National Blog Posting Month

Multiple posts in a day

Are there rules (or "best practices") for multiple posts in a day? Are we expected to have 30 NBPM posts by the end of the month, with other non-NBPM posts scattered here and there when we're feeling more verbose, or should we consider anything we blog this month to be part of NBPM?

(I don't know if this question will make sense to anyone else. Blame it on the flu shot!)

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Started Nov 4 2007 by:

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Permalink Reply by Danielle Combs Nov 4 2007

Hmmm. Don't think it really matters, as long as you have at least your one post for each day.

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Permalink Reply by melissa Nov 4 2007

well, i've been trying to figure all of this out, too. i have only been blogging on my regular blog. i just jotted down something ridiculous on the blog, here. and, i haven't even gotten the flu shot, yet!

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Permalink Reply by Stepford Mom Nov 4 2007

I was under the impression that you need one post on each day. I don't think it matters if you post more, but I would question the idea of posting 3 things on the 3rd and calling it posts 1-3 to make up....but that's just me

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Permalink Reply by Jenna Hatfield Nov 4 2007

At least one post on each calendar day.

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Permalink Reply by QuirkyJessi Nov 4 2007

As long as you have one post each day, that's all that matters. You can't make up any days by posting 2, but it's certainly not a penalty to have more than that. If you a have a theme you're following and want to challenge yourself into making sure you have 30 posts for that, then go for it, but there's not a set "30 for NaBloPoMo" and then other non-NaBloPoMo mixed in.

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Permalink Reply by melissa Nov 4 2007

what about the location of the posts? does it have to be here or can it be in your, already established, blog?

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Permalink Reply by QuirkyJessi Nov 4 2007

Your blog! You're more than welcome to post it here, but the whole point is to blog for 30 days *for you,* and if you have a blog already, then post away right there. Make sure you have the url listed in your profile (you can also add your RSS feed to your Ning profile and it'll automatically post snippets of your entries from elsewhere). If you happen to be randomly selected for a prize, she'll check your blog to make sure you've posted all 30 days and you're set. No fanciness or being required to post here.

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Permalink Reply by melissa Nov 4 2007

phew...i don't think i could handle all these different blogs...
now i have to figure out the whole rss feed thing. i don't have one but, i have a feeling that i need one. that's for a different discussion...hey, maybe i'll go start one!

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Permalink Reply by Erika Geiss Nov 4 2007

How do you add the url in your profile? I have my main site in my profile...should I change it to my other blog? How do you add an RSS feed to your profile? And for the life of me, I can't figure out how to link to the url of my nablopomo blog without it going into my settings page. help!? pleeeease.

TIA :)

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Permalink Reply by srah Nov 4 2007

Thanks for the help!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Jo M Nov 4 2007

I think it's one per day, not just a total of 30. Today I wrote two entries but didn't post them both on my blog. Just posted one for today and the other will get posted tomorrow.

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Permalink Reply by QuirkyJessi Nov 4 2007

Yes, the whole point is at least once a day. 30 won't cut it.

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Permalink Reply by Jayne dArcy Nov 4 2007

I don't know the answer, but I'm going to guess that anything you post as long as you post once a day, keeps you in the running.

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Permalink Reply by kperfetto Nov 4 2007

I hadn't thought of that. I see other blogger titling their posts "day one, day, two, and so on." I'm not. Should I be?

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Permalink Reply by Alianora La Canta Nov 4 2007

I haven't been. It's the doing of at least one post a day that's important, I think.

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Permalink Reply by Feliniti Nov 4 2007

I don't think it matters. It shouldn't anyway should it? If you were writing a blog anyway, you'll just be doing it more frequently, and inspiration to write can happen more than once a day, or less ;)

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Permalink Reply by srah Nov 5 2007

Thanks everyone! I'm blogging my little ol' head off. :D

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Permalink Reply by Mel Bergen Nov 5 2007

If I have a spare idea, I start a draft and put the concept in it to develop on whatever day I am short of ideas. That way I don't use all of my fabulous thoughts up this week and am left scrambling for a topic on the 18th! I suppose that, if I come up with enough drafts for the month, I could post more than one a day but usually I'm off to other projects once I've blogged for the day.

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Permalink Reply by thebluestbutterfly Nov 7 2007

I didn't find out that this month had started until November 4th. I am missing November 2 and 3 due to a personal tragedy...one of the few things I stop blogging for. I will still be counting myself as having won if I complete all the days I knew of. :-)

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