If you’re a blogger and you want to take your blog to the next level, you probably already realized by now that hard work doesn’t cut it anymore.
There are just so many hours in a day that doing everything on your own (creating smashing blog posts, resource research, social syndication, etc.) can result in a burnt-out blogger out of you pretty fast.
The next thing you realize, you’re throwing in the towel, never to be seen in the blogging world ever again.
Now, I’m not saying that you ditch hard work altogether. Hard work still is a staple trait to possess, not just by bloggers but everyone looking to be a success. What I’m saying is times such as ours, working smart brings better returns than pure hard work alone.
Blog Engage – the platform for bloggers
If you haven’t already heard of Blog Engage, it’s high time you learned what it is. Remember that line, “no man is an island?” Well, yes, that definitely applies to blogging, too.
Blog Engage is a paid social community for bloggers.
Successful bloggers from across the world will tell you they won’t be where they are today without a community of bloggers behind them. Blog Engage is one such community.
And with Blog Engage, you get to do things like:
- Gain traffic, backlinks and exposure for your blog.
Whenever you submit an article to Blog Engage, they automatically are routed to the Upcoming Blogs page where blogger members get to read, vote on them, comment and share.
Once a minimum of 6 votes is reached, the article goes to Published Blogs and shows up on the Blog Engage home page.
When the link to your article lands on the home page, with more than 2,700 members to date, the chances of your article being read, shared and commented on grows considerably.
- Network with bloggers in your niche (or in my case, no-niche) and other like-minded individuals.
If you’re new but serious about blogging, there’s no better place to start learning the ropes than Blog Engage. Here, you learn the real stuff from real bloggers who’ve seen and experienced real blogging from then till now.
If you’ve got questions, all you need to do is ask. (I had to point that out because new bloggers are generally shy.) There will always be somebody who would take time to give you an answer, or at least point you to the right place.
Plus, you just might find yourself being noticed by top bloggers like Ileane Smith of Basic Blog Tips, Brian Hawkins of Hot Blog Tips, Hesham Zebida of Famous Bloggers, and Kiesha Easley of We Blog Better if you’re planning on guest posting for big blogs to boost your credibility, authority and exposure.
Indeed, in the blogging world, credibility and authority speaks volumes.
- Guest post and showcase your talent, hence, building your authority.
It’s been said time and time again, guest blogging can do wonders for your blog or business. (Believe me, there’s a reason why guest blogging is encouraged.) Aside from backlinks in exchange for an epic post you’ve written, you get traffic, exposure and brand visibility.
Blog Engage can be your first base if you want to experience and find out for yourself what guest blogging is really about.
- Fatten your wallet a bit.
Yup, you heard that one right. You can bring in some money with Blog Engage, too. Brian Belfitt, Blog Engage’s founder and owner, holds guest blogging contests every once in a while.
For 2012, Abhi Balani of Oddblogger earned $750 for placing first in three contests. And the ultimate guest blogger for 2012 – drum roll, please – is none other than Justin Germino, the Dragon Blogger, who pocketed $1,000 for that title.
Standard Account vs. RSS Syndication
Standard Account
The standard Blog Engage account costs a one-time £19.99. This account comes with the following perks:
- Manual Submission: Manually submit your articles or other blogger’s articles as long as they haven’t been submitted yet.
- Adsense Revenue Program: If your blog is running Adsense, the Adsense revenue program is one way to increase your Adsense earnings.
- Groups: There are several groups you can join. You may even create your own and invite other members to become part of it, too.
Create your own group or join existing ones.
- Community Blog: You get access to the community blog where you can comment and guest post.
- JustRetweet Credits: JustRetweet, a Twitter application that helps direct traffic to your blog, is a Blog Engage partner. Once your Standard Account is activated, you automatically get 3,000 JustRetweet bonus points.
RSS Syndication
RSS Syndication is a monthly subscription offered at Blog Engage. The Standard Account doesn’t come with this feature. If you’ve been paying attention (I know the post is longer than usual!), with the Standard Account, you manually submit your links.
