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2012 WordCount Blogathon

Registration is open for the 2013 WordCount Blogathon

Registration is open for the 2013 WordCount Blogathon

Sign up today for this free community blogging challenge to post every day in June. Read this to find out more.

2012 Blogathon success stories: Job offers, a novel idea, and lots more

Bloggers in the #blog2012 challenge to post every day in May share what they got out of it, including paid gigs, better exposure & more traffic, comments and readers.

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Top 10 posts of the 2012 WordCount Blogathon

Here are the 10 posts I wrote during the 2012 Blogathon that got the most page views, reader comments or shares on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

June 1 blogathon chat transcript & prize winners

June 1 blogathon chat transcript & prize winners

Here’s a transcript of today’s blogathon wrap up chat, as well as a list of prize winners. Thanks to everyone who helped make this the best blogathon yet.

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Celebration time: tune into the 2012 Blogathon wrap party

Share what you loved and learned about this year’s May blogging challenge on our Twitter chat today 6/1 at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Use #blog2012 to join the fun.

Dear WordCount: How do I join a Twitter chat?

Dear WordCount: How do I join a Twitter chat?

In honor of the blogathon, this month my Thursday advice columns are all on blogging related questions. Today’s: taking part in a live chat on Twitter.

Monthly writer chat moves to June 1 for blogathon wrap party

Monthly writer chat moves to June 1 for blogathon wrap party

My regular last Wednesday of the month writer chat is moving to Friday 6/1 to celebrate the end of the blogathon. See you @ 10 am PDT. Use #blog2012 to join us.

Here's what WordCount blog themes look like as a tag cloud

Here’s what WordCount blog themes look like as a tag cloud

This word cloud generator turns the text of your choosing into a picture. This Wordle shows the blog post tags I’ve used the most often in the past 30 days.

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Dear WordCount: How should I handle guest post offers?

This installment of the weekly freelance advice column discusses how to respond to unsolicited offers to write guest posts for your blog.

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5 newbie mistakes I’d avoid if I started blogging today

It’s another Blogathon theme day, when everyone writing on the same thing. Our topic: If I started a blog today, what would I do differently? Here’s my answer.

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