I’ve Been Blogtipped
By Michael Pollock in Blogs and Blogging
In Ohio, where I grew up, we had cowtipping. Here in the blogosphere, thanks to Easton Ellsworth, we have blogtipping.
“What’s blogtipping? It’s where you forget yourself for a few minutes and think about another blogger. It’s a win-win. All you do is this: Say three nice things and offer one simple tip.”
I was the recipient of a blogtip yesterday, compliments of Tom Bailey over at Business Blog Hive. Here’s just a slice, but check out the full post for yourself, and jump on the blogtipping train next month.
“Michael D. Pollock’s blog is one of those solid pieces of work that every business blogger should add to their feed reader.”
Thanks Tom. And thanks Easton for starting the meme. This is a great way to expose new bloggers and generate some link love. And that’s good for your karma.
On Sep 4, 2006, Tom Bailey said:
Yeah, cow-tipping was what I thought of too when I first saw it (I’m a Kentucky native).
On Sep 5, 2006, Easton Ellsworth said:
Thanks, Michael. The funnest thing for me about blogtipping has been discovering bloggers that I never would have known about otherwise. Because I subscribe to several search feeds for keywords and phrases like “blogtipping” and “blog tipping,” my feedreader alerts me quickly to people who have talked about the meme. Often, they’re people I haven’t discovered yet. And often, they blog about business or blogging, both of which relate to my blog’s topic (business blogging). So it’s a fun way to meet people and hopefully help each other improve our blogs.
On Sep 6, 2006, TechZ said:
SOB do BlogTipping too, I think it’s just an amazing idea!
On Sep 11, 2006, Easton Ellsworth said:
Thanks TechZ :). Liz, the head SOB (Successful and Outstanding Blogger for the worried and uninitiated), is great at discovering relevant blogs for everyone to enjoy.