I need info on blog carnavals

[GnomeyNewt]

I keep hearing this term and I've looked it up, but I'm just not sure how to get involved with one. Anybody have more information on them and how they benefit my blog? Are they like writing contests? I seem to get the idea that the are similar but not the same. I would like to do one or even start one once I get the lowdow about these things.

[pelf]

Hi Sarah, a "blog carnival" isn't a "writing contest" but it definitely is a great way to expose your blogs to other people of the same interests. For example, if you visit the official Blog Carnival website, there is a list of on-going carnivals that you can join.

To join, all you need to do is either write a new post or find an existing post and submit your post by using the appropriate "submission form". But before you submit any article, it would be good to check if the "host" has fixed a topic on the up-coming carnival. You do not want your post to be "rejected" for not being on topic, do you?

Once you have submitted a post, you are encouraged to blog about it, and on the day the "carnival" goes LIVE, remember to visit the host and all other carnival participants. Other bloggers will also be visiting your blog from the host, and that's how you "meet new bloggers of similar interests".

I hope this explanation is simple enough

[chrisgarrett]

That's a great explanation Pelf Next time someone asks I will direct them to your message here

Added: In fact it was such a good description I have quoted it here if that is ok with you?
http://www.chrisg.com/what-is-a-blog-carnival/

[pelf]

That's a great explanation Pelf Next time someone asks I will direct them to your message here

Added: In fact it was such a good description I have quoted it here if that is ok with you?
http://www.chrisg.com/what-is-a-blog-carnival/

OMG Chris, that's indeed an HONOUR, what did you mean by, "Is that OK with you"??!! Of course it is

Thank you for the mention, I truly appreciate it

(can't stop grinning now!)

[glblbuy]

OMG Chris, that's indeed an HONOUR, what did you mean by, "Is that OK with you"??!! Of course it is

Thank you for the mention, I truly appreciate it

(can't stop grinning now!)

Let us know what it does to your traffic :-)

[GnomeyNewt]

Thanks for your response and congrats on getting featured!!! I guess I'm just going to have to jump right in and try it to get the hang of it.