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Take the 7 Link Challenge Today #7links

Posted By Darren Rowse 16th of July 2010 Writing Content 0 Comments

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!

About Darren Rowse
Darren Rowse is the founder and editor of ProBlogger Blog Tips and Digital Photography School. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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  1. This was SO much fun!!! Thank you for the great inspiration and post idea! I’d welcome more topic challenges like this in the future :) I had a blast, but it was also very thought provoking to go back through my posts and recall why I wrote them or what my goal with them was. It was a great learning exercise without my even recognizing it as such ;)

    http://www.makingitworkblog.com/2010/07/the-7-link-challenge/

  2. This was SO much fun!!! Thank you for the great inspiration and post idea! I’d welcome more topic challenges like this in the future :) I had a blast, but it was also very thought provoking to go back through my posts and recall why I wrote them or what my goal with them was.

    http://www.makingitworkblog.com/2010/07/the-7-link-challenge/

  3. Done! The post is here….

    http://diaryofadishie.com/blogging-fun-and-dinnerware-dishes-galore/

    It was a challenge to choose from many possibilities, and fun to review everything from more than two years of blogging.

    Thanks!

  4. I loved this idea! It was a fun post to put together! Here’s mine:

    http://slightlycosmopolitan.com/blog/?p=1210

  5. This was a fun challenge and will serve a a great template for a “Best of” page. Thanks.http://goodnessadded.com/2010/07/15/an-introduction-to-goodness-added/

  6. This exercise leads to yet another note to self that I may want to choose an actual *focus* for my blog…. I’m all over the board with family stories, bike commuting (which is a passion of mine but didn’t actually make the cut), recipes (also didn’t make the cut), public policy and more.

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

    http://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-than-7-links-trip-down-memory-lane.html or http://bit.ly/aacjW1

    @BarbChamberlain

  7. Oh, and I should also have said thanks for doing this kind of thing, as it gives me lots of links to check out to change up my reading list with the folks posting here.

    @BarbChamberlain

  8. I fell into a funk and stopped blogging for nearly a month. This fun exercise jump-started me and brought me back!
    http://www.blogoneanother.com/2010/07/7-link-challenge.html

  9. This is a coincidence… I was thinking of a way to compile a list of posts to commemorate the third year of my blog coming up very soon! Great idea! ^_^

    I just put my challenge up here: http://centakume.info/2010/07/16/three-years-in-a-7-link-challenge/

    Thanks, Darren!

  10. Here are ours:
    http://tamebay.com/2010/07/tamebays-7-link-challenge-picks.html

    That was really fun, Darren: you should make a regular thing of this. Maybe different questions once a month?

  11. Im deffinately going to be trying that soon. its a good way of getting a picture acrss about your self

  12. great idea Darren, I will write it soon after I come home, because I’m in the office now, and I should finish my job!
    thanks!

    Tom

  13. Fun idea – I’ve enjoyed looking at everyone else’s. Here’s mine: http://rachelhills.tumblr.com/post/818847266/seven-links

  14. This is a really great idea! I did mine on my book blog Floor to Ceiling Books and it can be found here: http://bit.ly/aDA3bL

  15. Well, as the blog is that painful ‘just born’ stage, all seven posts can be found right here @ http://www.unrulypatient.com

  16. Great challenge! Here is my post: http://www.mywritingblog.com/2010/07/problogger-seven-link-challenge.html

    My blog is about freelance writing, and I’m happy for any other writers who are doing this challenge to add links to their posts as comments on my blog as well.

  17. I love it when an idea for a post just appears … without much effort on my part! This was one of those occasions.

  18. Great idea! I like it, and I’m sure you’ll see it on my blog soon as well!

  19. i made a whole page of all my fav posts!

    http://www.thefurobiker.com/p/must-read.html

  20. Whew! That took a little more doing than I thought, Darren, but my list is done: These Blog Posts Aren’t Ready to be Buried—Yet: http://bit.ly/9mw1Z3.

