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Guest post by Jacob Share who writes over at Group Writing Projects

Group Writing Projects was launched in February 2008 and has steadily grown in popularity as the best place for everything related to group writing projects. Here are the monthly best posts from 2008.

February: GroupWritingProjects.com Launches as First-Ever Blog Dedicated to Group Writing Projects

Paris-based Share Select Media today launched a new type of blog at http://groupwritingprojects.com/.

March: The Success Checklist I Used To Hit #1 on del.icio.us, with Resulting Screenshots

In this article I show you the checklist I used to encourage an article to go viral on del.icio.us, and I’ll show you what comes next.

April: Group Writing Project or Blog Carnival Debate: What’s the Difference?

When it comes to group writing projects and blog carnivals, is there a clear difference or not?

May: How To Run An Awesome Group Writing Project

Thinking of running a group writing project? Here’s what you need to know to make it a blogosphere hit.

June: A Visual Blogroll: Thank You For Your Support

Every blogger should be so lucky. Since Group Writing Projects launched, special bloggers have come forward to help spread the word about this site. This is a salute to them.

July: The Best Blogging Course In The World?

Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind blog coaching program has reopened. If you want to take your blogging to the next level and beyond, this is the course for you.

August: There were many new projects and project results to announce in posts, but I was on vacation for most of the month so there were no new in-depth articles.

September: 7 Questions With Janette Toral About the 2008 Emerging Influential Blogs Group Writing Project

Janette Toral is the Influential Blogger behind the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2008 Group Writing Project. With a professionally-designed logo, $1000 in prizes and a real-world awards ceremony, this was one of the few group writing projects in recent memory that could truly be called an event.

October: Ask the Readers: Should Private Group Writing Projects Be Announced Here?

The End of Year Predictions Group Writing Project is actually the second group writing project organized by the Finance Blog Network (FBN). However, it’s only the first one that was announced here. Why?

November: 11 Most Interesting Pre-Launch Group Writing Project Logos

One way to give your group writing project credibility and generate some extra buzz is with a nice official logo that participants will want to show off. Here’s a list of the most interesting logos from group writing projects that took place before Group Writing Projects was launched in February 2008. Enjoy!

December: 10 Questions with Super Group Writing Project Participant Em Dy

I first noticed Em Dy while participating in group writing projects before I launched the site. Since then, I’ve noticed that she’s become THE most regular gwp participant and a loyal reader.

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Jacob Share is THE group writing project expert and professional blogging consultant that created Group Writing Projects. The site has all the latest announcements of new group writing projects while also covering their creators, best practices, lessons learned and more. There are at least 14 terrific reasons why you should subscribe to Group Writing Projects via the RSS feed or email and follow Jacob on Twitter.

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