Today I thought it might be fun to do a bit of a fun challenge together that draws on a number of things that I’ve previously taught here on ProBlogger (see below for what these teachings are).
The idea is to publish a post that is a list of 7 links to posts that you and others have written that respond to the following 7 categories. Your links should be to:
- Your first post
- A post you enjoyed writing the most
- A post which had a great discussion
- A post on someone else’s blog that you wish you’d written
- Your most helpful post
- A post with a title that you are proud of
- A post that you wish more people had read
You might like to add a few explanations to different links – for example to talk a little about why you enjoyed writing a post or what you like about the post on another blog that you link to or why you regret the post you regret.
The main aim of doing this challenge is to create a list post that highlights some of the posts in your archives to new readers (a sneeze page), that links out to another blog and that hopefully is a little fun (and not too much work) to do.
If you tag your posts or are going to tweet a link to it – use #7links as a tag to help the meme continue.
I’ll post my own 7 links tomorrow here on ProBlogger – stay tuned!
PS: once you’ve written your 7 link challenge post – link to it in comments below so we can take a look!
That’s awesome idea darren. I do weekly link love posts and it’s really fun doing all that.
Thanks for the fantastic post Darren.
~Dev
This is a great idea Darren. This will really be an informative and interesting challenge. It is things like these which really shows the interconnected nature of the web.
Kindest,
Nabeel
Great idea…I’m doing it! I’ll post when it’s complete…
Great idea! Thanks!
Just finished my 7 link challenge for my history blog. You can see the post at http://www.historiainfinitus.com/?p=604
Please take a look.
Haha,
Really unique idea!
I recently started writing a blog about Rhythm Gaming (currently focused on Guitar Hero and Rock Band due to a lack of time) and here’s my post:
http://www.hookedonrhythmgaming.com/post/815442996/7-links-inspired-by-problogger
Thanks for the challenge. Helps a lot in defining a tone of voice for the blog. Here is the link http://ksoliv.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/7-links-ou-o-resumo-da-opera
Unfortunately I blog in portuguese… but I hope you can enjoy some parts of the copy along with the illustrations.
Greetings from Brazil,
Kleber
Darren, I’ve answered the call;
http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com/2010/07/7-links-challenge.html
Cheers!
Darren Rowse’s Seven Links Challenge http://goo.gl/fb/PHF4j
Darren, please read number 7, and help me with this.
What a fun challenge! I really enjoyed looking through some of my old stuff and “reheating” it for others!
http://coloringoutsidetheline.blogspot.com/2010/07/7-link-challenge.html
Great idea! Was just pondering over my post topic today…I’m on it right now!
Looking forward to reading other people’s post too!
Way to go Geoffrey!
Hey Darren- My hubby told me about this idea, thanks for the challenge! Here’s my list! What do you think? http://www.fitmomsfitkidsclub.com/?p=469
Take a look! Thought this was a great idea. I just moved my blog a few months ago and I was using a poor blogging platform before that let me import, but not export my years of archives so I lost a few ( hundred ) blog posts. Needless to say I did the challenge non the less! Enjoy!
http://www.wesleydchapman.com/the7linkchallenge/
Written and added to my blog. Was a nice exercise in going back over old content tidying it up and reminding myself of things I’d done before. Thanks!
Hi
My answer is here:
http://blog.des-us.com/index.php/web-development/7-link-challenge/
Thanks
Done! We do one of these monthly, but it is not a bad idea to help introduce older posts to new readers.
http://www.avesnoir.com/archives/706
I personally did not take this as literally as making the post about the 7link challenge, and also interpreted”A post on someone else’s blog that you wish you’d written” to be more about a post which was either most inspired or contributed by a great writer in the context of my site. I felt the original proposition puts us in a position of judging someone else’s site or content as better which I don’t see as productive.
Here she is: http://charmedvalerie.com/2010/07/i-accepted-the-problogger-challenge-7links/
I love this challenge, really helped me flex my bloggy muscles and inspect my blog with different eyes.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
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Phew. That took some thought! I was going to try and do it all suave and not so obvious as a link-farm post, but it wasn’t easy to segue into, lol. But it did make me think, and it made me want to improve how I do certain things.
Enjoy! http://www.spitfiresworld.com/onestepjourneys/2010/07/diving-into-the-challenges/
Ok…so that took a little longer than I thought- but was totally fun and VERY eye opening! Time to work on a few things- especially my post titles!
Here it is:
http://thewordpresschick.com/problogger-7-link-challenge-7links/
Enjoy! Will head over & check out some of the other posts!
Its a good idea. You could have added one more option to link very similar posts on other blogs ( copied your content) ;)
Here is my link,
http://www.sysprobs.com/7-links-year-journey-desktop-virtualization
Hi Darren,
great idea, and a nice opportunity to reflect on our work as bloggers. Here’s my 7 link post:
http://constantin.glez.de/blog/2010/07/problogger-7-links-challenge-7links
Looking forward to reading yours tomorrow!
