With ups and downs, with periods of abundance of content and publishing breaks too, but most important, with many new friends each day, this March, Blogsessive has stepped into its second year of existence.
It so happened that March was also the busiest month we’ve had with QBKL Media’s projects, launching two projects and getting ready for 2 more and our own website. This frenzy was reflected in the publishing rhythm on Blogsessive. But, as I’ve always said either in interviews or here, I hate sacrificing the writing quality if my time does not allow me to dedicate myself as much as I feel fit.
Still, you have remained loyal to the this blog, waiting for new content to make its way to you through your feed readers. Friends, I can assure you the time is well worth it, and to prove it I’ll take you on a quick trip thought what’s coming from Blogsessive in the next few weeks.
One Year Celebration Contest
An event like this cannot pass uncelebrated. At the beginning of April I’ll launch a new contest to reward those of you who are loyal to this blog. As you’ve seen in my previous contests, I love to reward those who contribute valuable content to the blogosphere, and so, it will again be a group writing project. With this contest, one winner will get a nice “blogging package” which will consist in:
- 3 years pre-registered .com or .net domain name of choice
- 1 year of free WordPress hosting
- 1 premium WordPress theme
- 1 eBook on blogging
More details about the prizes and the sponsors of this contest will be made available in the announcement post.
2 eBooks in the Making
One of them it’s a book I’ve been “secretly” working on for the past months, and until it will be ready to release, I’ll not uncover too much information about it. Enough to say that it will take you through anything you need to know about blogging.
The other one is based on a training/presentation I held at a recent PR Forum in Romania, on corporate blogging and I’ve decided to adapt it and to make it publicly available. It is almost ready and most probably at the beginning of the next week you’ll be able to download it. You can preview the cover in the image on the right.
One new WordPress theme
When I decided to release the Simple Balance WordPress theme, all I had in mind was to give people the opportunity of testing out for free features that at the time where available almost exclusively with premium themes. Was it worth giving it away for free? 100% yes! The reactions, the talk, the support, you’ve made it what it is by embracing it on your blogs and I thank you for that.
But the time has come to move on to something new. While I will still answer questions about Simple Balance to those looking for guidance, I’ll do so only when time allows it. At this time, I have two new WordPress themes in the works, and based on the progress and how they turn out, one of them will be made publicly available and continue to provide the quality that Simple Balance had behind.
I will keep you posted on this as soon as things start shaping up.
The Domain Names Project
One of the most successful series on Blogsessive was “Domain Names for Bloggers”. To be true, it has been much more successful than I had anticipated, with a rate of registration of the suggested name of over 50%. Considering the fact that those of you who come to Blogsessive are not really looking for domain names but rather for blogging and WordPress tips, I think that a 50% rate its pretty amazing.
So, I’ve decided to turn this little series into a side-project. The website is in the making in QBKL Media’s kitchen as we speak and will be launched sometime this April on DNPicker.com. What will this website do? Just like the series, will publish worth-registering domain names. Not for their money value, but rather for their development potential, all in a user-friendly environment, giving you the possibility of checking the domains availability, recommend it to other users or save it in you favorite names list for later registration. We’re already testing most of the website areas and we’re pleased with the results so far and really hope that you will be too.
And also…
New content. I’ve been so busy with all these side-projects and the studio that only now I realize how much I miss writing new blog posts as ideas start to gather. I miss getting it touch with you through the comments, exchanging opinions, ideas and links.
With this post, I would also love to thank all of the advertisers that bought advertising space on this blog during this year, and by doing so, contributed to the existence of Blogsessive. Thank you!
So, stick around for the second year of Blogsessive and we’ll all have a blast!