Help me!

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Some of you have been asking, so I'll admit it.  The Frugal Blogroll is a mess, and I'm really hoping you will help me put it back together.

There are over a thousand links, and I'm trying to get them away from Blogrolling.com into a static list that will load much faster - and not be at the mercy of an outside server, which was recently hacked and down for a long-long-long-long-long time.  It will be ordered alphabetically, with easy navigation at the top to take you to any letter on the page.  It will be a thing of beauty.

Here's where you come in.  I can sort them alphabetically into a spreadsheet, but the formatting is a mess and the links are redirecting through Blogrolling.com.  I need 27 volunteers who will each take one letter of the alphabet to fix.  They will need to click on each one to verify that it still goes to a live blog that is displaying the Frugal Badge or blogroll in a sidebar on the front page, then make a list of linked blog titles, keeping them in the same order.

Each volunteer will receive my undying thanks, heartfelt gratitude, and a big hearty cyber hug.  While you're working on that, we'll be working on approving and adding over 200 new members who are waiting for me to get my frugal act together.

So who's ready to help?  Just leave a comment, and I'll send you a list of blogs to work on.  I promise it will be easy.  I'm guessing each group of blogs will include about 40-50 links and will be no more than 1-2 hours of work, depending on your connection and your dexterity with the mouse.

And I'm curious:  is anyone wondering why I need 27 volunteers instead of 26?

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18 Responses to “Help me!”

Renee Yeoman Says:
May 27th, 2009 at 8:21 am

Hi there….I’m more than willing to help. Just let me know what I can do!

Susan Says:
May 27th, 2009 at 8:23 am

Hi! I’m just a lurker and sometime commenter, but I’d be willing to take a stab at ONE of the letters of the Frugal Blogroll Alphabet. Feel free to email me.

Susan in San Antonio

kimberly Says:
May 27th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Hi~ I can help!

grace Says:
May 27th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

Sure… give me a letter… I’m thinking 27 because of the numeric blogs… ?

Catherine @ Frugal Homemaker Plus Says:
May 27th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

Hi- I can take one letter! E-mail me at Frugal.Homemaker.Plus (at) gmail and we can arrange it! :)

kimc Says:
May 27th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

grace,
You’re right. There’s a pretty good number of them. At least as many as some of the letters.

Alisa Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 8:07 am

Hi there! I’m not a computer guru by any means, but I’ll take one letter. You can email me at jamiealexmomma@verizonmail.com! I noticed that my little blog, My Money Mission, is not listed. I must have done something wrong; I have the button on my blog, but since I am a newbie, I must have messed up! HELP! :)

Joan Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

I’ll be glad to take a letter, e-mail me at jconcilio (at) ydr (dot) com!

Darlene Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

I will gladly help!

Monique Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

i can take a letter too, maybe not “f” though :-)

Madonna Says:
May 29th, 2009 at 4:18 am

I would be more than willing to take a letter or 2 if you don’t get enough volunteers. I spend a lot of time net surfing and actually need to redo my entire list myself.

celina Says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:15 am

sure i’ll take a letter, heck i’ll even take f if you want..

Theresa Says:
June 1st, 2009 at 5:55 pm

Hi there –
I’d be glad to help, if you still need volunteers… :)

Chris Says:
June 1st, 2009 at 8:02 pm

I can certainly take a letter or two!

story Says:
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:01 am

I know I’m a little late to the game, but I’d be glad to help if you still need it!

Margot Says:
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:32 pm

I’ll help. I just barely submitted my website to you, so I’m not official yet but I don’t mind at all.

Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 7:44 am

Hi! I’ll help… Actually sounds kind of fun, getting to explore some new blogs… Let me know! :)

Tracie Says:
June 10th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

I can help!! Just let me know what you need for me to do as well. I love checking out new blogs – never know what I’m gonna find!!!

And I am guessing you need 27 because some blogs start with numbers or symbols??

 

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