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!
It’s a new media world out there. Don’t miss the boat. Learn. Experience. Create.
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(forgot it the first time)
all about design, css tips, crafts and experiments… and safety goats, of course!
PPC advertising advice & analysis. Many Google AdWords tips these days. More than 140 posts.
Ric Flair once held the NWA Missouri Title! Find out why Missouri and the Midwest are important to pro wrestling by checking out MWR!
Classical music can improve your life; read the research! The Unlikely Entrepreneur. 140
Inspiring Baby Boomers to overcome ageism and become biztech savvy!
Seriously, how can you resist a name like New Age Bitch? And I dare you to not know what to expect before you get there.
Stuff.
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Geeky psychiatric survivor randomly ruminates from the cost (in ramen noodles) of downed jets in Iraq to the ambience of Scooby Doo farts..
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At the Trailmix.Net Blog we examine the outdoors and the exploration of National Parks, trails, and other wild places with children.
Actually, less than 140…..
A local (Charlottesville, VA) wedding blog with lots of great resources, ideas, photos and info. for brides & grooms planning their wedding in the area. 140
Make your house your home! Start living more fully! Declutter, Organize, Simplify, and Play!
Exploring how a garden can enrich our everyday lives. Fresh from the garden ingredients to nourish the family and feed the soul.
Books and book reviews with positive views of fathers and fatherhood.
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you should read my blog because I followed your instructions unlike other posters. My writing also has that attention to detail :)
‘Live From Beer Can Hill’ is still learning how to fly as far as blogs go. I write about parrots, tattoos, street art, alcohol, and my life in general.
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Teamness, the naked startup.
I’m a Seattle-based Irish expat, mom of 2 boys (8 and 12) and newbie travel blogger. I’ve traveled widely in North and Central America, Europe and Australia with my kids – and we’re currently planning a 15-month RTW trip to start June 2010. Read about our travels and be inspired to travel near and far with your children.
Have the benefit of learning what it takes to create and operate a successful, sustainable business from a passionate, experienced solopreneur. 140.
Independent media and politics. Intelligent community. Beyond corporate control.
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helping organizations navigate the world of social media and searching for innovation and strategic imagination within the association/non-profit industry.
Make Work Better.
http://www.jobacle.com
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My weight loss adventure, & yours too! Post progress pics, chart weight loss, seek & give encouragement & advice. Upbeat & brutally honest.
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My Grammy’s recipes with the scans of the recipe cards-most are handwritten. They are from the 80’s mainly, come on over and try out some Tuna Jello Salad! Yes, you heard me right!
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The Mother of All Trips: find tips on traveling with kids, savor others’ adventures, and find inspiration for your own journey.
Finding the ROI in GPS Tracking and learning how to profit from GPS technology. Why GPS Tracking, How GPS Tracking and When GPS Tracking.
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Ideas on how to start your own business the least expensive and fastest way that will bring in cash within weeks! You can clean up with this
Help yourself balance being everything to everyone while not losing your sense of self and your passions in the process. Embrace Your Authentic Self! (140)
Help yourself balance being everything to everyone while not losing your sense of self and your passions in the process. Embrace Your Authentic Self! (140)
the latest in beauty, fashion and style for the modern woman online http://beyondbeautybasics.com -a site by http://zerobased.com
Mr.Gadget sells and reviews the latest in technology gadgets. Everything from iPhone accessories to USB flash drives. You’ll find it here!
Do you want to be a filmmaker? Visit http://www.FilmmakingCentral.com and learn the process of filmmaking from an 18+ year industry veteran.
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“Celebrating Life Through Writing”
Uses my influence to help others, via Zen Koan Writing Series, freelance parenting, social awareness.
Because you love me!
(Oh, is that not a valid reason!?)
Because I need to get traffic to get a new camera?
(Another invalid reason!)
….Darn, I’ll just go make another coffee then ;-)
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Daily Digest of all things geeky: Tech, gadgets, business, and much more! 140
Your Source for Wind / Solar Power and Renewable Energy. It doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated to convert your house to Solar or Wind Power!
Got a burning question about how much conection is too much in social networking? Want to know what rejaw is? Need to know what Stumble is?
THS is a community for hiring professionals and other curious-minded individuals to discuss the attraction, engagement and retention of their #1 asset – their people.
Easy technology tips to help the solo entrepreneur to use economical online strategies to market their business online.
Everything in this blog is AWESOME. You’re gonna love it.
Unless you don’t like cursing. Or sarcasm. Or things that are AWESOME.
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A site of musings, rants, diatribes & commentary on corporate & start-up life, personal finances, personal relationships & love, health & wellness, spirituality, & whatever else life decides to throw at the driven Gen-Y crowd.
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Teaching Floridians how to represent themselves in divorce & family law cases without attorneys
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Well, as it’s appear from the name it’s a blog of gadgets .. but if you tired from catching the news from every gadgets or tech blog, Then you came to the right blog .. cause we have the latest gadgets news from everywhere but in one place.
http://www.gadgetsguy.net
My tech blog is about helping people with computers. I do remote assistance for users. check it out.
StyleITOnline.com – Where the fashion nerd meets the pop culture obsessed. 140
The ipersona blog focuses on Training, Marketing, and Sales. Blogs are written as tips, stories, strategies, etc. What’s your ipersona?
My blog is hard to categorize because I tend to write about whatever issue is on my mind at that moment. I can be sentimental and whimsical and philosophical and nostalgic, but I can also be a hardnosed bitch. It all depends on the topic. I do not suffer fools lightly, and I don’t think you should, either.
The ultimate guide to caring for your pool or spa. Articles, Tips and how-to’s on swimming pool care and spa care.
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Art. Film. Language. Music. Food. Culture. Travel: Writing overlooked stories about the best things in life.
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a Mom,a Blogger,a Domestic Hack, life,shopping,giveaways & funnies in Beautiful Downtown Short Pump