tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post4473142457126119929..comments2024-03-16T11:38:39.317-04:00Comments on Author Jean Davis: Reflections on the 2017 A to Z ChallengeJean Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-39843710490982577232017-05-20T11:26:17.214-04:002017-05-20T11:26:17.214-04:00Well done for completing the challenge. I'm st...Well done for completing the challenge. I'm still getting caught up on the comments left on my blog during April. Like you I was disappointing when a blogger's name took me to a Google page and I couldn't actually locate their posts from there. It's made me a lot more careful to leave a signature when I comment now!<br /><br />Cait @ <a href="http://clicks-clan.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Click's Clan</a>Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478761820331036869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-48470059238316384332017-05-10T22:39:53.519-04:002017-05-10T22:39:53.519-04:00Glad your challenge was successful! I changed job...Glad your challenge was successful! I changed jobs in February so I had much less time than usual to visit the blogs of other participants. I pre-wrote my own posts, which was VERY helpful, but I admit I slacked a bit on visiting others. I'll probably cruise around now and hit some of those I missed. I also love your idea of copying links into a document to make it easier to find the blogs you wanted to visit. That's a great idea that I'll try to remember to do next year. Thanks for that idea!<br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-69255835592572277942017-05-10T11:02:52.531-04:002017-05-10T11:02:52.531-04:00Good reflection. You made lots of observations I a...Good reflection. You made lots of observations I agree with. I need to get my refelction done!Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-28440752042511769012017-05-10T04:14:19.409-04:002017-05-10T04:14:19.409-04:00Glad to hear the Challenge went well for you. A lo...Glad to hear the Challenge went well for you. A lot of people seem to go off finding other people from fellow commenters - with the time constraints, I don't always read all the other comments, but I should try that. Your posts were great, I picked up a lot of helpful tips and I can see it being a resource I would go back to.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-29630794838279005782017-05-09T17:24:00.178-04:002017-05-09T17:24:00.178-04:00My reflections post will come next week on my regu...My reflections post will come next week on my regularly scheduled day to "write about whatever". I only missed the linky in terms of how messy it was to find links in the comments, especially the non-hyper linked ones. I think a good compromise would to do a daily linky that way it is more organized but only active posts are linked. I didn't do a theme post since our theme is the same as our daily postings. Instead I use the challenge to try out new ways of conveying the same content. This year I really focused on better titles for posts. <a href="http://www.girl-who-reads.com" rel="nofollow">Girl Who Reads</a>Girl Who Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567066995224650190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-19008136174575878782017-05-09T10:47:08.118-04:002017-05-09T10:47:08.118-04:00Yes, there is no need to leave a link as long as y...Yes, there is no need to leave a link as long as you do fill in your blog in the form. However, some people have several blogs and hunting down which one is active or that they are participating on, takes time. In other cases, links go to websites where I then have to hunt down their link to their blog and then find where they are participating in that blog, because some even had separate blogs on their websites for different topics. So on the whole, a link can still be helpful. Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-20312249841687520532017-05-09T10:42:12.732-04:002017-05-09T10:42:12.732-04:00I make my own list as well which I think makes it ...I make my own list as well which I think makes it easier though I did not do any social media mostly because I have not signed up for them. <br /><br />I didn't care for google+ at all and you're right, it's hard to find that link to that blogger with google+ profile, I'm not signed up for it but I have a separate account for commenting but still, I just think google should just remove it all together.<br /><br />sometimes I do forget to leave a link at the end of my comment and sometimes if there is an name/url system, there's no need to leave a link at the end of the comment right? <br /><br />congrats on finishing the challenge.<br /><br />have a lovely day.<br /><br /><a href="http://lastraingirl.blogspot.com/2017/05/april-z-challenge-reflections.html" rel="nofollow">my reflection post</a>lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012085842881252635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-67841145671653228662017-05-09T09:16:22.014-04:002017-05-09T09:16:22.014-04:00That part is true - if nothing else, April becomes...That part is true - if nothing else, April becomes the "Networking Month" when you get out and meet new people, stretch your horizons, etc. My Google friends and Blogger reading list grows substantially during April (and to be honest, it's the only time of year that it does). And hey, I met a bunch of new an interesting people this year, including you, Jean!C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-85851929559369148152017-05-08T21:22:18.525-04:002017-05-08T21:22:18.525-04:00Sounds