20 blog posts, 20 comments, one day
Today I saw a post by Ali Martell about her longing for the days when blogging was just about writing, reading and sharing and maybe a little less about optimizing and taking pitches and all the rest. In it she pledges to read and comment on 20 blog posts each day and comment on them. Every day.
I'm not sure I'll be able to keep up but I gave Project 20 a go today and found it very enriching. What I learned: There's so much great writing out there and I'm only just beginning to scratch the surface.
Thanks to everyone who shared a link to their blog post. My aim here was to comment in all kinds of places and particularly on blogs where it would be appreciated. I adore getting comments on my little blog, and I hope it brought just a smidge of good feeling to some writers today to see my words below their posts.
It's definitely work to try to fit in that much reading and commenting, though not impossible. I edited fewer stories today because of this undertaking, but I enjoyed it immensely.
It's 10:15 and I'm just finishing up. Here are the links to the 20 blog posts I read and commented on today:
Cheaper than therapy - Project 20
Z recommends - An open letter to the Girl Scouts of the USA
Have Baby Will Travel - Character dining with toddler
A Mother World - J. Crew Ad: Painting sons toes pink a big deal?
Active Kids Club - All-day kindergarten: A child's perspective
Bit of Mom Sense - Healthy snacks and overcoming unhealthy marketing messages
Little Miss Mocha - Thinly veiled discrimination
After the Artist's Way - Clearly, I'm not French
The Tree Hugger - Weekday vegetarian: Artichoke, kale and ricotta pie
Yummy Mummy Club - Nick of Time: Should kids sell cookies for fundraisers?
The Kids Are Alright - Once upon a time I wrote about food
Neighbourhood Sprawl - That's a good joe
Through the Looking Glass - 52 in '11: I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
Yummy Mummy Club - Julie Cole, The Baby Machine: Online is public domain
Life with Bellymonster: Lost and found, dreams of a daughter
A peek inside the fish bowl: This is what marketing to moms looks like today
The Boot Camp Blog: Anouncing my diet book
Lovely Bicycle: Female anatomy and saddle discomfort
Enviro Dad: An Earth Day call to action
Hmmmm. Looking over the list I can see that I commented almost entirely (Hi Eric!) on blogs written by women. If I do another post like this anytime soon, I'll make sure to be mindful of that in my reading and try to even it out.
I love love love that you did this!
Posted by: alimartell | April 13, 2011 at 10:28 PM
Sounds like an interesting project. I believe @unmarketing started off on twitter that way. He made it a priority to engage with x many new peeps a day.
If I read all my favorite food bloggers - I would be EATING and gaining weight instead of commenting.
Posted by: Vicky | April 13, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Wow! What a great round up of posts and people. Such a great initiative, love the idea.
Thanks so much for including mine in your 20!
Posted by: Jen | April 13, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Thanks so much for this Brandie! Unfortunately due to a prior commitment this evening, I was unable to complete my 20 today, but I will do it. Perhaps it will be my day off project on Sunday!
Posted by: Sarah | April 13, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Brandie, I'm grateful for your comment on my blog post and I'm honored to be the lone male that you included this time around! That said, when I see your list I see nothing but talented writers and not gender so to be included amongst a talented list like this is pretty amazing!
Posted by: Eric Novak | April 13, 2011 at 11:13 PM
You are amazing!! by 10:15am??? i feel like a total slacker!
Posted by: Julie Cole | April 13, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Thanks so much for the enthusiasm, everyone. No, Julie, I finished by 10:15 p.m.! Gosh, I wish I could get that much reading/commenting done by 10:15 in the morning! You're right, Vicky, @unmarketing did make a similar commitment to engage on Twitter - "live on Twitter" I think is the way he put it - and it really helped establish his following and great reputation. Have a great day, everyone, and may you happen upon some excellent reading!
Posted by: Brandie | April 14, 2011 at 07:25 AM
Wow, you are amazing,Brandie ! I'm honored to be included in your list, and what a great project !
Posted by: Kari | April 14, 2011 at 08:14 AM
Love this idea so much! I always comment on every post i read... not 20 a day, but a lot! There are so many great blogs out there!
Posted by: Loukia | April 14, 2011 at 09:29 AM
Thank your for popping by my blog! I think this is a wonderful idea - allows us to read blogs we may not have found otherwise and inspires us all to do the same.
Posted by: Bellymonster | April 14, 2011 at 03:45 PM
I really like the concept and I think this is a great round up, hope there will be many more.
Posted by: Eliz | September 10, 2011 at 06:12 AM