I’m gonna start a small blog network!
Recently I read a few posts about starting a blog network. For quite some time now I have thought that I would like to do something like that with one of my sites. Those posts kind kicked me in the butt to really take this seriously and get started with it so that I can actually realize the goals in life that I have set for myself.
So I decided to start blogging about it here.
The site is : Ideas For Women.com.
Ideally I would like to build this site up to become something of value and sell it. I know that won’t be easy and maybe not even that realistic, but I’m going to try my best to do it.
Part of my plan to do this is build up a community around it – starting with a mini-blog network. I have one blog on it now: Ideas For Women News Blog . I haven’t done so well with it though. But I am relaunching it soon and am determined to make it work.
The blog posts I read that inspired me are:
A Strategy for Building Niche Focused Blog Networks
Which led me to these two posts:
46 Things To Do Before Launching a Blog Network
I have also been inspired by Caroline Middlebrook’s blog and the blog Building My Empire.
So my next steps will be to map out my goals and then I will start following the above “46 Things To Do Before Launching a Blog Network” as well as following Darrens advice and blogging about it as I do it.
on April 25th, 2008 at 11:57 am
I’ve thrown around the idea of starting a blog network - and it’s a LOT of work. I think you’re on the right track to get a plan of action done up and follow some steps - such as Darren’s advice. You’ll have to keep me posted on how things are progressing for you. I think writing about your blog network will inspire others to get on board or just get out there and “do something”!
on April 28th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Empress - thanks for stopping by!
Yes, I think it will be a lot of work - when you really think about all you need to do, especially to do it right.
Somehow I think writing about what I’m doing here will help to keep me on track too.