Carnival of Cities July 30

Hello

I am currently hosting Carnival of Australia and managed to sneak in myself and Onyx Stone this time. Take a look. Last time Crushed By Ingsoc surprised with his knowledge of Australian History.

I also recently guest hosted a non political Scottish Blog Roundup
which featured Blogpower Members Richard Havers, myself and Lady McLeod.

Next up Carnival of Cities, which I am hosting on 30 July. If you are interested in submitting a blog article from your part of the world, you can send me the link by email or use the Carnival Submission Form. We cover the globe and no local issue is too mundane to be considered. Last time I hosted this in May, Ian Grey, James, Tom and Welshcakes graced the stage.

I need any submissions by next Sunday. Any questions, you can post on the Yahoo Site, leave a comment, or if you really want to be sure that I will read it, clutterbells@gmail.com

Blog Carnivals can appear a bit canned, but they can be a way to publicise your blog, with virtually no effort on your part, especially if you have a relevant post. You are guaranteed at least one additional visitor (me) as I write up the post.

Thank you for your support.

Colin Campbell

Carnival of Australia (Updated)

Update: The Carnival is up, despite Blogger swallowing it at the 80 percent stage, my first major blogging melt down. Now I know what it is like James (and others). Featured this time are Pommygranate and myself, along with some other Bloggy Aussies and the Englishmans take on nude car washes in Brisbane.

I am hosting Carnival of Australia on the 23rd of May, later this week. If anyone is inspired and has an Australian angle, you can submit using the widget on my sidebar.

Just some general observation about hosting carnivals. It is a good way to drive traffic to your blog, but the effect is short, once bloggers egos have been stroked. You don't have to go and look for posts, since the links are sent to you. The mechanics of putting together the carnival if you choose to hold one are very easy, since the basic html is provided in the submission. You can make it as simple or as jazzy as you like.

Thanks Mates

The Hairy Ozzie Scot (courtesy of Ian Grey)

I laughed when I saw that on a blog when somebody had attributed something to me after Ian used that as the link.