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  • Morticia
    Silver Member

    • Jun 2008
    • 271

    #1

    Welcome to the 2009 SA Blog Awards

    S A Blog Awards 2009

    I've already cast my vote for TFSA in a variety of categories, hopefully the rest of the 'congregation' will do so as well
    Last edited by Dave A; 15-Mar-09, 03:18 PM.
  • Dave A
    Site Caretaker

    • May 2006
    • 22803

    #2
    Thanks Morticia. That is really appreciated.

    Now let's just hope TFSA qualifies as a blog, although the rules say
    A "blog" is defined as a webpage with dated entries.
    so maybe we'll be

    I'm going to put a bit of thought into some nominations myself, I think.
    Duncan's blog for Science and Technology is a must, and maybe for a green blog nomination. Ian's printing blog is awesome, need to find a spot for that too - maybe business? Dunno.

    Peas does an awesome personal blog - I reckon that'll get my nod there.

    Going to have to think about nominations for the other categories. What other South African blogs are really good out there?

    The deadline for nominations is 14th March, so time is ticking.
    Last edited by Dave A; 03-Mar-09, 06:55 PM.
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    • duncan drennan
      Email problem

      • Jun 2006
      • 2642

      #3
      I was actually surprised by the fairly loose definition, but that does mean we qualify! I'm guessing the business blog category would be the way to go...

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      • IanF
        Moderator

        • Dec 2007
        • 2680

        #4
        http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/ is a customer who did well last year in the awards.
        This is the type of blog that should be highlighted and is always a good read.
        My blog is strictly self promotion so probably wouldn't interest them.
        Only stress when you can change the outcome!

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        • Dave A
          Site Caretaker

          • May 2006
          • 22803

          #5
          Originally posted by IanF
          My blog is strictly self promotion so probably wouldn't interest them.
          Don't be so hard on yourself. I think you give a lot of very useful information in that blog.
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          • garthu
            Gold Member

            • Dec 2008
            • 595

            #6
            Agreed, nominated both! Why not anyway??
            Garth

            Electric fence Installation : www.midrand-electronics.co.za
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            • Dave A
              Site Caretaker

              • May 2006
              • 22803

              #7
              The nomination phase has been extended to 18th March
              Participation is voluntary.

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              • Dave A
                Site Caretaker

                • May 2006
                • 22803

                #8
                *SNIFF*

                The only one that made it out of blogs mentioned in this thread was mushypeasontoast.

                Gotta admit I'm disappointed.
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                • duncan drennan
                  Email problem

                  • Jun 2006
                  • 2642

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Dave A
                  Gotta admit I'm disappointed.
                  Yeah, I know the feeling

                  My only consolation is that I did not really promote my blog for nomination other than putting up the banner. Oh well, just got to keep doing things that make a difference.

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                  • SilverNodashi
                    Platinum Member

                    • May 2007
                    • 1197

                    #10
                    Do you really blog that much? I also have a blog, http://blog.softdux.com but just don't get around to blogging that often that it's even worth voting for.
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                    • duncan drennan
                      Email problem

                      • Jun 2006
                      • 2642

                      #11
                      Originally posted by SoftDux
                      Do you really blog that much?
                      It depends on what you consider as important. I aim to post about 3-4 times a month (I see this as an unspoken agreement with my readers). That is the routine that I have gotten in to which works for me. If someone can post a quality blog post everyday then that is great (in the long run I would like to increase my number of posts), but I prefer to read (and hopefully write) fewer well written and well thought out posts.

                      I've been blogging for about two and a half years now, and in that time I have built a "long tail" of posts. As I add to that my readership and traffic grow. It has been slow, but I never expected (or aimed for) dramatic and quick growth. Different strategies work for different people (and goals).

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                      • SilverNodashi
                        Platinum Member

                        • May 2007
                        • 1197

                        #12
                        points well taken. I also try and blog 2 or 3 times a month, but don't know if it's really enough, yet I don't always have time todo a decent blog post.
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                        • Dave A
                          Site Caretaker

                          • May 2006
                          • 22803

                          #13
                          One of the blogs that made the cut has 6 entries in the last 5 months. Volume of work doesn't seem to be an issue.

                          Anyway - I managed to cheer myself up with this instead.

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                          • SilverNodashi
                            Platinum Member

                            • May 2007
                            • 1197

                            #14
                            Would you care to share, which blog you're referring to?
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                            • Dave A
                              Site Caretaker

                              • May 2006
                              • 22803

                              #15
                              Nah - that would be bitching. This way it's just an observation.
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