Wednesday, May 4, 2005
"View new comments" section expanded
As requested by several Blogit members, the “View new comments” link located on the “Write” page now shows up to four pages of comments (that is, up to 100 recent comments) rather than only one page with 25 recent comments.
The “View new comments” link available via the “Write” page allows Blogit members to track the comments left on their blogs.
Thank you
Brian
Blogit Team
www.blogit.com
Monday, April 25, 2005
The Philadelphia Inquirer Book Editor on Blogit and blogging
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Book Review Editor, Frank Wilson wrote about Blogit yesterday along with some thoughtful commentary on the reading/writing trends in this country and how publishing will be impacted by blogs.
What is interesting about Blogit is that it is a community of writers and readers. In fact, it is precisely the relationship between reader and writer that blogging can bring about that makes blogging worthwhile.
Check it out and let him know what you think. There's a great discussion taking place in his comments section. I'm sure he would like to hear what Blogit members have to say.
Regards,
Blogit Team
www.blogit.com
4/25/05 4:00 pm: Updated
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Blogit press release today
Blogit members,
As part of our continuing marketing efforts, Blogit put out its first press release today as we reach out to the media to promote the best Blogit writers and Blogit itself. This will bring in more readers and writers to increase the audience and earnings available to everyone.
You can see the press release about Blogit surpassing the one million mark in content on the Blogit Press page (and on Yahoo! and on Google News). It features quotes from two of our own Blogit writers, Unidentified_Hacker and bensains.
Thank you very much to all of you who have offered to speak to the press about your online writing and Blogit. Kohn Public Relations or we will be in touch with you as we move forward. Please also let us know if you think of any good Blogit story angles that we should be focusing on.
Thank you,
Blogit Team
www.blogit.com
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Blogit crosses the one million mark!
Earlier this evening, Blogit surpassed a whopping one million in total blog entries and comments. Wow! 
A very big thanks to all of you for making Blogit a success. Here's to the next million blog entries and comments! 
Regards,
Blogit Team
www.blogit.com
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Blogit search gets better
At the request of Blogit members, Blogit now allows you to search comments. Blogit has introduced this more comprehensive search feature for all users.
So in addition to letting you search the text in every blog post and every member nickname, you can now also search every comment -- all 700,000+ (and counting) comments on the Blogit site.
To access the new Blogit search, please click on the "Search" link that is located at the top of any Blogit page. And make sure that you select the Comments tab if you're interested in searching all comments rather than all posts or member nicknames. Please note that it may take up to 60 minutes for new comments to appear in search results.
Please also note that the Search box on the left of the Blogit Home page continues to only let you search blog posts and member nicknames, and blog names cannot be searched at this time.
Search away!
Blogit Team
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Blogit referral bonus doubled -- earn $20!
You can now earn double the amount as a referral bonus -- $20 -- for each new subcriber you help sign up for Blogit. The Blogit Referral program rewards you every time you help sign up new subscribers who meet the requirements listed here.
Promote your favorite Blogit blogs and the Blogit website by including the Referral link you can find on the Referrals Page.
- Please sign into your account first.
- Then get your personalized link from the Referrals Page. This link will ensure that all your referrals get credited to your earnings.
- Include this link on your website.
- Send emails with this link to friends and family to check out the blogs you like the most.
- And, finally, always include this link on your email signature with a short note encouraging recipients to check out the Blogit site or your favorite blogs.
These five simple steps can help you earn $20 each time you sign up a new subscriber to Blogit.
So get started today!
Please note that we are making the new Referral Bonus amount retroactive for any subscribers that you have helped sign up in the last 90 days via your personalized referral link.
Thank you for being a part of the Blogit community!
Regards,
The Blogit Team
www.blogit.com
Friday, February 11, 2005
New feature: Tracking your blog's readership
For writers, we've added a frequently requested feature. The "Write" page now shows the number of page views on each of your blogs.
This number, which started at zero this morning, will increase by one every time a reader views a page on your blog. This number is updated in real time and will reflect your cumulative page views to date.
