Review Policy? Yes I Do!

Mini Challenges are part of the Bloggiesta Fiesta and this one is about review policies. This one hosted by Girls Gone Reading. 

My review policy is posted in my About page:

"I'm happy to review most books except science fiction, fantasy and romance books. I also accept Ebooks, thanks to my Sony Ereader but would love a NOOK! :0) Depending on my schedule I will usually read the book within 30 days. I post reviews on Amazon, Library Thing, Goodreads, Barnes and Noble and if there is another website you would like me to post, please let me know in your email.

You can email me at Nataliew2(at)gmail(dot)com. Disclosure: "I do not accept money for reviews, although I do receive the books at no charge from the publisher or author."

Today I added the part about accepting Ebooks,where I review and my reading schedule. 

Thank you Jennifer for the awesome tips!

Bloggiesta, Woo Hoo!!

Bloggiesta??  I completely forgot about it until I saw Sheila's Morning Meandering post! I have been down with a migraine for 4 days but I'm finally feeling better, just in time to participate in Bloggiesta. 

What is a Bloggiesta you ask? Well, Bloggiesta is hosted by Maw Books and it runs from Friday morning until Sunday night.  

Here is what Maw Books say about it:

Bloggiesta begins now and runs  through Sunday the 23rd (technically the wee hours of Monday morning).  You can really start whenever you want within that time but official hours are 8am to 8am (wherever you are).  The hours spent on the challenge do NOT need to be in a row. Use the entire 72  hour time frame and see what you can do with it.  It’s your call as to how much you want to put into it.  But you have to put something into it or it’s not a challenge.

When you begin the Bloggiesta challenge, sign in with Mr. Linky (at the bottom of this post) and link directly to your Bloggiesta post. That will let me and everybody else that you have officially begun and we can go share our mariachi tunes and cheer you on.

If you have just discovered this challenge, it’s not to late to sign up.  Join us anytime!  (No need to sign up on the sign up post – just sign up with the Mr. Linky on this page. Just do me a favor and tell me in the comments you just signed up so I can add you to the shared feed & Twitter list.)

How many times (if any) you choose to update is up to you, but you should keep track of the hours spent on the challenge as well as the tasks you have completed.  I’m all for making it work for how you best work.  You do not need to write a new post for each mini-challenge completed, but do give your awesome hosts some link love.

On Sunday, I will post a finish line post. In a change from last year, you do not need to link up a Bloggiesta summary post.  Instead I will have a survey that I’d love to have you fill out so I can implement your feedback better into future Bloggiesta’s.

For more information go to Maw Books to sign up and to also read about the mini challenges that are fun to participate in during Bloggiesta.

My goals:

• Type all of the book reviews I haven't gotten to yet.

• Rearrange sidebar.
• Participate in the mini challenges.
• Create book spotlights.
• Update reviews on Library Thing, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble.
• Prepare book tour posts.
• Update challenges lists.

I'm sure I'll be adding to this as I go along. I have my work cut out for me and its time to get started. Hope you all have a fun Bloggiesta!!

Bloggiesta

Well, its the end of the Bloggiesta and i didn't get everything i wanted to get done but i did accomplish a major task of getting my blog transferred over. Transferring the posts , links, affiliates, subscribers, etc. It was definitely a lot of work and still have tons to do.
Thanks Mawbooks for the challenge it definitely inspired me.
TTFN!

BLOGGIESTA IS HERE!

What to do during the Bloggiesta?

• Write book, movie, TV, product reviews. Any reviews really.


• Write backup posts for a rainy day.


• Write that great post idea from three months back.


• Work on series posts.


• Write guest posts.


• Put out invitations for guest posts.


• Conduct and edit author interviews.


• Create template posts for your future reads (ie: title, images, linking, tags, etc,) so you can open up, write review and post without being bogged down with technicalities


• Clean up your tags, archives, books reviewed list, etc.


• Improve your blog template, clean up sidebars, add a favicon, install those plugins that you’ve been meaning to do.


• Add or edit your about me page, review policy, create landing pages (for example - an about me for Twitter readers page) or any other pages you might have.


• Any bloggy type housekeeping that you’ve been neglecting.


• Clean up and update your challenge lists. Link up your posts with hosts.


• Make sure all of your social network profiles are up to date. Brand yourself through those profiles with color scheme, images, etc.


• Go get a gravatar.


• Visit the Blogging Tips group on the Book Blogs Ning and find ways to improve your blog.


• Work on any specialized projects that you may have going.

Boy do i have alot of work to do! So what are my Bloggiesta goals?

• Post some new reviews.


• Review book to movie.


• Rearrange items.


• Fix any dead links.


• Maybe find a new blog layout.
• Finding a new blog host .
  

I guess i'll add on as i go. A great idea and incentive for people to stop putting things off and just get it done! Thanks to Mawbooks !!