Blogger Idol… Its not a Competition

Welcome to week 6 of Blogger Idol. This week we’re going to do something a little different - inspired by the spate of articles that I’ve observed popping up everywhere the past few months that describe why different occupations ’should blog’. Here is a sample:

- Why advertising, marketing and PR pros should blog
- The 6 Top Reasons Marketers Should Blog
- Seven Reasons Why Business Should Blog Now
- Why Small Businesses should blog
- Why corporate boards should blog
- Why ministers should blog….
- Why MP’s Should Get Blogging
- 10 reasons why should a politician blog
- Why postgrads should blog
- Why Journalists Should Blog
- Why sociologists should blog
- Why Authors Should Blog

So the challenge this week is to write a post titled ‘Why ((Insert Occupation Here)) Should Blog.’

Feel free to respond in any way that you want - you can write it seriously about your own occupation, humorously about a random job or in pretty much any other way you wish. You can write a story, post a picture, do a rant, do something serious, sarcastic or humorous - the sky is the limit. Have fun with it.

ith a blog can enter this round by following the simple steps outlined below - remember unlike the TV Idol shows this is not a competition.

Following are the steps you need to follow to enter: Read more…

Welcome to week 5 of Blogger Idol where ‘Love is in the Air’.

The topic for week 5 of Blogger Idol is ‘I Love….’

You can interpret and respond to the topic however you’d like. Tell us who, how, why, where (?) or what you love…. get philosophical and tell us what love is, be funny and tell us what love isn’t - whatever you like.

You can write a story, post a picture, do a rant, do something serious, sarcastic or humorous - the sky is the limit.

Anyone with a blog can enter this round by following the simple steps outlined below - remember unlike the TV Idol shows this is not a competition.

Following are the steps you need to follow to enter: Read more…

It’s week 4 of Blogger Idol - and we’ve picked a theme that you’ll probably be blogging about this week anyway - it being New Years Eve this week and all!

The topic for week 4 of Blogger Idol is ‘Resolutions’

Respond to the theme any way that you’d like. Tell us your new year’s resolutions, write about why you don’t have any, reminisce about previous years attempts at doing or not doing whatever it is you’ve resolved.

You can write a story, post a picture, do a rant, do something serious, sarcastic or humorous - whatever you’d like!

Anyone with a blog can enter this round by following the simple steps outlined below - remember unlike the TV Idol shows this is not a competition.

Following are the steps you need to follow to enter: Read more…

Welcome to week 3 of Blogger Idol - a way of expressing your creativity, finding new readers for your blog and meeting other new bloggers.

The topic for week 3 of Blogger Idol is ‘Travel’

Respond to the them in any way - Tell us your favorite travel destination, post a picture of the coolest (or uncoolest) thing you ever bought while traveling, tell a road trip story, describe that trip you’ve always wanted to take but haven’t gotten around to - whatever. To topic of broad to allow you to plenty of flexibility and creativity in your response.

You can write a story, post a picture, do a rant, do something serious, sarcastic or humorous - whatever you’d like!

Anyone with a blog can enter this round by following the simple steps outlined below - remember unlike the TV Idol shows this is not a competition.

Following are the steps you need to follow to enter: Read more…

Welcome to week 2 of this second series of Blogger Idol - a way of expressing your creativity, finding new readers for your blog and meeting other new bloggers.

The topic for week 2 of Blogger Idol is ‘First Dates’

It was kindly suggested by Harmless.

Take the topic in whatever way you wish. Tell the story of your first date or crush - recreate that 70s or 80s outfit you wore to impress that special someone - talk about the first impressions of your current partner - dream of your ideal first date with that celebrity you have a thing for - whatever you want…

You can write a story, post a picture, do a rant, do something serious, sarcastic or humorous - whatever you’d like!

Anyone with a blog can enter this round by following the simple steps outlined below - remember unlike the TV Idol shows this is not a competition.

Following are the steps you need to follow to enter: Read more…

Blogger Idol has returned - Series II is here in a new location, with a new look and with a new topic. Remember this is not a competition - rather its about celebrating creativity and diversity while meeting new blogger and finding new readers.

The topic for week 1 of Blogger Idol is ‘All I want for Christmas….’

Take the topic in whatever way you wish. Tell or show us what is on your Chrissy list this year - share a story about the best or worst Christmas gift (or experience) you’ve ever had - tell what Christmas means to you….

You can write a story, post a picture, do a rant, do something serious, sarcastic or humorous - whatever you want!

Anyone with a blog can enter this round by following the simple steps outlined below - remember unlike the TV Idol shows this is not a competition.

Following are the steps you need to follow to enter: Read more…

To be included in the Weekly email notifying bloggers of themes for the upcoming week - make a comment saying ‘email me’ below. Make sure to include your email address in the ‘email’ field.

The success of Blogger Idol hinges on a number of things - one of which is quality topics and themes that will inspire bloggers to join in. We’d like to invite your suggestions for themes in comments below.

Let you creative juices flow and give us up to five of your suggestions for future topics. Each will be considered. If you like someone else’s suggestion feel free to leave a comment in support.

Blogger Idol is in no way affiliated with the ‘Idol’ franchise of television shows.

We take no responsibility for participants postings and do not endorse their recommendations or opinion. Rather we are a place for bloggers to meet one another and participate in a joint creative effort.

Do you have a blog? Would you like it to find new readers? Do you ever run out of topics to blog about? Would you like to ‘meet’ other bloggers and work together on posting on the same themes?

If so - Blogger Idol is for you.

Blogger Idol is a way of meeting new bloggers, being creative, celebrating diversity and having a bit of fun.

The concept is simple.

Each week a theme is nominated and sent via email to each participating blogger who then has 5 days to submit a blog post on the topic at hand. They do this simply by writing a post on their own blog with a link to the week’s central page. They notify us at Blogger Idol HQ of their post title and a short description and we post the details on a central page for all participants to see.

‘Entries’ can be absolutely anything. We’ve had poems, photos, rants, stories, single words, link collections, short pieces, longer essays, personal experiences, fictional pieces, interviews - you name it - if you can put it on your blog you can submit it.

We end up with the most amazing array of posts on the same theme for us now to ‘judge’. We use the word ‘judge’ loosely - there is actually no winner of Blogger Idol - rather we invite you to peruse the submissions of fellow participants and to find a few that resonate with you which you then ‘nominate’ as your favorites for the week. You nominate your favorites on your own blog and will also be able to do so on a central page at Blogger HQ.

All this happens within a 7 day period - at the end of which you’ll be sent another theme for the process to start all over again with.

The original Blogger Idol concept was dreamed up by Darren Rowse over at LivingRoom where it first ran for 17 weeks (see the archives here) - but it is a concept that has evolved (and hopefully improved) with the help of over 120 participants in the project.

Since the first season of blogger idol came to an end in June 2004 Darren has been constantly asked by bloggers to kick it off again. As a result this new blog, solely dedicated to Blogger Idol has been born. This time around things will be more interactive. We’ll setting up polls for you to vote on upcoming themes - there will be pages for you to nominate your favorite entries and opportunities for participants to contribute in other ways.

Stay tuned for Season 2 of Blogger Idol!