Up and coming sites/blogs with some promise
Jan 17, 2015, 6:01 pm
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Up and coming sites/blogs with some promise
Although I realize this sub-forum is more for critiquing existing sites (and their failings), I been around as it seems forever and have witnessed a number of bloggers and their associated forums, come and go.
Can't say too many impress me, but one 'Saverocity' seems to strike a nice balance. The guy running the place, Matt, has allowed the membership, including an abundance of FT members to contribute without the over-moderation often seen in these parts.
Possibly an over-emphasis on MS, and something he calls "Level 2" (apparently a super-secret area
) but otherwise, I've found my time perusing his site quite enjoyable.
Can't say too many impress me, but one 'Saverocity' seems to strike a nice balance. The guy running the place, Matt, has allowed the membership, including an abundance of FT members to contribute without the over-moderation often seen in these parts.
Possibly an over-emphasis on MS, and something he calls "Level 2" (apparently a super-secret area
) but otherwise, I've found my time perusing his site quite enjoyable.
Jan 17, 2015, 7:28 pm
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Hi Gary,
Glad you like it.
Level 2 isn't super secret. I just hope that the topics discussed within it aren't broadcast more widely. As such, I ask that members of Level 2 don't republish the topics on other fora, or on blogs.
From my side, I stop Google from tracking what is happening in Level 2, so I too keep it under the radar, and I also will not republish anything that is put there on the blog.
Ironically, MS is a huge draw for the area, but for me personally its not that high on the list. I much prefer talk on finance and life hacking, MS is just a component of that.
Cheers,
Matt
Glad you like it.
Level 2 isn't super secret. I just hope that the topics discussed within it aren't broadcast more widely. As such, I ask that members of Level 2 don't republish the topics on other fora, or on blogs.
From my side, I stop Google from tracking what is happening in Level 2, so I too keep it under the radar, and I also will not republish anything that is put there on the blog.
Ironically, MS is a huge draw for the area, but for me personally its not that high on the list. I much prefer talk on finance and life hacking, MS is just a component of that.
Cheers,
Matt
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Since this thread is getting derailed, let's get it back on track. Here are my picks for up and comers:
Frugal Hack Me, I like his style of writing and his cautious approach to things.
Saverocity group, too many to name individually but Matt does a really good job of finding bloggers that fit with his ethos.
Don't call the airlines, best Canadian blogger in my opinion. His early content was better but still pretty good if you don't focus on the filler content too much.
PointsCentric has been really good recently as well, not sure if it classifies as up and coming or not. There are a heap of others that I'm missing, I'll post those later if they come to me.
Frugal Hack Me, I like his style of writing and his cautious approach to things.
Saverocity group, too many to name individually but Matt does a really good job of finding bloggers that fit with his ethos.
Don't call the airlines, best Canadian blogger in my opinion. His early content was better but still pretty good if you don't focus on the filler content too much.
PointsCentric has been really good recently as well, not sure if it classifies as up and coming or not. There are a heap of others that I'm missing, I'll post those later if they come to me.
Jan 20, 2015, 7:52 am
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Thank you very much Doc!
It's a hard balance between frequently creating content to keep eyeballs, and creating new and unique content. I agree - some of my favourite and instructive posts were written early on. I've been thinking of doing a "Throwback Thursdays" type thing. I'd do this when I travel, which helps me produce content while I'm travelling. What do y'all think?
I had 130+ posts before joining BA, and I'm only creative enough to a point. Although I love to create unique content, it is a fact of life that there will be some filler stuff and repetitive content. If anybody has suggestions for new content, I'd be delighted to receive it.
It's a hard balance between frequently creating content to keep eyeballs, and creating new and unique content. I agree - some of my favourite and instructive posts were written early on. I've been thinking of doing a "Throwback Thursdays" type thing. I'd do this when I travel, which helps me produce content while I'm travelling. What do y'all think?
I had 130+ posts before joining BA, and I'm only creative enough to a point. Although I love to create unique content, it is a fact of life that there will be some filler stuff and repetitive content. If anybody has suggestions for new content, I'd be delighted to receive it.
Since this thread is getting derailed, let's get it back on track. Here are my picks for up and comers:
Frugal Hack Me, I like his style of writing and his cautious approach to things.
Saverocity group, too many to name individually but Matt does a really good job of finding bloggers that fit with his ethos.
Don't call the airlines, best Canadian blogger in my opinion. His early content was better but still pretty good if you don't focus on the filler content too much.
PointsCentric has been really good recently as well, not sure if it classifies as up and coming or not. There are a heap of others that I'm missing, I'll post those later if they come to me.
Frugal Hack Me, I like his style of writing and his cautious approach to things.
Saverocity group, too many to name individually but Matt does a really good job of finding bloggers that fit with his ethos.
Don't call the airlines, best Canadian blogger in my opinion. His early content was better but still pretty good if you don't focus on the filler content too much.
PointsCentric has been really good recently as well, not sure if it classifies as up and coming or not. There are a heap of others that I'm missing, I'll post those later if they come to me.
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Although I love to create unique content, it is a fact of life that there will be some filler stuff and repetitive content.
The race for content/filler isn't a good model IMO.
Jan 20, 2015, 2:17 pm
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To an extent, we all repeat ourselves, but I don't see the need for filler. Part of the 'sell' I find with joining a network is that you could take a month off posting, but when you do it will land on the front page of a site that has eyeballs on it, so you will get some views.
The race for content/filler isn't a good model IMO.
The race for content/filler isn't a good model IMO.
I agree that you don't want to publish trivial crap. However, I believe that my "filler" content, although not necessarily instructional like my main content, does satisfy a desire by regular followers to know a little more about me personally. Further, some of my filler content teaches some very basic principles, which can often be way more popular than my more technical content.
It's a difficult balancing act, between publishing riveting and unique content, and maintaining relevancy and popularity.
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