A to Z Challenge: Why everyone should do it


The best thing I've done since starting my blog was joining the A to Z Challenge. It's been a great way of finding new blogs to follow, and also of getting my own followers! If I hadn't signed up for it, I'd probably only have one follower (if that) and it would have been much harder to find blogs that I enjoy reading, as most of the blogs that I'm following I either found on the A to Z sign up list, or they were mentioned in blogs that I'd already followed from the sign up list!
Another reason why I'm so glad I joined the challenge is because I'm really looking forward to participating in it! I haven't really got a 'plan' for it; I've come up with some words for some of the letters, but for all I know I might want to write about a whole different word on the day, so I'm thinking I'm just going to wing it! Unless, of course, I come up with an absolutely amazing theme before April, but knowing me, this is unlikely!
So the point of this post, besides showing how unprepared I am for the challenge, is to try to convince anyone reading this post who isn't already signed up to take part in the challenge to participate in it! It's going to be a lot of fun whether you have a plan or not, and there are so many advantages of signing up that anyone would be mad not to!

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  1. Tina1 March 2012 at 15:29

    GREAT JOB! I'm sending this link to Arlee for Sunday! You're rocking it, girlfriend! And I forgot to hit the follow button when I was here this morning...so now I did.
    Tina @ Life is Good
    Co-Host of the April A to Z Challenge
    Twitter: @AprilA2Z #atozchallenge

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  2. Tina1 March 2012 at 15:29

    Yeah! You did it! No more word verification! Excellent.

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  3. PR1 March 2012 at 22:38

    I've found so many groovy blogs to follow just from signing up for the challenge, cannot wait until it starts :)

    Universal Gibberish

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