really that interesting. Happy Wekend.
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Manzkee – thanks for joining. I’ll be adding a link to your site soon, in the next batch of 5 posts by others for Blog About 5 Things Week.
I hope you’ll keep visiting and contributing at Instigator Blog!
Manzkee – thanks for joining. I'll be adding a link to your site soon, in the next batch of 5 posts by others for Blog About 5 Things Week.
I hope you'll keep visiting and contributing at Instigator Blog!
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Here’s my 5 latest post: Round Up. Thanks and congrats for the success of this idea.
Here's my 5 latest post: Round Up. Thanks and congrats for the success of this idea.
What a great idea! I’m going to go home and do this when I can… erm.. when I remember.. if I remember. I’m sure I’ll remember.
Now to think of five things…Any suggestions? I’m new to blogging… and this will be fun.
What a great idea! I'm going to go home and do this when I can… erm.. when I remember.. if I remember. I'm sure I'll remember.
Now to think of five things…Any suggestions? I'm new to blogging… and this will be fun.
Hi Yuriko – welcome to Instigator Blog and blogging.
This was an older project I did in 2006 but you’re welcome to participate if it helps you come up with great blog content.
Hi Yuriko – welcome to Instigator Blog and blogging.
This was an older project I did in 2006 but you're welcome to participate if it helps you come up with great blog content.
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check out my contribution about writing about five things at imagineering-engineering.blogspot.com great idea great blog cheers Stewart
check out my contribution about writing about five things at imagineering-engineering.blogspot.com great idea great blog cheers Stewart