BlogRush - The newest, coolest Blog Syndication Network?
Posted by Expecting Executive at 9/15/2007 2:19 PM and is filed under Widgets,blog widget,expectingexecutive,john reese,BlogRush,Technology,blog traffic,andy beard 
It is on very, very limited occasion that I step into the conversation of blogs and codes and blog technology. Quite frankly, I find most of it overwhelming, confusing and over-hyped by people that are able to manipulate sites like Delicious, Technorati, Digg, etc. to their advantage and I am left with no advantage at all not to mention another username and password to remember.
However, I have mentioned that I love EASY TO USE technology in my recent review of the super easy Flip Video and the Jitterbug phone for seniors Flip N' Jitterbug - Amazing Product Reviews!!!
A while ago I added this internet guru guy, Andy Beard to my Goggle Reader. (and, I only read his stuff on my Goggle Reader because his site takes FOREVER to load as I am sure it is filled with all kinds of secret internet coded whatever stuff). Well, this morning Andy Beard is endorsing a new blog syndication network called BlogRush. Andy said that he likes the guy who is running it, John Reese (had something to do with Digg, I think) and that he feels there is enough capital behind them to keep them in business for the long run. Because I enrolled my Expecting Executive Blog under the Parenting & Family category, every time someone opens one of my blog entries, they will see 5 other blog posts relating to Parenting & Family. I have already noticed that several of the blog entries shown are written by many of my favorite mommy bloggers!
(See widget located to your left at the bottom of my sidebar)
I watched the video they offered...it was easy to understand and helpful! It really only took me 5 minutes to sign up and install the widget. They are still in their beta phase so some of the links on their website are under development.
The big catch here is to be in the "first or second wave" of signing up and promoting this product to see a truly significant impact to your readership. So, hop on board and see if blog guru, Andy Beard is right?!?! From what I understand, he usually is.
I love simple technology and I just might love BlogRush. See you there!
Be well!
Erin
www.ExpectingExecutive.com
Helping You Manage Life's Details
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John Reese is actually nothing to do with Digg, he just happens to have such a large email mailing list (100K+) that he can send "Digg like" traffic to every product or service he chooses to promote, and he is very selective.
With passwords, you should give a password manager like Roboform a try
Also don't forget to use trackbacks - I wrote an article not too long ago about how to set up trackback using a Greasemonkey script so you actually have an interface within Blogger. It is a good way to get free links and some traffic, especially when linking to a Dofollow blog like mine.
As for site loading speed, I am working on it - single pages have always been a lot faster than the front page.
I switched to partial content on my front page because loading full content often meant over 1MB of images from the content, and they are all compressed.
Widgets can slow things down - a Digg button was causing problems in the past - both Bumpzee and Plugim have caused some problems recently as well.
I think Blogrush has potential, and I can see that you have relevant links appearing which is good.
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Lol, now I have confused myself
I saw blogspot in the domain when I clicked through and it mentally triggered you were on Blogspot.
I can see by the code it isn't, though I am not actually sure which platform it is.
That being said, it is good to use trackback or pingback if this blogging platform supports it. It isn't obvious which platform you are using.
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Thanks so much for your comment! It's always appreciated, and I love getting new readers. - And I know where you came from so I love seeing blog networking at it's best. Anyway, thanks for stopping by.
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I've never heard of this before. Sounds very cool.
Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day
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Thank you for stopping by my COPD news blog. I like what you've got going on here - this is a very valuable service you're offering. Innovative too! Bravo!
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oops...you stopped by my Grandmother Wren blog, not COPD news. Your service would benefit both groups - new moms and those affected by chronic disease.
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Thanks for the visit-- it's nice to see that BlogRush is getting quick results!
I've never heard of Cre8buzz-- tell me more.
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Really, you have already seen an increase in traffic? I jumped on the bandwagon, as well. I have the widget on my site, and I am waiting 48 hours (like the site said) to judge the performance.
So far, I have to say I have not received ONE referral from it. I want to like this thing. I am desperate to like it. But it's not performing for me, yet.
How much traffic have you received from this widget?
I will agree that the "technology" part of it was very user friendly and I enjoyed that piece as well.
But the jury is out so far regarding its actual performance for me.
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I just thought about this, is it the chicken and the egg syndrome?
Do you have to write a post about BlogRush to get your article in the system so they will promote you?
If so, how can you base your opinion on something that hasn't yet worked? Just playing devil's advocate here and questioning authority.
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Exciting concept. Thanks for telling us about it!
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Hmmm... I have been spammed by them repeatedly and so have stayed a skeptic. But now I'm starting to wonder... interesting. thanks for the info.
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Yeah, I can't get the widget. For some reason when I try to get the code it links me to another email that is not in service. Can anone help me please. Send me an email @ daneesy1@yahoo.com
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I got some email from them too. I'll have to look into it. I did get an invite to crea8buzz, but I lost it. If you wouldn't mind sending another one that would be great!
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Looks interesting. Thanks for the post.
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Interesting post. i really enjoyed reading it.
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Thank you Mr. William Light,
I am certainly glad you enjoyed my post about BlogRush. And, I am one of the blogs that have experienced higher readership because of my enrollment. Please come back again soon!
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