Comments on: Promoting Local Blogs Offline: MOO Cards

By: TFF

TFF — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:37:34 +0000

Thanks for this post. I have been going back and forth on the idea of business cards, and this has helped sway the vote.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:11:45 +0000

It looks like you’re off to a good start, Nick. You’re posting a lot, which is a great sign. That’s been one of my struggles — finding time to post regularly on our local blogs.

To attract tourists, you should make sure you’re following SEO best practices and targeting appropriate keywords with some of your posts. There are some good SEO plugins, too, if you’re using Wordpress.

Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress!

By: Nick Field

Nick Field — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:48:58 +0000

Hey, I started up a Hyperlocal blog whistlerwatch.com. It’s been getting a steady 30 hits a day, sometimes spikes, but nothing too much. it’s only a month or two old, but i’ve been planning it for about 5 months, and I don’t plan on letting it wither.

I haven’t done much outside promotion other than word of mouth, but business cards are in the works.

I also sometimes do event photos and tell people to visit the site to check their events.

Whistler is a transient population. most people are tourists so it gets a little harder to actually get people to regularly check it out, but if someone has tips, that’d be cool.

let me know, shoot me an email or post a comment.

By: Weekly Blogging Roundup | Matt McGee

Weekly Blogging Roundup | Matt McGee — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:43:36 +0000

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By: Diane Aull (Torka)

Diane Aull (Torka) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:06 +0000

The MOO cards are pretty awesome. I got some of their mini-cards, which are also pretty cool, and seem to attract attention because of their non-standard size. If you’re only promoting one or two blogs/websites at a time, the mini-cards will work very well.

I love that you can get different images on the backs of the cards, instead of being limited to just one image. And you’re right, the quality is outstanding.

Looking forward to hearing about your experiences using the cards to promote your blogs!

By: smallbusinessbrief.com

smallbusinessbrief.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:54:46 +0000

Promoting Local Blogs Offline: MOO Cards…

One thing that separates us local bloggers from many other bloggers is that we absolutely must promote our local blogs offline, in our local communities. If you expect to grow a local blog with nothing but online promotions, I think you’ll be disappoi…