Update – 48 hours has expired and I’ve now closed this experiment.
OK – here’s a little experiment for us to participate in this weekend. Below I’d like you to ‘pitch’ us on why we should read your blog. Read on to find out how.
I get asked these two questions a lot:
- Can you link to my blog on ProBlogger
- Can you recommend a blog on the topic of (insert topic here)
The answer to #1 is invariably no. It’s not that I don’t want to promote great blogs – but the reality is that if I promoted every blog I was asked to link to it’d take over this blog completely.
The answer to #2 is for me to sometimes give people a link but more often it’s a blank look. You see while I track the feeds of over 700 blogs that is just a drop in the ocean and the blogs I follow tend to be on just a couple of narrow topics.
So – what I want to do is give people an opportunity to promote their blog here on ProBlogger and an opportunity for others to find new blogs to read.
It’s all going to happen in the comments section of this post.
Here’s how it’ll work.
- Over the next 48 hours I am leaving the comments of this post open for you to give an elevator pitch for your blog.
- To keep the ‘pitches’ short – you have to do it in 140 characters or less.
- You can ‘sell’ your blog to us in any way you like as long as it’s 140 characters. Use humor, tell us what it’s about, tease us… what ever you want. Just keep it family friendly please.
- Feel free to use your blog’s name in the ‘name’ field in the comments section and to leave the URL in the URL section to help you save on characters.
- Please only pitch one blog to us. If you have multiple blogs just pick your best one.
- After 48 hours I’ll close the comments on this post and will point people back to it and encourage them to surf through the list and find some new blogs to read. I’ll also encourage people to link up to the ones they find and enjoy reading.
- I’m not going to do a summary list of all blogs submitted (I suspect there will be quite a few) but I will pick out a few of my favorite elevator pitches to highlight in the 2nd post.
- update – Please include the number ‘140’ in the comment. This will help us find any comments that are filtered as spam. The ‘140’ doesn’t get counted in your 140 characters.
Will this bring you tens thousands of new readers to your blog? Probably not – but it could bring a few, and they could bring others…..
I’m looking forward to seeing how you pitch us your blog (I think it’s important to be able to sell your blog in a few words so hopefully this is a useful exercise) but also to discovering some great new blogs! Your 48 hours starts…. NOW!
Subscribe to my feed to be notified when the project ends so you can come back and surf the list!
update: If you don’t see your comment come up immediately please be patient. It will have been queued for moderation – we’ll get to it eventually. There’s no need to add a 2nd comment. Thanks!
Update 2 – thanks everyone – I’ve now closed this experiment off. I do appreciate everyone’s submissions and apologize to those that missed out but this page slowed down so much that I can’t extend the experiment past 48 hours! I’ll post in the next 24 hours a few of my favorite pitches plus some reflections on the project. Wow – over 1400 submissions – thanks!
Tech Ticker – India’s technology blog to the world. 140
Controversial, thought provoking, funny and Kool-Aid free. Free market, free mind rants from a flyover country libertarian conservative. 140
If you don’t read books, don’t read stories where people look, dress, and do stupid stuff like you, then don’t read Christian Fiction Blog.
Tips for your next presentation from an experienced presentation trainer. Reduce your nerves, design stunning slides, engage your audience. 140
A blog for French language learners, educators, and enthusiasts. A fresh-as-baguette approach to exploring the language and culture of France and many other countries worldwide!
Inspiration & creativity when you lack time and money including crafting, decorating, recipes, humor and encouragement-Recycle and Repurpose
I write about imaginary creatures, wearable flights of fancy, my super amazing dance skills and ridiculous moments. Also, I can count to 140 without using my fingers.
In less than 140 characters, my blog isn’t about writing, it’s about me. And I end up killing one of personalities in a recent entry.
Fun Things to Do — Cool Places to Go. Follow our ideas or submit your own.
http://thingsyoushoulddo.com
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Mommy Moment or Senior Moment?
Adventures of a midlife mom parenting an only child, plus open adoption resources and support. 140
I blog about the new fox television series Fringe
Check it out @ http://WatchFringe.blogspot.com
Travelhappy – A personal guide to travelling and living in Thailand and South East Asia 140
LaVieQuotidienne.wordpress.com explores the ordinary life in all its splendour.Lashings of politics,doses of humour,drops of wisdom included
Strategy at the cusp of technology, investment and regulation. Commentary on the coal face as well as from the board rooms of enterprise.140
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http://www.grahamjones.co.uk/
How we behave online – and what that means for businesses so they can connect better with their customers and sell more
Obesity isn’t just about diet and exercise.To read the truth behind headlines,and to make your own mind up,read Obesityheadlines.com. 140
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Money Watch is a UK personal finance blog aimed at those in their twenties and thirties.
