I connect with a ton of great people on Twitter, Facebook, and here on Cool & Collected, and many of these fine folks run blogs and web sites of their own. I thought it would be great if we all got together and helped each other out… I present you with “League of Extraordinary Bloggers” [working title.]
Here’s how it will work…
Each Monday, I will announce a different topic here on Cool & Collected. For example, let’s say the first week’s topic will be the character of Snake Eyes from the G.I. Joe franchise.
Any blogger who wants to contribute to the weekly topic would write up an article about the specified topic (Snake Eyes) and post it on their site by the following Sunday. Once the article is posted, send me an email or DM with the link.
On Monday, I will put up a post of my own about the weekly topic (Snake Eyes) on Cool & Collected, and at the bottom of the post, I will write a sentence or two for each participating blog, pointing readers to those sites. At this point, I will also announce the topic for the next week.
Every blog that contributes to the weekly topic, should add their own excerpts and links to some or all of the other contributing sites, using Cool & Collected’s list as a guide. This is optional, but the more that people do this, the more traffic will be generated for all of us. (You can not simply copy and paste someone else’s list because that could adversely affect your, and their Google rank.)
Sample blog ideas
Whether you’re a writer, illustrator, photographer, you could approach the topic in any number of ways, such as:
- Memories about the character
- Action figure review
- Character history/bio
- Comic book or movie appearances
- Fan fiction
- Original photos or illustrations
- Podcast
- Etc.
Benefits to your site:
1. You will gain an increase in traffic. Once you write up your post, I will add a link to it here on Cool & Collected, and then other contributing sites will add links to it as well.
2. You will gain new readers. When you increase your blog’s traffic, you will also introduce new people to your site. If you are posting informative blogs consistently and your visitors see this, they will find reason to keep coming back.
3. You will gain new links back to your blog. These links will increase your ability to get traffic, not only from the participating blogs but also from the rest of the internet as well, thanks to the search engines.
4. Fresh ideas! Sometimes as a blogger, it’s difficult to come up with an idea of what to write about. By participating in the League of Extraordinary Bloggers you would get a new idea to consider each week, and will hopefully see an increase in your traffic due to the increase of inbound links you will receive.
So, who’s with me?
A blog post can be a well-researched thesis or it can be a snapshot taken with Instagram. I’d love to see a bunch of you contribute to this project and soon enough, we will surely rule the world! So, who’s with me? Add a comment below and be sure to include your email address, and I’ll let you know when to lift your pencils and begin.
Grab the logo and start blogging!
Copy the text in the box below and paste it into your blog post or sidebar. This will help to spread the word about the League and to get other people to join:
<a href=”http://coolandcollected.com/introducing-pop-culture-pundits/”><img border=”0″ src=”http://coolandcollected.com/leaguelogo_small.png”/></a>
This is what the above code will display on your site:
Nice! I’m game for this!
Awesome! Welcome aboard!
This is easily one of the greatest ideas I have ever read. I would love to contribute. This is exactly the kind of forum I have been searching for. I’m so excited…..HAZA!!! (clearing throat)….sorry about that last part
Your enthusiasm is to be applauded.
Brilliant, I’m sad I only just found this League but can’t wait!!
Better late than never! Welcome!
Holy balls! How sweet is this? Is it too late to join the league?
It’s never too late. Consider yourself recruited!
I would love to do this! Is there an age restriction? I have a feeling that there isn’t
But even if there is, I’ll lie and still be a part of this.
No age limit here, but the new guy buys the donuts.
I am a brand new blogger. I am willing to try this, and I want to follow it on my blog. 2 questions . . . How do I follow this so it’ll show on my blog? and in addition, How do I get followers? No one has even visited my site yet!
Bloggie,
Anastasia
I don’t even know what you’re asking with your first question, but the second one is easy to answer — just write, and write, and write some more. Oh, and try to make it interesting.
This sounds like a fantastic idea! I’ve just started my first blog, a comics and pop culture sort of thing, and I’d love to join up with some like-minded writers. Sign me up!
Welcome aboard Nate!
I think I want to give this a shot!
Excellent!
I’ll do this. Actually it’s about time someone created something like this. There’s a ton of this type of crap in other blogging communities, but I haven’t seen any in the nerdy/pop culture/toy/grown ass manchild community.
Hey Newt, glad to see you sign on!
Hey, this is an awesome idea! I’ve always wanted to join a league, sign me up!
Excellent! Welcome aboard!
I’m in!
Excellent! Welcome to the League Poe!
Thanks, Brian. Sorry it took me nearly two months to put out an assignment, but I’m glad to be on board!
I was literally inspired to create my blog by the League! I hope you’ll have me as a member. It is time that people KNEW about my trips to Goodwill!!!
That’s excellent! Welcome to the League.
Hey folks. Room for one more? I write a blog on general geek culture. Is that topical enough to join?
Absolutely! Hop on in!
Count me in on this! Would love to connect with other pop culture bloggers
Sounds like a great idea, please count me in!
Excellent! Welcome to the League!
This is an amazing idea! I can’t wait to join!
Welcome!
Pick me! This sounds like fun sign me up
You’re in! (Wasn’t that easy?)
Sounds good to me! Sign me up!
I enjoy several of the blogs authored by Leaguers! I would love to contribute to this, too.
Please do! Hop on in!
I would love to join this too!
You’re in!
I am a huge fan of the Nerd Lunch and Cavalcade of Awesome blogs, and thus they inspired me to seek out your League and ask permission to join your ranks.
Excellent! You’re in, but you’ll have to ask Pax and CT for the secret handshake.
Awesomeness!!
I’m in on this one(star of the show) if you will have me
Absolutely! Just post a comment here with the URL when your post is up.
So, I’m curious about this. Primordial Badger has his site and has joined up. I guest blog on his site and would like to do some of these as well. Would we count as two entries or one entry?
Sammantha
I don’t see why you can’t enter twice, but your chances of winning are the same.
Just be sure to add a comment with the link to both articles. have fun!
ooops! I sumited before joining!
Can I join?
Absolutely, you’re in! Our admission practices are fairly lax.
Just started a new blog, would enjoy participating!
You’re in! Have fun!
I so wanna join this! Great idea!
Consider yourself our newest member!
Count me in! I just discovered your site via Countdown to Halloween 2012. Thanks, jen
I couldn’t find a badge code to copy and paste. Have you thought about doing that? This way people just copy and paste the code into a widget or gadget on their site.
That makes a lot of sense! I’ll put that on the to-do list.
Coming over from a post from Jen of JenX67, I love this idea and I am going to catch up for this week’s post!
Great! Have fun with it!
This sounds so awesome! Sign me up!
You are officially signed up. (And it is awesome!)
Can a newb like myself get in on th fun!
Absolutely! Jump on in!
I would like to tender my application to the League!
You’re in! Welcome!
Yay!
I would like in…
But I will wait until next week as the topic this week, being… writing about your experiences in the league would be hard not yet being in or having and experience of the league… but next week… I am down!!
Great! Hop in whenever a topic suits you!
Is there any place for a brand-new blogger and big fan of the League?
Absolutely! Hop on in!
Are you guys still accepting new members?
Absolutely! Hop on in!
Is it still open?
Sure, you can start with this week’s challenge or next–or any after that! Just be sure to add a comment with your URL to the topic page so that I know you posted an article.
This looks like a great idea. Is it still active? Room for me?
Absolutely! There’s always room for one more, just write a response and add a comment to the weekly topic page when your article is up.
so basically i just found this…. im making a new blog. are you still recruiting?
Absolutely! Hop on in!