If I made a badge (100 pxX100px), would anyone participating in these monthly challenges actually put it on their blog, or use it in their posts that they write about their challenge results?
I only ask because I just spent 30 minutes attempting to design one and I hated it (remember how I tricked people into designing my header because I was so awful at it?), and I don’t really want to put a lot of time into designing one if no one will use it. I would have the lovely Jess Lehry make one for me, but I’m all out of blogging funds at the moment. All blog related funds have been temporarily diverted to the photography side of my life until I actually start making money with this photography thing.
Should I make a badge? Or should I use the 2 hours it would take me to create one for other things… like making cupcakes. Cupcakes can always be put to good use in That House.
April 6th, 2009 on 2:12 pm
i would put one on my blog if you had one…but between buttons and cupcakes, i’d go with the cupcakes
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April 6th, 2009 on 3:28 pm
Maybe stick with the cupcakes until it gets large enough that people start asking about a badge?
Badges seem to really be a mommyblogger thing. And I am still in denial about the fact that my blog is basically a mommyblog -babies (which = just a boring blog?). So I probably wouldn’t use it yet.
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April 6th, 2009 on 3:34 pm
I’m probably not the right person to ask, because the blog I contribute to wouldn’t go for the badge, and I heart cupcakes with a deep, abiding love, so I would vote cupcakes.
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April 6th, 2009 on 5:11 pm
I’m not a fan of badges… but if you made one I’d probably post it with pictures from the challenges to my blog. The badge being a link… it may be a way of branding the challenges or increasing traffic to your site if you require folks to post their results to their blog as well as sending to you.
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April 6th, 2009 on 5:11 pm
Would you plan on having new badges each month, or a more general “Photography Challenge” “Food Challenge” “Lifestyle Challenge” badges?
I’d be more than willing to design something for you (for free) if there are enough people that want one.
Just let me know!
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April 6th, 2009 on 5:44 pm
I probably would not use it – maybe on my cooking blog, but it is unlikely. I don’t even really know what I would do with it…
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April 6th, 2009 on 10:04 pm
I would use it on each individual post, but not on the sidebar. I like to keep my sidebar as uncluttered as possible.
Hehe, I would love to put more photos of myself on my blog, but I don’t get that many taken of me really…I’m like you in that I love photos taken of me though!
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April 6th, 2009 on 10:31 pm
I would put it on the individual post that relates to the post.
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April 6th, 2009 on 10:34 pm
I would use it for the post where I wrote about whatever I did – but I would use a general badge like “Lifestyle Challenge” so that each month people would see the same thing and maybe get inspired to do it too. But cupcakes are totally awesome too.
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April 6th, 2009 on 11:11 pm
jenna, so sweet of you to offer to photograph us when we drive through dallas..
unfortunately we’re already behind our schedule for the road trip so we’ll be passing through rather quickly… the bluebonnets look lovely though!!!
congrats on all the photo taking! you’re so talented!
naomi
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April 7th, 2009 on 9:06 am
Tough decision. I would use the button. I’m not a big cupcake lover, but they aren’t too shabby.
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April 7th, 2009 on 10:52 am
Mmm…cupcakes. Now you’re making me want to make some! I’m trying to hold out for the Easter Pie I’ll be making this weekend tho.
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