Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Group Bliss: The Advantages of Blogging for Group Blogs

Many moms who are new to mom blogging try to figure how to really get "out there" -- to somehow get their name and blog on the radar of others.

Besides proving yourself by being a dedicated blogger in your own right, there is another way to spread yourself around the "momosphere" and that is by blogging for a group blog.

Group blogs, especially those that boast great bloggers, are well-designed and become market leaders based on a central topic tend to do quite well with traffic and readership. If a group blog hasn't saturated its writer roster, approach them and inquire about becoming their newest blogger.

Typically, being a writer for a group blog comes with few perks other than receiving a link back to your blog, but the exposure can be unrivaled. The other great perks of group blogging: Making new friends; honing your blogging skills, receiving opportunities to review products and books (in most cases) and learning new blogging tips from your peers.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this info. I've been wondering about group blogs and I really like the ones you referenced.

Jennifer James said...

You're welcome. Thanks for commenting!