I have been missing in action for the last couple of weeks. I haven’t made the rounds lately and haven’t read or commented on many of the blogs I would like to.
I haven’t been around because I have been busting my tail with a bunch of other people on a project that I am happy to announce is finally ready to be unveiled.
Tribal Blogs is now open.
Tribal Blogs is a professional blogging network. A place for bloggers to meet one another, support one another and mentor other bloggers. Tribal Blogs is a place where ideas can be exchanged and developed in a supportive environment.
In addition to the network there is a toolbar so that members can easily surf other member’s blogs without having to wade through all the blogs that are filled with links, not translated well into English or ones that simply suck.
Tribal Blogs is free to join. If you have a quality blog you can be a member. If your blog is filled with embedded links, posts that are only created with the highest paying keywords or other crap, you cannot. If you are reading my blog you probably have a quality blog. It’s the ones who don’t read it that are not welcome.
There is also a premium membership level. Premium membership gets your blog loaded in the toolbar which is available to anyone to download. It also gets you access to some pretty nifty areas of Tribal Blogs created for people who really want to push their blog to the next level.
Because we wanted to create a professional network, a network of bloggers who are great writers, who engage their readers, and who connect with their readers, we had to implement an approval system. This is only to keep the riff raff out.
Tribal Blogs is a little different on a lot of levels. You will notice right off that there is no badge or widget. You don’t have to drop your card or display other people’s ads on your website. Tribal Blogs is not a traffic exchange, though you will see your traffic increase if you have your blog in the toolbar, and it will increase with quality traffic. An interesting thing that developed during the process of building Tribal Blogs was that it is about the people behind the blogs, not the alter egos we have created for our blogs but the real people behind them. Tribal Blogs is about the people who make blogging so much fun and the friendships that develop when bloggers connect.
I’ve had this idea for Tribal Blogs for about a year now. I had no idea how to do it but I knew it needed to be done. I have had an incredible amount of help from several people. I have emailed, called and begged these people for their input, support and assistance. They all pitched in and gave me everything they had. I am truly touched but the support I have had from these friends. You will meet them all when you go over there.
So go on over there, create an account, meet some great people and discover some wonderful blogs.
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