FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When does the Challenge start?
The first post for the letter A will start on Monday April 1 and continue every day thereafter except on Sundays. You may wish to include a Challenge prelude post on your last regularly scheduled post day before the opening day. In the prelude post you can announce your intent to be a part of the Challenge, tell others about the Challenge, and let others know about your theme or approach to the A to Z Challenge. To help you with scheduling your posts, see the calendar below.
How do I Save a Post for a Later Date and Time?
Using the "old blogger" interface, see Jenny's post "How do I Save a Post for a Later Date and Time.
If you're using the newest version of blogger, see Tina's post Survival Hints for the A-Z Challenge: How to Pre-Schedule a Post
Do you have a list where we can quickly reference which letter goes with which day?
Yes. Jeremy, the Retro-Zombie co-host made a very cool calendar that you can save as your desktop. You'll find it in CLICK HERE FOR [2013] DESKTOP, along with directions for installation.
The schedule below is also in the side-bar on our home page.
The schedule below is also in the side-bar on our home page.
A to Z: 2013 Challenge [Letter Schedule]
Week One:
April 01, Monday - Letter "A"
April 02, Tuesday - Letter "B"
April 03, Wednesday - Letter "C"
April 04, Thursday - Letter "D"
April 05, Friday - Letter "E"
April 06, Saturday - Letter "F"
Week Two:
April 07, Sunday - BREAK
April 08, Monday - Letter "G"
April 09, Tuesday - Letter "H"
April 10, Wednesday - Letter "I"
April 11, Thursday - Letter "J"
April 12, Friday - Letter "K"
April 13, Saturday - Letter "L"
Week Three:
April 14, Sunday - BREAK
April 15, Monday - Letter "M"
April 16, Tuesday - Letter "N"
April 17, Wednesday - Letter "O"
April 18, Thursday - Letter "P"
April 19, Friday - Letter "Q"
April 20, Saturday - Letter "R"
Week Four:
April 21, Sunday - BREAK
April 22, Monday - Letter "S"
April 23, Tuesday - Letter "T"
April 24, Wednesday - Letter "U"
April 25, Thursday - Letter "V"
April 26, Friday - Letter "W"
April 27, Saturday - Letter "X"
Week Five:
April 28, Sunday - BREAK
April 29, Monday - Letter "Y"
April 30, Tuesday - Letter "Z"
How do I add the badge to my own blog?
These directions are for installing the “2013 Blogging from A to Z” badge on a blogger-hosted blog, using the newest version of the editor.
1) Choose either the small version or the large version of the badge.
2) Copy the code from the box under the badge. Make sure you scroll through that whole window because there's more code than is displayed in that small box.
2) Click "design" at the top, right of your own blog.
3) Click "layout" from the menu down the left side of the page.
4) Click "add a gadget" in the place where you'd like the badge
5) Scroll down the list of available gadgets until you get to "html/javascript" "add 3rd party functionality or other code to your blog", then click the blue plus sign.
5) Paste the code you copied in step one into the big, blank box.
6) If you want to add a caption, put it in the strip where it says, "title".
7) Click "save."
8) Now view your blog to see if it worked!
Adding Badges and Banners to Your Blog
How do I add a picture to my own blog?
See Jeremy's easy to follow directions from the post Adding Badges and Banners to Your Blog for some "challenge season" bling for your blog.
WHAT'S A GOOD WAY FOR BLOGGERS TO RESPOND TO MY COMMENTS?
A lot of bloggers respond to commens via email. I understand why someone wouldn't want everyone to know their email address, but consider to display it for the duration of the challenge. Here's an example. Your comment showed the address of "no-reply comment" so I had to click on your name, then on your blog and then find the post, then the comment box, all to say THANKS! If you allow your email to be shown, then I'd have been one click away to telling you my gratitude.
Here's how to change the setting:
Go to design
Go to settings
Go to mobile and email
Go to the box "comment notification email"
Enter the email you'd like me to respond to.
SAVE.
I know I'm not the only blogger who replies by email. I'm suggesting this because I don't want you to miss the feedback to your comments, I find it such a fun part of blogging and building community. Thanks for considering it.
Tina
Adding Badges and Banners to Your Blog
How do I add a picture to my own blog?
See Jeremy's easy to follow directions from the post Adding Badges and Banners to Your Blog for some "challenge season" bling for your blog.
WHAT'S A GOOD WAY FOR BLOGGERS TO RESPOND TO MY COMMENTS?
A lot of bloggers respond to commens via email. I understand why someone wouldn't want everyone to know their email address, but consider to display it for the duration of the challenge. Here's an example. Your comment showed the address of "no-reply comment" so I had to click on your name, then on your blog and then find the post, then the comment box, all to say THANKS! If you allow your email to be shown, then I'd have been one click away to telling you my gratitude.
Here's how to change the setting:
Go to design
Go to settings
Go to mobile and email
Go to the box "comment notification email"
Enter the email you'd like me to respond to.
SAVE.
I know I'm not the only blogger who replies by email. I'm suggesting this because I don't want you to miss the feedback to your comments, I find it such a fun part of blogging and building community. Thanks for considering it.
Tina
Yes! Each link leads to a separate entry and bloggers may not be following or wish to follow all of your blogs. Not posting for certain days on a blog might make your blog appear to be inactive in the Challenge. The continuity of the Challenge should be present on each blog entered. That is why we consider it a Challenge! Each blog that you enter is a unique participant in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge.
Disabling Word Verification - How to Video
Comments are an integral part of blogging and being able to leave a comment without having to jump through the Word Verification hoop is a real plus. If you are new to Blogger and are taking part in the upcoming A to Z Challenge we strongly recommend disabling the Word Verification function... Click HERE to see this helpful how to video.
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