But if you subscribe to Blog Engage’s RSS Syndication, the moment you publish a blog, they automatically get syndicated through RSS.
This way, you get to focus on things that are more important, like building relationships with other bloggers, and such. The higher the package, the more backlinks and social media exposure you get.
There are 4 RSS Syndication accounts you can choose from: Platinum, Business, Business Plus and Direct to Front Page. Pricing are as follows:
Platinum – £9.99/month
Business – £19.99/month
Business Plus – £29.99/month
Direct to Front Page – £99.99/month
Top bloggers Brian Hawkins of Hot Blog Tips and Hesham Zebida of Famous Bloggers have this to say about Blog Engage’s RSS Syndication facility:
“Blog Engage has really opened my eyes as to the real potential of networking and has helped me become a better teacher. Sure, the voting platform is nice but that’s a very small part of what Blog Engage has to offer.” – Brian Hawkins
“BlogEngage service considered one of the best solutions for me. And, with the Business Plus RSS Syndication I have a peace of mind. My blog authority has increased since I started to use the syndication service.” – Hesham Zebida
Affiliate Lights – Blog Engage’s Affiliate Program
Affiliate marketing is one way to earn through blogging. If you think you’re too new to make it big in the affiliate marketing arena, remember that in everything (and that includes affiliate marketing), QUALITY beats QUANTITY in a heartbeat.
Even Ana Hoffman of Traffic Generation Café who’s a real traffic magnet attests to the fact that huge traffic doesn’t necessarily equate to huge affiliate dollars.
Now, if you think affiliate marketing is something you want to try your hands on, Blog Engage’s Affiliate Lights is worth checking out. Just by signing up alone, $10 gets automatically credited to your affiliate account.
After which, you are supplied with banners and contextual links with your affiliate code to post on your blog.
If somebody signs up to Blog Engage’s RSS Syndication through you, you get 25% commission. Payout for the previous month’s sales is done once each month. You have to have a minimum of $50 in your account to cash out.
Conclusion
I think I’ve given you a pretty much comprehensive overview of what Blog Engage is. If you think it’s something worth your time and attention, and something you’d want to reward me for the time and effort I’ve put piecing this blog post together, click on the link below and get ready for a new Blog Engage-ing experience.
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Nice article. Ive heard a lot about Blog Engage but nver tried it. But will surely try it soon.
Reyn, thanks for dropping by today. Blog Engage sure is a good place to be if you’re serious about blogging. Bloggers over there are really nice. More than anything else, it’s the networking with other bloggers that I truly enjoy. It’s a diverse community, and there are a lot of helpful people over there.
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Yeah! Thanks for introducing this to us.
It was my pleasure.
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Hi Reyn I really hope to see you joining we can use all the bloggers we can get. We have to stick together you know as bloggers we only have one another. I think you will just love the community and our members.
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Thanks for coming over, Brian. I totally agree with you on this one.
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Hi Maricel,
Very nice and detailed article you have written about our beloved Blog Engage community. No doubt that BE is unique bloggers community to share and interact with other bloggers. I found so many like-minded bloggers and now they are my good friends.
Brian the man behind this awesome community, he helped me alot to share my posts on all social media sites. I recommend your readers to join BE and see the results.
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Bashir, I am so sorry it took me ages to reply to your comment. I had to fish your comment out of the spam folder, that’s why. You’re right, more than anything, it’s actually the friendship that I enjoy at Blog Engage. There are a lot of amazing people over there. /
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I’ve been trying to leave a comment on your post as well, but somehow, I get kicked off all the time due to Java (or is it javascript) being disabled or something.
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Hi Maricel,
Glad to know that you’re enjoying friendship at Blog Engage. Sorry for Javascript error, I’ve figured out this issue, please try to leave comment now.
Thank you!
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Hey Maricel,
Here is another good review of BE.
