Bloggiesta Update 1

Bloggiesta is a marathon blogging event with the goal of checking some things off of your blogging to-do list. This season's event runs from September 21-24. I'm participating with the hopes of making my blog reader-ready, professional, and branded. Here's my updated list of Bloggiesta tasks, noting the ones I've completed over the past couple of days:

- Branding

     - Branded tagline

     - Branded mini "about me" section

- Professional things

     - add a "professional details" section

     - add portfolio w/ coursework samples

     - add visual resume

     - add librarian-related interests somewhere inc. professional goals and what I like to read

- Posting stuff

     - create a library-related feature

     - make basic schedule


I also made a long list of post ideas that I plan to get going on during my downtime next week, and made a cheat sheet for the format of my reviews based on an older Bloggiesta challenge. Additionally, I'll be participating in tomorrow's Bloggiesta Twitter chat, which takes place at 2pm EST using the hashtag #bloggiesta.

Fall Mini-Bloggiesta Goals & Tasks

Since I've just started blogging again, I have to think all over again about branding, what I'm going to post when, what I'm going to be writing about, have a useful about me page...basically, I have a lot of blog-related things I need to get in order. Fortunately, it's time for another mini-Bloggiesta challenge! When I used to blog, I loved doing Bloggiesta because it would help me get my bloggy priorities in order and help me set up a to-do list for myself, and I would spend the weekend or week being super productive. Bloggiesta is basically a blogging marathon challenge with the goal of getting done what needs to be done on your blog from basics like posts that need to be written to the more conceptual like nailing down your brand.

After browsing a lot of lifestyle and librarian blogs, I have a lot of ideas for things I need to do during this mini challenge, which runs this week from September 21-24 (that's enough time to get this all done, right?) I want my blog to be fun to read, but also be a resource and be something I can put on a resume or talk about in a cover letter in the future when I start applying to full-time library jobs, and I can't do that with a blog that's not up to par. 

So, without further ado, here are the things I hope to do during this round of Bloggiesta:

- Branding

     - Branded tagline

     - Branded mini "about me" section

- Professional things

     - add a "professional details" section

     - add CV w/ coursework samples

     - add visual resume

     - add librarian-related interests somewhere inc. professional goals and what I like to read

- Posting stuff

     - create a library-related feature

     - make basic schedule for what days I'll post certain post types by category (books, pop culture,              lifestyle, librarianship)

Is this enough stuff? Yes. Is it too much stuff for four days? Maybe. Still, I'm excited to get all of this in order and spruce things up around here and really nail down branding stuff and things like that. I also plan to participate in at least one Twitter chat and two mini-challenges if they align with my personal bloggiesta goals, so we'll see if I can add that later. Let's hope I can pull it all off!!

What are your plans for this Bloggiesta?