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!
This has got to be some sort of comment record… almost 1,000???
The Israel Situation is a forum for discussion of life and politics in Israel and the Middle East. 140
Tips, tools, and gadgets for people who love to read.
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Join me on a voyage into the socially unacceptable! My experiment in Total Art and blog as performance. Observe the flower as it blossoms! In here, we all float!
140 Join me on a voyage into the socially unacceptable! My experiment in Total Art and blog as performance. Observe the flower as it blossoms! In here, we all float!
140 learn to write articles & eBooks, & the tech reqd to build a profitable online bus from someone who’s done it & cares about your success
Web professional by day, blogger by night. Blogging about full-time sole parenting, part-time ukulele playing and photograpy.
Web professional by day, blogger by night. Blogging about full-time sole parenting, part-time ukulele playing and photograpy. 140.
I am the new Darren Rowse! You think your blog is great?! Check out mine!
Actually my blog is all about how to make Kool-Aid.
Ok fine I am lying it is actually all about how to fillet pandas.
Ok, ok, ok! It’s just another MMO blog… :(
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Join my journey and find your own along the way…
What exactly is Mozactly? A print journalist finding her way through the Interactive Communications graduated program at Quinnipiac University in Hamden CT, one tedious course at a time.
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Real Estate @ the Speed of Life – Ann Arbor’s premier team blog providing news, views and stats for the Ann Arbor area real estate market.
http://blog.team366.net
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Meet the snarky stepchild of Antiques Roadshow.
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A Mom and her Mom sharing their opinions with the world because Moms know everything and are always right.
A blog about personal finance, NFL football, the stock market, politics, planning, and anything else that I think is interesting – or nuts.
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Usually, the best people you meet in life are the ones not in your face. The best stuff you’ve ever bought in life is usually not what you were looking for. And the best blogs out there are the ones not saying they are the best blogs out there.
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How to use the power of words. Join me to learn more.
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There are a thousand blogs you could visit. I help you find the best ones. And kick in my own ideas on marketing.
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Our blog is an up&coming voice for all things Apple, Microsoft, & iPod. Tech news, How-Tos & Reviews. & we’re on Twitter too! We get around. 140
When she writes, she hits the nail on the head. Her words resonate with me. They make me think. – That’s a reader talking about my blog. 140
140…you can find out more about my blog is on the latest e-commerce development, applications and issues at http://ecommerze.blogspot.com
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I went from being a DoorMat to a bestselling author and self-empowerment speaker who loves herself. I share Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat!
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Green Talk is dedicated to turning the Planet green, one conversation at time using my own personal experiences to start the dialog.
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Like gossip? Like television and movies? Celebrity Today has all the latest news, gossip, hot movie posters, new trailers and reviews daily!
http://celebritytoday.today.com/
A pilot student’s journey from his very first flying lesson towards a career flying for the airlines: http://www.pilot-net.com
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I am a Life Transition Coach who empowers people to design a life aligned with their passions and values resulting in a life with more joy and fulfillment.
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My blog’s a celebration of the written word, where people love to talk. 3 months = 3,000 comments. Wonderful posts.
Writing Forward! Come hang with other writers, get grammar tips, and pick up a few writing exercises – from freelancing to fiction and poery. 140.
Site from a formerly fat guy discussing all things fitness, including healthy eating, exercise, & medicine.
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Inspiring. Encouraging. Practical. Everything a woman needs to prepare for her travels, no matter the destination, purpose or who she’s traveling with.
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two Debate Team buddies’ effort to return the Republicans to small government philosophy and a more tolerant brand of conservatism. 140
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All about NH realty scoops- the good-the bad and even the ugly. Everything you need to know.
http://monikamcgillicuddy.com/wordpress/
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140 words? To tell you about the best new blog in cyber-space? C’mon. Okay, here goes: I’m a “pre-published” writer, and my blog is about my journey to learn the craft of writing. WordVessel is also my writing practice, and a place to share my thoughts–mostly on writing, but on other topics as well. You might want to check out: http://www.wordvessel.blogspot.com (so that when I become a bestseller, you can say “I knew her when…”). (Just kidding!!)
Time for editing…hmmm…too wordy, huh?
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I write about creativity & living an unconventional life, including vermicomposting, long-distance hiking & following your heart. little bit of everything.
I blog because I am FeedingTheCrave. Satisfy your Needs! No Crave Left Behind! – http://www.FeedingTheCrave.com
Big Guy Talking about Huge Geeky News that he’s Passionate About, Daily.
It’s “The Daily Geek” on SweetGeek.TV!
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I am blown away by the social movement happening online. I sometimes blog about it at: What I Learned Today, From People Way Smarter Than Me 140
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