We launched Midwest Sports Fans back in August of 2008, not really knowing what to expect or where this thing could go. All we knew was that we wanted to create a forum where sports fans from the Midwest could write about and discuss the sports issues that were of interest to them.
Certainly, things have taken off a lot faster and more prodigiously than we’d ever imagined.
Part of the reason for that is sports blog networks. Sites like BallHype and YardBarker have been integral to the growth of Midwest Sports Fans, and really do a great job of providing a sense of community for sports bloggers.
And I was fortunate enough to stumble upon another one of these sports blog networks recently, and have decided to highlight it with today’s LOTD.
The network is called SportsBlogNet, and MSF just recently became a member. SportsBlogNet has been around since August of 2007 and appears to be growing pretty quickly, as I’ve seen numerous blogs join the network just in the past few days. Here is what SportsBlogNet says about itself in its About page:
Sports Blog Net is currently built on the principal of making all blogs in the network as successful as possible. Both in terms of money and traffic. We want sports fans to Discover, Read, Write, and Build.
- Read all the quality blogs in the network
- Write for a blog in the network
- Discover new blogs
- Build a new free sports blog
- Join the network as an additional revenue and traffic source for your sports blog
Our goals are to get all the small blogs out to the masses, give new bloggers the ability to get the exposure they are looking for, and give sports fans a destination that they want to visit everyday.
Poke around at the links listed above, and if you are a sports blogger who is looking to broaden your horizons, increase traffic, interact with other sports bloggers, and increase your revenue potential, I think you’ll find there is a lot to like about SportsBlogNet. Scroll down in our sidebar and you will see the SportsBlogNet widget which has a rotating list of other sites in the network.
I just joined, so I can’t speak to any specific traffic increases or additional revenue yet, but I’m pretty optimistic. Joe, the founder of SportsBlogNet, seems to have created a pretty strong network with a lot of growth potential and MSF is proud to be a part of it.
And now, onto some more links that I’ve compiled over the past few days:
Why are they even playing the BCS title game? Florida will win — (The World According to Moon Dog)
Will the next Twins owner actually spend some money? — (The Big Lead)
As the Cowboys learned this year, going on Hard Knocks is not a good idea — (Zoner Sports)
We appreciate solid Photoshop work; five NBA-inspired movie posters from this season — (Cuzoogle)
No surprise here: Sam Bradford is going pro — (National Football Post)
Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno are going pro too. Good riddance! – (Sparty and Friends)
Why does Allen Iverson keep getting on the cover of SLAM? – (Hardcore Detroit Fan)
The most prolific scorer in Big Ten history, and my favorite basketball player of all-time, is helping out his alma mater - (Fort Wayne News Sentinel)
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