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Best of WordCount: Go from beginner to blogging superstar

Best of WordCount: Go from beginner to blogging superstar

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 29, 2012 | 2 Responses

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Congratulations, you’ve started a blog. Here’s how to make sure it’s a winner. If you’re doing the 2012 WordCount Blogathon read this before May 1.

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2012 Blogathon events: chats, theme days, guest posts & more

2012 Blogathon events: chats, theme days, guest posts & more

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 18, 2012 | 6 Responses

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The official calendar for the annual blogging challenge that start on May 1. Use this list to plan a month’s worth of posts.

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Registration for the 2012 WordCount Blogathon is now open

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 9, 2012 | 7 Responses

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Sign ups are here for the 5th annual challenge to blog every day in May. It’s free, it’s fun, and if you go all the way, you could win blogging-related prizes.

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Yes, there will be a 2012 WordCount Blogathon

By Michelle V. Rafter on January 11, 2012 | 7 Responses

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The annual month-long community blogging challenge returns in May. Not sure what it entails? Get all the details here. Registration opens in March.

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Sorry everybody: WordCount’s November mini-blogathon is a no go

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 31, 2011 | 1 Response

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At the end of May, when enthusiasm for the WordCount Blogathon was running high, I was persuaded by bloggers who’d loved the experience to consider holding another event. I agreed, and announced plans for a mini-blogathon to take place in November. Time passed. And while I’m no less enthusiastic about blogging, this blog and the [...]

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2011 WordCount Blogathon: Blog every day & you could win these prizes

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 18, 2011 | Leave a response

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Would you post every day during May if you knew you could win a prize for doing it? Here’s hoping you do, because the 2011 WordCount Blogathon once again includes a raffle drawing of writing-related prizes that anyone who makes it through the entire month could win. Some of those prizes include free hosting for [...]

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2010 WordCount Blogathon prize winners

By Michelle V. Rafter on June 2, 2010 | 1 Response

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Here are the winners of more than $1,200 in prizes given away to randomly selected participants of the 2010 WordCount Blogathon who posted every day in May.

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Tune into today’s 2010 WordCount Blogathon live chat

By Michelle V. Rafter on June 1, 2010 | 6 Responses

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The real-time wrap party for the 2010 WordCount Blogathon happens today, Tuesday, June 1, at 8:30 a.m. PT. Follow along at #Blog2010.

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Our favorite posts from the 2010 WordCount Blogathon

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 29, 2010 | 6 Responses

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As the 2010 WordCount Blogathon comes to a close, I asked all 110+ blogathoners to share the one post they’re proudest of having written during May.

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2010 WordCount Blogathon by the numbers

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 3, 2010 | 17 Responses

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The number of bloggers in the 2010 WordCount Blogathon is up by more than 145 percent. Here are other interesting facts about this year’s blogging marathon.

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Writing | Tagged blogathon, blogging every day, why writers should blog, WordCount Blogathon 2010 | 17 Responses

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Welcome to WordCount, a blog about the freelance writing business. You'll see fresh material throughout the week on writing basics, blogging, tech tools for writers and more. A good place to start is my Greatest Hits page, with links to 101 of my best posts. Don't miss the Friday reading list for writers, a week's worth of writing inspiration. Tune into my #wclw Twitter chat for writers on the last Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. Pacific time. I also host the WordCount Blogathon, a blogging challenge to post every day in May. Use this form to register for this year's event. Subscribe to WordCount on your blog reader or get it delivered via email. Send email to wordcountfreelance@gmail.com.

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