As your blog or network of blogs grow you will ultimately move into other areas of “monetization”, apart from the traditional contextual banner and text ads from services such as Adsense and Addynamo. Most people will agree that using your blog to promote affiliate products can be a great second source of income and will work well next to the aforementioned traditional options. I do not recommend this as a [...]
Registration for the annual SABlogAwards is now open. If you’re a South African blogger who spends countless hours creating awesome content for faceless crowds and all you have to show for it is a calloused wrists and elbows….. then the SABlogAwards is for you. It’s your chance to get the recognition you deserve, the five minutes of fame, the time to flaunt your mad skills and, if that’s how you [...]
I recently started two new subreddits (or reddits) for South African bloggers. You can now use RSA or sabloggers. RSA being for all news regarding South Africa and sabloggers being for all South African bloggers and SA blogging resources. Update : I only now remembered the South Africa (southafrica) subreddit, so feel free to use any of those available.
The South African blogosphere has grown in leaps and bounds over the last couple of years. This led to the creation of ad networks which specifically target a South African audience, which in theory should mean a higher CTR and CPM for South African blogs and websites. I have only recently been forced to start using South African ad networks as many of my new blogs gathered a mostly local [...]
As you might already know, I’m a South African blogger and I manage a bunch of South African projects, which on average, do better than my “international” blogs. In my opinion this is simply because it’s more targeted and relevant to that specific audience. Also you don’t have as much competition for your topic on search engines, social bookmarking and aggregation services. This post is simply a list of really [...]
Livingwordpress.com just launched SAFAS, the new South African Social network, where you can meet and greet fellow South Africans. The network allows you to start blogs, forums, groups, wiki’s and much more. It’s the perfect place to meet South Africans, share blogging, technology and gaming news or simply upload some pictures and be social. The previously mentioned network is not in use. PurpleHazardCom now has it’s own social networking facilities, [...]
Being a South African blogger, it is important for me to be able to showcase my work to an international AND local audience. A great way to do this is by submitting the latest articles from all of my blogs to international and local social bookmarking services. Unfortunately the only social bookmarking service made specifically for South Africans that I am currently aware of is Muti. This is apart from [...]
