Thursday, January 31, 2008

Blogging Activity #28: Help

Once in awhile, we need to reach out to other people and ask for help. This is where we seek for advise, assistance, and direction on what to do next.

In this blogging activity, you can ask or give help.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Blogging Activity #27: Gifts

Every year, there many occasions where we find a reason to give or receive gifts. For this blogging activity, share some gift ideas or those you gave or receive lately.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Week 4: 366 Blogging Activities

Many thanks to the following participant in the 366 blogging activities for 2008 and will get 100 entrecard credit. (will send you the entrecard coupon via e-mail)

Thank you for joining!

Monday, January 28, 2008

Blogging Activity #26: FAQ

Depending on your line of work or advocacy, there are questions where we get asked quite often. This is an opportunity to create a frequently asked question or FAQ blog post where you can list all questions received and answer them.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Blogging Activity #25: Elections

We usually have elections in our country and even of organizations we belong to. In this blog post, talk about the elections or share your insight in relation to it.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Blogging Activity #24: Country Day

Every year, various countries has a special holiday commemorating an event such as independence, freedom, among others. In this blogging activity, you are encouraged to write a blog post about such an occasion giving information or simply share what you did on that day.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Week 3: 366 Blogging Activities

Many thanks to the third batch of participants in the 366 blogging activities for 2008. The following will get 100 entrecard credit each. (will send you the entrecard coupon via e-mail)

Thank you for joining!

Blogging Activity #23: Disappointing

Every once in awhile, we get badly disappointed. This can be about ourselves, a person, product, service, or developments happening in our community.

In this blogging activity, talk about your disappointment and what lesson learned you gained from it.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Blogging Activity #22: Piracy

Piracy has become something common for a lot of us. We get exposed to it almost everyday from fake imitations to copies of copyrighted works. In this blogging activity, you are encouraged to write about your perspective on piracy. You can also share some news or findings in this area.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Blogging Activity #21: History

History plays an important to what we are and what we have today. In school, we study history to understand our ancestors and what happened back then. Some parents take time to record their family history and pass on this information to their children.

In this blogging activity, write about history. It can be about your family, a project, your organization, among others. Almost everything around us has history behind it. Be creative!

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Blogging Activity #20: Work

We all need to work in order to afford the things we want in life. In this blogging activity, write about your latest work accomplishment or experience. You can also give some tips on do's and don't at work. You can certainly write about this topic from many perspective.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Blogging Activity #19: Love

There are many ways that we get to experience in love. It can be for a person, place, cause, among others.

For this blogging activity, write about someone or something you love. Cherish it in your writing for such peak feelings are rarely experienced. You can also tackle those people or things that you loved in the past. As these feelings of love can hurt as well, you can also write a guide on how can a person handle or manage it.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Blogging Activity #18: Teacher

A teacher is a person whom we owe a lot our knowledge to. We value the lessons they passed on to us whenever we attendschool. Later on in our lives, we assume that same role as well, although informally, to a younger sibling, children, and to other people when the opportunity arises.

In this blogging activity, write a post that focuses on the teacher, whether this is you or another person. If you are into this profession, you can also come up with an article series that can be of valuable reference to aspiring teachers.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Blogging Activity #17: Reunion

Once in awhile, we get the chance to participate in a get-together or reunion of sorts. In this blogging activity, share a reunion story or affair that turned out great or boring or a disaster. If you are the organizer type, you can share tips on how to set-up one.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Week 2: 366 Blogging Activities

Many thanks to the second batch of participants in the 366 blogging activities for 2008. The following will get 100 entrecard credit each. (will send you the entrecard coupon via e-mail)

Thank you for joining!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Blogging Activity #16: Unforgettable

We all have our unforgettable moments and experiences. I believe these are developments in our lives that we should record in order not to take them for granted or forget about them. There's a euphoria experienced in these moments that can hardly be re-created that makes it important to capture or record the experience.

In this blogging activity, record an unforgettable experienced by you or someone else. Make it memorable.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Blogging Activity #15: Buying

We all buy various products and services online or in the traditional manner. In this blogging activity, you are encouraged to share a purchase experience or give a guide on how to buy a particular item.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Blogging Activity #14: Music

Music plays an important in our lives. It is the first thing that we get to hear through lullabies from our moms. As we grew up, music was used by our teachers as tool for learning. Later in our lives, our joys and pains can be expressed through music.

In this blogging activity, write about music in anyway you want. There are so many ways you can play with this topic.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Blogging Activity #13: Travel

Once in awhile, we get the chance to travel by land, air, or sea. In this blogging activity, you are encouraged to share your travel experience. Another way is to share tips in relation to travel.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Blogging Activity #12: Plans

We all make plans for the future or heard someone else's. In this blogging activity, you are encouraged to write about your plan or share that of another person. You can also talk about plan creation of a variety of activities focusing on areas where you are good at.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Blogging Activity #11: Birthday

If there is anything certain in life, that is we get older year after year. In this blogging activity, you can greet, share what you think, or experienced during your or someone else's birthday.

Take it any slant you want as there is so much that can be discussed about this topic.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Blogging Activity #10: Events

There are so many events and conferences that happens around us. In this blogging activity, blog about an upcoming event or one that you attended recently.

