Ladies and gentlemen!

It is time to start May 2008 Bloghology campaign. If you are looking for a free promotion of your blog and yourself, feel free to join us at www.bloghology.org.

For those of you who have never heard of Bloghology before, let me tell you more about it:

An anthology is a collection of poems, stories, songs, articles, or other literary passages chosen by a compiler. Similar to an anthology, a bloghology is a collection of bloggers, their profiles, photos, and links to their masterpieces. It is a PDF e-book which can be easily circulated throughout the blogosphere for personal branding and marketing of selected good quality bloggers.

Here you can find the previous editions and Bloghology related posts :

• 2007 Bloghology Is Launched!
• March 2008 Bloghology is Launched!
• April 2008 Bloghology is Launched
• Every Blogger Will Be Famous For 15 Minutes with Bloghology

Every blogger will be famous for 15 minutes with Bloghology! Sign up and be the next star!

My Blogging History

I started blogging in 2006. It was just a hobby at the beginning, but then i started to realize that it could be my dream job. Why? Because i like writing, thinking, creating, and then share with others by heart.

As the months go by, i started to see that my role in blogosphere is to learn every bit of information about blogging, keep track of the latest developments, and then share it with others through my blog.

On the other hand, i realized that generating traffic and creating personal exposure have always been the most difficult things for small bloggers. Therefore i started to think about the answer to one question : How can i help small bloggers to stand out from the crowd that will eventually stand me out from the crowd?

The Story of Bloghology

Bloghology was a very simple, yet creative idea. I must admit it was a bit risky. Because it was the first attempt. There was no such document i could inspire from. But my passion for standing out from the crowd was so powerful that i decided to bear that risk.

However i had no idea how to convince bloggers to participate in Bloghology. I was just another blogger for most of the bloggers.

I thought it could be easier to show them what was in it for them, and how Bloghology could add value to their blogging. Therefore i wrote 2007 Bloghology by Search For Blogging & Peopleized.com as an announcement to my community and blogosphere.

In the announcement i tried to respond every possible question. I showed them the values, and the benefits. I also informed them about the guidelines and the timeline.

I knew that single announcement was not enough to spread the word for such a big event. Thus i used every single opportunity to spread the word. I used StumbleUpon, Digg, Blog Catalog, MyBlogBlog, Blogging Zoom etc.

Until today that announcement post received 50 comments. Bearing in mind my blog’s traffic and popularity at that moment, 50 comments was a great number!

I was very happy when my efforts paid off and i started to receive participation requests from bloggers all around the globe. I was much more motivated.

In the end, there were around 25 participating bloggers. Their profiles, interviews, photos etc were to be compiled as a PDF e-book. I was the only person managing the project.

How could i finish Bloghology while working in a full time job?

I had to use my time as efficient as possible. Compilation of Bloghology was a tough period for me, but the outcome was perfect. During the project i learnt a lot of things about writing an e-book, organizing a group of smart bloggers to spread the word. Plus i learned a lot of things from the participating bloggers. They were simply awesome. I felt lucky to work with them.

How Did I Increase the Impact of Bloghology?

• We formed a Google group with the participants of Bloghology. We still discuss how to promote it. You can not even imagine how effective such a group can be if you have great bloggers as members.
• I created a landing page at Squidoo. Here you can find it : Bloghology Squidoo
• I created a Blog Catalog group called Bloghology, and invited all my friends.
• I created a Facebook group called Bloghology. If you have a Facebook profile, you are also kindly invited to join by clicking on Facebook Bloghology
• I have great blogger friends. They have written testimonials on Bloghology. You can find their names and comments in the 2007 Bloghology.
• Ilker Yoldas, from the Thinking Blog (www.thethinkingblog.com) has designed buttons for easy download of Bloghology. I kindly requested all participants and interested bloggers to add these buttons into their blogs. This has helped me spread the word Bloghology easily.
• I customized my RSS feeds via Feedburner so that my subscribers can find a link to download Bloghology. This small addition increased the number of downloads significantly. I will address this later in my blog so that you can customize your RSS feeds for your own purpose.

All in all, i spent hours and hours when compiling Bloghology e-book. It took one month for me to start and finish the project. Without dedication and hardworking, it is almost impossible to manage such a project.

In the end, as you stand out from the crowd and see the positive impact, you forget all those painful hours and start enjoying your increasing traffic and popularity.

Now my suggestion to you is to slow down your daily blogging routine and spend sometime on thinking about your answer to this question: how can you add value to bloggers and stand out from the crowd ?

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am glad to inform you that long-waited 2007 Bloghology is finally ready!! You can download by clicking on the button below :

If you have never heard of it before, here is a short description of what Bloghology is:

What is Bloghology?

An anthology is a collection of poems, stories, songs, articles, or other literary passages chosen by a compiler. Similar to an anthology, a bloghology is a collection of bloggers, their profiles, photos, and links to their best posts. It is a PDF e-book which can be easily circulated throughout the blogosphere for personal branding and marketing of selected good quality bloggers.

What is the logic behind Bloghology?

