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Four things to know about Mumsnet Bloggers Network

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ElinorMumsnetBloggers · 20/09/2011 13:55

Hi all,

We're keen to get you out and about on the site and beyond, but here's what we need to promote you more powerfully on our homepage, Featured Bloggers slots, MN newsletters and social media:

  1. A bloggers network badge on your site: This is an important part of membership. The badge links back to the network homepage, which drives more readers to everyone. So keep the love flowing and attach that badge! We shared information on how to attach it in your welcome email, and please ping us as [email protected] if you're really struggling.

From October, we'll expect you to display the badge to gain a top promo slot on Mumsnet and newsletters, or to review products for us, so it's worth the effort.

  1. A picture for your blog: A few of you have sent em in, but most of you are concealing the goods. Don't be shy! A unique image for your blog will make it far more clickable.

And we need them to promote you as a Featured Blogger.

You could use a headshot, or whatever you use on social media. It needs to be at least 80 x 80 pixels, ideally square. But a rectangular shape is also OK. We can work with jpg or png formats.

Please send it to [email protected]. We'll cut them and add them to your profile.

  1. Your Twitter handle: Please take a gander at your profile on the directory and give us a heads-up if you didn't include your Twitter handle when you applied. It gives us a quick and powerful way to spread the word to our wider audience.

If you're new to Twitter, we'll be doing much more on this in the autumn, so watch this space. You can follow us @MumsnetBloggers for the latest from the blogs.

  1. Your blogging byline: We've taken the name on your blogging profile or left it blank (and we will never use your real name unless it's already out there on your blog). But please email us if you'd like to change your byline. Again, you can check this out in the bloggers directory.

OK, that's it for now.

Thanks, Elinor

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 21/09/2011 17:36

Hi MmeLindor and Breadfortheboys,

Thanks so much! We've made your changes.

Hi Amodmillymum, Purplemom and Angel786,

We're having a whale of a time letting in lots of blogs, and we're moving round to putting up their profile pictures. If you've already emailed us in your pic, that's brilliant! We'll put it up soon.

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 22/09/2011 11:49

Hi Flamingobingo, we'll have a look at your tagline for you.

And ShirelyKnottage, your patience is greatly appreciated.

More bloggers pictures to be uploaded soon, thanks all for flagging!

ElinorMumsnetBloggers · 26/09/2011 17:52

Welcome! And thanks for attaching your badge so fast Grin.

To answer your q about time lags and photos: we're a teeny team so some of the newbies might see a short gap between their welcome email and their arrival on the site, because one of us is reading all the potential blogs and the other's one activating all the new members and cutting their pictures. And we're a bit snowed under. But you'll be up there soon ...

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 03/10/2011 11:05

@Horrormoanal1

A query though that other newbies might be wondering too: I haven't seen my latest post, "Flighty Birds" appear on the "recent posts" area yet, although I have the Mumsnet badge on my blog. Is there a time lag between updating blogs and the new posts appearing on the bloggers homepage?

Hi Horrormoanal1,
We're a bit confused by your message, because your most recent post did appear in our roll of new posts - at the moment it's on Page 15 but it'll move further down as more people post. There's definitely not an error here or in the badge code!

ElinorMumsnetBloggers · 06/10/2011 10:35

@TheFarSide

... as they aren't on my profile yet

Hi there

Bear with us. You're all being brilliantly responsive, so we've got a lot of pix and updates to push through... while welcoming in all the newbies. We'll get to you as soon as we can.

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 08/11/2011 11:26

Hi tash640,
We'll be uploading your profile pic soon - bear with us.
We'll ask our tech team to look into uploading the badge on the dynamic views in Blogger, and get back to you.
Best wishes
Elen

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 03/12/2011 17:43

Hi IntrepidK8 and Lizmundo,

Could you email us in with those queries at [email protected] and we'll process them first thing on Monday. Thanks!

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 03/12/2011 17:44

Hi Jongleuse,

What makes you think that? We've found you in our directory. And we can most certainly help with badge issues - email us in at [email protected]...

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 06/12/2011 09:52

Hi garlicnutter,

Have you thought about starting a new thread for this topic, or adding to the 'new posts this week' topic? More people are likely to see your post that way...

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 14/12/2011 17:04

Thanks very much for your feedback - it's always so helpful for us to hear from you about what you do and don't like about the network. We're all very new at this, too, so it's great to have the opportunity to take your views and suggestions on board and mull them over.

Just to answer a couple of points straight off, though:

With regards to who we feature: we always try to include some celebrity bloggers in our daily mix. We think it's good for our network to feature celebrity bloggers - they bring in visitors who may then go on to visit other MN bloggers, redistributing traffic and, hopefully, bringing clicks your way.

As for how we choose who else to promote, it's simple: we go through every single post on the most recent posts feed on our landing page, and we feature the posts we think our members will find interesting. We do try hard to mix it up (there's no pre-arranged rotation list, we promise!) and give everyone some 'airtime' but, obviously, those who've posted more recently and more interestingly will have the best chances of being picked - which is as it should be, really, we think.

Tee, we featured you in our Advent calendar because (as you say) you had not been featured for a little while, and we thought that your DRINK and CAKE gathering was both endearing and fun. And Shirleyknot your Frothers blog's been featured recently because it's so searingly topical and is clearly a topic close to many Mumsnetters' hearts.

Obviously , if any of you have any particular gripes, moans, concerns (or whoops of delight) you'd like to us to consider, do please get in touch at [email protected]. We always reply personally to every mail that's sent in.

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 15/12/2011 15:07

ShirleyKnot, It's not a 90/10 split between celebrity bloggers and non-celebrity bloggers, by any means. If you take a look at our Twitter feed or the main block on our landing page, you'll see that we feature all sorts of blogs, from cooking to craft to education to politics. We're sorry you are put off by the celebrity bloggers, though; we know that lots of other people aren't.

Our aim is to change the featured bloggers sidebar every month to two months from now on. There's a change planned next week, so take a look then and see what you think.

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 25/05/2012 10:40

Hi AnnaandNancy, the badge link is in our welcome email to you. If you can't find it, drop us a line at [email protected] and we'll send you the info again!

ElenMumsnetBloggers · 11/06/2012 14:10

@Nanniejo

Hi, Just realised this is an old thread, but don't think I've already done this- so just sent you an email with relevant pic and info as requested. Thanks.

Thanks Nanniejo.

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