Tuesday's Tip - 28 Sept 2010 - New Daily Blogging Themes

 

Tuesday's Tip - 28 Sept 2010

New Daily Blogging Themes

Entering the second week of my second year of this genealogy related blog, I was thinking about the Daily Blogging Themes. I had noticed some new ones popping up, and thought I'd go take a look at the GeneaBlogger site, and see what Thomas had to say on this, lately. Under the About section - not to my surprise, Thomas stays on top of these things - I discovered "Participate in Daily Blogging Themes," which was recently updated - which I encourage all new bloggers to do.

Here is what it said:

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One of the fastest ways to become part of the fold is to post about your ancestors via a variety of “prompts” to help feed you ideas on blogging topics. As of September 2010, we’re offering more than just one blogging theme per day – there are as many as five per day? Check the Genealogy Blogging Beat each day for the daily blogging themes which include:
    •    Sunday: Black Sheep Sunday, Church Record Sunday, Sentimental Sunday, Sunday Supper, Sunday’s Obituary.
    •    Monday: Amanuensis Monday, Madness Monday, Mappy Monday, Maritime Monday, Military Monday, Mobile Monday, Motivation Monday, Mystery Monday.
    •    Tuesday: Talented Tuesday, Tech Tuesday, Tombstone Tuesday, Tuesday’s Tip.
    •    Wednesday: Wedding Wednesday, Wednesday’s Child, Wisdom Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday.
    •    Thursday:  Thrifty Thursday, Thriller Thursday, Treasure Chest Thursday.
    •    Friday:  Family Recipe Friday, Follow Friday, Friend of Friends Friday, Funeral Card Friday.
    •    Saturday:  Sorting Saturday, Sports Center Saturday, Surname Saturday.
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So, there you have it. A whole set of themes - something for about everybody -  yeh, sure - there will be more to come, I'm sure - but, this will give us some new life as we move into the new year! I see a half dozen that I would like to adopt, a couple I already have, including this one. How about you?


Families are Forever!  ;-)

More on Daily Blogging Themes

GeneaBloggers [see geneabloggers.com] has suggested using Daily Blogging Themes. They suggest... "Many genealogy and family history bloggers like to post every day but at times are at a loss for ideas. Using the series of blogging themes below is not only a great way to create new content, but also lets you participate in a community effort with other genealogy bloggers." Genea-Musings added the last two.

Check it out! Will this work for you?

Black Sheep Sunday
Madness Monday
Tombstone Tuesday
Wordless Wednesday
Treasure Chest Thursday
Follow Friday
Surname Saturday

Black Sheep Sunday
Create a blog post with the main focus being an ancestor with a "shaded past." [geneabloggers.com]

Madness Monday
Create a post with the main focus being an ancestor who either suffered some form of mental illness or an ancestor who might be hard to locate and drives you mad. [geneabloggers.com]

Tombstone Tuesday
Create a post which includes an image of a gravestone of one of your ancestors and it may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor. [geneabloggers.com]

Wordless Wednesday
Create a post with the main focus being a photograph or image. Some posters also include attribute information as to the source of the image (date, location, owner, etc.). [geneabloggers.com]

Treasure Chest Thursday
Create a post with the main focus being a family treasure, an heirloom or even an every-day item of importance to your family. [geneabloggers.com]

Follow Friday
Recommend another blogger, a specific blog post, or a genealogy resourse to the genealogy community. If you've found something or someone helpful, post about it/them and tell others why they should be followed. [geneamusings.com]

Surname Saturday
Post about one or more of your surnames - talk about the origins, talk about their geographic locations, etc. Anything that would help you bring more attention to the surname, especially if you have hit a brick wall or need assistance with research. [geneamusings.com]

Family is Forever! ;-)