Perhaps either you, or Wendy, could cover the technical side in depth? I’m interested in the template side of things, aspects of wordpress and the logistics including change in revenue.

I’m sure others would appreciate this.

But OMG what a difference in Wendy’s area since she made the move from a one woman, if only I could make money from this’ format to a professional outputs with a staff of experts. There is a good side to networks.

I’m starting to look into creating niche sites with related blogs using software like WordpressMU. Cool stuff, loads of potential. Tons of hard work.

I’m open to receive as many suggestions that I can get
cheers

Authors are paid with both a monthly base plus a % of their blog revenue. There are additional perks as well.

Dave, I believe that networks set up on one site vs. several both have their pros and cons. Darren could actually speak better to the pros of the b5 model, which consists of separate blogs.

I wanted to set up eMoms on one domain for several reasons, most of which was that I wanted to extend the community feeling that already existed on the site. I also believe that the combined power of 10 authors would equal more than the sum of its parts.

There were also some practical considerations, including the fact that I wanted to avoid the ramp up time it takes to get a new domain rolling. I wanted the authors to benefit immediately from the power of a trusted brand and domain, and that has paid off very well in a short amount of time.

But in the end, the long-term goals of your business will determine what is best for you. Adding authors and blogs was only the first phase of a larger expansion I have planned for eMoms at Home, so it made the most sense to keep it all in one magazine style site rather than fragmented over 7 domains.

Hope that helps!

Networks are actually so powerful, that’s it’s important to not only try to establish an external network, but also try to create an ‘INTERNAL TOPICAL NETWORK’ on every one of the blogs that make up this network …

If anyone is interested ,

I have a very in depth article on how to create an internal topical network for your blog …. I call this the ‘optimal keyword attack formula ‘ – look for the picture and link in the sidebar … check it out (if you’ve got the guts ;) )

Lex G – http://www.newmediatype.com

Grats on the success. I’ve started to do the same thing with my blog with a partner to allow me some more time off. We’re still looking for authors that don’t need heavy editing and know how to use WP, but it’s VERY exciting!

All the best for 2008, Wendy.

Keep up the good work.