Blogcatalog announced on their blog yesterday some fairly major changes and I just spent an hour or so looking around to get a feel for what has changed.
The first thing I suggest you do is pop over to Blogcatalog and grab a free 7 day trial of their supporters service, so you can actually try out some of these new features (today may be the last day this is available)
Eric from MyBlogLog just pinged me about an important item that I know is relevant to a number of my readers. The MyBlogLog join buttons many have in their sidebars.
Unfortunately some people decided to abuse things a little using Iframes and the join link, thus MBL were forced to switch the links off.
Stampede Secrets 2.0 is unlike any internet marketing report or ebook I have read…
Ok, for the rest of you lets get on with the review…
Maki from DoshDosh is one of my favorite emerging bloggers and it seems that the talent is being noticed, as this post on 10e20 seems to show.
As you would expect from Maki, this article really does go into great depth on how to use Reddit effectively and ethically.
Read more on Maki From DoshDosh on 10e20 – Reddit – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About It…
One of the most frequent questions regarding MyBlogLog is how to use it effectively to gain something… anything… from taking part.
To get the most from MyBlogLog you have to use it as an aid in finding blogs that are interesting, and then actually join the conversation on the other blogs. Spam message either through MBL, or on a blog you visit aren’t going to bring you subscribers, future business partners, and friends.
Mashups utilizing 3rd party services are a growing and competitive market, and only people who are fast on their feet get the chance to grab mind share with early adopters. Rarely is there a chance to take advantage of an API – before it is available.
Read more on MyBlogLog API – How Far Forward Are You Thinking…
You may have noticed… well how could you have missed the 2 starburst “MyBlogLog” invite buttons at the top of my pages now. These work on a very basic principal of sales and marketing.
There is a good reason I include a quote from Dane Morgan on my about page. It is not just because it was complementary, but because I know he is a very smart cookie, that has been around the block a few times with all kinds of affiliate marketing. He is vastly more experienced than I am.
One of the many features that have been added to Bumpzee over the last few days is something I was really looking forward to.
This feature is important because all my content that is relevant is being automatically being posted to Bumpzee, no need to submit it.
But it would become a pain if I had to visit the site after every post I made on the blog to add tags.
Bumpzee is now automatically parsing each post for tags, such as rel=”tag” used for Technorati, and adding them automatically with each entry.
I hate to say it guys, but all these wishy washy wish lists that appeared today really don’t give MyBlogLog the credit they truly deserve, or really explore the potential of MyBlogLog. Andy Beal has a few useful ideas. Shoemoney also has a list, but I am not going to link to him as he prefers invective to cover up his spamming activities. In fact Shoemoney’s list seems to be an attempt to control the problems his community marketing tactics initially encouraged.
I am mentioning MyBlogLog a lot these days, but there are reasons for this
Further to my post on MyBlogLog tricks, Michael Jenson of SoloSEO has announced some very neat tools for comparing MyBlogLog communities.
I love how his blog post ends
If Yahoo/MyBlogLog is reading this, these tools would be great to implement as a part MyBlogLog. All we ask is for 1% of your acquisition price or a free trip to Yahoo headquarters.
There are lots of memes going around, none with an emphasis on social networking, and in particular MyBlogLog. There are lots of people looking to expand their MyBlogLog communities, so this idea has a chance to take off.
I noticed a useful trick to show more of the people who have visited your blog recently over on Digital Inspiration.
This is extremely useful to help you spot contact whores who are just sending you contact requests without ever visiting your blog. There are scripts out there to do this now, so be on the lookout.
Just announced, and it really did happen this time
There is an official post on the MyBlogLog blog with the announcement and it is also mentioned on the Yahoo Blog.
I am a strong supporter of MyBlogLog, and this can only mean it becoming bigger and better.
I decided to write a second MyBlogLog post in a row, just to give a positive indication of how MyBloglog can and should be used.
I just received a contact request from Joe Beaulaurier of PRWeb. He had visited my blog, maybe liked what he read, and had also already joined my community. There is a fair chance he has also subscribed to my RSS feed.
MyBlogLog is a service I enjoy using, and which provides me with a significant amount of quality readers.
But it is becoming devalued
Recently Andy Beal decided to issue a free Zune MP3 player to a member of his MyBlogLog community. I actually thought this was a good idea to encourage people to use the service, as Andy has a high readership. Thus I did link through to him in my post “MyBlogLog – Antisocial Behaviour?”.
Am I an antisocial member of MyBlogLog?
Adding someone as a contact in MyBlogLog does 2 major things
1. It sends them an email message
2. It allows your contact information to be viewable by them
Darren Rouse yesterday had a very useful reader tip on insular blogging.
In his comments I outlined the planning I have for this blog, and I thought it best to include it here.
Web 2.0 Website Promotion
Michelle Macphearson just released her Web 2.0 Traffic Generation Blueprint
I got to skim through this a couple of days ago and need to read it again in more depth and do a lot of planning.
It is free, and well worth downloading.
It is totally different to Stampede Secrets which I reviewed a few months back, or the Authority Black Book which I haven't reviewed, but I am sure many people have read anyway.
How can 3 ebooks from highly experienced internet marketers on Web 2.0 marketing and traffic generation be totally different, worthy of your time, and in the