Ten Reasons to Host or Participate in a Blog Carnival
Here are ten reasons to host or participate in a blog carnival.
- Get more readers.
We’re all looking to expand our readership. Blog carnivals are a good way to do that.
- Make connections in the blogosphere.
No blog is an island. Blog carnivals are a good way to make friends and connections in the blog world.
- Find great content to read.
A good blog carnival is like having someone filter out the cruft from the blogging world, letting you read the better articles which stand out above the rest.
- Expand your reality by reading about new things.
The quality of our lives is determined by how many things we allow into our reality. Blog carnivals are a great way to discover new fields you didn’t even know existed.
- Learn from fellow writers.
Part of being a blogger is the constant journey to become a better writer. It helps a lot to have exposure to other writers– perhaps you can learn some lessons the easy way, which those writers had to learn the hard way.
- Get feedback on your own writing.
Submitting articles to a blog carnival is a fantastic way to get a sense which of your articles “make the cut”. It’s tough love, but if your articles aren’t making it onto the carnivals, at least you know you need to work on it.
- Stay in touch with the latest technology.
Part of being connected to other bloggers is you don’t get left behind by the ever evolving technology of internet writing.
- Get ideas for new topics to pursue on your own blog.
Ever suffered from writer’s block? Remember, nothing under the sun is new. Browsing through what others have written might just lead you to a subject which really excites your own writing juice.
- Get indexed by the search engines faster.
The old phrase, “build it and they will come,” no longer works now that the internet exists. You can write great content, but the search engines won’t even know it exists if you don’t publicize it somehow. Blog carnivals are a fantastic way to get the word out.
- Have fun!
The ultimate reason to do anything is for fun. Blog Carnivals mix the fun of a reading club and a writing co-op. You’ll never run out of excellent new things to discover through a blog carnival!
The main site to get you started is Blog Carnival, where it all began. There are thousands of blog carnivals to peruse, and when you have lots of experience with blogging, you can start your own!