Give a perspective on why are you plugging the event. Does this have any special connection to you or what do you like about its concept, or undesirable incident that might have happened, among others.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Blogging Activity #9: Contests

There are so many contests, raffles, and other gimmicks that we get to read, watch, and even participate. In this blogging activity, you can share information or observation about these promotional activities.

If you are planning to organize one, go ahead! The nice thing about contests is that you can learn a lot from it in the process. You can compare performance and understanding which did well and not. You can also establish a niche and be known for it in the years to come.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Week 1: 366 Blogging Activities

Many thanks to the first batch of participants in the 366 blogging activities for 2008. The following will get 100 entrecard credit each. (will send you the entrecard coupon via e-mail)
Thank you for joining!

Blogging Activity #8: Expansion

There comes a time in our activities or projects where we need to expand. It can be the expansion of your blog, house, service offerings, markets to be covered, among others.

In this blogging activity, you are encourage to share a recent development where you are taking an effort to expand or tell someone's story in relation to it.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Blogging Activity #7: Entrecard

A growing number of bloggers and website owners are joining Entrecard seeing it as a means for alternative advertising. In this blogging activity, you can write about your experience, list interesting blogs you have discovered through it, what you like and don't like about Entrecard.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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Sunday, January 6, 2008

Blogging Activity #6: Partners

We often get to do activities in school, personal, and even at work with another person, often referred as partner (sometimes team mate). Use this blogging activity to share a story about your partner, how to look for one, what you went through, among others.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Blogging Activity #5: Goals

We all have goals in our lives either on a personal level, project-based, or even for our blogs. For this blogging activity, share your goals. It can be your goals for the year, goal of your blog, or an upcoming project, among others.

Writing down your goals also helps you in exploring the subject further and serve as a checklist on how you are doing.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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Friday, January 4, 2008

Blogging Activity #4: Hiring

We all have experience of hiring a person or service provider. In this blogging activity, share some tips on your hiring experience and enlighten someone who is planning to do it.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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4 Tips in Hiring Bloggers and Writers

Since I launched my advertising program for blogs and recruitment of part-time writers or content developers for some of my blog projects, I often get asked on how to go about hiring bloggers and writers.

Here is what I realized for the past 12 months.
  1. You can offer a per article fee or a fixed monthly rate.
    For fixed monthly fee, there can be a target number of stories that have to be done during the period, among other tasks. For part-time writers, a per article fee is the usual arrangement and this is negotiable. In my case, the rate I give is one hundred dollars (US$100) for twenty articles.

  2. Will the articles be opinion based, research based, or interview based?
    I note that some bloggers are not suitable for some tasks. Like some don't like to do interviews. This is one area where I encountered problems as some bloggers are not as flexible.

  3. Another thing you have to consider is whether you are giving them a byline (authorship recognition) or not.
    For those who have full time jobs, some would prefer to blog or write anonymously. Others do want a byline right away.

  4. Give all applicants a one-week trial period
    This allows you to see them in action and observe their turn-around time for every assignment. In my case, articles approved are considered as to be paid.
Feel free to share your tips too or ask a question.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Blogging Activity #3: Friends

All of us have friends or is a friend to someone. This blogging activity encourages you to write about "friends". It can be a celebration of friendship. You can also vent how you missed a friend who you got kinda "disconnected" since he or she started having a "partner". Take it any angle you want!

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Blogging Activity #2: Coming back

Most of us have experienced something in our lives or visited places that we have taken time and effort to visit or coming back again.

This activity encourages you to share your experience on "coming back" as a theme.

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

What is a blog?

A blog is like a website but in a journal format and arranged according to date. Whereas a website would usually appear with content presented by category, like DigitalFilipino, blogs on the other hand get presented according to date, although some would have categories, making it appear like a journal or diary.

Blog owners normally post articles or short notes that has the information they want to share, personal or otherwise.

Companies use blogs as a means to disseminate information and keep in touch with their customers. Although blogs can also be used to act as a website by itself where information on products and services being offered by companies can be presented through it.

Blogging Activity #1: Internet censorship

Not known to many, an increasing number of countries/governments are taking steps to censor the Internet to protect children from pornography, violent / hate websites, and fall prey to cybercrimes.

What is your take on this topic? Are you in favor of Internet censorship? Why or why not?

Please post a comment with a link to your blog post and will add it here. I look forward in reading your post.

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366 blogging activities for 2008

One of my blogging challenges is finding a topic that I could blog about. There are times I get encouraged to join a discussion to share my thoughts. Later on, I just don't have the mood to blog and even if I got it back, I'm not sure where to start. Well if you experienced any of the above, this activity is for you.

This is the 366 blogging activities for 2008 series. If you blog daily, it is like your one blog post a day kind of series. However, you can also pick and do the ones that you like.
The benefit of joining an activity like this includes:
  • Exchange ideas with people interested in the subject.
  • Discover new blogs to read.
  • Attract new readers to your blog.
  • Our give-aways for now includes:
    • Every week, seven (7) participants will get 100 Entrecard credits each that you can use to place ads to other sites within Entrecard. The first batch will be announced on January 9.
    • Should you be interested in becoming a give-away sponsor, just e-mail me the prizes you would like to give out at digitalfilipino (at) gmail (dot) com.
Here's our weekly winners post so far:
Your topic suggestions are more than welcome. I hope you can join and have a great 2008!