Take a Moment and Give Me Some Love

OK, this is totally off topic and completely self-promotional. But hey, somebody's gotta do it.

With the social photography project running right now, I just got to thinking about some of these networks and how they can be used to support your favorite bloggers. If you're anything like me, you probably have a few social networks (and blogging networks if you're a blogger) that you utilize from time to time. But also if you're anything like me, you might forget to show your favorite sites and bloggers some love — not just the posts or articles, but the root site and the authors themselves.

WHAT AM I GETTING AT?

I guess what I'm saying is that I DO appreciate it when you guys share the love and help boost the authority of the blog. A higher authority can lead to more visitors, which can lead to more great community members, which can lead to more great discussions, which can lead to more interesting article ideas, which can lead to a higher level of enjoyment on your end. So you see, it's really more about you than it is about me. I rarely, if ever, push this self-promotional stuff on anyone, so here's my entitled once-a-year “give me some love” reminder for those of you involved with the following networks.

I heart FeedBurner

First and foremost, if you haven't already subscribed to the feed and you use a feed reader, DO IT NOW. We bloggers love to see those subscriber numbers increase, plus it's a great way for you to keep up with the daily happenings here on the blog.

StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon is my favorite network. For those who use it, I don't need to tell you how great it really is. For those of you who don't, what the heck are you waiting for? If you're on the network and if you like this blog, don't forget to give a thumbs-up to my home page (and review it if you're feeling extra giving) and a thumbs-up on my StumbleUpon profile (also open for reviews).

Also for you stumblers, if you've added me as a friend you can jump on your home page and use the “Share this page with friends” option to remind me to consider your site for a thumbs-up. I can't guarantee I'll give it a vote, but if I like it and if I haven't already done so I'll give it a thumbs-up.

Technorati is kind of an interesting one… it's more of a bloggers-only ranking thingy than a social network. But it does give you the ability to add other blogs to your “favorites” and I'm guessing that adds to their authority and ranking (but maybe not, I'm not sure). At any rate, it's always nice to see that a fellow blogger likes this blog well enough to take the time and add it to their favorites list. So if you're on Technorati and you like this blog, use the button above or head over to my Technorati page and click on the heart.

Join My Community at MyBloglog!

MyBlogLog is another bloggers-only group, but it's a little different than Technorati. So again, if you're on MyBlogLog and you like the site, head over to our community page to join in and don't forget to stop by my author page and add me as a contact.

So that's it folks — I won't bother you with this silly stuff again until next year around the same time. We'll get back to the standard photography-talk tomorrow.