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I got an email from Eric about his new blog network he’s built - and has a fresh new look too.  He’s offering you an opportunity to win a free Coconut.  He says you can enter to win - you can live anywhere in the world… and he’ll deliver if you win.

I thought that’s kind of a fun (and oddly unique) way to promote his new network.

Read more about Eric’s Coconut offer here.

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Before Christmas I sent an email to the 9rules network in regards to what they need from a website to join and what would be involved in joining their network - could they please send some information along to me… that would be fabulous… kisses… me.

Now maybe, just maybe I picked the wrong time of year to send something like this to 9rules - that would require perhaps more than just a canned response (but I didn’t even get one of those)… hrmpph.

So I’ve been waiting for some sort of response from them. I mean they’re a big network and probably get 1000’s of requests just like mine. Since 9rules seems so big… maybe this lack of feedback is a good thing for me.

Do I want to be apart of a blog network with this site? I guess I’m just curious to see how they run - what’s involved before taking a big plung… you know?

I’ve got a couple of friends and we’ve got a network running as well for a couple of topics - its new and fun and I love it. I was just curious to see how the “big” networks ran and if I could get something out of it, while contributing my own little blurbs to help them out too.

… but maybe not. 9rules logos seem to be showing up on more and more sites - is that such a good thing? I have no idea how to apply to be apart of this network/collective - it can’t be that hard right… since, and I’ll say it again, that everybody in blogland seems to have their logo affixed to it.

*sigh*

Luckily I’m not that desperate yet and it will make for an interesting “study” to see how many networks respond to my information request.

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In my last post about Blog Networks and what you thought/think about them - would you sign up… my brain went out on a tangent and I started thinking about the sites that I currently have up and running.

Should I try my hand at creating a little network of my own sites - giving advertisers an opportunity to see all that beautiful ad space across my little network of sites. Or should I just hold off… and see where my little venture in the health/fitness world takes me and go from there. I find it a lot more fun being able to bounce ideas off other people.

My idea for a network wouldn’t be me and a bunch of other bloggers… it would just be me showcasing the sites that I have. I’m repeating here, but it’s mostly for advertisers to see what’s available and advertise - and give me an opportunity to be more pro-active in my advertising (and probably make more money than what I’m doing now with mostly PPC and CPAs).

I’m in a bit of position too - because I’ve been “hiding” (if there is such a thing on the ‘Net) my sites… and I’m a little hesitant in showcasing them… putting them out there. But the other side of me is like “Hello, this is the Internet… you WANT people to see your sites - get traffic - word of mouth - sell, sell, sell!!!!”. So I think I’m just going to take a deep breath and do it. Put my sites up in my “network” and see what happens.

…. and to be totally honest - it’s a site - that will list my websites - give you an opportunity to advertise… or view. That’s about it. I currently have ZERO interest in trying to get anyone else on my network… because I just wouldn’t know where to start.

That’s why I’ve joined a new network - for health/fitness related blogs - to learn… you never know where this will go… I might even have a chance to encorporate some of my other sites into this new idea.

… enough thinking…. LOL… back to the ol’ grind

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Why am I asking? With starting a health/fitness blog network - I’m just wondering what you think about blog networks, I know in the past I’ve had my reservations about joining/signing up… would the site that I work on be mine, that I own? What sort of payrate do they use? How do they make their networks - work?

It’s been a bit of a learning curve for me and I’ve had a chance to sneak a peek at the BlogNetworkList and some I probably wouldn’t mind joining and some on the list I wouldn’t go near with a 10 foot pole. Going through the list yourself… you can probably pick out the ones I’m talking about.

I’d be really interested in getting your feedback on the questions I’ve posed at the beginning of this post

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