This page contains links to post related to my participation in the Blogging 101 course during January 2015. Some assignments did not have an associated post.
Week 1
Monday – Introductions Today’s assignment: write and publish a “who I am and why I’m here” post.
“Who Am I”
Tuesday –Titles and Tagline Today’s assignment: edit your title and tagline.
“Say your Name”
Wednesday – Following Topics and Blogs Today’s assignment: follow five new topics in the Reader and five new blogs.
“New Sidebar Links”
Thursday – Focusing on Your Audience Today’s Assignment: publish a post for your dream reader, and include a new-to-you element in it.
“Dream Reader”
Friday – Exploring Themes Today’s assignment: try out at least three other themes — even if you’re happy with the one you first chose. Try one you’re drawn to, and one you would never use.
“Theme Change”
Week 2
Monday – Perfecting the “About” Page Today’s assignment: create and publish your About page, and adapt it for a widget on your home page.
“More Blog Tweaking”
Tuesday – Theme Customizing Today’s assignment: create and upload a simple header, background, or both. Already done? Try a custom widget
Wednesday – Commenting Today’s assignment: leave comments on at least four blogs that you’ve never commented on before.
Thursday – Engaged Posting Today’s assignment: write a post that builds on one of the comments you left yesterday. Don’t forget to link to the other blog!
“Inspired By Others”
Friday – Widgets Today’s assignment: add and/or customize two widgets, one text-based and one image-based.
Week 3
Monday – Posting with Prompts Today’s assignment: publish a post based on your own, personalized take on a Daily Prompt.
“Do What? An Impossible Assignment”
Tuesday – Blogrolls and Link Love Today’s assignment: share a few links you love.
“Blog Roll”
Wednesday – Commenting (Again!) Today’s assignment: read six posts written in response to the same prompt, and leave comments on at least two of them.
Thursday – New Post Styles Today’s assignment: build your storyteller’s toolbox by publishing a post in another format or a style you’ve never used before.
Friday – Color and Font Today’s assignment: open the Customizer and try out some new fonts and colors (and backgrounds and/or headers, if you’re still undecided).
Week 4
Monday – Social Networks Today’s assignment: if you’re active on a social network, set up Publicize to link the account to your blog or add a widget highlighting your profile. If you’re not, explore your social options to see whether one might be helpful.
“Plugging Into Social Network”
Tuesday – Organizing with Pages Today’s assignment: add a new page to your blog, and make sure readers can find it easily.
“New Blog Page”
Wednesday – Blog Events Today’s assignment: pick a blogging event from the Community Event Listings to try for some instant community.
“A Blog Event”
Thursday – Your Brand Today’s assignment: extend your brand with one of the following: a custom Blavatar, a custom image widget, or a Facebook fan page.
Friday – Feature Posts
Tales from the WagginMaster 