Chris Ann Cleland recently posted about the 30 Posts in 30 Days Blogging Challenge.  

At first I cringed.  

Last year I started the 30 day challenge, but wrote this Dear John Letter to the challenge 7 days in.  

Why did I quit?

Because I had nothing to say every single freakin day.  I was putting out crapola because I wanted to finish the challenge and get the points.  

Fast forward a year.  

My blogging has changed.  I've focused less on getting comments and features, and more on getting my phone to ring and attract business.

One of the ways I do this is by posting more informative blogs about home prices in Fort Wayne, and weekly market reports.

Not only has this got me up there in points, but it's easy for me to now post my 10 weekly posts.  Heck.  A few weeks ago I think I did 12.  

On Sunday afternoons I sit back and watch football while doing a few weekly market reports.  I save them in draft form that night, and then make them public the next morning.  

During the week if I have a good idea, I'll send myself a note and write the post that evening and again, hold it in draft mode until the morning.  

I've also been writing a series about what you get for the money in Fort Wayne, and will be expanding those to surrounding counties.

Just a few ideas to help some of you with the 30 day challenge.  Good luck!  


 

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395,306 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp

Nice post and I truly think market reports certainly get the public's attention (and help us stand out as the local expert).
5:17am • #48
649,012 Points 70 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Thanks everybody!  While my market reports aren't as good as others, they do help.  Good luck on the challenge!  I'm out to write an offer but will post my first blog (Yup.  A market report!) later today!  
5:57am • #49
729,231 Points 15 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Jared, looks like you've got a great plan to keep you going for the next thirty days. Good luck!
6:05am • #50
547,229 Points 9 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Jared and Amanda:

Writing localism posts which are read by your local community is the best way to get the phone to ring. I write a lot of localism posts, so I think this challenge is will be easy for me.
6:52am • #51
644,636 Points 8 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

I love the idea of what you can purchase in a certain price range.
7:27am • #52
103,000 Points 2 Featured Posts Outside Blog

These are some great tips for what you're trying to accomplish. Good luck- Thank you for sharing!
7:57am • #53
576,212 Points 7 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

I think you are right on! Getting business is the point, after all.  I only do challenges that help me with that, and blogging every day drives my website visits waaaaaaay up, so here I go too!
8:07am • #54
160,747 Points 1 Featured Post

I am trying to see if I can do it for the first time. The latest idea I had about getting ideas for blogs was to go to the local newspaper online and get ideas and to go to my hometown web site Jacksonville Beach, FL.  http://jacksonvillebeach.com
10:14am • #55
324,918 Points 6 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

OK, I'll have to sharpen my bloggin pencils and get started.  Got to check my list of blogging ideas.  Good graphic, by the way.
10:37am • #56
313,626 Points Called Shot Master

Great job, keep it going! Your new posts will help you out immensely with Google searches too! 
1:30pm • #57
235,021 Points 8 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Good luck with the challenge, Jared and Amanda.  I, too, am going to accept the challenge - and have 9 topics already on my list.....
2:45pm • #58
198,101 Points 3 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Called Shot Master

I decided not to take the challenge.  Sometimes life gets in the way-- like when an elderly parent with a broken neck  takes one's total attention. 
3:46pm • #59
649,012 Points 70 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Thank you for all of the comments.  I didn't realize this post would get this much attention, but I'm glad it did.  See you all (or most of you) at the finish line!  
4:27pm • #60
205,052 Points 6 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp

I too intend to do the challenge. And here I am at 9pm "with nothing to say." :)  I have a few ideas. Nothing in blog form yet. I had thought that draft mode would be my best friend. When inspiration strikes write a bunch of blogs and hold them until I have writers block. Thanks for the ideas on what to post. I do my market reports every month. They're not 30 though. So I will have to look at your blog and get some more ideas. Thanks!
9:03pm • #61
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This challenge has me using the draft feature of posts and that is working. Something so obvious really works and your post backs this up. I love blogging, it's been finding the time every day that has been my Achilles heel. Thanks for your insight.
6:55am • #62
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Now you can see what a newspaper coluimnist has to go through to put an article out everyday.  It's pretty difficult.
8:40am • #63
116,261 Points 1 Featured Post Outside Blog

You've mastered watching football and doing market reports? Now that's talent! I figured this challenge would be a good way to get in the habit of blogging. Thanks for the encouragement!
9:24am • #64
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I've had the same kind of experience with my blog recently. I've been trying to gear everything toward getting business rather than just referrals. That was a hard lesson to learn. I'm trying this 30 days challenge too. So far so good but I'm only 2 days in. Lol
8:41pm • #65
NOV
04

I am skipping the 30 day challenge this time, but I am planning on trying to do one soon. 
8:19am • #66
NOV
09

Great ideas, especially since we all come from differnt and varying markets. This could be used by anyone wanting to raise their number of blogs.
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