OutdoorsBlogger has been Outbrained
You might have noticed a ratings widget below posts on some of the blogs. We’ve been picked to test Outbrain’s blog rating system in the Wordpress Multi-user enviorment.
This is exciting because all the ratings are networked across blogs and blogging platforms, from blogger.com to self hosted wordpress blogs all over the internet. They’re in Beta testing right now, so a public listing of blog posts isn’t available quite yet. We, as a community can get in on the ground floor, which will be hugely benificial in terms of traffic for all the blogs using it once the system is opened up to the public.
Using the Outbrain plugin is not required, but is strongly encouraged as it should prove to be a great promotional tool & helps our bloggers keep track of what content their readers like most. To install the plugin, just go to “Plugins” from the admin panel and activate it.
Hi Outdoors Bloggers! We love what you are doing here. Great vertical! This is John LoGioco, VP of Biz Dev here @ Outbrain. Thanks Wade for the blog post and support. We are very excited to have you part of the Outbrain family and network. I wanted to add a couple thoughts to your above email:
1.) Free Blog Intelligence Report - in addition to the rating widget your bloggers also will get access to their Blog Intelligence Report. This report will show analytics and data on how each post has been rated, its popularity and ranking. This can help bloggers see what types of posts their audience really likes and maybe dislikes.
2.) Once you install the widget, you can get access to you free Blog Intelligence Report here:
http://getsatisfaction.com/outbrain/topics/steps_to_access_your_free_blog_intelligence_report
3.) Support - Please feel free at anytime to reach out to me at john@outbrain.com with any questions, ideas or problems you may have.
Thanks again on behalf of myself and all of us here on the Outbrain team.
Go Outdoorsbloggers!