John Robb: The Weblog NetworkInsider news for authors and contributors to The Weblog Network.(Untitled)- July 20, 2003 Will quickly move forward this week with some additions to Mindplex. Stay tuned.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/20.html#a3344 (Untitled)- July 20, 2003 Does anyone know of a Wiki product that allows publishing via FTP I am currently looking at Bloki as a means to do this. This would allow topic authors to easily build directories and product comparisons that supplement their weblogs. For example: a Wiki that is focused on Plasma TVs. Each product would have its own page. The main page would be a product comparison page that linked to the product pages. Each product page would...http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/20.html#a3343 (Untitled)- July 18, 2003 Wired. The business of weblogging for bucks. More on the way for the Weblog Network now that I have my weblog back up. "Niche, niche and niche, that's the name of the game. You can't just start a siteblog just because you love it, and there are 1,000 other sites like that out there. Unless you know that you will be breaking stories that no one else will. "http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/18.html#a3337 (Untitled)- July 6, 2003 OK. Here is a status report on the Weblog Network. Sources of revenue. I have five in mind. None include banner advertising or sponsored sites. I am going to work on firming these up and will keep them under wraps for competitive reasons. Expert weblogs. The initial response has been great (my mailbox is full even though this is a holiday weekend). I am working on a strategy for bootstrapping this into a structure (from both the readers and authors...http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/06.html#a3327 (Untitled)- July 6, 2003 My perspective on the current tool debate has changed. My current perspective is that next big thing in weblogs isn't about how the tools, APIs, and features used, but rather the integration of weblogs into the larger world of search, information flow, and services. I do still think it is a mistake to see the weblog world fragment on the technological level, but it was probably inevitable as the big vendors entered the market. That is why I want to work on..http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/06.html#a3325 (Untitled)- July 5, 2003 Check this out....http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/05.html#a3324 (Untitled)- July 5, 2003 I have created a topic specific weblog focused on The Weblog Network mentioned previously.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/05.html#a3319 (Untitled)- July 5, 2003 Excellent! Great response to yesterday's question (particularly given that it was a holiday). There are a couple items in the critical path of this project yet to be surmounted. Please keep the interest flowing. Also, there is definitely a growing professional interest in K-Logging, enough to build something that could provide mutual benefit in the space (research, case studies, presentations, referrals, etc.).http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/05.html#a3317 (Untitled)- July 5, 2003 I did some more looking into this. I think I could deliver $10 to $300 a day to weblog expertsauthors, depending on area of specializationpopularityetc., via the system I mentioned below. There are also ways to jump this to a full time job for some area experts ($500 to $1000 a day). I am going to spend much of the next week working on getting this going. BTW: I do have experience doing this. At my last company (Gomez), I was able to generate $500 k.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/04.html#a3315 (Untitled)- July 4, 2003 One thing I always wanted to do is to pull together experts in combination with an online advertising agency to build an About.com on the cheap using weblogs. I think I have the advertising agency that would pay the bills. Would any be interested in doing this It would be pure collaborative revenue share and I think lots of fun.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/04.html#a3314 |