To get the total number of page views you've had since this feature was introduced, please return to your Write page or refresh it, and you will be able to see exactly how many page views you've had to date. At this time, this page views counter does not reset -- so you will be seeing *all* the page views you have had since the feature was introduced.
Please note that reading your own blogs will not increase this page views number. Furthermore, page views only increase when someone reads your blog, not when they read a comments page.
Please also note that this feature only tells you how many page views you've had on each of your blogs; rankings and earnings may not be directly related to page views since rankings depend on the number of unique readers each day and earnings depend on how many pages your readers are reading in total each month.
Enjoy!
Brian
Blogit Team
Updated: 3/16/05 12:08 pm
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Earlier this weekend, the Blogit network saw its 200,000th blog entry posted by a member! Wow!
This milestone follows in the heels of the 500,000th comment recently.
The 200,000th blog post was written by food4thought in the Sports blog Ballet on dirt.
The post called "Two wheels for fun" discusses doubling your pleasure with a two-wheel drive motorcycle! You can find the complete post here.
Thank you!
Brian
Blogit Team
www.blogit.com
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Blogit hits a milestone!
Earlier today at 6:38 AM, Blogit hit the half a million mark in comments. Wow!
Do you know who made the 500,000th comment in Blogit's history?
None other than beachbelle who has been a Blogit member since June 19, 2003. Thank you beachbelle and every one of you who has helped make Blogit the incredible community it is today.
The 500,000th comment can be found here. It was in response to a post by WileyCoyote (Blogit member since July 31, 2003).
Here's to the next half a million comments!
Thank you.
Regards,
Blogit Team
www.blogit.com
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
New subscription plans and pricing launched
Dear Blogit Members,
Today we are launching new subscription plans and pricing for new subscribers. The last price increase was almost a year and a half ago in May 2003. In appreciation of existing subscribers who're at the rate in place since May 2003 we have no plans at this time to change the pricing for their plan.
The price increase will also mean an increase in earnings for writers since 50% of the Basic subscription (as is the case today) will continue to go to the writers who are read by each subscriber. This means that more than double the dollar amount is now available to writers from each new Blogit subscriber.
The change in price was necessary since our costs continue to rise due to the recently released new features, a significant system upgrade that provides improved hosting and reliability, and expanded capacity for the new photo hosting and continuing growth, redesign and customer service for the constantly growing member base. We will also be investing in additional marketing to add more members, which will make the site more valuable to everyone.
Due to increased blog spamming, we have received requests from customers to consider restricting the number of blogs and/or charging different amounts for the number of blogs. The new Blogit Basic service will now allow one blog per subscription while the top offering, Blogit Gold, will allow up to five blogs.
Existing subscribers currently have what is now called Blogit Basic. There will be no price increase for their Blogit Basic plan (as long as they are at the rate in place since May 2003) and they will continue to have unlimited blogs and access to the classic custom templates.
If existing subscribers decide to pay extra and upgrade to the Blogit Gold or Blogit Silver plans that include photo hosting, additional member photos, and easy/advanced control over layout and style, they will be charged the new rate for these new plans. However, unlike new subscribers, existing subscribers will continue to have unlimited blogs and access to the classic custom templates even if they change plans.
The new subscription plans are as follows, and include discounted yearly subscriptions:
Blogit Gold
Read hundreds of thousands of posts and comments, and publish up to five blogs (online columns). Includes 100 photos, advanced control over layout and style, and five member pictures.
Cost: $15.95/month (if purchased as a 12-month subscription) or $19.95 per month.
Blogit Silver
Full access to hundreds of thousands of posts and comments. Publish up to three blogs (online columns). Includes 50 photos, easy-to-use layout and style choices, and three member pictures.
Cost: $12.95/month (if purchased as a 12-month subscription) or $15.95 per month.
Blogit Basic
Everything you need to get started reading and writing. Read hundreds of thousands of posts and comments, leave comments on the blogs you read, and publish your own blog (online column) and one member picture.
Cost: $9.95/month (if purchased as a 12-month subscription) or $12.95 per month.
If you would like to upgrade to one of the premium Blogit packages, please go to the Blogit Change Plan page.
Thank you.
The Blogit Team
Updated: 12:05 pm PST on Thursday, October 28, 2004
