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Take the 7 Link Challenge Today #7links

Posted By Darren Rowse 16th of July 2010 Writing Content 0 Comments

Today I thought it might be fun to do a bit of a fun challenge together that draws on a number of things that I’ve previously taught here on ProBlogger (see below for what these teachings are).

The idea is to publish a post that is a list of 7 links to posts that you and others have written that respond to the following 7 categories. Your links should be to:

  • Your first post
  • A post you enjoyed writing the most
  • A post which had a great discussion
  • A post on someone else’s blog that you wish you’d written
  • Your most helpful post
  • A post with a title that you are proud of
  • A post that you wish more people had read

You might like to add a few explanations to different links – for example to talk a little about why you enjoyed writing a post or what you like about the post on another blog that you link to or why you regret the post you regret.

The main aim of doing this challenge is to create a list post that highlights some of the posts in your archives to new readers (a sneeze page), that links out to another blog and that hopefully is a little fun (and not too much work) to do.

If you tag your posts or are going to tweet a link to it – use #7links as a tag to help the meme continue.

I’ll post my own 7 links tomorrow here on ProBlogger – stay tuned!

PS: once you’ve written your 7 link challenge post – link to it in comments below so we can take a look!

About Darren Rowse
Darren Rowse is the founder and editor of ProBlogger Blog Tips and Digital Photography School. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Comments
  1. That was really fun and really time consuming as well. I got caught up reading a bunch of my older posts. Here is the link to the post http://tycoonblogger.com/7links

  2. This was fun – thank-you Darren for thinking of the idea and giving us the opportunity to share in the comments.

    Here’s my list of 7 links from my blog 40 Days to Change: http://wp.me/pEVt5-nn

  3. I would love to participate in this, but I don’t get it.

  4. If I didn’t take so many breaks then you would have been right Darren. This task doesn’t take long and was actually fun to do. You should do more challenges. I really enjoyed this!

    If you are into t-shirts are following your dreams and passions then this might be one that you guys might want to take a look at:

    http://www.jbenjaminclothing.com/probloggers-7-link-challenge-7links

  5. I had so much fun doing this! Here is my list: http://www.anewkindofnormal.com/?p=537

  6. Great idea and I learned something new (a sneeze page!).
    http://localecologist.blogspot.com/2010/07/7-links-challenge.html

  7. Great challenge. Just posted mine here:

    The 7 Link Challenge

  8. Mine will be up Saturday morning (U.S. time) on http://compostermom.blogspot.com

    Great idea! I gained a lot from browsing my archives.

  9. Great challenge. I just tried to add my comment, but it isn’t showing up. (Also, didn’t get a moderation notification.) I apologize if I’m being redundant!

    Here is my post:

    http://win-with-1.com/7-link-challenge/

  10. Darren,
    You ROCK, of course.
    Thanks for the great idea, and opportunity!
    Here’s my post: http://www.boogordoctor.com/2010/07/7-links/
    Thanks.

  11. Thanks for the challenge just posted mine today!!:))

  12. I’m in on the fun!

    Here is the link: 7 links for Married Couples

  13. Mine is up now. I had a lot of fun doing this.

  14. Another Great Challenge from the ProBlogger, love it!!! Here’s our link:

    http://www.se7en.org.za/2010/07/17/se7ens-probloggers-7-link-challenge

  15. Hi Darren,

    That was a fun challenge. Here is my entry:
    http://www.morphodesigns.com/archives/2010/seven-hyper-links/

    I can’t wait to see yours.

    Cheers,

    Mitch

  16. My comment got absorbed… hmmm I may not have actually hit submit!!!

    I just love this challenge… it’s all about Se7en… thanks for the fun!!!

    http://www.se7en.org.za/2010/07/17/se7ens-probloggers-7-link-challenge

  17. I’ve completed the challenge for my leadership and entrepreneurship site:

    http://bigredtomatocompany.co.uk/2010/07/the-7-link-challenge-7links

    What do you think!?

  18. Darren,
    Having your site back-linked to from hundreds (thousands?) of other blogs should give your site a significant boost in SE mojo and traffic – please provide follow up if you can, to give us all some sense of what that effect is for your site.
    Thanks!

  19. Great idea, had fun going through the posts I’ve written to post my list at http://benclapton.id.au/2010/07/17/7-links/

  20. Someone asked earlier about the results from the traffic ‘mojo’ you may have gotten from this post.

    I’d be interested also, although I will say that I saw my own blog in response to this challenge jump pretty high. Which, I think, would get even MORE traffic to this blog since I linked to it.

    Interesting experiment with linking and ‘viral’.

