Comments on: Weblogs Inc Seeks More Bloggers http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/04/09/weblogs-inc-seeks-more-bloggers/ Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging - ProBlogger Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:25:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jason http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/04/09/weblogs-inc-seeks-more-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-5171 Jason Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:02:33 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/04/09/weblogs-inc-seeks-more-bloggers/#comment-5171 >> I find Weblogs Inc can come across as very defensive, >> aloof and quite up themselves. I am not surprised they >> knocked you back. They are a pretty closed shop and >> despite talking a lot about transparency, competition >> being good and the like they are actually not really >> open to co-operating with other blogs in my >> experience. The aloof is probably due to the fact that we aer getting crushed with requests to partner on things, and partnerships take a loooooooooong time to close. We've found that closing a partnership deal with someone could be thousands in legal costs and lot more of that in my time... so, we're focusing on hiring bloggers to work on the blogs we've started and have on the launch pad right now. a lot of folks come to me with an idea, but they don't want to do the work--that is, they don't want to blog every day for a year or two to build it. We really don't need ideas... ideas mean nothing in this business, it's all about execution of the idea. We have a list of 700 blog topics... chances are no good idea isn't on it (in fact it has a bunch of bad ideas at the bottom!). we work with bloggers--people who blog... i think there are a lot of "idea people" out there--whatever that means. we really don't need idea people. best j >> I find Weblogs Inc can come across as very defensive,
>> aloof and quite up themselves. I am not surprised they
>> knocked you back. They are a pretty closed shop and
>> despite talking a lot about transparency, competition
>> being good and the like they are actually not really
>> open to co-operating with other blogs in my
>> experience.

The aloof is probably due to the fact that we aer getting crushed with requests to partner on things, and partnerships take a loooooooooong time to close.

We’ve found that closing a partnership deal with someone could be thousands in legal costs and lot more of that in my time… so, we’re focusing on hiring bloggers to work on the blogs we’ve started and have on the launch pad right now.

a lot of folks come to me with an idea, but they don’t want to do the work–that is, they don’t want to blog every day for a year or two to build it. We really don’t need ideas… ideas mean nothing in this business, it’s all about execution of the idea. We have a list of 700 blog topics… chances are no good idea isn’t on it (in fact it has a bunch of bad ideas at the bottom!).

we work with bloggers–people who blog… i think there are a lot of “idea people” out there–whatever that means. we really don’t need idea people.

best j

]]> By: dirvish http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/04/09/weblogs-inc-seeks-more-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-4992 dirvish Sun, 10 Apr 2005 01:42:11 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/04/09/weblogs-inc-seeks-more-bloggers/#comment-4992 I'm not sure how they are going to find a good (blog) writer interested in one of their subjects that doesn't allready have a blog on the subject... I’m not sure how they are going to find a good (blog) writer interested in one of their subjects that doesn’t allready have a blog on the subject…

]]> By: Ray http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/04/09/weblogs-inc-seeks-more-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-4973 Ray Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:20:25 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/04/09/weblogs-inc-seeks-more-bloggers/#comment-4973 I find Weblogs Inc can come across as very defensive, aloof and quite up themselves. I am not surprised they knocked you back. They are a pretty closed shop and despite talking a lot about transparency, competition being good and the like they are actually not really open to co-operating with other blogs in my experience. I find Weblogs Inc can come across as very defensive, aloof and quite up themselves. I am not surprised they knocked you back. They are a pretty closed shop and despite talking a lot about transparency, competition being good and the like they are actually not really open to co-operating with other blogs in my experience.

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