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A Day In The Life of a Blogger

on: Feb/3/04 and its been viewed 1,093 times

Time for this weeks Blogger Idol.

Topic: A Day In The Life . . .

A Day In The Life of a Blogger

  1. Wake up - make sure to check that email for newly mailed comments and
    trackbacks.
  2. Check the days news events to see if there is something blogworthy
  3. Load up your RSS feeder to check for new updates (if it isn’t already
    open…24/7)
  4. Think of ways you can re-organize your life so you can blog more
  5. Check recently updated blogs at weblogs and blogrolling
  6. Look to see if your standing has changed in the Ecosystem
  7. Scour around for the latest and greatest MT
    scripts/add-ons/hacks/thingamajigs
  8. Have breakfast and briefly think about blogging about it.
  9. Check stats.
  10. Think of fun blogisms - - i.e. Blurfing = Blog surfing, etc
  11. Go to work - wish you were blogging
  12. Hold conversations at work about current events and start sentences with
    "I just blogged that yesterday. .  "
  13. Redesign your blog template over lunch hour.
  14. Define the word "Blog" to everyone you know who doesn’t know
    what it is.
  15. Home from work - - make coffee - - realize you forgot about all those
    things you told yourself you’d blog about later.
  16. Blog about blogging.
  17. Check stats
  18. Check the Ecosystem again
  19. Comment on your favorite blogs
  20. Tell yourself you are not addicted to blogging.
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/*--- 9 Responses to “A Day In The Life of a Blogger” ---*/

  1. Goldie
    1:12 am on February 3rd, 2004

    OMG! Have you been watching my (non-existent) webcam Lisa??

    It’s scary cos it’s true. Hi, my name is Helen (Goldie), and I’m a blogaholic…

    Still have to do my idol entry.

  2. Lisa
    1:13 am on February 3rd, 2004

    Hi Helen - - I feel your pain!

    lol

  3. jess
    4:11 pm on February 3rd, 2004

    I hate when I forget what I was going to blog about! That drives me nuts!

  4. GrumpyBunny
    10:03 am on February 4th, 2004

    Yes, it has become an interesting addiction.

  5. jess
    5:17 pm on February 5th, 2004

    you made my top 5!

  6. Morgan
    6:53 am on February 6th, 2004

    Wow! That is so right on. Great post!

  7. #Debi
    4:56 am on February 9th, 2004

    I keep a notebook with me almost all of the time to jot down blog ideas. What does that make me?

  8. #Debi
    6:24 am on February 9th, 2004

    Btw, you made my Top 5 this week.

  9. Lisa
    6:12 pm on February 9th, 2004

    Top 5? Me? Wow - thank you Debi and Jess :)

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