  21. That was personally educational and self reflecting. You have taught me so much and this hands on challenge was amazing for me. Here is my post: http://internetlifestyleproject.info/194/my-problogger-7-link-challenge-7links/

  22. Loved the challenge! It was really a great experience today to review my past four years of blogging. I hope that others will enjoy reading this post and following the links as much as I enjoyed creating it. Thanks for the inspiration!

    http://www.missionalchallenge.com/2010/07/links-7-missional-posts.html

  23. Here is mine http://bloggerin.ro/2010/07/17/provocare-problogger-7-link-challenge/, from my Romanian blog. Actually are more than 7 :)

  24. I realised how hard it was for me to gauge the quality of discussion on posts on my blog…and how hard it must be for others to wade through my posts to find the gems!

    Thanks for the challenge.

    here’s the result:
    http://goannatree.blogspot.com/2010/07/7-links-to-7-posts-peeling-back-some.html

  25. Thanks Darren! This was fun to write. I also wrote about the challenge and provided a link back here.

    Here’s my post:

    http://nakedgirlinadress.com/?p=820

  26. Hi Darren, first time here on your blog. Found this post through another blogger so thought I would give it a go. http://wp.me/pHncV-lj

    Have a great weekend and as Big Arnie say’s, ‘I’ll be back’ :)

  27. It’s been a tough three year slog on my weight loss blog with little to show for it although completing your challenge has helped make me realize there is no reason why I can’t push myself again.

    http://www.johnisfit.com/u/76

  28. This came at the perfect time, because I was at a loss of what to write about today. Not to mention, more than a little lazy about figuring that out. Thanks for the challenge!!

    http://suzrocks.com/blog/2010/07/17/7-link-challenge-not-as-scary-or-linky-as-it-sounds/

  29. Not sure why my comment not showing up so am just going to submit 1 more time:
    http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/post/2010/07/17/7-Links-Challenge.aspx

  30. Great exercise and trip down memory lane!

    http://bit.ly/9h3cgG

  31. Here you can find my selection:

    http://www.mostlymaths.net/2010/07/7-links-for-bloggers-la-problogger.html

    I hope someone enjoys it!

    Ruben

  32. What a novel idea. This will be one of my next posts. It will give me a chance to share old post with some of my new readers. I also purchased the 31 Days to a Better Blogger book and I am excited about this as well.

  33. Just finished the 7 link challenge. Wow! That was more difficult that it looked, but valuable for helping me review my work and celebrate successes.

  34. What a great idea for a blog post project!

    Here is mine… http://www.ilovephotoblogs.com/the-7-links-challenge

  35. This is a great idea! I’m going to save my 7 Links post for my blog’s fourth anniversary in October…

    __Orin
    Scootin’ Old Skool

  36. Lots of fun! This blog is relatively new, so I’ll look forward to doing it again in a year or two.

    http://www.digitalwoe.com/2010/07/probloggers-7-link-challenge/

  37. Darren ,
    What a great idea! Now that it’s published, this is probably my favourite post! I will definitely be following your suggestion to create a sneeze page. Thanks!

    http://eyeseepretty.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/7-links-challenge/

  38. I had fun with this Darren. Thanks for giving a chance to express some opinions about my own blog. You can find the post here:

    http://www.globalcopywriting.com/the-problogger-7-link-challenge/

  39. Hey Darren!

    Challenge taken and that was a lot of fun! Check this out!!

    http://mybusinessisfitness.blogspot.com/2010/07/mbif-7-link-challenge.html

    Looking forward to the Melbourne Blogger Day next month!

    Ben

  40. Hi Darren, this was more challenging than I expected! It was especially hard to pick the post I wish I had written out of all the great stuff I’ve read. Here is my challenge post: http://liverichly.com/?p=714

  41. Wow! That was a really deep exercise in reflection of my writing and my blog. Loved this challenge! Thanks Darren. Here are my results:

    http://lisaangelettieblog.com/problogger-7-links-challenge/

  42. What was that? Did someone say challenge? I’m always up for a challenge. Here’s my take of the #7links throwdown
    http://lyrianfleming.com/post/826723008/the-7links-challenge

    What fun!

  43. BOOM! I already tried to post my 7 Links post, so if I’ve doubled up on my comments feel free to delete one!

    This was a lot of fun to do and I was surprised how easy I was able to recall posts to go with each link.

    http://mybusinessisfitness.blogspot.com/2010/07/mbif-7-link-challenge.html

    Ben

  44. Great idea! I tried to traslate it to my Italian foodblog context.
    Identify 7 links was a useful exercise to practice what I’ve learn so far about blogging and revival of past post. Furthermore I worked on graphical presentation. thanks a lot

  45. Great idea! I tried to traslate it to my Italian foodblog context.
    Identify 7 links was a useful exercise to practice what I’ve learn so far about blogging and revival of past post. Furthermore I worked on graphical presentation. thanks a lot

    http://machetiseimangiato.com/2010/07/7-link-da-ricordare-di-questo-foodblog/

  46. This worked out perfect, it was my 200th post and I wanted to do a little highlight spot so this gave me some great ideas on what to include, thanks!

    Here is mine:
    http://digitalphotobuzz.com/7-photography-links

  47. Oops, I published mine in the wrong place, here it is! http://glossaryzine.blogspot.com/2010/07/7-link-blog-challenge.html

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