Promoting Blogging (or Each Other)

At United We Blog!, during the time of our peak, I realized the power of blogging. The way we were getting response and they way in which UWB! and Radio Free Nepal created a whirl in the blogging world by writing about the situation of the country made me question myself in amazement – if a few blogs can do this, what will it be like having a thousand bloggers?

The search for answer of that single question put something into me that I ventured into promoting blogging. I wanted a big Nepali blogoshpere – at least a thousand active bloggers not only a vibrant blog site. The listing of all Nepali blog sites in my personal The Radinat Star and creation of NepaliVoices is certainly a result of that thinking.

What I did that time to promote blogging was giving guest lectures in a few college teaching journalism with help from two of my friends – Bhuwan KC of Kantipur Television, who is also a journalism teacher, and blogger Tilak Pathak. We developed a course called Online Media as Alternative Media and took an hour long classes at Don Bosco, Madan Bhandari Memorial and Kathmandu City College. I don’t know how many participants of those classes began blogging.

My experience in blogging so far has made me learn a few way of promoting blogs – own and others. Here I am listing those so that I believe Nepali bloggers can help each other and create a vibrant blogosphere.

  • Link – linking to each other’s blogs is the best way to promote each other’s blogs. It is also sharing readers (but not dividing them as they will continue visiting any blogs that interest them). Linked blogs are also rated high by search engines giving more visibility to the blogs.
  • Read & Comment – if bloggers don’t feel like reading blogs then who else? So read the blogs that interest you and always take a minute to comment on blogs (that not only encourages bloggers to write more but also gives a link back to your blog).
  • Talk – get in touch with fellow Nepali bloggers for, at least, a social network because you share a similar passion. Keeping in touch with fellow bloggers encourages you and her/him blog more. Compliment or comment on his/her writing through emails and chats.
  • Act – tell your friends about your blogs and about Nepali blogosphere. Encourage them to start their own blogs. The more blogs created, the more bloggers will be there and certainly more blog readers.

Just I wanted to write about helping out each other.

0 responses to “Promoting Blogging (or Each Other)”

  1. SBS Avatar

    Yeah!
    I agree with Ujjwaljee’s opinions. L,R,T,and A should be our code of conduct.

  2. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    In addition to what you said, my ideas are as follows;

    (1) Bloggers should not declare his blog as a blog but keep on updating the breaking news and claim that his/her blog is only blog but not a news site.

    (2) Bloggers should not expect
    philanthropy from the readers.

    (3) Bloggers should not put any hoarding of “Make your donation.”

    (4) Bloggers should not publish the name list of the people who have voluntarily sent money.

    (5) Finally, blogging should not be a begging bowl.

  3. Raj Shrestha Avatar

    Ujjwal ji,
    I am agree with you concern .That a great nepali blogger’s world

  4. Tajim Avatar

    Everyone reading this –

    Lets build a better and huge nepali blogsphere

  5. Rajesh Avatar

    This is great to know that Nepali Bloggers are getting organized and integrated.

    Coz that’s the buzz word to beat the best – Get organized and integrate.

    I’ve started blogging since September 2005, without any knowledge of it’s actual potential as time passed I started to realize the power or words, the power of expression in true sense blog is simply your inner voice that you put in front of whole world which is loud enough to be heard by any deaf system.

    Thanx for linking me, I could never come to know about this blog if you would’nt have linked me and Technorati.com don’t inform me.

    I visit different blogosphere of different countries and let me tell you that they are very strong and vibrant, they are blogging big time in every field. Like my friends from Italy blogs upon their political issues. Etc. and they regularly hold bloggers meeting and conferences and awards function for best post and blogs.

    I think we should also do some thing like, starting good.

    The only thing is that if we go together then only we could take Nepali’s voice to the world.

    Lets blog Together!!!1 Lets Rock Nepal

  6. Suresh Avatar

    Ujjwaljee,
    Please have a look at my opinion on Nepali blogosphere.

  7. Ujjwal Acharya Avatar

    Rajesh ji,

    Your suggestions are great. We are planning of some of those already. Let’s join hands for that.

    Suresh ji,

    I delightfully read your article (http://sbshrestha.blogspot.com/2006/11/blogging-is-here-to-stay.html) and agreed with you.

  8. Anonymous Avatar

    Check out , who has the LATEST UPDATES on bloggers from NEPAL through

    http://nepalblogupdates.blogspot.com

  9. Ujjwal Avatar

    NepalBlogUpdates is a good Nepali blog aggregator. Just a little disappointed not seeing NepaliVoices.com

    Good job!

  10. Anonymous Avatar

    Ujjwal ji,

    I am sorry to mention i did it in a haste. Corrected it now :)! and the reward for collecting those bloggers link goes to NepaliVoices.com , of course!

  11. Ujjwal Acharya Avatar
    Ujjwal Acharya

    Hi Anonymous,

    If its not problem for you to contact me, please contact me through email ujjwal.acharya-at-gmail.com

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