BlogCatalog Looking for Blogger Advocates

By BiggJTX, on August 10th, 2009

BlogCatalog is looking for some Blogger Advocates (or whatever other great name we can think of for the position). The purpose of these advocates would be to promote the work of BlogCatalog bloggers on the BlogCatalog blog. This could be done through highlight posts that describe a BC blogger and his/her blog, or through posts discussing a certain topic which then refer readers to members’ posts about that topic or a related topic. The main goal here is to promote the writing of BC members and send more traffic to their blogs.

We have come up with a list of 10 topic categories for advocates: (We’re in the process of coming up with more too. Suggest one if you feel we’ve overlooked something!)

1. Family
2. Arts & Entertainment
3. Sports
4. Politics
5. News (Current Events)
6. Business
7. Science & Technology
8. Health & Fitness
9. Food & Drink
10. Lifestyle

What are the benefits of becoming a Community Advocate?

1. Increased exposure. Your posts will include a byline with either a headshot or your avatar, a link to your blog(s), a link to your BC profile, and a link to your twitter account.

2. The posts you write will not only appear on the BlogCatalog blog, but will also be rotated onto the BC homepage. The links and the positioning of your work on the BC homepage are a great way to gain more visibility in the community and on the web, and we hope will end up leading to more traffic for your own blog.

3. A professional relationship with BlogCatalog can help validate bloggers trying to make names for themselves or trying to make bigger names for themselves. Making connections with members of the BlogCatalog team and other social media professionals we work with can help strengthen your position in the world of blogging/social media.

4. Opportunities such as the chance to attend blogging conferences and other relevant social media events.

If you are interested in becoming a BC Blogger Advocate, please email jason at blogcatalog.com to let us know. In the email please include your BC username and the category for which you would like to be an advocate. If you are a blogger who is not a BC member and are interested in becoming an advocate, you will have to sign up for a BC account before you will be considered. You can sign up at http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/submit_blog.html

loreto

For me i Choose The Topic about Religion....

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anita sharma

well i choose art & craft catogory.please explain some more about this.

Odebo Olukunle

This is a nice idea….i choose News (Current Events)

Dave Hambidge

Jason has email. I support the idea wholeheartedly!

arul

nice idea to discuss with a topic and get along. Better would be on family and business.

Dane Morgan

It's so totally awesome that you are FINALLY going to do this!!! I'm gonna send an email about an eleventh category.

May15thProphecy

You should do category entitled "Prophecy" and you can even use the 100% accuracy of the May 15th Prophecy

Mugito Guido

What an excellent idea! I personally agree with the environmet conservation and global warming to be included in the topics as these issues refer to the human being life.

Bonnie

Faith/Religion would also be a good topic.

Jorge González Alonso

I would be interested in advocating for category Science & Technology

john lewman

A great blog category that is missing from your list is
Hobbies and Crafts.

Jessie Thatcher

I think a subject about Pets would be great, people spend lots of money on their pets and are very interested in news and articles about their favorite.

Nairobian Perspective

thats a cool venture, you can count on my support !

प्रवीण त्रिवेदी...प्राइमरी का मास्टर

and can be featured articles be in hindi language?

Jason Teitelman

I would think that we would want submissions to be in English.

please add "education" category

Meg

I agree - a green bloggers category would be great!

Naomi Estment

Excellent concept, thank you. I absolutely endorse the conservation category, as well as wildlife in general, and also writing.

Donna Hull

You need a category for Travel.

Lori E

I would be interested in advocating for category dealing with home and garden blogs.
BTW I have looked everywhere for an email address to send this to. Am I missing the obvious here?
BC name is Lori E

I thought my email was in the post. I spelled it out instead of adding a link just to avoid spammers. It is Jason at blogcatalog.com

Merle

I agree! Very important and timely topic - environment, conservation, global warming. Large wildfires are a direct result of global warming in the northwest and they increase pollution....lots of things to talk about here.

FrankH

How about adding the topic:
Money Managment (Family) This is by far the most important
thing today.

Christian Roy

This is such a good idea specially for those beginner like me that are trying to make some name in blogging industry.
This will not only help the host but also the beginner who would like to introduce there blog to the world.
And I do believe that with this kind of program newbies will get some interest with regards to blogging.
I admit that I am a newbie with this kind of work, and within a month of interaction via blogs I've learn a few tricks.

chris g

I'm not entering the comp, but have done a lowdown on it. Managed to twist it into a nice link within my niche....

Unfortunately, although the bright lights of Vegas are tempting, I already had something on in dull probably rain soaked London!

http://www.plenty2say.com

June Austin

I would also like to suggest spirituality and maybe even religion (you need to be careful not to cofuse the two though, as they are totally different things). Both form an important aspect of many people's lives and bloggers who write about such things tend to be deep thinkers with much to contribute to the world. I don't just say that because I am one of them either !

misty

why not do one on the paranormal and all things wierd

K Fields

Do we have to only choose one category? Because I would like to do this but I am a connoisseur of many different types of blogs.
Do we only do this one time.. or ??? Also... does the blog talked about have to be part of Blog Catalog, I am assuming yes, but it doesn't hurt to ask. :-)

ajeet kumar

thats nice idea....i choose science and technology

Andrea Acailawen

I agree on the need for an environmental category. It should be relatively broad, as there are many subjects for discussion that relate to conservation of natural resources, sustainability, green business and environmentally responsible living. It's a broad subject with a common core that is of significant interest to many people.

Lynn Baber

Great marketing idea. I would consider being an advocate for the topics of either politics or Christianity (religion?) These are two areas I follow regularly. I have some experience in politics, running for office, earning more than 57,000 votes in the general election, but losing the win to Warren Buffet's son, Howard. I am a recovering business consultant and retired equine professional. Please wander through my blogsite to get a flavor of my style.
Obviously you need objectivity and reportage from an advocate to build interest and readership, no personal opinions. No problem.
How frequently would you like advocate blog entries? I'm pretty busy, but both these areas fall within my mission statement.
Questions?