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Last weekend, the exclusive blog community known as Cre8buzz became open to public. Previously by invitation, it’s a community where bloggers can gain exposure to their blogs, network with other bloggers, make friends, and more.

Cre8buzz is similar to Myspace in that you get a profile page you can completely customize, you can add friends, comment on other pages, and meet new people. But that really is where the similarity ends. Cre8buzz has a genuine community feel and you can join smaller communities within that align with your interests. Since Cre8buzz is aimed at bloggers, you get to add your blogs to share with the whole community. They also have a “buzzranking” system where you can showcase yourself, post pictures, share your videos, and more. All of this helps create a following for your blog and helps generate buzz about you. Really active members have even seen a ‘Buzz effect in their traffic stats.

I decided to post about the ‘Buzz today because I’ve personally find the community to be one that is warm, welcoming, and fun. I’ve met some amazing new friends there and discovered some really fabulous blogs that I now read regularly. So, if you’re looking for a new community to get involved with and you’re also trying to promote your blog, check out the’ Buzz! Oh and don’t forget to add me as a friend!

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Tags: Blogging, cre8buzz, social networking

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Since I got a pretty good response from my recent post on Maximizing Your Blog Commenting Potential, I thought I’d continue with the blog comments theme today. In my opinion, if you’re using blog comments as a way to build backlinks and traffic to your blog, you should also share the Link Luv on your own blog and make it as comment friendly as possible. I’ve tried my best to make my blog a place that invites comments and to make it worth your while to comment here. So, as a confessed Wordpress theme and plugin junky, I thought I’d share my list of favorite blog commenting plugins with you.

1. Do Follow Plugin - This is probably one of the most important plugins. It removes the dreaded “no follow” attribute from your comments. This is important if you’re using blog comments because although you may get some traffic from a “no follow” blog comment, it won’t help you with your link building efforts because the search engines won’t follow that link back to your blog (so, it basically won’t count for SEO purposes).

2. Comment Luv Plugin - I love this plugin! And the great thing is I’m seeing it on more blogs, so I really get to make the most out of my blog comments. This plugin automatically detects and adds the commentors last blog post title and link to the end of their comment! It’s like a free blog advertising bonus for everyone who comments on your blog. (continue your reading )

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It’s no secret that I’ve found keeping my commitment to post here three times a bit of a challenge. (Hey, what can I say? I’m still workin’ my day job and I’m a single mom.) I have managed to get a bit more active in my blog communities though and I’ve gotten pretty good about commenting on other blogs too. I’m always looking for better ways to keep my commitments while balancing my other obligations. So, I’m pretty excited about the new blog commenting tools that have come out recently. Today, I’m gonna give you the low down on the three blog commenting tools I’ve been checking out.

Most bloggers have already been made aware of Comment Kahuna (brought to you by the guys at Portal Feeder). This software is great for building backlinks by way of blog comments because it helps automate the commenting process. It does open the door for spam commentors, but if someone is going to go that route they’ll go there with or without Comment Kahuna. I like that CK allows you to set up your profile, which includes the basic info needed for each of your comments (i.e. name, URL, and email address). You can then make each of your comments unique (be sure to provide useful information), and then end each of your comments with a saved signature pre-loaded in CK.

Another very cool blog commenting tool I’ve been trying is Fast Blog Finder. (continue your reading )

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Tags: backlinks, blog comments, commenting, traffic

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Business Blogger is having an awesome blog contest. So, I had to share it with you. The fabulous prizes being awarded are $500 cash and a BFG NVIDIA Graphics Card. Pretty sweet, right? Well it gets better. To enter all you have to do is give away free stuff! How cool is that?

Let me explain…

As part of their new site launch, Business+Directory is running a special promotion - free reviews through the end of February! Their directory reviews usually run about $50 per year, so it’s a fabulous way to get some free links for nothin’. I already submitted mine and I have to say that I was pretty impressed. You’re getting a real value with this directory listing. Your submission includes two description sections for your site - one brief description (just a few lines) and a second, more detailed description that can include up to four links! It allowed me to add a few deep links to the inner pages of my site which you know the search engines really love.

You have until the end of the week (2/29/08) to get your free links and enter the contest, so don’t delay. The official rules of how to enter the contest are:
1. Link to the contest page (explaining to others how to join).
2. Link to Business+Directory by telling your readers about the February promotion.
3. Your original post must come from your blog and should be at least 250 words using your own unique writing style.
Good luck to all!

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MyBlogLog is a great blogging social community that offers bloggers the ability to interact with other bloggers, join their communities, and gain exposure to their own blogs. It’s one of my favorite blog communities and it looks like they’re on their way to getting even better in light of their plans for the future.

This past week, Yahoo (the service provider) notified MyBlogLog users of their plans to make their profiles even more dynamic. A new feature called “New With Me” will be launched in the next couple of weeks that will aggregate your latest activity on sites such as Twitter, Flickr, Last.fm, Digg, and YouTube. Not only will this make your profile appear different, it will also make publicly available updates from the services you have listed. Your latest Diggs, YouTube videos, Flickr photos, and Last.fm tracks will all be in one place! (continue your reading )

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