Apr 10, 2009

My Own Challenge: Creating One Massive List of Lists

by Paul Wilson

 

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Darren Rowse over at Problogger is doing another “31 Days to Build a Better Blog.” In his second lesson he encouraged those participating to create a list post and then to submit the list into the comments of his post.

By the time I submitted my own list there were hundreds of lists already submitted (553 to be exact). Being that I recently became a father in the last few days sleeping has become a luxury. This being the case, I decided to take advantage of my sleepless nights and compile all the lists that were in Darren’s comments.

I won’t be modest, this was an insane undertaking. At this moment, my time on this project has taken so long I am embarrassed to say just how long (lets just say the hours spent on “the Mother of all lists” are in the double digits). However, I have enjoyed going through the mountains of lists. I am amazed at the diversity and depth of most of the lists

I stopped compiling everyone’s lists when I hit the magically number of 603 (the time stamp on Darren’s blog was April 9th, 2009 7:14 am). Once I decided to stop accepting lists, I then went through all 600+ lists and assigned them into categories. My hopes in doing this is to assist people with Darren’s third lesson—promoting your post. Obviously, the bloggers found on my list are eager to promote their work. Find the category you fit in and contact those bloggers. Network, build, and become friends. This I think is the easiest way to fulfill Darren’s lesson.

For those of you who made my lists, I did my best to not have any errors. With that said, I do not doubt that there are many. Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know, and as I have time I will fix them. For those of you who did not make this “Mother of All Lists,” you are welcome to leave your list and the category you best belong to in the comments. Maybe when we have another child I will update the list.

Happy Blogging! ~Paul W.

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10 Comments

  1. Todd Hebert says:

    Wow, I’m impressed by your undertaking. You must be getting some good traffic from this post eh?

  2. Heather says:

    Congratulations on becoming a father! How cool that you found a way to use those sleepless nights productively! LOL I enjoyed your list, and will bookmark it for sure.

  3. Holy cow! I cannot believe you’ve done this. Thank you so much for the monumental effort … I’m astounded to say the least! And proud to be part of it. Wow, just wow!

    HUGE congrats on becoming a father. Luck and best wishes to your family! :)

  4. Hollie says:

    wow what a great resource! and what a list!

  5. Cheri says:

    I am impressed. When I had my first child, I grew to appreciate Food Network. They always had good shows at 2 and 3 in the morning. But you have turned your sleepless nights into productivity. Nice work. And thank for including my site.

  6. [...] The mother of all lists. Posted in Uncategorized by cateof on April 13, 2009 It is hard to believe that someone stored in his bookmarks 600+ lists of things.  List of what? For example: 5 things you can do right now to start saving money, 4 cookbooks and recipe collections I couldnt do without, My Top Ten Favorite Inspirtational Quotes, 10 steps to stress free productivity, all the best linux cheat sheets, The five most inspirational female riders of the season. These are a few examples of the endless “Mother of All Lists” I found at MyMarketer. Paul Wilson created this massive lists and the insiration of this diligence is expained here. [...]

  7. Carolyn says:

    Wow, way to take on the challenge. Great list of lists! Thanks for including me!

  8. Rhi says:

    Great idea! Lots of interesting lists and a great way of driving traffic. I’ve had more hits on my blog in the last week than probably the whole time it’s been going – over 2 years.

  9. Marie says:

    Wow! I can not believe you did this – this is an AWESOME idea! This is why you’ll be going far! Far indeed! Thinking outside the box!

    I’m honored to be on the list! Thanks for including me!

  10. Andi says:

    I really, really love this list! There is GREAT stuff here. I also really, really appreciate being on it! Thanks for the effort, it is very much appreciated!

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