Pitch Your Blog in 140 Characters

9 comments // Mar 7th, 2011 // Good Ideas

I was looking for some new blog content to subscribe to (because the 100+ blogs I currently read is, apparently, not enough content for me to consume on a weekly basis), and I decided to put the search into the hands of the bloggers themselves. I posted this to Twitter:

cherylharrison-tweet

Here’s what I got:

@sarahstanley

http://sarahstanleyinspired.com
ultra runner. ultra cyclist. healthy inspiration. a tad sarcastic. advocate for causes. the rest you’ll have to read:)

@theRamenNoodle

http://noodle.mx
Not a blog but podcasts on podcasting, Audacity, clean comedy, Christian movie reviews w/ critical thinking http://noodle.mx

@mexicoeats

http://mexicoeats.com
You can learn a lot about real Mexican food with mine ;)

@mikeward

http://mikeward.com
i dont update it that often so you wont need to spend a lot of time reading it! um, never mind

@HollyNicole27

http://blahbethany.com
I don’t blog but this chick I know does she’s pretty good check her out @BlahBethany her sites at the bottom I do believe.

@jarsloth

http://jarsloth.wordpress.com
My blog: It’s about food, it’s about drink, it’s about (primarily) Columbus. ’nuff said ;-)

@jmwclark

http://midwesternmodernmomma.blogspot.com
My blog is about life here in the middle-I’m scouting great local finds along the path of my crazy life and showcasing them!

@UDHCMH

http://www.univdistcol.com/
Look at www.univdistcol.com. Stories & history of the wild, interesting, & eclectic University District in Columbus, OH.

@ABCOfire

http://www.abcofire.com/blog
That’s easy! We keep your apartment & your watering holes safe. ;) http://ow.ly/487Ui Not to mention we send safety tips.

@LindseyScoot16

http://littlemissmortgageblog.com
misconceptions and information about Home Financing. Mortgages are fun!

@dogwalkblog

http://dogwalkblog.com
http://dogwalkblog.com sex, .@charliesheen, politics and dogs #diditin63 :-)

@chuckwilliams2

http://pmadv.net
you should follow my blog at http://pmadv.net because I really like your hair :)

@NextGreatGen

http://www.thenextgreatgeneration.com
Think you can handle tapping into the #millennial mind? Check us out! #GenY #TNGG http://bit.ly/2qc3c6

@Walker_Photo

http://www.cwalkerphotography.com
I have not updated my blog in about a month(its so slow, I cant stand updating it). So you wont have to invest much time.

@trniii

http://trniii.podbean.com
you should subscribe to my podcast at http://t.co/xxdxEAi because I went to Vegas and the exploits are legendary and on it!

EDIT: I was asked to remove one of them. Hmm.

@AdaminColumbus

http://adamincolumbus.com
if you follow adamincolumbus.com, I’m closer to making a fortune off blogging. Thus, @WoodlandsTavern will make more $$.

A few thoughts:

  1. Only 1 person pitched a blog that wasn’t their own
  2. Only 8 of them included a link to their blog in the pitch
  3. Only 16 (+1 recommending someone else’s blog) of my 7,100 followers (who, presumably, have some reason for wanting me to pay attention to them) took the time to promote their content to me when blatantly asked to do so
  4. 2 of them discredited themselves immediately by telling me they rarely wrote/nothing to see
  5. 5 of them told me nothing at all about their content or how it relates to me
  6. 1 of them was personally directed at ME

I subscribed to 10 of the 17. Can you guess which ones? :)

This got me thinking – how would I pitch THIS blog to someone in 140 characters? After all, I post content that blends ridiculous personal anecdotes and business savvy. It’s not a quick sell. But here’s my take:

beingcheryl.com will make you laugh & teach you something. “Something” may range from social media strategy to how to fake being possessed

What’s your pitch?


9 responses so far, want to say something?

  1. Chris Walker says:

    Yeah, someday I will get my blog working right again and start posting again…. I guess its because I host though godaddy, is what I have been told.

    CW

    Mar 07, 2011, 5:49 pm
  2. Cheryl says:

    Hmm. I don’t know anyone who hosts from GoDaddy but I’m sorry they’re stopping you from making blog magic!

    Mar 07, 2011, 5:51 pm
  3. LightSwitchMe says:

    Whether you’re building your brand from scratch or trying to launch it to the next level, lightswitchme.com is full of helpful Bright Ideas.

    Mar 07, 2011, 6:40 pm
  4. Cheryl says:

    Love the pitch, Mel!

    Mar 07, 2011, 6:44 pm
  5. GroovyDoodle Photography says:

    groovydoodle.net The place where enthusiasm meets photography and wedding planning.

    Mar 07, 2011, 6:49 pm
  6. Jen @ Midwestern Modern Momma says:

    Ever since I sent you my pitch, I’ve been mulling it over! (blame my former English teacher roots!) 140 characters-good challenge for any blogger to condense their essence into. It should be something we have to do often, in order to remember what we really are trying to say in the first place. Thanks for the push:).

    Mar 07, 2011, 3:38 pm
  7. Erika Napoletano says:

    Unpopular thoughts and blunt advice…delivered :)

    Mar 07, 2011, 7:18 pm
  8. Al (aka Dr Geek) says:

    My pitch? A golf-obsessed physician exploring golf performance with a medical slant. Better than it sounds – honest ;-)

    Mar 07, 2011, 7:40 pm
  9. Bethany says:

    At first I thought “Is it too late for mine?!” but then I noticed someone submitted my site! Except they didn’t talk about my content at all, haha. Here it goes:

    BlahBethany.com is a great website for when you’re bored at work. Quick fixes to being bored in the form of funny videos, great celebrity gossip, internet memes, and the musings of a 22-year-old girl with too much time on her hands.

    Mar 07, 2011, 5:16 am

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