Remember Food?
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Some of the most detailed online information related to blogging, technology and internet. 50% technology, 25% entertainment and 25% personal diary.
River City Sports Blog with National Post Columnist Scott Taylor. CFL, NFL, NHL sports commentary and picks etc. Thanks! 140
Personal Diary of a Father and Husband living in Arizona, I post my mind and share my insights
There is no other blog around that is Technological and Personal at the same time. Oh wait, I forgot about my own blog at http://i-blog-ul.blogspot.com. ;-) 140
Join me as I learn how to live greenly in Australia. Tips, reviews, discussion. Focused on ways ordinary Aussies can make a difference.
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I only blog that which I cannot find in Google, and some mindless-mind-babbles. I am not going to tell you I have yet another web developer blog.
TechnoEarthMama combines technology, sustainability, and parenthood — a new kind of woman for the 21st century.
I’m in a band called Linkin Park.
For insight into the business and culture of music, plus updates on my band and art, visit me at:
http://www.mikeshinoda.com
I list my favorite music from the 1960s. My favorite songs and albums are listed.
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Hello from NZ! I have a very new blog; it has nothing at all to do with sheep. It is a light hearted look at our quest for financial freedom and happenings along the way…
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.
SomethingChanged.com.au:
Social media+politics+books+internets+ life.
Are you one of the FEW people on EARTH lucky enough to have a BIRTHDAY? Visit us for FREE Birthday food and gifts! Everything Here is Free!
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It gathers together blogging news, tutorials, themes and plugins for bloggers. Never Formal. Always Informal.
Bloground.
http://www.bloground.ro/
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There is a major problem for prospective franchisees Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
As individuals, they cannot afford to purchase the necessary legal services to properly review a franchise agreement and marketing materials. .
The solution to this problem is to give away good quality information, read bizop.ca for more
“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”
Social media + politics + books + internets + life.
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Do you have the logo design love? Me too!
http://www.logodesignlove.com
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Using the Japanese Power of “Genki” to make Education Fun!
http://www.GenkiEnglish.com
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I am a Blogger from India.I am writing on WebTechnology and Blogging Tips and Tricks Guide.
My blog is http://iboozi.com
Searching for peace of mind. To be Clutter Free it must be:
1 Simple and clean to implement
2 Easy to maintain
3 It has to work, be effective
All about training and tactics for martial artists, of every style – including some colourful off-topic posts, like ‘How to be a [real life] Jedi!
It’s personal development meets martial arts for a tag team deathmatch with apathy :-)
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Written by an Army Chaplain in Iraq, chaplainandrews.com is a blog where I try to post everything that I am writing, whether it is a sermon, a presentation, an article about comic books, or about my daily life in Iraq. Drop by for a visit!
I’m a Life Coach, a happy girl/woman who believes life is meant to be FUN! I love inspiring and connecting with people and blog about LOA, NLP, fun stuff and coaching. Tia is my name, Being fabulous is my Game! Check me out @ http://tiasparkles.wordpress.com. Cheers :)
The longest running blog in Spanish. Online since 1999. Internet business, innovation, productivity, web marketing.
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Whether humbly presenting my two cents or strongly voicing my ten dollars, you can be assured you’re getting my 2 Lincolns.
Runs and wickets are the currecny of cricket. Learn how to become a millionaire on the field with micoach, or your money back. 140
My Twisted Past, Present and Future. 140
Beyond the Rhetoric is about understanding the business of freelance writing, learning how to improve your life, and having some fun along the way.
http://btr.michaelkwan.com
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We write about the computer & video games you never knew existed. (140)
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A technologist, philosopher, fallen monk, tech-toy enthusiast and all round trouble for staid organizations and ideas from Bangalore, India.
Designfeedr:
Quality articles and showcases about design, illustration and web design. Don’t be left out…come have a look!
http://designfeedr.com
A blog about the musings of a web designer, developer and marketer in less than 140 characters.
A work at home caregiver’s journey, in 140 characters or less.