    That was a really enlightening (and fun) exercise! And, hopefully, our digging around in our old posts and bringing them back into the forefront will inspire and help others along the way. GREAT IDEA you had there!

  21. Such a fun idea, Darren –

    I thought this post should have had more attention. People get in to things and don’t know when to get out when it is not working. Hard to do when you have invested so much time.

    http://www.personal-growth-with-corinne-edwards.com/the-big-idea-when-to-bail-out-2/

  22. Hi Darren,

    This was so much fun (and an easy post). Here’s my entry to the Challenge:

    http://www.ameaningfulexistence.com/2010/07/16/the-7-link-challenge-7links/

  23. this is a great exercise, so edifying…I’m going to try to participate

  24. Hey Darren,

    This is an awesome, awesome idea. I’ve just started blogging and I don’t currently have enough posts to do this yet but I will definately keep it in my hip pocket.

    I love this blog. You always have very useful information available.

    Jim

    Please provide me some constructive criticism on my blog.
    http://wellnesswithjimdowning.com

  25. So glad I found this in my inbox this morning. I have a busy day and needed a “link” post to highlight older material without having to do a brand new tutorial. You saved me from pulling my hair out! lol Thank you

    http://www.southernplate.com/2010/07/7links.html

  26. great idea Darren.

    Here’s my 7-Link post which includes the terms “blue cleavage” and “prayer circle”.

    BryanAllain.com – The 7 Link Challenge

  27. Great Idea Darren!

    Here’s my 7 links, with thoughts on prayer circles, embarrassing grandparents, and blue cleavage.

    The 7 Link Challenge

  28. Darren-thanks for this great idea!

    Here’s how it unfolded at Twisted Pinky.

    http://twistedpinky.com/2010/07/16/rewind/

  29. Darren, This is so timely… which I suspect you planned that way. After joining the SITTS group taking the 32DBBB challenge I’ve had lots of activity on my blog, not to mention what it’s done on my twitter acct.! So I had planned to re-post some of the archives, just so new people get a broader view of my blog. I’ll have to find a post from another blog that I’d like to add to the list, and I’ll be ready to roll.
    Thanks for making us better communicators!

  30. Taking a deep breath and clicking the submit button…

    http://www.pattyk.com/social-media-anxiety-and-the-7-link-challenge/

    Thanks for the writing prompt!

  31. I write a music therapy blog, and I loved doing this challenge! Thanks, Darren!

    http://www.listenlearnmusic.com/2010/07/friday-fave-7-link-challenge.html

  32. Great idea for a post! I really enjoyed writing this and hopefully my readers will too. More stuff like this would be great!

    http://theconservativejournal.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/problogger-7-link-challenge/

  33. Thanks for the challenge! I need one of these every day!
    http://lifeasparents.com

  34. I too could use one of these every day. Great fun and great source of inspiration.

    http://writemorewritefastwritenow.com/2010/07/16/seven-link-challenge-problogger/

  35. This was tough going for a new blogger without much material to choose from, but glad I did it!

  36. This was a great challenge and a lot of fun. Here is how the 7 Link Challenge looked at Life With 4 Boys. http://www.lifewith4boys.com/2010/07/7-link-challenge.html

    Have a great weekend.

  37. I loved today’s blog challenge to create a post with seven specific links. What fun and thank you for the encouragement. Here’s mine: http://cindyratzlaff.com/blog/personal-branding/7-brand-visibility-superstars-maximum-visibility-blogging/

  38. Darren, thanks for this challenge! I stayed up until almost 1:30 AM (yawn) and just finished mine but it’s been so fun. Thanks again :D

    ProBlogger’s 7 Challenge

  39. Great idea! I had so much fun figuring out which posts fit into each of the categories.

    Here it is on my fanfiction blog

    http://mokisfanfictionblog.com/blog/2010/07/16/mokis-fanfiction-blog-takes-on-the-7-link-challenge/

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