Learning about Blog Carnivals

Do you know about Blog Carnivals? If you are a blogger yourself or if you are just looking for information to grow your coaching business, you will want to know this info – thanks to Ciara of Spotlight Blogger who clued me in.  A blog carnival is a posting on a blog of a collection of information from many different blogs on a particular topic.  Some people call them events, some call them communities, but in any case, blog carnivals are collections of the best of the best information on that subject.  Each carnival has an author or editor who is reviewing posts from all over the blogosphere to compile the listings.

Why do you care?  When you submit your blog to blog carnivals, you are increasing the potential for traffic to your blog.  At the very least, the editor will be visiting to see what your blog is about.  If approved and listed, your blog will get exposure along with other blogs.  You may become associated with some very popular sites. 

Spotlight Blogger says -

     In a nutshell, blog carnivals build communities, bring people with similar interests together, build traffic for bloggers who submit posts, and boost blog rankings. 

Darren Rowse of Problogger says -

     Blog Carnivals are one way for bloggers to get their name out there and make connections with other bloggers.

Blog Carnival says -

     If there is a carnival for a topic you are interested in, following that carnival is a great way to learn what bloggers are saying about that topic.  If you are blogging  on that topic, the carnival is the place to share your work with like-minded bloggers (and an audience of readers).

So get out there and check it out.  Follow your favorite topics and get your own blog listed.  This may be the best business development tip of the month for your coaching business!