Regular readers will have noticed my TheGoodBlogs widget on the side of the page. The idea is to form an ad-hoc blog network with other writers in your subject area. You promote their latest posts on your site, while they promote yours on their own sites. The group’s quality is monitored, so you don’t find yourself promoting splogs or idiots. It seemed to me like a good way to improve the exposure of this site and so I was delighted to join the private beta.
Anyway, the service has now entered public beta, and you can sign up if you like, here. What I’ve enjoyed about it most, to be honest, has been the contact with fellow bloggers in our little network. It’s exposed me to bloggers I probably wouldn’t have found through other means. I’m especially enjoying the blogs by Kent, Matthew, Laurence, Michael and Haydn, not to forget, the Anti-Marketeer, and The Idea Dude himself, Vernon Lun, who is one of the two founders of TheGoodBlogs. If you’re interested in the sort of topics I write about you’ll probably find all of these of value.
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Proof that the good blogs works. Found you the same way.
Heard about this site on http://www.mynameiskate.ca
Keep passing the word
New agency just launched in the area of social media, http://www.nevillehobson.com
They are launching tomorrow in Second Life
Alex
I heard about that, Alex. Absolutely fascinating topic. A virtual startup means you don’t even need a garage any more.
Here, here, Alex! It’s one of the things I really like about TheGoodBlogs too — the discovery of other great bloggers. The headline use by TGB is a great (makes me write better headlines) and having 5–7 of them makes it likely I’ll find something, but not be overwhelmed by too many choices. That’s the problem with blogrolls (mine included). Too many options!
Cheers .. Kate
It’s a real good idea, but there’s no entertainment…
I am sure there will be soon. Otherwise, just email the guys and propose one.
Kate — now I feel guilty I didn’t list you!
re: entertainment blogs, feel free to send me a couple of good ones and we’ll kick start that. Very tough space to find really good blogs, the majority are celebrity oriented and just cut and paste from each other.
Vernon