Introducing Blog Bloke’s ‘Blokester Network’

Recently Kirsten asked:

“…are you going to create a Blog Bloke Network blogroll, so we have one easy place to access everyone in your network? That’s a feature I’d like to see.”

Ask and ye shall receive. That’s a great idea Kirsten!

Previously I had already created a category called “networking“, but it also included other posts I’ve written that weren’t specific to the Bloke’s network. I had no idea the network would grow as fast as it did, so creating a separate category for the network makes sense.

So I’ve now created a another category called the “Blokester Network” (you will find it on the sidebar listed under the “file cabinet“) which has all of my posts listing members of the network.

Side Note: Making an ordinary blogroll per se might not be practical because of the shere size of it. I suppose I could have created a separate page with the list, but it is already quite large and I suspect it will be huge fairly soon. But I think the label does a pretty good job for the purpose don’t you think.

What is the ‘Blokester Network‘ anyway?

I have been a staunch critic of blog networks ever since they started, mainly because they are self-serving wanna-be a-listers who are trying to create an elitist niche for themselves to exploit. An exclusive old boys country club so-to-speak, and who do you think it is they intend to exploit — that’s right it’s YOU, the other 99% who are left out in the cold.

I don’t see how these blog networks add any value to the community when they intentionally shut out most of the blogosphere. You can read more of what I think of them under the category “networking“.

So I decided to create a network that would include you, the majority of unsung bloggers who have been ignored far too long and used primarily as fodder for the a-listers.

You won’t find any cliques here, just bloggers like you who share a passion for blogging.

Join the the Blokester Network:

To become a member all you have to do is link to the Bloke. I don’t care if you are just starting out blogging, what your pagerank is, how pretty your blog looks, or whatever. Just be passionate about blogging and link to me.

And that’s it — you’re in! (The correct link to me by the way is: http://www.blogbloke.com/)

Blog on!