Not all bloggers are good at personal branding and marketing. Especially the small bloggers face with a lot of challenges at the very beginning. Most of them stop blogging, because it seems almost impossible to overcome those obstacles, and succeed in the end.

Bloghology will help bloggers on marketing and personal branding by highlighting them and their blogs completely for free.

What will be your benefit if you participate?

• One quality link back from this blog
• Your biography will reach to hundreds of thousands bloggers all around the world.
• You will be represented in a fancy way with your biography, photos, and links to your best shots!
• You will be highlighted. It is your time to show up now!
• You will join one of the most promising social networking community; Peopleized.com
• Your interview will be repsented on the frontpage of Peopleized.com
• Finally, you will gain lifelong membership from Search For Blogging, and develop friendship with one of the most promising blogger and his team. This team’s main motive is your blogging success.

Have you ever heard of the term Bloghology before ? Probably not, because i invented it a few minutes ago.

What is Bloghology?

An anthology is a collection of poems, stories, songs, articles, or other literary passages chosen by a compiler. Similar to an anthology, a bloghology is a collection of bloggers, their profiles, photos, and links to their best posts. It is a PDF e-book which can be easily circulated throughout the blogosphere for personal branding and marketing of selected good quality bloggers.

What is the logic behind Bloghology?

Not all bloggers are good at personal branding and marketing. Especially the small bloggers face with a lot of challenges at the very beginning. Most of them stop blogging, because it seems almost impossible to overcome those obstacles, and succeed in the end.

Bloghology will help bloggers on marketing and personal branding by highlighting them and their blogs completely for free.

Okay, cool!, tell me more about it

Bloghology is a joint campaign by Peopleized.com and Search For Blogging.

Peopleized.com is a new social networking website which is based on a very simple yet genius idea of Halil Mandal and Euripidis Kitsos ; connecting bloggers by encouraging them to make interviews with each other. This way bloggers develop a better relationship than any other social networking sites. They address any question, and then share the interview with others. For more details regarding Peopleized.com, take a look at my old post: Peopleized.com Interviews For Personal Branding

Now, let’s clarify the rules:

• Bloghology is open to all bloggers. However, small bloggers will be preferred as mentioned above.
• First release of Bloghology is limited to 30 bloggers only. Don’t worry, if it works and add value to small bloggers and Peopleized.com, we will continue every month.
• All participants should sign up with Peopleized.com so that we can interview them
• Every participant has to publish the Peopleized.com interview in their blogs. This is going to be a win/win situation for both participant bloggers and Peopleized.com
• If you are willing to involve in the first release of Bloghology, please either leave a comment to this blog post or contact me no later than Dec 17, 2007.

What is Requested from Participant Nominees ?

• Short biography of yourself, 350 words maximum
• Description of your blog(s), 100 words maximum
• One photo (the one you like most!)
• URLs of 5 Blog posts from your blog(s), these should be your favorite posts, be selective!
• One Peopleized.com interview, and URL of the blog post which shows the interview
• Active promotion and marketing of Bloghology, as this is going to be your show!

What will be your benefit if you participate?

• One quality link back from this blog
• Your biography will reach to hundreds of thousands bloggers all around the world.
• You will be represented in a fancy way with your biography, photos, and links to your best shots!
• You will be highlighted. It is your time to show up now!
• You will join one of the most promising social networking community; Peopleized.com
• Your interview will be repsented on the frontpage of Peopleized.com
• Finally, you will gain lifelong membership from Search For Blogging, and develop friendship with one of the most promising blogger and his team. This team’s main motive is your blogging success.

In a nutshell, here is the timeline for the first release:

• Participation request submission – no later than Dec 17, 2007
• Selection of the first (lucky!) 30 bloggers, and announcement of their names in this blog by Dec 18, 2007
• Completion of Peopleized.com interviews – by Dec 23, 2007
• Submission of photos, short biographies, description of blog(s), and links of 5 favorite blog posts – no later than Dec 25, 2007
• Release of the first Bloghology – by Jan 1, 2008

Bloghology will be our 2008 new year gift to all bloggers. We wish this project will add significant value especially to small bloggers, who are willing to promote themselves, but do not know where to start.

In order to create the maximum impact, the interview questions will be hand picked for each participant. There may be some funny questions, too. We want this exercise to be as enjoyable as possible for all bloggers. Therefore please don’t be afraid of the questions. They will help you discover the child within.

We are looking forward to see you in the first edition of Bloghology. This is your time, and your show….and SHOW MUST GO ON!

Empty spaces – what are we blogging for
Abandoned places – I guess we know the Alexa score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for(traffic?)…

Another blogger, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the (ADSL) line, does anybody want to take it anymore
The show must go on,
The show must go on

Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up (theme) may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.
Whatever happens, I’ll leave it all to chance
Another heartache, another failed (link exchange) romance

On and on, does anybody know what we are blogging for?

I guess I’m learning, I must be a problogger now
I’ll soon be turning, round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside in the dark I’m trying to promote for free
The show must go on

My blog is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairy-tales of yesterday will grow but never die
My blog can fly – my friends
The show must go on!