like you have a really fun month, congrats ...Sounds like you have a really fun month, congrats on finishing :) Sorry I haven't left a link in this comment but if affects SEO too much to keep link dropping<br />DebbieRandom Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298522848171348845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-3352115570693519942017-05-08T12:32:13.376-04:002017-05-08T12:32:13.376-04:00Really enjoyed your AtoZ posts, Jean. Being a firs...Really enjoyed your AtoZ posts, Jean. Being a first timer, I can't compare to years past but this year was a blast! Next year, I plan to write mine ahead of time, too. Some days, I did not visit all of the blogs I wanted to because I ran out of time while frantically searching for photos for my own post. <br /><br />The signature links were hugely helpful for me, too. As the month went on, that is how I found almost all new blogs I visited. While commenting on a post - "Hey, that looks interesting..." Click! <br /><br />Emily | My Life In Ecuador | <a href="http://emilbloo.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-to-z-reflections-2017-atozchallenge.html" rel="nofollow">A to Z Reflections 2017</a>Emily in Ecuadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046387339831440902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-74500276594607389812017-05-07T16:26:32.434-04:002017-05-07T16:26:32.434-04:00My reflections post goes live tonight, so I can li...My reflections post goes live tonight, so I can link it before I leave for an early morning doctor appt, and I find several similarities. But unlike you, I didn't see an increase in followers as compared to 2012-2013 when I previously participated. <br /><br />I am glad I did all my writing in advance, I'm glad I made some new friends and I'm even more glad I reconnected with some old A-Z friends. <br /><br />All in all, I did have fun and that's what is important. Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-25230408129612629942017-05-07T13:24:12.498-04:002017-05-07T13:24:12.498-04:00I hear you!
The nice thing about this method of ...I hear you! <br /><br />The nice thing about this method of advertising posts was that each letter was separate so you weren't ever really late. It more depended on when people went to check posts on FB or the website as to who had listed their daily post yet or not. I often felt late, being post #160 or so at 8am each day, but it all seemed to work out just fine. Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-27450835814232807902017-05-07T13:20:00.500-04:002017-05-07T13:20:00.500-04:00Feedly sounds handy. During regular times, I just ...Feedly sounds handy. During regular times, I just use my blogger list and that's great, but with so many blog platforms being used through A to Z, the list worked much better for me. <br /><br />You do visit so many blogs! I think there were very few I visited that you aren't there also. :)Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-41020296236788144572017-05-07T13:13:03.277-04:002017-05-07T13:13:03.277-04:00Give it a try next year. Pick a very loose theme i...Give it a try next year. Pick a very loose theme if you want to make it easy on yourself. It could be something as simple as Writing, or things about the state where you live, your favorite foods, things that are green. Whatever. :) And yes, writing the posts ahead of time is definitely the way to go. I've done it two years both ways and pre-written is by far, much easier. I have mine all scheduled to post throughout the month too so if I get busy in the morning, it still goes live without me. Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-19405600847082648022017-05-07T13:02:34.317-04:002017-05-07T13:02:34.317-04:00Couldn't agree more Ian ... ! HCouldn't agree more Ian ... ! HHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-3033523486845985432017-05-06T18:03:21.026-04:002017-05-06T18:03:21.026-04:00I was wondering how well the absence of a linky li...I was wondering how well the absence of a linky list would work. In the couple of times I've taken part, being so far west I've relied entirely on scheduling posts or being impossibly late to the party.<br /><br />And that Google+ is a pain in the 4$$. Talk about making things difficult. I've sometimes had comments on my blog that I've given up trying to find the owner's blog because Google makes it so darned hard.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-74406952435196069312017-05-06T10:47:10.672-04:002017-05-06T10:47:10.672-04:00Hi Jean - interesting ... some I agree with you - ...Hi Jean - interesting ... some I agree with you - others not so ... but quite honestly so difficult knowing how others post etc. I kept a separate sheet one year - probably my first year 2011 - when blogger and IE were messing around ... but won't do it again. I use feedly and the posts just drop in there ... and I added new ones along the way ... <br /><br />But so pleased you had a good time - I think one has to write the posts in advance otherwise it's crazy! Also I couldn't do what I do re the A-Z without having them done in advance ...<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-30380511160057611952017-05-06T09:41:17.590-04:002017-05-06T09:41:17.590-04:00I have, for the last two year or so, considered tr...I have, for the last two year or so, considered trying the A to Z thing. But coming up with a theme has been the hard part. I probably would write the posts ahead of time, though, keeping them in draft mode until the day to publish them.Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com