My recommendation as a user is for everyone reading this article to join the community. There is no regret on it
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Enstine, thanks for the comment. I would have to agree with you. It is through Blog Engage that I got to know great bloggers like you. That alone, I think, is enough.
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Blog Engage has made a huge impact in the social shares and the amount of comments left on my blog. And we all know that Google counts the amount of social activity around your blog. Before I joined Blog Engage I was not getting any comments left on my blog. Now I do, and when I publish a new post, I very quickly have other members reading, commenting, and sharing my articles. Blog Engage is amazing. I highly recommend it.
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Thanks for the comment, Larry. Indeed, Blog Engage has done a lot of good things for me, too. The mere fact that I’ve known bloggers like yourself is, I’d say, more than I ever hoped for.
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Great post Maricel. I’m already a member and love it. You’ve laid out all the reasons why I joined. I encourage your readers to give it test run, I know they won’t regret it.
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Welcome to my blog, and thanks for the kind words, Nicole. What I do love about Blog Engage is the relationships among bloggers. That day I became a member, I was so amazed, I was thinking, “Are you all for real?”
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i need to try this too, very fast. thanks
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I’ve never given BlogEngage enough attention, but I know of many bloggers who get a lot of traffic from it, Maricel.
Have fun with it and thanks for the mention!
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Hi, Ana. Welcome to my blog, and wow, I can’t believe you’re actually here. Thanks for taking the time to drop by.
A lot of guys I know attest to the fact they get a lot of traffic from Blog Engage. Mine has benefited from it, too.
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Awesome post Maricel
. I have considered joining blog engage many times before but never have because I was unsure as to how much benefit it’d have on a local blog. For my fitness blog (the fit pinoy) kasi I’m trying to keep the readers strictly local so that I can open it up to direct advertising opportunities later on (for local fitness companies/groups).
So whacha think???? Other than the back link opportunities, is blog engage a good idea for a local blog?
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I haven’t looked at it that way, Malds, because my concern when I joined the community was networking. But I’ve seen some locally targeted blogs at Blog Engage, too, like those from the U.K.
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Oks, thanks for the reply. I’ll give it a go with my relaunched freelancing/blogging blog and try to get a feel for it first before I decide if I’ll add my other blogs.
I think that’s a good idea, Malds.
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Hi Malds, I’ll tell you why I think no matter the niche blog engage is always a great “fit” for all bloggers. I’m a business guy, I enjoy blogging, mountain biking, fishing, food, games and movies. I only blog about SEO and Marketing, which means perhaps you think, I may not be interested in your health and fitness blog, when in reality I’ve gained 100 lbs over the last year and have been trying to learn new stuff at the gym to exercise myself. My point is we are all real people and have real hobbies and interested. I bet 50% of the blog engage market works out or goes to the gym. I really hope to see you joining someday. It’s a great place to meet other bloggers and engage with a bloggers community.
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hi there maricel. i am also a mom like you
and a blog engage user at the same time. i am using the cheapest monthly subscription that blogengage have..the platinum membership. although they also offer the one time payment of around 19 dollars….
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Marilyn, thanks for visiting and welcome to my blog. I really appreciate your coming over to attest to the fact that Blog Engage does work.
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Hi Maricel,
This is a complete article with all the benefits of Blog Engage. I would like to add my real experience. A month ago, I was getting about 5 readers a day to a new blog. Now, in just a month, I moving between 150-300 visits a day. I can hardly believe it. Blog Engage puts the new blogger on the fast track to having a successful blog. As if that isn’t enough, I’ve been given my first opportunity to guest post. I tried it and I think it was successful. Next, I going to try one of the other features of Blog Engage and I will let you know how it works for me. I’m so glad I didn’t over think this decision, and I joined Blog Engage. I am not being paid to write this. I pay Blog Engage for the privilege of being in the community.
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Jennifer,
Thank you so much for pitching in. From 5 to 300? Wow, Blog Engage rocks it again. Brian really is a hardworking and helpful host. No wonder Blog Engage is growing fast. I hope you get more readers, Jennifer. Thanks for visiting!
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