Cheers,
Constantin
Thanks Darren! This is a great idea, and I was feeling a bit stuck for a post for today – this was a great kickstart! I posted my 7 links:
http://motivationalsmartass.com/index.php/2010/07/the-7-link-blog-post-challenge/
My blog is relatively new so I am not sure about “A post which had a great discussion” and “Your most helpful post”. But I consider my first 7 posts to be on this list. ;-)
This was fun! Thanks so much. Here’s mine:
http://dsbrennan.blogspot.com/2010/07/7-link-challenge.html
That’s awesome, I’m definitely going to do that!
A great idea to round off the last post of the school year.
http://literacyresourcesandideas.edublogs.org/2010/07/15/seven-links/
Many thanks
Outstanding idea for a post, Darren. This was a really fun challenge – thanks a lot! Here’s my link: I did it on my Office Supply blog – http://www.officefreaks.com/7-link-challenge/
Thanks for this blog idea, Darren! I just posted my 7 links:)
http://www.corinnebowen.com/2010/07/7-link-challenge/
Thanks Darren. This was a lot of fun.
Here’s my post: http://caseacecopy.com/blog/7-link-challenge
I love this idea and will also participate. Posting here once complete.
Great Fun! It was interesting to go back to the beginning and look at the posts.
http://www.steelvalleyoutdoors.info/seven-link-challenge/misc/blog/
Darren, I’m impressed by your ability to create memes. This may have legs! I’m too new at blogging to participate, I think.
Hi Darren,
That was an interesting experience. I felt like a visitor to my own site as I looked through articles I had not read for months.
Here is my collection for the seven links challenge
http://thewondertechnique.com/seven-samples/
It is tagged with your name, problogger and seven link challenge so it can be found with all the other great selections from your readership.
Cheers,
David
http://www.TheWonderTechnique.com
Good exercise, Darren! Mine’s at http://taoofbachelorhood.com/2010/07/15/7-links-tao-of-bachelorhood/
Cheers.
Okey dokey my friends, I have taken the challenge. Is there a prize for this? I think we should all get beers
http://tinyurl.com/2b9fdyf
This was very timely for me. Yesterday I started re-reading 31DBBB, and stopped at the list post idea.
I thought I’d write a list post, but was struggling to come up with an idea for it.
This challenge proved very timely for me! Thank you!
Here is my post responding to the challenge:
http://www.onemint.com/2010/07/15/the-problogger-7-link-challenge/
Ok: Here’s Mine:
http://www.byzantineroads.info/seven-link-challenge/uncategorized/
Nice Exercise. Here’s Mine:
http://www.byzantineroads.info/seven-link-challenge/uncategorized/
Thanks for the challenge and the idea Darren. I apologize if this is a repeat post; my network freaked out for a second;
Anyway thanks for sharing…
http://abovethecollar.blogspot.com/2010/07/probloggers-7-link-challenge.html
Here’s mine!
http://blog.themerchgirl.net/post/817255581/7-link-challenge
Thanks for the idea…it had been too long since I posted and this was an easy way to get back into it. My post is on my blog about Online Marketing for Offline Business.
I wrote a post titled “Top 7 Home Business Advice Articles” gleaned from my 4 years of writing HomeBusinessWiz.com
http://www.homebusinesswiz.com/2010/07/top-7-home-business-advice-articles.html
I enjoyed this challenge – it was fun to look back over the 300 articles I have written over the past 4 years of writing my blog.
Darren, you (silently) helped me get off the ground and into blogging a couple years ago but it’s been a while since I’ve taken your advice and immediately implemented a suggestion. However I thought this was a great idea and here’s my post on this topic:
http://www.wellesleywinepress.com/2010/07/new-to-wwp-7-things-you-may-have-missed.html
Hey :) Here’s my take on it:
http://thoreyo.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/the-7-link-challenge/
Thorey
Love this idea. Will keep it up my sleeve for a rainy day:) Thanks!
My entry at Howls (my golf blog) ended up with 9 links (it’s a golf thing 8=)
http://blogs.wolfpawroad.com/general/2010/07/7-special-links-well-9-actually/
What a great idea! Not only is a great way to introduce new readers to your archives but gives you the opportunity to see how much you’ve grown and to take a moment to celebrate your accomplishments.
Great idea.
First I was a bit hesitant because I usually don’t take any challenges from anyone else but me :), but this is a good one. I had to take it, and here’s the result:
http://happinesshunters.com/i%E2%80%99m-taking-the-7-link-challenge-today/
Here’s my attempt on my site “The work from home blog” :-)
http://www.theworkfromhomeblog.com/2010/07/7-link-challenge/