The more I use Web 2.0 resources the more fun I have, the more people I meet, the more traffic I see and the more money I make! It really shouldn’t surprise me anymore, but sometimes it does, the more fun I’m having the more success I experience.

I was inspired to go get an account at BlogCatalog, and when I got there I realized I had already been there. A long time ago, before I knew anything about internet marketing. It’s happened to me a few times lately, and it’s kind of funny.

What is BlogCatalog?

If you aren’t familiar with BlogCatalog, I recommend you run on over and look around. It is just what it says. A huge catalog of blogs. As you know though, behind every blog is a blogger. There are some amazing blogs at BlogCatalog, and some amazing people.

You can list your blog(s) in the catalog. Which is great, and as with any Web 2.0 community you have the chance to meet new people, make “friends”, join communities and have a good time.

It is well laid out and easy to negotiate through the catalog. You can search the catalog by keyword, which is nice.

It is pretty easy to find some really good blogs. In fact, I found almost all of my favorite blogs listed through BlogCatalog. I have been following Blogger Noob’s progress as he starts raking in the cash. I really am impressed at his progress. He is funny and his blog has made me laugh out loud on a few occasions. I definitely recommend you stop by and say hi.

I have found other mom blogs and it’s been nice to have other bloggers to “socialize” with.

There are a couple reasons why I think it’s a good idea to find other blogger friends, and keep an eye on other blogs in your niche.

1. The blogosphere is a community. The more you make friends the more people will like you. The more people like you the more they will recommend your blog, the more recommendations you have the more traffic you get. It’s a community, play with others, it’s useful and very fun!
2. Keeping an eye on blogs in your niche is a great idea. It allows you to keep up with what’s going on in your field.
3. Backlinks. If you have some favorite blogs you regularly read, it doesn’t feel like work to leave comments and a backlink.
4. The more link-love you give to other bloggers, the more link-love they are likely to give to you. Never worry there aren’t enough readers, there are more than enough readers for everyone, so why not recommend your readers go check out a blog you love.

One other thing I love, and this is kind of silly, but I do love it; at the bottom of your page you can see recent visitors, and there’s a picture of everyone who has recently stopped by your page. It’s fun to see who has stopped by, and to go check out their blogs. (oh, look there, more traffic)

Take some time, submit your blog, and cruise around and visit your neighbor bloggers. Your cute little picture will show up on their page, and they’ll probably stop by and say hi to you. Your masterful content and wit will keep them While you’re there, stop by and say hi to me!

See ya ’round the blogorhood!

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