Archive for Blog Networks
Written on April 15th, 2008 at 08:04 pm by Darren Rowse
Renaming eMomsatHome to SparkPlugging [Interview]
Regular readers of ProBlogger will be familiar with Wendy Piersall from eMomsatHome.com. I’ve watched Wendy establish a presence with her own first blog and then in more recent times expand it into a small blog network of 7 blogs.
A few weeks ago she emailed me to talk about the rebranding and naming of her blog […]
Written on April 14th, 2008 at 12:04 am by Darren Rowse
Network Blogging Tips
Do you blog for someone else? A blog you might want to subscribe to is Network Blogging Tips written by bloggers Jennifer Chait and Deborah Ng (both experienced bloggers blogging in blog networks).
“Here we’ll share tips, advice and ideas for those who blog for someone else. We’ll offer commiseration, jobs tips and even occasional leads.”
Disclaimer: […]
Written on April 5th, 2008 at 12:04 am by Darren Rowse
A Strategy for Building Niche Focused Blog Networks
Yesterday on the preview call for Six Figure Blogging I was asked about starting multiple blogs. I mentioned that if I were going to start a blog network afresh today as a single blogger that I’d probably do it focused around a single niche rather than starting focusing upon numerous topics with numerous blogs.
This isn’t […]
Written on January 2nd, 2008 at 04:01 pm by Darren Rowse
Blog Networks and How They Pay Bloggers
It’s always interesting to see how different blog networks pay their bloggers.
Valleywag today has a post on Gawker’s new blogger pay structure - they’re moving to a system where their bloggers are paid based upon traffic levels. It’s a smart way to go - we’ve been doing a similar system (base pay which is based […]
Written on October 17th, 2007 at 03:10 am by Darren Rowse
How to Launch a Blog Network
Last week David put together a great list of 46 Things To Do Before Launching a Blog Network which might be worth a read if you’re considering going the network route instead of just having your own blogs.
As I read his post a few comments on his list come to mind. Let me attempt to […]
Written on February 28th, 2007 at 12:02 pm by Darren Rowse
SXSW BlogNetworkCamp
If you’re going to SXSW in a couple of weeks and want to get together with some other bloggers to talk blog networks you might be interested in the BlogNetworkCamp meetup that b5media is hosting.
Topics under discussion:
Better ways to pay bloggers
Infrastructure requirements of a growing blog network
How to sell ads in today’s online ad environment
Challenges […]
Written on October 20th, 2006 at 08:10 am by Darren Rowse
b5media Hiring Ad Sales Manager
If you’re an experienced and well connected online ad sales person and are looking to work for in a growing new media business then you might be interested in this job over at the b5 site.
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Written on August 20th, 2006 at 06:08 am by Darren Rowse
Even the ‘Big Boys’ Call It Quits At Times
I was just doing my rounds of other digital photography blogs and discovered Weblogs Inc’s offering in the niche has closed up shop (although it hasn’t been moved to their ‘retired’ section of their network list yet).
I have to say I’m not too surprised by the move - from what I’ve seen the blog never […]
Written on August 15th, 2006 at 09:08 am by Darren Rowse
b5media Seeking Business Bloggers
Just a quick announcement for those of you that are looking for an opportunity to blog as part of an established blog network - and get paid for doing it.
b5media is currently seeking business bloggers to join its new business channel.
We’re open to being pitched ideas for the channel but have a list of suggested […]

